Zebulon William Rhodes (1837 - 1904)

Born 12 Apr 1837 in Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ellen (Grimes) Rhodes — married 9 Jun 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Husband of Marion (Perkins) Rhodes — married 31 Mar 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1904 at age 67 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Biography

Zebulon was born on 12 April 1837 in Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, USA. He was the son of Alpheus Rhodes and Deborah Skinner.^[1]

In the 1850 census Zebulon (age 13) was living in Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, USA. Age: 13^[1]

In 1855 Zebulon (age about 17) was living in Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, USA. Relation to Head of House: Son^[2]

In 1860 Zebulon (age about 22) was living in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA.^[3]

Military Service: 1861 in Mount Hope, Orange, New York, USA. place of enlistment for civil war service^[4]

Military Service: 3 September 1861. Civil War^[5]

In 1865 Zebulon (age about 27) was employed as a Wheelright in the Army (currently serving).^[6]

In 1865 Zebulon (age about 27) was living in Deerpark, Orange, New York, USA. 1865 NY State Census^[6]

When Zebulon was 31 he married Sarah Ellen Grimes on 30 May 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The couple had 6 children: Margaret A Rhodes, Eugene B Rhodes, Edna J Rhodes, Emmogene P Rhodes, Mabel Clide Rhodes and Elmer C Rhodes. Marriage License:

In 1870 according to a city directory Zebulon (age about 32) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. business: 1454 P NW^[7]

In the 1880 census Zebulon (age 43) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.^[8]

Zebulon married, second, Marion Perkins on 31 March 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia. The couple had 4 children: Frances C Rhodes, William W. B Rhodes, Florence E Rhodes and Janet Rhodes.^[9]

On 3 May, 1886, Zebulon brought a lawsuit on behalf of his three eldest children against the siblings of his late wife, Sarah Grimes Rhodes. The matter in dispute was the division of lands that the siblings jointly inherited from their brother, Samuel Grimes.^[10]The case was apparently settled by the sale of the land in question on 5 August 1886.^[11]

In 1891 Zebulon (age about 53) was living in District of Columbia, USA.^[12]

directory listing: 1895 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[13]

Zebulon Rhodes was the guardian of his children's interest in the estate of their mother, Sarah Grimes, who had inherited land after her death of her brother. He was reprimanded by the court on 15 February 1896 for poor accounting methods, but his character was not maligned.^[14]

In the 1900 census Zebulon (age 63) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Age: 63; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head^[15]

Zebulon died at the age of 67 on 11 December 1904 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[16][17][18]

Zebulon was buried on 14 December 1904 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Congressional Cemetery^[19]

Text of Rhodes v. Cohill et. al.

Lawsuit: 3 May 1886 in Washington, District of Columbia:^[20]

"Margaret A. Rhodes, Mabel C. Rhodes, Edna J.Rhodes by Zebulon W. Rhodes their next friend, VS. Mary S. Cohill, Henry R. Cohill, Cinderella E. Grimes, Richard F. Grimes, Henry T. Grimes, Grace Grimes, Alfred T. Grimes (last two are infants). Zebulon Rhodes represents FIRST that he is the father of Margaret (17), Mabel (12), and Edna (10), they are all residents of the District of Columbia, and that he is bringing this suit on their behalf as heirs at law of the late Sarah E. Rhodes, one of the devisees under the last will and testament of Samuel J. Grimes, in respect to certain real estate described in this suit. SECOND that the defendants are all residents of the District of Columbia and are sued in respect to the same real estate in the following manner: Mary S. Cohill and Cinderella E. Grimes are sued as devisees under the said will of Samuel J.Grimes; the said Henry R. Cohill and Richard F. Grimes are sued as the husbands of Mary S. Cohill and Cinderella E Grimes; and the defendants Henry Grimes, Grace Grimes, and Alfred Grimes are sued as heirs at law of the late Alfred T. Grimes, one of the devisees under the last will and testament of the said Samuel J. Grimes deceased. THIRD that on or about the 20th day of March 1868 [sic] the said Samuel J. Grimes departed this life leaving a last will and testament executed and published on the 18th day of March 1867 [sic] and admitted to probate in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on 6 April 1867 (Will Book 10 p. 342). FOURTH that the said Samuel J. Grimes died possessed of real estate on the east shore of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River near the Navy Yard Bridge (legal description) and three burial sites located in the congressional burying ground (description). FIFTH that by the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes the real estate was devised to his wife Henrietta Grimes during her lifetime and after her death to his brothers and sisters share and share alike. SIXTH that after Samuel J. Grimes' death, his widow the said Henrietta Grimes took possession of said real estate and continued in possession thereof until her death in Nov. 1877. SEVENTH that the said Samuel J. Grimes had one brother, Alfred Grimes, and three sisters, Mary S. Cohill, Cinderella Grimes and Sarah E. Rhodes who were entitled to said real estate on the death of the life tenant, Henrietta Grimes; that on [blank] day of [blank] 1868 the said Alfred Grimes departed this life leaving a widow who has since died and three children the defendants Henry Grimes, Grace Grimes and Alfred Grimes the last two being still minors; that on or about the 2nd day of February 1878 the said Sarah E. Rhodes died also leaving besides her husband, three children as her only heirs at law, the complainants Margaret A. Rhodes, Mabel Rhodes, and Edna J. Rhodes, still minors. EIGHTH that since the death of said Henrietta Grimes and the death of said Sarah E. Rhodes, complainants and defendants are the only persons who are in any way entitled to any interest in said real estate under the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes. NINTH Complainants represent that said real estate is presently yielding no income whatsoever on account of the unsettled condition of the property there being no person authorized to manage said property and collect the income.

Complainants therefore pray:

• FIRST that guardians at litem be appointed by the Court to defend the rights of the infant defendants Grace Grimes and Alfred Grimes.
• SECOND that a trustee be appointed to take charge of and collect the rents now due from the tenants of the real estate in question, and to make sale of said real estate and divide the proceeds among the parties entitled thereto under the last will and testament of said Samuel J. Grimes.
• THIRD that the complainants may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require and to the court may seem fit and proper.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mamakating, Sullivan, New York; Roll: M432_603; Page: 277B; Image: 564.
2. ↑ Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: New York, State Census, 1855 Date: 2013,
   Page: Town of Mamakating, p. 48, house #377, family #412.
3. ↑ Census: Title: 1860 Federal Census, Union Co., NJ Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M653. Citing: Page: Rahway, roll 710, p. 283.
4. ↑ Military Service: Author: Ancestry.com Title: New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 Date: 2011,
   Page: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 40; Roll Number: 23.
5. ↑ Military Service: Author: Ancestry.com Title: New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 Date: 2011,
   Page: Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 979; Roll #: 636.
   birth date: 12 APR 1837
   • birth place: Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, United States
   • military date: 1861
   • Name: Zebulon W. Rhodes.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Residence: Title: New York, State Census, 1865 Publication: Name: FamilySearch. Citing: Page: Deerpark, Orange County, ED 1, page 5, dwelling #28, family #28.
7. ↑ City Directory: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Date: 2011.
8. ↑ 1880 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Date: 2010,
   Page: Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 124; Family History Film: 1254124; Page: 129D; Enumeration District: 075; Image: 0262.
   birth date: 12 APR 1837
   • birth place: Mamakating, Sullivan, New York, United States
   • Name: Zebulon W. Rhodes
   • residence date: 1880
   • residence place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States.
9. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLS5-329 : 9 March 2021), Z W Rhodes and Marion Perkins, 31 Mar 1881; citing p. 243, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,107,966.
10. ↑ Lawsuit: Title: District of Columbia, Chancery Court Records Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Rhodes v. Cohill et. al., District of Columbia Supreme Court, Case 9966, Docket 25.
11. ↑ District of Columbia Archives, D.C. Land Records, Liber 1298, pp. 175-177, Zebulon W. Rhodes to Arthur W. Christie, recorded 24 Jan 1888. In consideration of $1.00, Zebulon W. Rhodes quit claimed his interest and that of his children to the balance of the purchase money due by said Christie to John B. Larner (trustee in Equity case 9966) for the real estate named in the deed to Arthur W. Christie, dated 5 Aug 188_ and annexed to this deed (no copy was made in the register, however).
12. ↑ Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Washington, D.C. City Directory, 1890 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000.
13. ↑ directory listing: Title: District of Columbia City Directory, 1895 Publication: Name: William H. Boyd; Location: Washington D.C.; Date: 1895.
14. ↑ "Children's Legacies Sacred; Justice Hagner Delivers a Lecture on the Law of Guardianship," The Washington Post, 15 February 1896, p. 2.
15. ↑ 1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Date: 2004,
    Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 164; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1240164.
16. ↑ Gravestone: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: District of Columbia, Find A Grave Index, 1790-2012 Date: 2012.
17. ↑ Death: Author: Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15 Title: U.S., Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files Publication: Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, DC; NOTECase Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files. NARA, Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. Citing: Page: Zebulon W. Rhodes, Invalid Application No. 1087.741, Pension Certificate No. 999.755
18. ↑ Death: District of Columbia, Department of Human Services, Vital Records, Zebulon Rhodes Death Certificate 158343, 14 Dec 1904.
19. ↑ Burial: Title: District of Columbia, Congressional Cemetery Online interment records, obituaries and death certificates Publication: Name: www.congressionalcemetery.org. Citing: Page: Zebulon Rhodes entry: buried in R3/10.
20. ↑ Lawsuit: Title: District of Columbia, Chancery Court Records Publication: Name: NARA RG 21. Citing: Page: Rhodes v. Cohill et. al., District of Columbia Supreme Court, Case 9966, Docket 25.