Florida Historical Society: Makers of America: an historical and biographical work by an able corps of writers: Volume 4. 1909; Florida Heritage Collection
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Pages 354-357
"George W. Rhodes, of Woodville, the elder of two brothers now engaged in the naval stores business in that section, is a native of the town where he does business, born on May 9, 1859. His father, Bricy F. Rhodes was a farmer who married Julia A. Starkweather. Josephus Starkweather, the father-in-law of B. F. Rhodes was of Scotch descent, born in Maine, moved to North Carolina in 1810, and to Leon County, Florida in 1837. The Rhodes family is of English descent, and there is some reason to believe that it took its name from the locality as Rode in Cheshire, England. Mr. Rhodes' immediate family goes back to General Woodhouse Rhodes, of Revolutionary fame. General Woodhouse Rhodes and a son John, born in Onslow County, North Carolina, who married May Ann House. This was somewhere about 1790. John Rhodes was thus the great-grandfather of our subject. Asa Rhodes, son of John, and grandfather of G. W. Rhodes, was born about 1791. He was twice married. His first wife was a Hatch, whom he married about 1813, and about 1820 he married Naomi Craft. He had three children by each wife, Bricy Farnsworth, father of G. W., being a son by the second wife. On the maternal side, Mr. Rhodes' grandmother was Martha Deal, who married Josephus Starkweather in North Carolina, and they moved to Florida in the territorial days. Bricy Farnsworth Rhodes was born September 16, 1827, and he married April 15, 1852, Julia Ann Starkweather. They had six sons and two daughters. He was a farmer, lived near Woodville, and died October 24, 1876. His widow survived him for thirty years.
Mother of 8
Digitized from original source held at University of South Florida Libraries
Pages 354-357
"George W. Rhodes, of Woodville, the elder of two brothers now engaged in the naval stores business in that section, is a native of the town where he does business, born on May 9, 1859. His father, Bricy F. Rhodes was a farmer who married Julia A. Starkweather. Josephus Starkweather, the father-in-law of B. F. Rhodes was of Scotch descent, born in Maine, moved to North Carolina in 1810, and to Leon County, Florida in 1837. The Rhodes family is of English descent, and there is some reason to believe that it took its name from the locality as Rode in Cheshire, England. Mr. Rhodes' immediate family goes back to General Woodhouse Rhodes, of Revolutionary fame. General Woodhouse Rhodes and a son John, born in Onslow County, North Carolina, who married May Ann House. This was somewhere about 1790. John Rhodes was thus the great-grandfather of our subject. Asa Rhodes, son of John, and grandfather of G. W. Rhodes, was born about 1791. He was twice married. His first wife was a Hatch, whom he married about 1813, and about 1820 he married Naomi Craft. He had three children by each wife, Bricy Farnsworth, father of G. W., being a son by the second wife. On the maternal side, Mr. Rhodes' grandmother was Martha Deal, who married Josephus Starkweather in North Carolina, and they moved to Florida in the territorial days. Bricy Farnsworth Rhodes was born September 16, 1827, and he married April 15, 1852, Julia Ann Starkweather. They had six sons and two daughters. He was a farmer, lived near Woodville, and died October 24, 1876. His widow survived him for thirty years.
Mother of 8
Florida Historical Society: Makers of America: an historical and biographical work by an able corps of writers: Volume 4. 1909; Florida Heritage Collection
Digitized from original source held at University of South Florida Libraries
Pages 354-357
"George W. Rhodes, of Woodville, the elder of two brothers now engaged in the naval stores business in that section, is a native of the town where he does business, born on May 9, 1859. His father, Bricy F. Rhodes was a farmer who married Julia A. Starkweather. Josephus Starkweather, the father-in-law of B. F. Rhodes was of Scotch descent, born in Maine, moved to North Carolina in 1810, and to Leon County, Florida in 1837. The Rhodes family is of English descent, and there is some reason to believe that it took its name from the locality as Rode in Cheshire, England. Mr. Rhodes' immediate family goes back to General Woodhouse Rhodes, of Revolutionary fame. General Woodhouse Rhodes and a son John, born in Onslow County, North Carolina, who married May Ann House. This was somewhere about 1790. John Rhodes was thus the great-grandfather of our subject. Asa Rhodes, son of John, and grandfather of G. W. Rhodes, was born about 1791. He was twice married. His first wife was a Hatch, whom he married about 1813, and about 1820 he married Naomi Craft. He had three children by each wife, Bricy Farnsworth, father of G. W., being a son by the second wife. On the maternal side, Mr. Rhodes' grandmother was Martha Deal, who married Josephus Starkweather in North Carolina, and they moved to Florida in the territorial days. Bricy Farnsworth Rhodes was born September 16, 1827, and he married April 15, 1852, Julia Ann Starkweather. They had six sons and two daughters. He was a farmer, lived near Woodville, and died October 24, 1876. His widow survived him for thirty years.
Mother of 8
Digitized from original source held at University of South Florida Libraries
Pages 354-357
"George W. Rhodes, of Woodville, the elder of two brothers now engaged in the naval stores business in that section, is a native of the town where he does business, born on May 9, 1859. His father, Bricy F. Rhodes was a farmer who married Julia A. Starkweather. Josephus Starkweather, the father-in-law of B. F. Rhodes was of Scotch descent, born in Maine, moved to North Carolina in 1810, and to Leon County, Florida in 1837. The Rhodes family is of English descent, and there is some reason to believe that it took its name from the locality as Rode in Cheshire, England. Mr. Rhodes' immediate family goes back to General Woodhouse Rhodes, of Revolutionary fame. General Woodhouse Rhodes and a son John, born in Onslow County, North Carolina, who married May Ann House. This was somewhere about 1790. John Rhodes was thus the great-grandfather of our subject. Asa Rhodes, son of John, and grandfather of G. W. Rhodes, was born about 1791. He was twice married. His first wife was a Hatch, whom he married about 1813, and about 1820 he married Naomi Craft. He had three children by each wife, Bricy Farnsworth, father of G. W., being a son by the second wife. On the maternal side, Mr. Rhodes' grandmother was Martha Deal, who married Josephus Starkweather in North Carolina, and they moved to Florida in the territorial days. Bricy Farnsworth Rhodes was born September 16, 1827, and he married April 15, 1852, Julia Ann Starkweather. They had six sons and two daughters. He was a farmer, lived near Woodville, and died October 24, 1876. His widow survived him for thirty years.
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