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Maria Lydia <I>Simms</I> Rhodes

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Maria Lydia Simms Rhodes

Birth
Rio, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death
16 Mar 1896 (aged 55)
Gates, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Gates, Custer County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Maria Lydia (Simms), wife of Edwin R. Rhodes & daughter of George David & Hester (Jones) Simms. A strong and brave woman! She cared for her sick sister Ann in Kansas, and later cared for her ailing sister Jane in Illinois. With no children of her own, she raised her sister Ann's five Sweeney children after Ann's death, as well as her husband's child by his first wife.
Maria Lydia (Simms), wife of Edwin R. Rhodes & daughter of George David & Hester (Jones) Simms. A strong and brave woman! She cared for her sick sister Ann in Kansas, and later cared for her ailing sister Jane in Illinois. With no children of her own, she raised her sister Ann's five Sweeney children after Ann's death, as well as her husband's child by his first wife.


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  • Maintained by: Nancy
  • Originally Created by: MLW
  • Added: Feb 24, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18042997/maria_lydia-rhodes: accessed ), memorial page for Maria Lydia Simms Rhodes (31 Mar 1840–16 Mar 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18042997, citing Gates Cemetery, Gates, Custer County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Nancy (contributor 46925401).