West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Benjamin Rhodes, Sr / Nancy Golden (F1185)
m. 21 Dec 1820-
Father | Male
Benjamin Rhodes, Sr
Born Abt 1783 Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA 
Died 12 Nov 1851 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Married 21 Dec 1820 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Father Christopher RHODES | F1594 Group Sheet Mother Catharine [Rhodes] | F1594 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Nancy Golden
Born Abt 1797 Kentucky, USA Died 20 Sep 1849 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Father Mother
Child 1 | Male
Mathias Rhodes
Born 3 Aug 1813 Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Died 13 Oct 1888 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Reece B Fields Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Spouse Martha "Patsy" Parsons | F821 Married 24 Feb 1840 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 3 | Male
Joseph Rhodes
Born Mar 1818 Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sarah Starcher | F1187 Married 28 Jul 1839 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Female
Mary Ann Rhodes
Born 8 Nov 1821 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 30 Mar 1896 Clay County, Missouri Buried Paradise Cemetery, Clay County, Missouri Spouse William Hamon | F2881 Married 25 Apr 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 6 | Male
Benjamin Rhodes
Born Abt 1826 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 11 Jan 1900 Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Hannah 'Patty' Parsons | F1186 Married 13 Dec 1846 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 7 | Male
John J Rhodes
Born 1828 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 1912 on Elk Fork Buried Spouse Elizabeth Hamilton | F2858 Married 22 Sep 1860 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 8 | Male
Christopher R Rhodes
Born 1829 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 1920 Buried Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Spouse Maria Sarah [?] Bowles | F1306 Married 15 Jan 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Angeline Berthena Straley | F2760 Married 20 Dec 1885 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 9 | Male
Daniel D Rhodes
Born May 1832 KY Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Prudence Virginia Casto | F1433 Married 9 Sep 1852 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 10 | Male
Doctor Daniel Rhodes
Born Abt 1833 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 20 Oct 1904 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Sarah [Rhodes] | F2876 Married
Child 11 | Male
Samuel B Rhodes
Born Jan 1834 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Died 27 Oct 1908 Buried Spouse Cynthia Ellen D Hamon | F1489 Married 2 Nov 1854 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 12 | Female
Leticia Jane Rhodes
Born Abt 1838 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died 1875 Buried Spouse John Hamon Smith | F2880 Married 25 Dec 1860 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
1820 Mason Co VA ??
Rhodes, Benjamin
1m 10-16
3m 16-26
1m 45+
1f 10-16
1f 26-45
1840 Jackson Co
3m 5-10 Sam, Doc, Chris
3m 10-15 John, Dan, Ben
1m 50-60 57y
1f 0-4 Leticia
1f 15-20 Mary
1f 40-50
1850 Jackson Co, VA pg 63 - #449-450 8/27/1850
Rodes Benj 67 M Farmer Va
Rodes Mary A 27 F Ky
Rodes John 21 M Farmer Ky
Rodes Christopher, 19 M Farmer Ky
Rodes Doctor D 17 M Farmer Ky
Rodes Samuel 15 M Ky
Rodes Letitia J 12 F Va
1850 Jackson Co VA Mortality Sch
Rhodes, Nancy, 52, F, May, KY, fever
1860 Jackson County
pg 32 # 296-273
Rhodes, Christopher, 29, farmer, 1200-150, KY
John, 31, KY
Mary A, 39, KY
Jane, 22, KY
John House:
Ben Rhodes was twice married, but I did not learn the names of these wives. His children were:
Peter Rhodes, went to California.
Mathias Rhodes, married a Parsons.
Joe Rhodes, lived on the old home farm.
Ben Rhodes, married first Patty Parsons, who died, and he later married Hannah, daughter of John P. Parsons.
John Rhodes, married a Hamilton. He died on Elk Fork in 1910 or 1911, aged eighty four years.
Christopher Rhodes, married first Sarah Bowles, and later Mary Rollins, widow of John Rollins, whose maiden name was Straley.
Mary Ann Rhodes, married a Hammond, and went west.
Jane Rhodes, married a Smith and lived on Kentuck.
Sam Rhodes married a Hammond, and lived on the Flesher farm at Ripley.
D.D. Rhodes, married Prudence V. Casto, daughter of John R. Casto. She was born in 1836, and died in 1907. They had eight children.
Jackson County, West Virginia - Rhoads Cemetery
Submitted by Jeanie Rhodes
This cemetery is just behind the Middle School. We transcribed the last 5 stones and did a quick drawing of the cemetery. The rest of the stones were bulldozed into a ditch and covered over years ago.
The above is a reference to the RHOADS CEMETERY in Ripley, Jackson County, WV.
The remaining stones are:
1) Benjamin Rhoads / died Nov. 12, 1851 in the / 67th year of his age. (NOTE:
The original stone is weathered and standing upright. At its base is a new
granite stone with the same inscription. The new stone was added in June of
1998.--JLR)
2) Nancy, wife of B. Rhoads. / died Sept. 20, 1849 in the 53rd year of her age. (NOTE: The original stone is weathered and standing upright. At its base is a new granite stone with the same inscription. The new stone was added in June of 1998.--JLR)
3) Blank stone on the ground. (from the family record of Mark Rhodes, this
stone once read: William Rhoads, son of B & N. Rhoads / died 1844 in the 20th year of his age.)
4) M. R. (small, rough stone, upright)
5) Blank, small, rough, upright stone)
You may list me as the contact on this cemetery and if there are questions I can't answer, I will forward them to Mr. Rhodes (above).
I hope this helps someone.
Jeanie Rhodes