Norman Sterling Rhodes

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Buried in California

Family/Spouse: Peggy Leota Baldwin. Peggy was born in PRIVATE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rickey Roy Rhodes was born in PRIVATE.
2. Randy Sterling Rhodes was born in PRIVATE.
3. Russell Jesse Rhodes was born in PRIVATE.

James married Mayme Neal. Mayme was born in PRIVATE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William was enlisted in the Confederate Army August 24, 1861 in Hallettsville, Texas by John W. Whitfield. According to the service record from General Services Administration in Washington, D.C., he rode his horse valued at $125.00 to Fort Smith, Arkansas, a distance of 650 miles to muster - in September 1861. He was wounded in his left leg at the Battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862, and had the leg amputated. He returned to Lavaca County and lived for several years. He died at Charco in Goliad County, Texas where he was buried.

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Buried near Charco, Goliad County, Texas

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Enlisted Conferdate Army Aug. 24, 1861 Hallettsville, Tx. by John W. Whitfield

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Wounded left leg at Battle of Iuke Sept. 19, 1862. Leg amputated.

William married Mary Ellen Kornegay Lockett about 1881. Mary was born on 16 Feb 1850; died on 19 Oct 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Information from the family Bible of Milledge Webster and Ann Rhode.
The 1850 census of Rankin County , Mississippi listed Daniel Rhode from South Carolina, age 46, Charity Rhode, South Carolina, age 35, William Rhode, age 19, Celia Rhode, age 17, Mary Rhode, age 15, David Rhode, age 13, John, age 12, Martha, age 9, Irena, age 8, Webster, age 6, Altazena, age 2, and Lawrence, age 1.
The 1860 census of Lavaca County, Texas listed: Daniel Rhode, 56, from South Carolina, Charity, 48, from South Carolina, John, 19, from Mississippi, Martha, 16, from Mississippi, Webster,14, from Mississippi, Lawrence, 11, from Mississippi, Jefferson, 7, from Mississippi.
The 1870 cencus from Lavaca County, Texas listed: Daniel Rhode, 63, from South Carolina, Charity,, 56, from South Carolina, John, 30, Webster, 24, Lawrence, 21, and Jefferson, 17.
There were eleven children.
Daniel and Charity and family, with many other families left Brandon, Mississippi by ox-wagon and settled in Karnes County, Texas in 1854. Two years later they settled in Lavaca County where they lived until they died. They are buried in the Shiloh Cemetery, a camp ground they helped organize and named for one the left in Mississippi.

Daniel married Charity Russell on 24 Nov 1829 in Rankin, MS. Charity (daughter of Jeremiah Russell and Mary Margaret (Polly) Rhodes) was born on 4 Feb 1814 in , , South Carolina; died on 11 Mar 1874 in , Lavaca, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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