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Malinda (Linda) Dawson 1859–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1859

Birth Location: Henry District, Nicholas County, VA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1944

Death Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Alexander Dawson

Mother: Sarah Long

Spouse(s): Melziah Rhodes

Children(s): Bennett Rhodes, Minnie Rhodes, Thomas II, Sarah Rhodes, Chessie Rhodes, Isabella Rhodes, William Rhodes, Floyd Rhodes

Malinda (Linda) Dawson was born in 1859 in Henry District, Nicholas County, VA, the child of Alexander Barnett Dawson And Sarah Long. Malinda (Linda) Dawson married Melziah Rhodes, and had children including Bennett Rhodes, Chessie May Rhodes, Floyd Washington Rhodes, Isabella Rhodes, Minnie Jane Rhodes, Sarah Caroline Rhodes, Thomas H Rhodes Ii, William Wyatt Rhodes. Malinda (Linda) Dawson passed away in 1944 in Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Malinda (Linda) Dawson was born in 1859 in Henry District, Nicholas County, VA, the child of Alexander Barnett Dawson And Sarah Long.
  • Malinda (Linda) Dawson married Melziah Rhodes, and had children including Bennett Rhodes, Chessie May Rhodes, Floyd Washington Rhodes, Isabella Rhodes, Minnie Jane Rhodes, Sarah Caroline Rhodes, Thomas H Rhodes Ii, William Wyatt Rhodes.
  • Malinda (Linda) Dawson passed away in 1944 in Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Dawson
1806–1865
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
AD
Sarah Long
1822–
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
SL

Spouses(s)

Melziah Rhodes
1860–1944
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
MR

Children(s)

Bennett Rhodes
1883–1906
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
BR
Minnie Rhodes
1884–
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
MR
Thomas II
1885–
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
TI
Sarah Rhodes
1888–1997
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
SR
Chessie Rhodes
1895–1975
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
CR
Isabella Rhodes
1880–
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
IR
William Rhodes
1887–1970
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
WR
Floyd Rhodes
1893–1940
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
FR

Malinda Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Malinda Dawson
1859–1944
Birth Place: Henry District, Nicholas County, VA
Parents
Alexander Barnett Dawson
1806–1865
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Sarah Long
1822–
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Malinda Dawson's Descendants

1.
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Malinda ((Linda)) Dawson (12 Mar 1859–13 Feb 1944) m. Melziah Rhodes (28 Aug 1860–14 Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Bennett Rhodes 1883–1906 m. Madora (Edith) Butcher 1884–1934
    1. 1. Orville (Bennett) Rhodes 1905–1968
  2. 2. Minnie (Jane) Rhodes 1884–
  3. 3. Thomas (H. Rhodes) II 1885–
  4. 4. Sarah (Caroline) Rhodes 1888–1997
  5. 5. Chessie (May) Rhodes 1895–1975 m. Jacob Smith 1912–1920 m. George (Fleetwood) Shaffer 1895–1990 m. Clyde White 1897–
    1. 1. Lynn White 1924–
    2. 2. Eugene White 1923–
  6. 6. Isabella Rhodes 1880– m. William (Addison) Davis 1874–1966
  7. 7. William (Wyatt) Rhodes 1887–1970 m. Mary (Ellen (Pitt)) Simmons 1889–1979
    1. 1. Wilber (Wyatt) Rhodes 1924–
    2. 2. Warren (Harding) Rhodes 1920–
    3. 3. Blanche (Mabel) Rhodes 1909–1931 m. Namen Cruikshank 1891–1975
      1. 1. Rodney (Cecil) Cruikshank 1928–2005
    4. 4. Oscar (Floyd) Rhodes 1925–2000
    5. 5. Weldon (Ray) Rhodes 1916–1928
    6. 6. Nelson Rhodes 1917–
    7. 7. Maysel (Malinda) Rhodes 1910– m. Clarence Walker 1910–1995
    8. 8. Chessie (Edna) Rhodes 1918– m. James (Lee) Samples 1917–1977
      1. 1. Ronald (Gene "Ramp") Samples 1940–2005
      2. 2. Glenn (Lee) Samples 1937–2008
      3. 3. Infant ((Girl)) Samples 1946–1946
    9. 9. Inis ((Inez) Mamie) Rhodes 1912– m. Virgil Perdue 1908–
    10. 10. Lee (Webster) Rhodes 1914–2003 m. Maycle (Marie Eagle) Samples 1925– m. Virginia (Eugenia) Holcomb 1919–1989
    11. 11. Mary (Madlyn) Rhodes 1922–2017 m. Rollin (Hampton) Gardner 1920–2001
  8. 8. Floyd (Washington) Rhodes 1893–1940 m. Mamie Parsons 1896–1939
    1. 1. Luetta Rhodes 1918– m. Garland Hensley 1914–

Malinda Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1859
12 Mar 1859
Birth of Malinda (Linda) Dawson in Henry District, Nicholas County, VA
Henry District, Nicholas County, VA
1944
13 Feb 1944
Age 85
Death of Malinda (Linda) Dawson in Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Henry District, Nicholas County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
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