Doris, I have a Rhodes marry into my Ayres line in Coryell County. This is all I have on him, but more on her line: Descendants of Jake Rhoades Generation No. 1 1. JAKE1 RHOADES1,2 was born 1883 in Texas3,4, and died 19614. He married MYRTLE LEE AYRES5,6, daughter of ROBERT AYRES and MARY MARSHALL. She was born March 21, 1889 in Grimes County, Texas6, and died February 07, 1966 in Coryell County, Texas7. Children of JAKE RHOADES and MYRTLE AYRES are: i. CHARLEY2 RHOADES8, b. Abt. 19108. ii. RUBY RHOADES8, b. Abt. 19128. iii. WESLEY RHOADES8, b. Abt. 19148. iv. JEWELL RHOADES8, b. Abt. 19178. v. JAKE N. RHOADES JR.9, b. June 25, 19199; d. April 22, 19679; m. WILLIE D. ?10; b. September 06, 191010; d. February 17, 199210. More About JAKE N. RHOADES JR.: Burial: Aft. April 22, 1967, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas11 Military service: Bet. 1941 - 1945, Texas T. Sgt. Co. L 5 Infantry during World War II11 More About WILLIE D. ?: Burial: Aft. February 17, 1992, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas12. Endnotes 1. Census - 1920 Coryell County, Texas, (February 14, 1920; ED 60; Prect. #5). 2. Tombstone - Jake Rhoades, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. 3. Census - 1920 Coryell County, Texas, (February 14, 1920; ED 60; Prect. #5). 4. Tombstone - Jake Rhoades, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. 5. Texas Department of Health, Death Records, Texas, (1864-1998), "Electronic." 6. Census - 1920 Coryell County, Texas, (February 14, 1920; ED 60; Prect. #5). 7. Texas Department of Health, Death Records, Texas, (1864-1998), "Electronic." 8. Census - 1920 Coryell County, Texas, (February 14, 1920; ED 60; Prect. #5). 9. Tombstone - Jake N. Rhoades Jr., Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. 10. Tombstone - Willie D. ?/Rhoades, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. 11. Tombstone - Jake N. Rhoades Jr., Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. 12. Tombstone - Willie D. ?/Rhoades, Restland Cemetery; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas. Darlene, Native Texan, in Illinois mdgdevries@worldnet.att.net Researching: Adams, Ayres, Baird, Barnett, Bilyeu, Brown, Brumley, Butler, De Vries, Doggett, Dykstra, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Harmsen, Kooinga, Kuiper, Lang, Lassiter, Nichols, Prince, Reitsma, Stallworth, Stone, Waddell, Witterhold, and many branches from these. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AuntyDo@aol.com> To: <TXCORYEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:34 AM Subject: [TXCORYEL] Vandiver(Vandever etc) Rhoads (Rhoades,Roads,Rhodes)Welch, Weatherford > Hi: > > I am researching Vandiver and Rhoads in Coryel Co TX, Tippah Co. MS, Giles > and Lawrence and Wayne Co.. TN.Anderson Co SC and Fairfax Co VA, Prince > George Co MD. Etc, Etc. I also believe some of the Welch desendents migrated > to Coryel and Mclennan Co Tx. > > My. Ancestors... > Elisha Vandiver Married H. Lucinda Melton... Lawrence or Wayne Co. Tn. > Their daughter Hettie Lucinda Vandiver married Felix Murray Rhoads in Tippah > Co Ms in 1866. Their daughter, My Great Grandmother Sally Josephine Rhoads > married Luther Spratt Weatherford in 1890 in Faulkner co Ar. Elisha was a > Freewill Baptist Minister, he died in TN. Lucinda died in Prentiss Co MS and > is buried there. Hettie's brothers, Carlisle Graves Vandiver and Charles > Mack also re-located to Texas. Hettie and Felix came in the 1870's and I > think Carlisle came before the Civil War. Felix was in the 19th MS infantry > and was captured and paroled in Maryland in 1865. Elisha's parents were > George H. Vandiver and Ascenith Welch. George H's father, Edward Vandiver > was a Patriot in the Revolutionary war. He served in South Carolina. If my > research is correct, and I think it is, Ascenith's parents were William C. > Welch and Jane Elizabeth Hembree. Williams father Nicholas Welch served as a > Major in the British Army from North Carolina. I think Felix Murrays > parents were William Roads and Polly Elizabeth Armour. Polly parents would be > Davis Wiley Armour and Polly Elizabeth Lively. I do have some basis for this > belief. > > Would love to exchange information with anyone. I am especially interested > in a Biography of Carlisle. I found it mentioned on the Gen Forum but did > not give the source. I welcome any and all additions and corrections on > this information. > Doris Cook Dodson auntydo@aol.com > > > >