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Rhoda was born Sept. 21, 1769, prior to her father's departure from Northampton County for western North Carolina. She was the daughter of David Reavis and Gemima (Reed) Reavis.[1]
She was married in Ruthford County to George Russell on Feb. 23 1792, and late in her life she and her husband followed her father to Missouri where he had already moved in 1818. George Russell Jr. was the son of Cpt. George Russell who married Mary Underwood.
When Rhoda was 21 she married George Russell on 23 February 1791 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. The couple had one child: Sarah Elizabeth Russell.[2][3]
In the 1850 census Rhoda (age 80) was living in District 13, Camden, Missouri.[1]
Rhoda and George lived in Camden County where at advanced ages both died. Rhoda was a Baptist.
Rhoda died at the age of about 80 in 1850 in Camden, Missouri, United States. Cause of death was Age: 82.[4]
Rhoda was buried in Macks Creek, Camden County, Missouri, USA.[4]
Rhoda's father David farmed in Surry County until 1788, when he moved southwest into Rutherford County and settled on the Broad River, leaving behind his father, his younger brother James with their respective families. His brother-in-law- James Doyle appears to have moved his family along with David's into Rutherford. Two of David's sons, James Ashley and Samuel with their respective families, had gone ahead to Missouri in 1816.
Rhoda's father David Reavis was one of the three founders of the Creek Baptist Church in western North Carolina (Surry County), according to the preserved minutes of Dutchman's Creek Baptist Church, "located in the forks of the Yadkin" on March 5, 1772.
1850 MISSOURI CAMDEN 13-DIST Series: M432 Roll: 394 Page: 320 line 24 222 222 George Russell 78 born Va Rhoda 81 born VA John 1 born MO
Children of Rhoda Reavis and George Russell
1 Sarah Elizabeth Russell married 1 Proctor, 2 Robert Neely number 29440554
2 David Russell b in rutherford Co. NC m Rachael Bagwell
3 William Russell b Rutherford Co. NC married Nancy Reavis
4 John Russell married Nancy Dicky and moved to Georgia
5 Aminta Russell m Lorenzo Dow Britton in Rutherford Co. NC
From "The Reavis Family in America Since 1700" . by Marie Reavis Hall
Parents: David Reavis (1748–1826) and Gemima (Reed) Reavis (1750–1841)
Spouse: George Russell (1768–1850) (m. 1791)
Siblings: William Reavis (1775–1861), Edward Reavis (1779–1845) (m. 1805), Hannah (Reavis) Doyle (1786-?), James Ashley Reavis (1789–1876), and Andrew Ashley Reavis (1797–1840) (m. 1821)
Children: William M Russell (1794–1858), Sarah Elizabeth (Russell) Neely (1799–1850), John Russell (1803–1883), and Benjamin F. Russell (1832–1883)
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