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Otie May (Sparkman) Rhodes (1883 - 1982)

Otie May Rhodes formerly Sparkman
Born in Era, Cooke, Texas, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 12 Sep 1906 in Cooke, Texas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 99 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Sparkman Name Study.

Otie May Sparkman was born on January 31, 1883, in Era, Cooke, Texas, United States, daughter of John Henry Sparkman (1854–1935) and Nancy Willis Robinson (1854–1948). [1]

Otie (23) married Benjamin Franklin Rhodes (37) (born on March 14, 1869, in Drakeville, Appanoosa Co., IA; son of David Wirick Rhodes and Sarah (Wharton) Rhodes) on September 12, 1906, in Cooke County, Texas. [2] They moved first to Cordell, Oklahoma, [3] then to Harper, Kansas by 1920, [4] and to Conway County, Arkansas by 1930. [5] They settled in Searcy, Arkansas by 1935. [6] [7] Otie moved on to Abilene, Texas before 1957.

Their children were:

  1. David Willis Rhodes (1907-1983)
  2. Maurine Louise (Rhodes) Kingsley (1909-2001)
  3. Juanita Rhodes (1911-1979)
  4. Geraldine (Rhodes) Baird (1913-2000)
  5. Benjamin Franklin Rhodes Jr. (1914-1990)

Otie died on July 21, 1982, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, aged 99. [8] She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, Arkansas. [9]

Sources

  1. ↑ United States Census, 1900
  2. ↑ Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 Entry for B F Rhodes and Otie Sparkman, 12 Sep 1906
  3. ↑ United States Census, 1910
  4. ↑ United States Census, 1920
  5. ↑ United States Census, 1930
  6. ↑ United States Census, 1940
  7. ↑ United States Census, 1950
  8. ↑ Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Otie Rhodes, 21 Jul 1982
  9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #53752206

See also:

  • Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Profile




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