Hillary Rhodes
Abt 1818 - 1877 (59 years)
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Name Hillary Rhodes Birth Abt 1818 Kentucky (probably Washington County) 
Gender Male Death 7 Mar 1877 Macoupin Co., IL. Patriarch & Matriarch 
Abraham Rhodes, b. Bef 1741, St. Mary's County, MDd. Between 19 Jul 1797 and 12 Sep 1797, St. Mary's County, MD (Age > 56 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth Cissell, b. Abt 4 Apr 1800, Washington County, Kentuckyd. Between 1832 and 1835 (Age 31 years) (Mother) Person ID I7804 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Robert Rhodes, b. 22 Jun 1802, St. Mary's County, Maryland d. 1862, Daviess County, Kentucky (Age 59 years)
Other Partners: Sarah Jane Austin m. 20 Oct 1848Mother Elizabeth Cissell, b. Abt 4 Apr 1800, Washington County, Kentucky d. Between 1832 and 1835 (Age 31 years) Marriage 19 Sep 1818 Washington County, Kentucky Notes - MOman254@aol.com wrote:
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>Correction:
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>The consent for Robert's marriage to Elizabeth reads as follows:
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>September 19th 1818
>Sir
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>you are hereby reqested to grant Licence to Robert Rhodes, Son of Cornelius Rhodes, to marry my Daughter Elizabeth Cecil given under my hand and seal Matthew Cissell (seal)
>To the Clk. of Washington County
>Teste Joseph Rogers (seal)
>Mildred Rhodes (seal)
Family ID F1079 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Rebecca Lake Family ID F2609 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 2 Matilda _____ Marriage 5 Oct 1869 Macoupin Co., IL. Family ID F16 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 3 Louisa Mattingly Marriage Abt 1836 Family ID F2792 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 4 Phebe A. Tibbitts Marriage Macoupin Co., IL. Family ID F3140 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
- MOman254@aol.com wrote:
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Notes - mdstmary@rootsweb.com
Jackie King wrote:
> Jerry -
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> Hillary Rhodes was a son of Robert Rhodes and Elizabeth Cissell. Hillary
> married as a second wife the widow of Benedict Sapp, Rebecca Lake. In 1906
> Rebecca filed for restoration of her widow's pension. A question arose over
> her marriage to Hillary and that resulted in a number of affadavits being
> filed from members of the Rhodes family but I think the most telling is from
> her own statement which she dictated.
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> "There were four sisters of Mr. Rhoads [Hillary Rhodes] in Marion County.
> Angeline was the wife of Nat Tandy, Hulda was the wife of Reason Mattingly,
> and Sallie was the wife of Ab Mattingly."
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> Later she says Harriett was single when she was married to Hillary Rhodes
> and was living with her sisters. The Harriett, daughter of Rachel Wedding,
> was married in 1858. Hillary and Rebecca were not married until 1866.
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> Rachel goes on to say this Harriet was a young woman at the time. I don't
> know if 30ish would be considered young or not. Your call. But I have to
> tell you in that day, based on other descriptions I have found, it would
> kind of surprise me.
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> Rachel also says that Hillary had several brothers who were all dead at the
> writing of the pension application. That was early 1907. The sons of
> Elizabeth Cissell were all dead by 1906. I'm not certain when the two sons
> of Rachel Wedding died but that could also be a factor.
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> Since the Wedding children and the child of Sarah Jane Bucher are living
> together as brothers and sisters in the later census - I have to lump them
> as the children of the same man - John R. Rhodes. I also have to wonder if
> the R stood for Robert - especially since one of the sons is named John
> Robert and if this man, like many of his neighbors, used his middle name to
> distinguish himself from other Rhodes in the neighborhood.
>
> Jackie
- mdstmary@rootsweb.com
