Rhodes,Oreon Staples, MD, subject, of E. Stroudesburg, Monroe County The first of this name came from Germany prior to the Rev, and according to good authority, settled in PA. The records of the early history are very meager, and although the great-great-great-grandfather of our subejct was killed in the battle of Brandywine, his name was not known. Jacob Rhodes, son of this worthy patriot was born and reared near Bethlehem, he married and had several children. Adam Rhodes, the second son of Jacob, was born near Bethlehem, and remained there until his marriage to Catharine "Beasecker", a native of that locality. Later he moved to Hamilton township, Monroe County, then Northampton. His death occured in 1846 in the home of his son, Jacob, in Stroud township, and his wife died in Feb, 1864, aged 86. They had 9 children; Adam, Nancy, Abraham, John, Leah, Thomas W., Rachel, Jacob, and Eliza. Thomas W., was born Aug 10, 1811 in Hamilton township. On Jan 14, 1836, he married Mary Anna Heller, d/o Solomon and Mary (Benninger) Heller. She died Jan 4, 1853, and he married 2nd to Catharine Keller, who was born Dec 24, 1822, d/o Peter and Elizabeth (Heller) Keller, and granddaughter of Joseph and Mary (Andrews) Keller. By his first married he had 8 children; Sydenham H., 1837, Charles L., Merion W., 1841, Ellen A., 1843, Edward H., 1845, George H., 1847, Martha S. 1849, and Johnson S., 1851. By the second, thee were 6 children; Steward, 1854, Erwin J., 1856, Mary M. and Jennie L., 1860, Anna C., 1863, and Milford F. 1866 Charles l., was born May 23, 1839, in Cherry Valley, Monroe Co. He married Mary Staples, and they had 2 children, Oreon Staples and Clare, wife of W. B. Eilenberger. Oreon S. Rhodes was born in Stroudsburg, Jan 31, 1863. Dr. Rhodes married in 1887 Ellen Kings. Keller Church (Stroudsburg) aka German Refomred Church, Salem Reformed, Peter Heller's graveyard. Among the family names on the tombstones here are Brotzman/Brutzman, Chamberlain, Drake, Fellenecer/Fellenser, Fatherman, Frederick, Gress, Heller, Hinton, Hohenschildt/Hogenshilt/Hogenschild, Houser, Keller, Rhodes, Shook and Swink. Best Wishes, Geri