Edward Alonzo Rhodes (1856 - 1946)

Born Feb 1856 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Effie Alexander (Alexander) Rhodes — married 18 Feb 1883 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1946 at age 90 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Edward Alonzo Rhodes was born in February of 1855 or 1856 in Michigan, United States.^[1]

On 20 July 1860, five-year-old Edward was living with his parents John and Avilla Rhodes in Thetford, Genesee, Michigan, United States.^[2]

Edward has not been located on the 1870 census.

On 18 February 1883, Edward was married to Effie Alexander Hull on in Saginaw, Michigan. Minister William A. Hackne[?] conducted the ceremony, which was witnessed by Williard F. Mack and Harry Broomhead. At the time of the ceremony, Edward was a railroad conductor. ^[3] Their daughter was Alice Catherine (Rhodes) Johnson.

On 13 June 1900, Edward and Effie Rhodes and their children Eugene D., Leon L. Effie E., Esther A., Fannie S., and Alice M. lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Edward worked as a railroad brakeman.^[4]

On 1 June 1905, E. A. and Effie Rhodes lived at 610 16th Avenue in Minneapolis with their children Eugene A., Leon L., Effie L., Esther A., Fannie J., Alice K., and June W. he was working as a conductor. Edward was a railroad conductor, Eugene was an engineer, and Leon was a locomotive fireman. ^[5]

Edward completed a form for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in 1909. He noted that his mother was Mrs. Eugene Embury of Fenton, Michigan- a key clue that allowed her to be identified. He was 52-years-old, 5 ft 11 inches tall, weighed 160 pounds, had brown hair, and blue eyes. The form provides a detailed list of his railroad employment with the company, which began in April 1882.Multiple censuses indicate that Edward A. Rhodes worked for the railroad. In 1905, he was working as a conductor; his obituary indicates that he worked for the Northern Pacific Railway. ^[6]

On 15 April 1910, Edward A. and Effie Rhodes and their children Leon, Esther, Fannie, Alice, June, and Maynard lived at 1110 Plymouth Avenue in Minneapolis. Edward was a railroad conductor while son Leon was a locomotive engineer.^[7]

On 7 January 1920, Edward A. and Effie Rhodes and their children Esther A., June D., and Maynard L. lived at 1110 Plymouth Avenue in Minneapolis. They owned their home. Edward was a railroad conductor.^[8]

On 16 April 1930, Edward A. and Effie Rhodes and their children Ester and Maynard lived at 1110 Plymouth Avenue in Minneapolis. They owned their home, valued at $6,000, and had a radio. Edward was no longer working. Esther was a court reporter and Maynard was a railway fireman.^[9]

On 11 April 1940, Edward and Effie and their daughter Esther lived at 1110 Plymouth Avenue in Minneapolis.^[10]

Edward died in 1946 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.^[11] His death record gives his place of birth as Flint, Michigan.

Edward's grave marker is in Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota and his birth year on the marker is 1855.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGD2-X6N2 : 29 September 2019), Edward A Rhodes, 8 Dec 1946; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.
2. ↑ 1860: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDP-4YZ : 18 February 2021), Edward Rhoads in entry for John Rhoads, Thetford, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing p. 137 (penned), dwelling 1070, family 1064, NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 544; FHL microfilm 803,544.
3. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-M2G : 18 February 2021), Edward A. Rhodes and Effie Hull, 18 Feb 1883; citing Marriage, East Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207684.
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis Ward 09 > District 0104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 October 2022)
   Edward A Rharles.
5. ↑ 1905 census of Minneapolis, Minnesota: Rhodes, E.A., age 47, born in Michigan, conductor (R.R.) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSYQ-PH7?i=339&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ASPSB-MDK)
6. ↑ Application: "U.S., Northern Pacific Railway Company Personnel Files, 1890-1963"
   Minnesota Historical Society; St Paul, Minnesota; Personnel Files, circa 1909-1960s, Northern Pacific Railway Company Records; Box Number: Box 79; File Number: 15546
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2157 #46747 (accessed 11 October 2022)
   Name: Edward A Rhodes [Edward Alonzo Rhodes]; Application Age: 52; Notice Age: 90; Birth Year: abt 1857; Record Type: Application; Application Date: 24 Sep 1909; Application Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Notice Date: 13 Jan 1947; Notice Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Father: Eugene Embury; Industry: Railway Workers; File Number: 15546; Total Number of Images in the Packet: 207.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1910: "United States Census, 1910"
   Image path: United States Census, 1910 > Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis Ward 3 > ED 55 > image 2 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVN-W3K (accessed 11 October 2022)
8. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis Ward 3 > District 0055
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 October 2022)
   Maynard L Rhodes.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1930: "United States Census, 1930"
   Image path: United States Census, 1930 > Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis (Districts 1-250) > ED 43 > image 39 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RV2-TPD (accessed 11 October 2022)
10. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Minnesota > Hennepin > Minneapolis > 89-57
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 October 2022)
    Edward Rhodes.
11. ↑ Death: "Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017"
    Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    Ancestry Record 7316 #2210020 (accessed 11 October 2022)
    Edward A Rhodes death 8 Dec 1946 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA.
12. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181365925/edward-alonzo-rhodes: accessed 07 October 2022), memorial page for Edward Alonzo Rhodes (Feb 1856–8 Dec 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181365925, citing Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Jen Shaffer (contributor 48755245) .

• "California Marriages, 1850-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9WH-Z72M : 24 March 2020), Edward E. Rhodes in entry for Charles Lorenzo Pugh, 1914.