According to the 1900 extracts of the Catawba Co. Census created by Jan Richardson: Rhoda V. Poovy wife of John W. was born May 1868 the following notation appears: John W. Poovy age 24 is the son of David Setzer and Polly Poovy and he married 8 June 1890 Rhoda Campbell age 22 daughter of Wesley and Rosannah. Living in the household of John W and Rhoda V. Poovy in this 1900 census is Rosaner Campbell who was born in Dec of 1837 and who is a widow aged 62 and also living there is one of her sons Vance Campbell who was born June 1880 and is 19. In the 1880 census of Catawba County there are: Web (or Wes) Campbell age 55 with wife Rosanna age 50 and the following children: Enos age 24, James age 22, Polly age 20, Daniel age 15, Rody (Rhoda) age 11, Robert age 8 and Isabella age 6. Either this is a different family or sombody made a royal mess of what they told about it. If Rhoda was taken in by Manuel Cline it would have been after Web Campbell died which was after Rhoda was 11 years old. It would appear by the census that she was not born out of wedlock since she appears as #5 in a family of 7. The cemetery record for Rhoda's father should be available. I will be happy to provide the rest of the info about them from the records I have, should you want that. Contact me at my own email address. Agnes EC From: "Sally & Carroll" <> >Subject: [CATAWBA-WEST] Surname POOVEY, CAMEL and PATE >Hello List > >I have been ask to find information on a RHODA CAMEL who was born out of >wedlock about 1870 in Catawba County. She was taken in by Manuel Cline and >raised in his family. Her father was a Dr. her mother worked for. She >might have been Indian. She married John William Poovey and had a son >Perry David Poovey in 1900. > >Sally > > >--------------------------------