John S. Rhodes

Abt 1786 - Abt 1824  (~ 38 years)

• Name	John S. Rhodes
  Birth	Abt 1786	Hampshire County, [West] Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1824	Bellefontaine, Logan County, OH
  Person ID	I6	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	William Rhodes,   b. 1745, VA d. 22 Aug 1825, Urbana, Champaign County, OH (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah,   b. Between 1766 and 1770   d. Aft 20 Oct 1831 (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	1785-1788	Hampshire County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Johnston,   b. Abt 1797, VA
  Marriage	22 Mar 1817	Champaign County, OH
  Children	1. Minerva Rhodes,   b. Abt 1817, Champaign County, OH + 2. Nelson Rhodes,   b. 24 Oct 1817, Urbana, Champaign County, OH d. 19 Sep 1878, Urbana, Champaign County, OH (Age 60 years)   3. James Rhodes,   b. Abt 1819, Urbana, Champaign County, OH d. Abt 1845, Urbana, Champaign County, OH (Age ~ 26 years)
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  John was a merchant in Urbana, Champaign County, Oh. from about 1817-1822 and in Bellefontaine, Logan County, OH, from about 1822 till his death. He mentioned in "The History of Champaign and Logan Counties, from their first settlemet:" by Joshua Antrim, 1872, page 270, listed as one of Champaign County first electors in 1 811. Also in "History of Logan County and Ohio" by O.L. Baskin & County, Historical Publishers", 1880, page 338, "William Scott built a two-story log house...... He there kept the first tavern in town. This he soon sold to John Rhodes, of Urb ana, who kept the first stock of merchandise in Bellefontaine." In the book "History of Champaign County" by Unigraphic Pul., 1881, John Rhodes is mentioned as Urbana township Clerk in 1815. In going over early town records of Urbana, OH, the re is found that John Rhodes was a town Trustee as early as 1816. Record Book 10 pg 90 Filed Oct 2 1827 Partition William H Fyffe vs William Glenn, Nelson Rhodes, james Rhodes and Minerva Rhodes On 22 Mar 1817 William Ward converyed In-lots 6 and 7 and Out-lot 4 in Urbana to Fyffe, Glenn and John Rhodes. John Rhodes died leaving Nelson Rhodes, James Rhodes and Minerva Rhodes as heirs, all of Logan Co and Elisha Tabor was appointed guard ian ad litem. The appraisers were Adam Mosgrove, Edmund B Cavalier and Daniel Helmick, who divided the lots on 9 Feb 1828 Champaign Co, Guardianship & Indentures Vol 1 pg 216 22 April 1833 Israel hamilton gdn of Nelson Rhodes 15yr; james Rhodes 14yrs, children and minor heirs of John Rhodes, dec'd. Surities Samuel Taylor and William Vance.