Eleanor Cobe was my Great-grandmother. She wrote an autobiography in her youth that provided us with an excellent starting point. Eleanor Margarette Cobe was born on 10 September 1895 in Ohio. In her autobiography she identified Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio as her birth place. Her birth records, however, were found in Paulding County, Ohio - … Continue reading Eleanor Cobe
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Daniel Rhoads
I started the Rhoades research with Daniel John Rhoads. He is my 2xGreat-grandfather. In the possession of my Uncle is a box with a treasure trove of family documents and artifacts. Among these artifacts was Daniel’s funeral cards. There were two different versions, one for a funeral held in Omaha, Nebraska where he died at … Continue reading Daniel Rhoads
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