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Gus M. Rhodes

Male 1894 - 1989  (95 years)


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  • Name Gus M. Rhodes  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 21 Apr 1894  Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Aug 1989  Panola County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • When he registered for the draft during World War I, he was listed as Gus M. Rhodes, single, and farming for himself in Timpson, Texas. He was born in Washington, GA on 21 Apr 1894, and had served for three years in the Texas National Guard. He was described as of medium heighth and build, with gray eyes and light colored hair.

      In 1930, Gus M. Rhodes, age 36 born in Georgia, was living in Wichita Falls, Texas and working as a Rig Builder in the Petroleum industry. He was listed with (first wife?) Ludie M. Rhodes, also age 36 and born in Louisiana, along with two children, Leona, age 11 and Ben, age 9. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: 2408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1114.0; FHL microfilm: 2342142

      Gus and Ludie appear to have divorced, as she can be found on FindAGrave as Ludie M. Rhodes, 1893-1986, buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. (Find A Grave Memorial# 20394424). Links to her at Ancestry.com show her maiden name to have been McFadden, but this has not been verified.
    Person ID I46768  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 20 May 2016 

    Family Carrie M. McLemore,   b. 19 Dec 1896, Dayton, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1990, Panola County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1935  [5
    Family ID F13965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 May 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Aug 1989 - Panola County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 92712107 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas; Roll: 2408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 1114.0; FHL microfilm: 2342142 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    4. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 92712107, engraved on their double marker as "Married 25 Dec 1935" (Reliability: 3).