Thank you so much for what you have written. It's more than I even hoped for. I found one other bit tonight and perhaps you can help identify the cemetery. We have pictures of the funeral but don't know the cemetery or where it is. We have a letter written on Feb. 28, 1930 by L. W. Rhodes, of Rhodes and Sloan, Managers, Interstate Life and Accident Co. office at 518 Volunteer Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee. L.W. Rhodes wrote it to his uncle Bob Rhodes in LaGrande, Oregon, to report that “Papa died on February 9th.”…“He had been sick for nearly a year with cancer.” L.W. Rhodes reported to his uncle that "Papa" had been buried near “the old home place in South Pittsburg. The Cemetery is on the hill west of this little village.” He said "Papa" had been hospitalized in Chattanooga for four weeks. Can you see in the census who Papa was? And the cemetery where he is buried? Is there an obituary I could get from somewhere? Thank you, thank you, thank you. Frank Falls Church, VA **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Unless I'm mistaken on this, I believe the L.W. Rhodes you mention from the letter is Lawrence Wesley Rhodes -- Bill Mc mentioned him in his earlier e-mail. If that is the case, then "Papa" would refer to William W. Rhodes and he is buried in Patton (Annex) Cemetery in So. Pittsburg. I show W.W. Rhodes married Melvina Harris on Aug. 21, 1887 in Marion Co. by William O. Patton, Justice of Peace. Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM, <Sellersgen@aol.com> wrote: > > Thank you so much for what you have written. It's more than I even hoped > for. > I found one other bit tonight and perhaps you can help identify the > cemetery. We have pictures of the funeral but don't know the cemetery or > where it > is. > We have a letter written on Feb. 28, 1930 by L. W. Rhodes, of Rhodes and > Sloan, Managers, Interstate Life and Accident Co. office at 518 Volunteer > Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee. L.W. Rhodes wrote it to his uncle Bob > Rhodes in > LaGrande, Oregon, to report that "Papa died on February 9th."…"He had been > sick for nearly a year with cancer." L.W. Rhodes reported to his uncle > that > "Papa" had been buried near "the old home place in South Pittsburg. The > Cemetery is on the hill west of this little village." He said "Papa" had > been > hospitalized in Chattanooga for four weeks. > Can you see in the census who Papa was? And the cemetery where he is > buried? Is there an obituary I could get from somewhere? > Thank you, thank you, thank you. > Frank > Falls Church, VA > > > > > **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no > soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. > Betty McBee - list administrator-- macbetty2@peoplepc.com > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNMARION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just a few more notes for you: The uncle Lawrence W. Rhodes wrote to in 1930 was Joseph Robert Rhodes. He was the brother of William W. Rhodes. >From the 1880 Marion Co., TN census....their parents were: Absalom V. Rhodes b. 1839 in TN Sarah Rhodes b. 1844 in NC William W. - age 14 Mary E. - age 13 John T. - age 11 Alice L. - age 9 James W. - age 8 Martha - age 7 Louise - age 5 Joseph R. - age 2 Hope this helps! Donna ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM, <Sellersgen@aol.com> wrote: > > Thank you so much for what you have written. It's more than I even hoped > for. > I found one other bit tonight and perhaps you can help identify the > cemetery. We have pictures of the funeral but don't know the cemetery or > where it > is. > We have a letter written on Feb. 28, 1930 by L. W. Rhodes, of Rhodes and > Sloan, Managers, Interstate Life and Accident Co. office at 518 Volunteer > Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee. L.W. Rhodes wrote it to his uncle Bob > Rhodes in > LaGrande, Oregon, to report that "Papa died on February 9th."…"He had been > sick for nearly a year with cancer." L.W. Rhodes reported to his uncle > that > "Papa" had been buried near "the old home place in South Pittsburg. The > Cemetery is on the hill west of this little village." He said "Papa" had > been > hospitalized in Chattanooga for four weeks. > Can you see in the census who Papa was? And the cemetery where he is > buried? Is there an obituary I could get from somewhere? > Thank you, thank you, thank you. > Frank > Falls Church, VA > > > > > **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no > soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. > Betty McBee - list administrator-- macbetty2@peoplepc.com > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNMARION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message