Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Edith May Myers
Ancestors of Edith May Myers
10.Frederick Rhoades, born Abt. 1794 in Pennsylvania.He married 11. Anna May April 22, 1817 in Lisbon, Columbiana Co. Ohio.
11.Anna May, born July 02, 1797 in Biglervile Twp. Adams Co. Pennsylvania.She was the daughter of Jacob May and Sophia Rummel.
Notes for Frederick Rhoades:
He used two canes to walk; a "heavy-set" man.He loved to tease people, good-natured.Mentioned in a poem by a unknown family member.
He fought in the War of 1812, a short time.
They were married by Peter Moneysmith.
Sources:Newspaper article from Stanton, Michigan about Samuel Rhoades, Marriage Record, LDS-Barry E. Stotts.
Notes for Anna May:
She was a "nice-looking" woman and very tiny.Mentioned in a poem by a unknown family member.
LDS has her birth date different than Peggy Grant-August 29, 1798, also in Ross Co. Ohio.
She is also listed as being born at Washington Twp. Franklin Co. Pennsylvania.
Sources:Poem by William B. Myers, Peggy Grant, LDS.
More About Anna May:
Baptism: September 16, 1797, Bender's Church, Butler Twp. York Co. Pennsylvania
Children of Frederick Rhoades and Anna May are:
| i. | unknown Rhoades, married Sherman Blocker. | |||
| 5 | ii. | Elizabeth Rhoades, born August 12, 1822 in Pennsylvania; died January 28, 1904 in Fairfield Twp. Lenawee Co. Michigan; married Samuel Myers December 12, 1839 in Norton, Summit Co. Ohio. | ||
| iii. | Samuel S. Rhoades, born October 16, 1832 in Stark Co. Ohio; died July 06, 1906 in Carlin, Elko Co. Nevada; married Maria June Allen November 07, 1860 in Fairfield Twp. Lenawee Co. Michigan; born May 16, 1844 in Fairfield Twp. Lenawee Co. Michigan; died December 03, 1923 in Stanton, Montcalm Co. Michigan. |
| Notes for Samuel S. Rhoades: He lived in Hydesville, Humboldt Co. California. He was married to Maria Allen at "Baker's Corner's" Fairfield, Michigan. This must be the Myer's farm on Baker Hwy. He would go out to California because of an "itch" for gold.He would go out there for awhile and then come back. He often went to the gold fields in California and was on his way back to Michigan when he died.Family lore says he had been robbed and killed there. A letter received from Northeastern Nevada Museum, (Marsha Browning) It reads:The Weekly Independent, Friday, July 6, 1906:Samuel Roads, a passenger on No. 6;Tuesday night, disappeared from the train, a short distance from Carlin.He was missed by the conductor, who wired back from Elko, that a search be made for the missing man.Late on the afternoon of the 4th, Roads was found lying near the railroad track about a mile and a quarter east of Carlin.His neck and left leg were broken and his face and hands were badly bruised.The deceased held a railroad ticket from Healdsburg, California to Stanton, Michigan.Constable McAdams wired to Stanton, Michigan and received word to have the remains shipped there.Undertaker Keyser went to Carlin yesterday and prepared the body for shipment here.It arrived on No. 4 this morning and will be held here until tomorrow night, when it will be shipped east.It is not known whether Roads jumped or fell from the train.An inquest(note: No formal inquest was found in Elko County through courthouse records) was held at Carlin and the verdict was that the deceased came to his death accidently.He was an elderly man." He was a Civil War Veteran:Co. E, 4th Michigan Infantry, age 31, home was Fairfield, Michigan; He fought at Murfreesboro, and was given an honorable discharge at Detroit, Michigan, 1866. He would go to Northern California for 18 years on a count of his health. Sources:1900 Humboldt Co. California Census, Carol Bailey from the internet (Gr-Grandfather Lewis Rhoades). |
| More About Samuel S. Rhoades: Burial: Crystal Michigan Cementery, Montcalm Co. Michigan |
| Notes for Maria June Allen: Sources:Carol Bailey-she has copy of death certificate. |
| More About Maria June Allen: Burial: Crystal Michigan Cementery, Montcalm Co. Michigan Cause of Death: Bronchitis |
| iv. | Frederick Rhoades, born June 28, 1824 in Pennsylvania; died June 28, 1916 in Hydesville, Humbolt Co. California; married Lucinda Ross March 25, 1857 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co. Indiana; born April 25, 1840 in Huntertown, Allen Co. Indiana; died April 06, 1920 in Hydesville, Humbolt Co. California. |
| Notes for Frederick Rhoades: Sources:LDS-Barry E. Stotts, 929 N. Elm Ave. Santa Maria, California, 93458, Helen Rhoades. |
| More About Frederick Rhoades: Burial: June 30, 1916, Hydesville and Fortuna Cementery, Humbolt Co. California |
| More About Lucinda Ross: Burial: April 08, 1920, Hydesville and Fortuna Cementery, Humbolt Co. California |
| v. | Ann Eliza Rhoades, born Abt. 1840 in Ohio. |
12.Matthias Gross, born Abt. 1780.He was the son of Johann Jacob Grosz and Magdalena Hartzell.He married 13. Maria Magdalena.
13.Maria Magdalena, born Abt. 1782.
Children of Matthias Gross and Maria Magdalena are:
| i. | Oliver E. Gross, died 1880; married (1) Amanda; married (2) Harriet F. Lake April 30, 1845 in Portage Co. Ohio. | |||
| 6 | ii. | Augustus Gross, born March 08, 1815; died November 02, 1847 in Salisbury Twp. Lehigh Co. Pennsylvania; married Sarah Anna Messer. | ||
| iii. | Mary Gross, born Abt. 1819; married Charles Durn; born June 26, 1817 in Bucks Co. Pennsylvania. |
| Notes for Charles Durn: He was listed as a laborer. Spousers for his Christening were Peter and Catherine Ziegenfuss. He wanted to move west; but his wife would only go as far as Ohio (from Pennsylvania) Sources:1850 Lower Saucon Twp. Northampton Co. Pennsylvania, Schwenk, Moyer, Stout, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw, and Allied Families of PA by Thera at Rootsweb, letters from Charles Durn to Anna Gross. |
| More About Charles Durn: Christened: September 21, 1817, Tohickon Reformer Church |
15.Anna Catharine Nicholas
| Notes for Anna Catharine Nicholas: Sources:1850 Bethlehem Twp. Northampton Co. Pennsylvania. |
Children of John Messer and Anna Nicholas are:
| i. | Elizabeth Messer, born May 21, 1804. | |||
| ii. | Samuel Messer, born December 14, 1805 in Nockamixon Twp. Bucks Co. Pennsylvania; married (1) Elizabeth Snyder; born May 25, 1812 in Lehigh Co. Pennsylvania; died 1908 in Ohio; married (2) Mary Ann; born Abt. 1810; died July 13, 1853. | |||
| iii. | Charles Messer, born April 13, 1807. | |||
| iv. | Lorentz Messer, born February 01, 1809 in Pennsylvania; married Mary Ann 1832; born 1814 in Pennsylvania. |
| Notes for Lorentz Messer: His birth year is also listed as 1813. Sources:McMinn,Stout, Miles, Lawing Tree-Genealogy recorded at Rootsweb.This is Barbara McMinn's. |
| Notes for Mary Ann: She was living with Sarah Messer-Gross-Miller and husband Jonathan Miller in Norton, Summit Co. Ohio in 1880. Sources:1880 Norton, Summit Co. Ohio Census. |
| v. | Mary Messer, born August 19, 1810. |
| Notes for Mary Messer: She lived in Lower Sancon Twp., Northampton Co. Pennsylvania.Her husbandwanted to move West; Kansas or Nebraska (where Henry Gross had told him there was good farm land).His wife wanted him only move as far as Ohio.This mentioned in a letter dated March 17, 1879. Sources:Letters to Sarah Gross, LDS. |
| vi. | Catharine Messer, born March 11, 1812. | |||
| vii. | Michael Messer, born August 26, 1813 in Pennsylvania; married Lydia; born Abt. 1821 in Pennsylvania. |
| Notes for Michael Messer: Sources:1880 Lebanon, Clinton Co. Michigan. |
| viii. | Anna Messer, born December 19, 1818. | |||
| ix. | Margaret Messer, born February 27, 1821. | |||
| 7 | x. | Sarah Anna Messer, born October 13, 1822 in Nockamixon Twp. Bucks Co. Pennsylvania; died July 23, 1901; married (1) Augustus Gross; married (2) Jonathan Jonas Miller September 04, 1859 in Summit Co. Ohio. | ||
| xi. | Levi Messer, born February 25, 1823. |