Sarah Ellen (Grimes) Rhodes (1847 - 1878)

Born 17 Feb 1847 in Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Zebulon William Rhodes — married 9 Jun 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1878 at age 30 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born on 17 February 1847 in Maryland, probably in Prince George's county, where her parents were residents. She was the daughter of Henry Valentine Grimes and Catherine Hepseybeth (Lindsay) Grimes.^[1]

On 1 July 1850 Sarah (age 3) was living in Washington, District of Columbia.^[2]

In the 1860 census Sarah (age 13) was living in Washington, District of Columbia.^[1]

When Sarah was 21 she married Zebulon William Rhodes on 30 May 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia.^[3] The couple had 6 children: Margaret A Rhodes, Eugene B Rhodes, Edna J Rhodes, Emmogene P Rhodes, Mabel Clide Rhodes and Elmer C Rhodes, only three of whom lived to adulthood: Margaret, Mabel, and Edna.

On 25 March 1873 Sarah Rhodes joined her sisters in bringing a complaint against her uncle, Dickerson Nailor, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The lawsuit complained that Nailor had withheld the proceeds from the estate of their late sister, Margaret Grimes. Nailor had been the Executor of her will and the sisters wanted him to distribute their shares.^[4] The petition stated:

"To the Honorable the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia holding a Probate Court for said District.
The petition of Mary S. Cohill, Cinderella Grimes, and Sarah Rhodes respectfully showeth unto your honor that on or about the 25th day of Nov. 1868 Margaret C. Grimes died leaving a will dated 16th Nov 1868 and in said will appointed one Dickerson Nailor her sole Executor.
Your petitioners further represent that they are sisters of the said Margaret C. Grimes, deceased, and sole beneficiaries under the said will, and that the estate of the said deceased is bequeathed to them in equal proportions after the payment of certain expenses therein specified.
Your petitioners further represent that the said Dickerson Nailor qualified [?] as Executor of the said estate on the 5th day of December 1868, and gave bond to faithfully discharge the duties of the trust and in pursuance of the authority so derived took possession of the goods, chattels, and monies, and other effects of the said deceased, amounting in all to the sum of ,000 more or less.
Your petitioners further represent that the said Dickerson Nailor has failed to make any return or report to this court or to pay to these petitioners any portion of the estate so bequeathed.
Your petitioners therefore pray that an order may issue out of and under the hand and seal of this honorable court directed to the said Dickerson Nailor commanding him at an early day ...[illeg] ... to appear before your honor and show cause if any he has why he shall not state an account and report to this court the manner in which he has performed his trust, and for such action and further relief as to your honor may sense just and proper and your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
by L.M Saunders, Atty for Petitioners."

Sarah died at the age of 30 on 2 February 1878 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[5] Mabel was baptized on 19 April 1878 at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.^[6]

Sarah died on 2 February 1878^[7] and was buried on 5 February in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_104; Page: 637; Image: 73; Family History Library Film: 803104.
2. ↑ Census: Title: 1850 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 57. Citing: Page: p. 242, family/dwelling # 18/18.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953"
   Ancestry Record 61404 #439412 (accessed 6 March 2022)
   Z W Rhodes marriage to Sarah E Grimes on 30 May 1868 in District of Columbia, USA.
4. ↑ Lawsuit: Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 21, District of Columbia, Records of U.S. District and Other Courts, Box 183, NC-2, Entry 115. Loose probate records, Estate of Margaret C. Grimes, Case #5825.
5. ↑ Bible: Handwritten notes made by Kathleen Lynch Robie, 1980s, from the Bible of Sarah E. Grimes, which is currently owned by descendants of Mabel's daughter, Connie Robie Jansen.
6. ↑ Death: Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 15, Department of Veterans Affairs, "U.S., Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Zebulon Rhodes pension file.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98959239/sarah-e-rhodes : accessed 06 March 2022), memorial page for Sarah E “Sallie” Rhodes (unknown–2 Feb 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98959239, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by Paul Hays (contributor 47393402).
8. ↑ Burial: District of Columbia, Congressional Cemetery Online interment records, obituaries and death certificates, www.congressionalcemetery.org.
9. ↑ Burial: Pippenger, Wesley E., comp. District of Columbia Death Records, Aug 1 1874-July 31 1879, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publishers,1997), Entry No. 014643, Rhodes, Sarah E. Data: Text: Age 32 years, white, born DC, died 2 Feb 1878, buried at Congressional Cemetery.