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Elizabeth Rhoads 1779–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1779

Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1855

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA

Father: Daniel Rhoads

Mother: Eva Foust

Spouse(s): John Gresham

Children(s): Jacob Gresham

Elizabeth Rhoads was born in 1779 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Daniel Rhoads And Eva Foust. In 1850, Elizabeth Rhoads resided in Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth Rhoads married John George Gresham, and had children including Jacob Gresham. Elizabeth Rhoads passed away in 1855 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Rhoads was born in 1779 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Daniel Rhoads And Eva Foust.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth Rhoads resided in Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA.
  • Elizabeth Rhoads married John George Gresham, and had children including Jacob Gresham.
  • Elizabeth Rhoads passed away in 1855 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA.

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Elizabeth Rhoads's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Rhoads
1779–1855
Birth Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Daniel Rhoads
1755–1838
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Eva Foust
1761–1792
Milford Park, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Henry Rhoads
1712–1774
Manheim, Erftkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catherine
1712–1774
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
John (Nicholas) Faust
1735–1814
Germany
Catherine Matheas
1735–1789
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Rhoads
1686–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Rhoads's Descendants

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Elizabeth Rhoads (6 Feb 1779–15 Aug 1855) m. John (George) Gresham (1775–5 Sep 1833)
  1. 1. Jacob Gresham 1811–1887 m. Polly Voils 1813–1854
    1. 1. Eliza (J) Grisham 1837–1913 m. Samuel Goldsmith 1832–
      1. 1. Jacob (Newton) Goldsmith 1866–1913 m. Fanny (Catherine) Walton 1872–1955
        1. 1. Nellie (Ina) Goldsmith 1902–1979 m. Garris (Rudolphus) Shepard 1896–1951
        2. 2. Dewey (V) Goldsmith 1899–1913
        3. 3. Grace (B) Goldsmith 1896–1988
        4. 4. Margaret Goldsmith 1908–
        5. 5. Eva (Pearl) Goldsmith 1888–1973 m. Frank Bundy 1887–1949
        6. 6. Carrie (Ola) Goldsmith 1888–1971 m. Charles (Edmond) Jean 1886–1961
        7. 7. Bertha (Hazel) Goldsmith 1894–1988
        8. 8. Otto (Nathan) Goldsmith 1890– m. Blanche Denny 1895–1914

Elizabeth Rhoads's Timeline

3 Records

1779
6 Feb 1779
Birth of Elizabeth Rhoads in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 71
Elizabeth Rhoads resided here in Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA
Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA
1855
15 Aug 1855
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Rhoads in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Posey, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M432_179; Page: 241A; Image: 302
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Posey, Washington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Posey, Washington, Indiana; Roll: M432_179; Page: 241A; Image: 302

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hardin
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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