Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
Let’s start this post with a review of Rosetta’s obituary… Mrs. Rosetta Rhoades, 78, of Big Rapids, Mich., died Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at the home of her son, Clarence Rhoads, on the Illinois road in Aboite township. Mrs. Rhoads and her husband, Daniel, had been visiting at the home of their son when she … Continue reading Rosetta’s Lost Sister
It seems like it takes me longer each time to come up with a topic to write about. Well, I may be back on it. At least, I intend to be back on it. And what better topic to write about on Veterans Day than one of our military veterans? After the passing of my … Continue reading Ken Rhoades: A Veterans Ditty Box
A couple of years ago I wrote “That French Connection, And a Little Drama”. In that post, I tried to track down Rosetta’s daughter, Sadie, and her three boys. I had vowed to let Sadie’s story go as I had no hope of finding out what happened to her given her propensity for fibbing about her age, … Continue reading Sadie’s Sad Demise
Eleanor Cobe's autobiography is one of the minor mysteries that has always caused an itch every time I see it. She wrote it for a college assignment and the exact date it was written is unknown, but I have always suspected it was before she met Ken Rhoads, Sr. in 1917. Her autobiography is one … Continue reading Elaborating on Eleanor
Earlier I wrote a brief summary for Malinda Hand. Malinda Hand celebrated her birthday on 10 June and was born between 1830 and 1833 in Ohio. She married (1) Ebenezer Russell on 26 August 1851 in Allen County, Ohio. She married (2) Abraham Latty on 29 June 1867 in Emerald Township, Paulding County, Ohio. She … Continue reading Malinda Hand Connecting the Dots
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