Ira Rhodes (1878 - 1951)

Born 15 Feb 1878 in Whitesville, Daviess, Kentucky

Ancestors

Died 16 Dec 1951 at age 73 in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky

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Biography

Ira was born in 1878. He was the son of Cornelius Rhodes and Sally Evans.

Ira died on December 16, 1951, in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro on the following day.^[1]

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Timeline

1880 - United States Federal Census - In 1880, Corneleus Rhodes, 44, and his wife, Sarah A., 37, are living in Owensboro, Daviess County Kentucky. In the household are William W. Rhodes, 21, Theodrick W. Rhodes, 18; Mary B. Rhodes, 17; John T. Rhodes, 15; James Rhodes, 12; Artemess Rhodes, 10; Eddy Rhodes, 6; and Ira Rhodes. Also listed is Lizzy Rose, 57.^[2]

1900 - United States Federal Census - In the 1900 census, Corneilus Rhodes, 66, is listed in Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, with his wife Sally, 59. Also living with them are their sons Ira, 22 and Rollie, 21 and granddaughter Nettie Poole. Cornelius, Ira and Rollie are working as laborers and Nettie is working as a laundress.^[3]

December 16, 1951 - Death - Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky.

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky, death certificate no. 24272 (1951), Ira Rhodes; digital image, Ancestry.com, "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
2. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Daviess, Kentucky, population schedule, Owensboro, enumeration district (ED) 168, p. 26B, Corneleus Rhodes; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 411.
3. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Vanderburgh, Indiana, population schedule, Pigeon, enumeration district (ED) 0131, sheet 3A, p. 28 stamped, dwelling 48, family 53, Corneilus Rhodes; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 408.

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