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Catharine Rheindhardt Rhoads

Birth
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
7 Apr 1775 (aged 60–61)
Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Catharine was the wife of Henry Rhoads. After immigrating to Pennsylvania from Germany around 1737, she raised a large family with Henry living in modern-day Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the early 1760's. She outlived Henry, who died in 1774, probably by only a year or so; evidence. She was a member of the Seventh Day German Baptists (Dunkards).

Together they had 10 Children Gabriel, Henry, Barbara Rhoads Sills, Joseph, Susannah Rhoads Schweitzer, John, Jacob, Catherine Rhoads Severs, David and Daniel Rhoads being Twins.

Rhoads Cemetery ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cemetery was farmed over and destroyed

Henry RHOADS
d: April 07, 1774 in Ursina, Bedford Co., now Somerset Co., Buried at Rhoads Cemetery, Fact 1: Also known as Henry Senior Fact 2: Henry probably lived in Maryland and then settled in an area of Cumberland Co., PA which then became Turkeyfoot Twp., Bedford Co. and is now in modern time known as Somerset County. Fact 3: Perhaps he is buried in the Rhoads Cemetery, near Brooks Tunnel of B & O Railroad, Turkeyfoot Twnshp, Bedford Co. PA, now Somerset County. Fact 4: Will recorded in Will Book 1, page 5, at the Bedford County Court House, is dated January 28, 1774. Fact 5: Henry was a faithful member of the German Baptist Brethern Church, meetings were held at his Grist Mill until 1771 when his son Henry Jr. built the meetinghouse.
Catharine was the wife of Henry Rhoads. After immigrating to Pennsylvania from Germany around 1737, she raised a large family with Henry living in modern-day Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the early 1760's. She outlived Henry, who died in 1774, probably by only a year or so; evidence. She was a member of the Seventh Day German Baptists (Dunkards).

Together they had 10 Children Gabriel, Henry, Barbara Rhoads Sills, Joseph, Susannah Rhoads Schweitzer, John, Jacob, Catherine Rhoads Severs, David and Daniel Rhoads being Twins.

Rhoads Cemetery ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cemetery was farmed over and destroyed

Henry RHOADS
d: April 07, 1774 in Ursina, Bedford Co., now Somerset Co., Buried at Rhoads Cemetery, Fact 1: Also known as Henry Senior Fact 2: Henry probably lived in Maryland and then settled in an area of Cumberland Co., PA which then became Turkeyfoot Twp., Bedford Co. and is now in modern time known as Somerset County. Fact 3: Perhaps he is buried in the Rhoads Cemetery, near Brooks Tunnel of B & O Railroad, Turkeyfoot Twnshp, Bedford Co. PA, now Somerset County. Fact 4: Will recorded in Will Book 1, page 5, at the Bedford County Court House, is dated January 28, 1774. Fact 5: Henry was a faithful member of the German Baptist Brethern Church, meetings were held at his Grist Mill until 1771 when his son Henry Jr. built the meetinghouse.

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Her burial place is unknown and probably in a long lost family plot

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  • Created by: Sonia Glines
  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226230641/catharine-rhoads: accessed ), memorial page for Catharine Rheindhardt Rhoads (1714–7 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226230641, citing Rhoads Cemetery, Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sonia Glines (contributor 46968345).