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Ezra Oscar Rhodes
1875 - 1964 (~ 88 years)-
Name Ezra Oscar Rhodes Born Nov 1875 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 26 Oct 1964 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Ezra Oscar Rhodes
Birth: Nov. 29, 1874
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Oct. 26, 1964
Charleston
Kanawha County
West Virginia, USA
Charleston Gazette [WV] Oct 27, 1964 Tue
153 Survive County Man
Ezra O. Rhodes, of Bayes Creek Drive, died Monday leaving 153 survivors. He had been ill for a short time in Harrell Nursing Home.
A native of Jackson County, Mr. Rhodes was a retired farmer and a member of Ryan Methodist Church in Roane County.
Surviving are three sons, Okey of Buffalo, Coy of Charleston and Jarrett of Kentucky; seven daughters, Mrs. Macie Price and and Mrs. Minnie Larch, both of Charleston, Mrs. Nettie Varner of Weirton, Mrs. Bessie Harris of Vickers, Mrs. Mary Larch of Poca, Mrs. Loney Jones of St. Albans and Mrs. Addie Cantrell of Dunbar; a brother, Clint of Vickers; 59 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Mariah Baptist Church on Amber Ridge, Roane County, by the Rev. Rome Hargess. Burial will follow in Holly Hunt Cemetery in Roane County. The body will be taken from Cunningham Funeral Home to the church an hour before service.
Family links:
Parents:
Preston Isaiah Rhodes (1845 - 1909)
Amanda Tolley Rhodes (1843 - 1921)
Spouses:
Canzada Jones Rhodes (1876 - 1947)
Florence B Taylor Rhodes (1879 - 1919)*
Elizabeth Mullins White (1879 - 1962)*
Children:
Okey Clayton Rhodes (1896 - 1981)*
Dessie L Rhodes Harris (1904 - 1996)*
Lona Ethel Rhodes Jones (1908 - 2007)*
Siblings:
Agnes V Lowe West (1866 - 1949)*
Manuel Thaw Rhodes (1867 - 1950)*
C. J. Rhodes Lowe (1868 - 1909)*
Emmet Monroe Rhodes (1871 - 1948)*
Mary Ann Rhodes Harper (1874 - 1961)*
Ezra Oscar Rhodes (1874 - 1964)
William B. Rhodes (1877 - 1898)*
Alfred Clinton Rhodes (1879 - 1964)*
Sarah Izena Rhodes Thomas (1881 - 1955)*
Emza L Rhodes (1883 - 1898)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Holly Hunt Cemetery
Roane County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: Pj
Record added: Mar 26, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 107365971
Person ID I5103 WVPioneers Last Modified 3 Jun 2007
Father Isaiah Preston Rhodes, b. 6 Jun 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Apr 1909, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) Mother Amanda Jane Tolley, b. 16 Jun 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 4 Oct 1921, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Married 14 Apr 1864 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1870 Wash Dist, Jackson, WV # 105
Rhodes, Isaiah, 24, farmer, Tug Fork -150, JC
Amanda, 27, JC [Tolley
Victoria, 4
Emmanuel, 2
Cordelia, 9/12
1880 Jackson Co p 62 # 112
Isaiah, 37, farmer, JC (Co F 9IV & Co F 1VI)
Manda J, 36, wife, JC
Agnes V, 14, D
Manuel G, 12, s, fl
Cordelia J, 11, d
Emmet M, 8, s
Mary A, 6, d
Ezra O, 5, s
Bennett, 3, s
Alfred C, 1, s
1900 Harper Dist Roane Co WV
Emanuel Rhodes 12/1867 m 3y
Ida 7/1876 m 3y 2-2 children WV VA VA
Effie dau 8/1898
Award son 2/1900
Isaiah father 6/1845 m 36y WV WV VA
Amanda mother 6/1843 10-8 children
Family ID F2039 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Florence B Taylor, b. 15 Oct 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1919 (Age 39 years) Married 31 Mar 1895 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 48
Ezra Rhodes 11/1875 m 5y
Florence 3/1879 3-2 children
Okey 12/1895
Macie 10/1899
1910 Harper, Roane Co, WV
Rhodes, Ezra O 34 M 15y
Florence, 31 7-5 children
Okey C 14
Macie D 10
Nettie J 6
Bessie L 5
Lona E 1y10m
1920 Harper, Roane, WV
Rhodes, Ezra O 44 wd
Okey C 24
Nettie 17
Dessie 16
Lona 11
Minnie 9
Mary 6
Coy 3.8
Jarrett 1.1
1930 Walton, Roane, WV all born WV WV WV
Taylor, Amos W 48 md age 24
Minnie M 48 md age 24
Bruce son 18 s
Edwards, John L fil 69 md age 23
Matilda E mil 68 md age 22
Rhodes, Jarrett neph 11
RCBR
Oscar (f) 20 Dec 1904 [No indication that this one and Dessie are twins.]
Children 1. Okey Clayton Rhodes, b. 1 Jan 1896, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Feb 1981 (Age 85 years)2. D M Rhodes, b. 15 Oct 1897, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age < 2 years)3. Macie Delta Rhodes, b. 11 Oct 1899, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Jan 1979, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)4. Nettie Jane Rhodes, b. 1 Jun 1903, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 25 Dec 1996 (Age < 93 years)5. Dessie Lura Rhodes, b. 20 Dec 1904, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 25 Dec 1996, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 92 years)6. Oscar Rhodes, b. 20 Dec 1904, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1910 (Age < 5 years)7. Lona Ethel Rhodes, b. 4 Jun 1908, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Oct 2007 (Age 99 years)8. Minnie Gay Rhodes, b. 7 Jan 1911, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 7 Nov 1998, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)9. Mary Agnes Rhodes, b. 14 Jun 1913, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Aug 1996 (Age 83 years)10. Coy Edward Rhodes, b. 22 Apr 1916, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 25 Dec 1996 (Age < 80 years)11. Jarrett Edward Rhodes, Sr, b. 24 Oct 1918, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Aug 2007, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)Family ID F1730 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Canzada Jones, b. Nov 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1947 (Age ~ 70 years) Married 29 Oct 1920 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Children 1. Addie Belle Rhodes Family ID F11813 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Buried - - Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA 
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