Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rhodes, Sr., John January 21, 1867
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The Christian Index and Southwestern Baptist:  Atlanta, GA, Thursday, Feb. 14, 1867 (on microfilm at GA State Archives)
RHODES--Died, of Dropsy, at his residence near Crawfordville, Ga., on the 21st 
of January, 1867, John Rhodes, Sr., in the 73d year of his age.

He had lived an humble and useful member of the Baptist church for more than 
forty years. He was a fond father. It was his great concern to see his 
children do well; and he had the satisfaction of seeing them all settled 
around him, and members of the church. His hospitality was almost unlimited; 
and it afforded him much pleasure to have his numerous friends partake thereof 
and feel at home in his house. In his death, the community has lost a valuable 
and much respected citizen, the church one of the the oldest and most useful 
members, and his family a venerated and much-loved husband and father. But 
their loss is his eternal gain. During the last year of his life he suffered 
much, but bore it with patience and resignation. He has ceased to suffer, and 
entered into rest. He lived in the fear and service of God, and died in hope 
of eternal life. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; 
yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works 
do follow them."



Additional Comments:
According to Crawfordville Baptist Church records located in the GA State 
Archives, John Rhodes Sr. joined the church July 26, 1823 and died in January 
1867. He was married to Nancy McGinty in Wilkes County in 1818.

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