Biography:  John Rhoads of Shade Township

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John Rhoads came to this township in 1773. He took up several tracts 
of land comprising about eleven hundred and fifty acres.
It was located on the north side of Gohn Run and extended northwest 
across the headwaters of Huskin's Run, although he did not
receive warrants for these tracts until 1792-93. Rhoads, a blacksmith 
by trade, built his log cabin home and a shop near the head
of Gohn Run. His second tract of land, Number 4046, lying near
the head of Huskin's Run, was known as "Rentland."