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Elizabeth Clarissa (Yancey) Rodes (1801 - 1882)

Elizabeth Clarissa Rodes formerly Yancey
Born in Rockingham Co., VAmap
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Wife of — married 2 Feb 1827 in Rockingham, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 81 in Albemarle Co. VAmap
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Biography

Elizabeth 'Clarissa' Yancey was born on February 22, 1801, in Rockingham County, Virginia. She was the daughter of William 'Layton' Yancey and Frances Lynn (Fanny) Lewis.[1][2]

Clarissa was 15 when her older sister Fanny married William Price and moved to Standardsville. Clarissa took Fanny's place , assisting her mother with the management of the household and care of the slaves. She was thus well prepared to become the mistress of "Midway," the Rodes estate.[2]

At the age of 25, Clarissa married William Harris Rodes on February 2, 1827, in Rockingham County, Virginia, when he was 25.[3] They had seven children - Mary Frances, Thomas Layton, Elizabeth Dabney, Sarah Adeline, Francina Clarissa, John William, and Maria Louisa.[2][1]

In 1830, the couple lived in Albemarle County, Virginia.[4][5] In 1850, the couple and six children were farming in Albemarle County, Virginia, along with 35 slaves.[6][7] Their real estate was valued at $15,000, and they appear to have two farms comprised of 1250 improved acres and around 500 unimproved.[8] In 1860, the family farmed in Albemarle County, Virginia, along with 37 slaves, with real property of $42,000 and personal property of $33,000.[9][10]

In August 1865, William received a presidential pardon as provided for by the amnesty proclamation, once he had sworn his allegiance.[11] In 1870, William and Clarissa and their son John and his family were farmers in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, with real estate valued at $24,000 and personal property around $2,000.[12] In 1880, the couple lived with their son John and family in Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia.[13]

Clarissa died on December 5, 1882, in Albemarle County, Virginia, at the age of 81, eight months after the death of her husband.[14][15] She was buried at Midway Farm Cemetery in Millington, Albemarle, Virginia.[16]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frazier, Irvin; Cowell, Mark W. Jr.; and Fisher, Lewis F. (1985). The Family of John Lewis, Pioneer. Fisher Publications, Inc., San Antonio, TX. 1985. Pages 83, 86.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yancey, Rebecca L. (1977). Ancestors and descendants of Captain William Layton Yancey and his wife, Frances Lynn Lewis, 1600-1900. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press. 1977. Pages 131-50. Link
  3. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7836 #1034901
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census. Year: 1830; Census Place: Albemarle, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 197; Page: 283; Family History Library Film: 0029676. Image
  5. ↑ The ages of the adults in this census record to not match well with William and Clarissa, so it may not be theirs.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Home in 1850: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 217b. Image
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Image
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Image
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: M653_1331; Page: 509; Family History Library Film: 805331. Image
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Image
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Link
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: M593_1631; Page: 438A. Image
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitehall, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 107A; Enumeration District: 004. Image
  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Link
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2558 #552585
  16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #80744914
  • SAR Application - William R. Lewis Link
  • DAR Lineage - Annie Strayer Lewis. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920 Link
  • DAR Lineage - Minnie Strayer. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 039 Link




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