Jane A (Lankford) Rhodes (1827 - aft. 1910)

Born Jun 1827 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States

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Died after 1910 after age 82 in Polk County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Jane was born in 1827.

Jane A. Lankford was the daughter of Braxton Lankford and Susannah (Susan) Dalton Lankford. She married George William Rhodes about 1845. The couple had 12 children. She was listed on the 1910 census living as a widow with Vance Garrison Rhodes in Tryon. Her date of death is not known and a marked or decipherable stone cannot be located.

Her father, Braxton Lankford, was the son of Robert Lankford (1756-1831) and Sybil "Sibby" Taylor Lankford (1761-1845). He married Susannah Dalton on Jan. 16, 1817. The couple had 14 children.

He lived on land bordering the Old Howard Gap Road. Several references to him have Dr. before his name. He and his brother, Nathan, served in the War of 1812. His grave site has not been located.

Robert Lankford, the father of Braxton Lankford, was a Revolutionary war veteran. From an old Rutherford County newspaper published May 28, 1831: "Died on Tryon Mountain, on Wednesday, the 11th; Robert Lankford Sr., age about 75. Mr. Lankford was a Revolutionary War soldier." His wife, Sybil "Sibby" Taylor, was the daughter of Lewis Taylor and Nancy. Her mother was said to be of Indian descent. Her sister, Elizabeth, married a brother of Robert Lankford.

Susannah Dalton Lankford was the daughter of William Dalton and Charlot Johnson Dalton. William Dalton was a Revolutionary War veteran. His pension statement details his service. His grave site has not been located.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6W-TB2 : Sun Mar 10 03:10:22 UTC 2024), Entry for G W Rhoads and Jane Rhoads, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8T-V58 : Tue Mar 05 08:32:52 UTC 2024), Entry for G W Rhodes and Jane Rhodes, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXJ-2LF : Sun Mar 10 13:08:53 UTC 2024), Entry for George Rhoads and Jane Rhoads, 1880.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB6-PD4 : Wed Mar 06 04:53:09 UTC 2024), Entry for George W Rhodes and Jane A Rhodes, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3J-BTT : Sun Mar 10 18:35:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Vance G Rhodes and Elizabeth Rhodes, 1910.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142890279/jane_a-rhodes: accessed March 20, 2024), memorial page for Jane A Lankford Rhodes (Jun 1827–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142890279, citing Garrison Cemetery, Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Jennie Jones Giles (contributor 48363002).