RHOADES / RHOADS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== RHOADES, John - b: 1826 SC source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 618 residence: Deepwater Twp John Rhoades, farmer and stock raiser, section 12, is a native of South Carolina, and was born June 11, 1826, his parents being John Rhoades, originally of Pennsylvania, and Catherine (Burk) Rhoades, who was born in South Carolina. John accompanied the family to North Carolina when a child and there passed his younger days on a farm, and also in mining. In 1846 he crossed the mountains to Tennessee and located near Athens, where he was married October 18, 1848, to Miss Ann Richardson, who was a Georgian by birth, but principally brought up and educated in Tennessee. In 1852 Mr. Rhoades came to Missouri and settled in Barry County, where he bought land and improved a farm, residing there until 1861, when, on account of the troubles incident to the late war, he moved to Quincy, Illinois. After a time he returned to Missouri and located near Warsaw, there embarking in the stock business. In the spring of 1863 he went to Cooper County, which was his home for three years. He came to Henry County in the spring of 1866, and settled on the farm where he now resides, having 520 acres, with 480 under fence. This is an excellent body of land, the soil being a rich loam with clay subsoil. Underlaying a large portion of it is a vein of coal of good quality, varying in thickness from twenty to thirty inches, and in places comes near the surface. There is also a bed of fine blue sand stone which crops out on a branch and is said to be of a very superior quality This rock is in seams from one to eight feet in thickness, and will with out doubt be in great demand for building purposes in the near future. Mrs. Rhoades died in Barry County in December, 1858. He was subsequently married in Henry County, November 5, 1867, to Miss Harriet Trimble, a daughter of Peter Trimble. She was born in Bates County, and was there reared and educated. Mr. Rhoades has raised a family of four children: Martha M. (now Mrs. John Laster); Jennie 0. (wife of William A. Vanhoy, living near Goldendale, Washington Territory); G. B. and J. C. Mrs. R. is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, while her husband is an ancient Odd Fellow. ==================================================================== RHOADS, Alney M. - b: 1821 Muhlenburg Co, KY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 537 residence: Clinton Twp Judge Alney M. Rhoads, section 2, was born in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky, January 11, 1821. His father, Jacob Rhoads, also a native of that state, was born, February 10, 1786, while his mother, formerly Elizabeth Ripple, was born in Pennsylvania, October 29, 1788. They were married in Kentucky and were blessed with nine children, of whom Alney was the eighth. The senior Rhoads died in 1858, and his widow's death occurred in 1860. The family had removed to Edgar County, Illinois when our subject was quite young, and it was there that he was reared and educated. He followed, from boyhood, agricultural pursuits. In April, 1854, he came to Missouri, settling in Pettis County, where he was engaged in farming till the winter of that year. He then came to Henry County, Missouri, and the spring following, or in 1855, moved his family and located where he now resides. He has 412 acres of fine land, most of which is fenced, and his improvements generally are excellent. Mr. R. was married October 13, 1841, to Miss Susan Dickson, a native of Ohio. They have had nine children, two of whom are now living: Elizabeth and Jacob. Those deceased are: John F., Clarinda J., Jackson, Minerva P., Rebecca E., Lydia A. and Mary A. In 1860 Mr. Rhoads was elected justice of the peace of Clinton Township and served till 1863, when he was appointed county judge. He continued to serve in that capacity till 1865 when he resigned. Shortly afterward, however, he was appointed public administrator of the county, remaining in that office for two years. In 1872 he became a director and stockholder of the First National Bank of Clinton, and was identified with the institution till April, 1880. He then became a stockholder in the Henry County Bank, and in June, 1881, was elected its vice-president. ==================================================================== RHOADS, Jacob - b: 1847 Edgar Co, IL source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 421 residence: Fairview Twp Jacob Rhoads, pioneer settler and president of the Bank of Deepwater, was born in Edgar County, Illinois, July 30, 1847, the son of Alney McLean (born January 11, 1820, died February 12, 1892) and Susan (Dixon) Rhoads (born 1820, died December 24, 1859). Alney McLean Rhoads was born in Kentucky and was the son of Jacob Rhoads, who migrated to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1823 and was a pioneer settler of that county. The parents of Jacob Rhoads were reared and married in Edgar County, Illinois, and resided there until 1854. In that year A. M. Rhoads, wife and six children, gathered up their belongings and drove in wagons across the intervening country to find a new home in Henry County, Missouri. They arrived at their destination after a three weeks' trip and located upon a tract of land situated on the banks of Deepwater Creek, two and a half miles north of the town of Deepwater. Mr. Rhoads built a cabin of poles, having a stick chimney and a dirt floor to supplement the tent which had sheltered them of nights when making the long trip from Illinois. This rude structure served as the family domicile while the father was cutting and hewing logs to build a cabin. This log cabin was erected in September of that year and served as the home of the family until 1868, when a frame house was built. There were nine children in the Rhoads family, only two of whom are living: Jacob, subject of this review, and Mrs. Elizabeth Moyer, Deepwater, Missouri. During the Civil War Jacob Rhoads enlisted for service in the Missouri State troops but was exempted from active service on account of the fact that he was deficient in the sight of one eye. He was married in 1868 and began life for himself upon his father's farm. The family estate was left to him and his sister at the time of his father's death, but Mr. Rhoads had accumulated land on his own account. He has sold some of his land but is the owner of a total of 870 acres in Henry County. Mr. Rhoads has been active during his entire life and only of recent years has he turned over the actual cultivation of his farm land to his sons. Every day he makes a trip to the farm and does some work about the place. He believes that it is better to wear out in the harness than to rust out as so many retired farmers do when they retire to a home in town. In 1868 Jacob Rhoads and Augusta V. Plecker were united in marriage. Mrs. Augusta Rhoads was born in Augusta County, Virginia, June 2, 1852, the daughter of John W. (born April 15, 1817, died March 25, 1877) and Anna Eliza (Craum) Plecker (born March 15, 1820, died December 19, 1889). The Plecker family came to Henry County in 1866 and settled upon a farm which had been owned by A. M. Rhoads previously. To them were born ten children, eight of whom were reared to maturity: David B. Plecker, Oklahoma; Edward J., North Dakota; John A., Oklahoma; James F., Deepwater, Missouri; A. H., Lynchburg, Virginia; Mrs. Mary Frances Pomeroy, Colorado; Margaret Ann, wife of James Moyer, Clinton township; Mrs. Augusta V. Rhoads. The children born to Jacob and Augusta Rhoads are as follow: Rosa Lee, John Alva, Dessie Ellen, Virginia Ann, Jettie Celeste, Harlan Francis, Mrs. Rosa Lee Sprouse lived in North Dakota, is deceased and left three children: Mrs. Edith Florence Wintsell, who has two children, Marie Wintsell and Nora; Earl Jacob Prouse, now in France serving in the National Army. Mrs. Bertha Virginia Lovell has one son, Eugene Merrill Lovell. John Alva Rhoads lives on the old home place, married Maude Haines and has nine children: Mrs. Cecil Audrey (Smith), Florence Floyd, Clifford Clyde, Carmel, Fay, Jacob Carroll, Fay Carmel, Ruby Lee, Raymond, Lois Virginia and Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Dessie Allen De Armond, Deepwater, has two children: Goldie Fern and Dimple Violet. Mrs. Virginia Ann Woods lives in Deepwater. Mrs. Jettie Celeste Wilson, Deepwater, has one child, Leota. Harlan Francis, living on the Rhoads home place, married Gladys Holmes and has three children: Cleo Jacob, Opal Francis and Glenn, born July 4, 1918. Mr. Rhoads is a pronounced Democrat who has taken a more or less active part in political matters during his entire life. He was the first treasurer elected in Fairview township under the township organization and has filled several township offices. He is a director and president of the bank of Deepwater and assisted in the organization of this bank. He and Mrs. Rhoads are members of the Baptist Church. Prior to his election as president of the bank in 1917 Mr. Rhoads served several years as vice-president of the bank. It is a matter of history that A. M. Rhoads rebuilt Jackson's old water mill after the war and for a time it was operated by his oldest son until it passed into other hands. Jacob Rhoads recalls that the grinding of meal for the family table was done by tread-mill operated by "cow power." This mill was located southeast of Calhoun and he took corn there to be ground and remained all night. There was a "still" near this grist mill and the distiller would trade whiskey for corn, more whiskey being given in exchange for yellow corn than for white corn. In point of years of residence Jacob Rhoads is probably the oldest living pioneer settler in the southern part of Henry County. Despite his age he is energetic, well preserved and keeps well informed of daily happenings, taking a great interest in everything that is going on in the world. He believes that a man, especially a man who is getting old, should keep alive his interest in everything which happens and will thus prolong his life and live much more happily than otherwise. When a man begins to lose interest in things mundane, he is ready for the grave. In this case Jacob Rhoads has a long time yet to live and enjoy life. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================