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Melvin Monroe Rhodes 1896–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1896

Birth Location: Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1957

Death Location: McLennan, Texas, United States

Father: Charles Rhodes

Mother: Sarah Swanner

Spouse(s): Ethel Vinzant

Children(s): Lucille Rhodes, Elmer Rhodes, Mary Rhodes, Esther Harnett

Melvin Monroe Rhodes was born in 1896 in Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Augustus Rhodes And Sarah Margaret Sallie Swanner. In 1940, Melvin Monroe Rhodes resided in J P # 8, Limestone, Texas, USA. Melvin Monroe Rhodes married Ethel Vinzant, and had children including Elmer M Rhodes, Esther Muzette Rhodes Harnett, Lucille Juanita Rhodes, Mary Marguerite Rhodes. Melvin Monroe Rhodes passed away in 1957 in McLennan, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Melvin Monroe Rhodes was born in 1896 in Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Augustus Rhodes And Sarah Margaret Sallie Swanner.
  • In 1940, Melvin Monroe Rhodes resided in J P # 8, Limestone, Texas, USA.
  • Melvin Monroe Rhodes married Ethel Vinzant, and had children including Elmer M Rhodes, Esther Muzette Rhodes Harnett, Lucille Juanita Rhodes, Mary Marguerite Rhodes.
  • Melvin Monroe Rhodes passed away in 1957 in McLennan, Texas, United States.

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Melvin Rhodes's Ancestors

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Melvin Rhodes
1896–1957
Birth Place: Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Augustus Rhodes
1873–1951
Alabama
Sarah (Margaret Sallie) Swanner
1878–1960
Moffet, Bell, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Frances (Marion) Swanner
1848–1939
Alabama, USA
Margaret (Mary Ann "Maggie") Music
1854–1900
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Amos Swanner
1823–1906
Margaret Davis
1829–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Swanner
1801–1885
Elizabeth Leggett
1805–1832
William Davis
1787–1862
Elizabeth Gardner
1809–1900

Melvin Rhodes's Descendants

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Melvin (Monroe) Rhodes (08 Mar 1896–21 Mar 1957) m. Ethel Vinzant (abt 1896–)
  1. 1. Lucille (Juanita) Rhodes 1925–2008
  2. 2. Elmer (M) Rhodes 1918–2001
  3. 3. Mary (Marguerite) Rhodes 1924–2009
  4. 4. Esther (Muzette Rhodes) Harnett 1919–2012

Melvin Rhodes's Timeline

3 Records

1896
08 Mar 1896
Birth of Melvin Monroe Rhodes in Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA
Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 44
Melvin Monroe Rhodes resided here in J P # 8, Limestone, Texas, USA
J P # 8, Limestone, Texas, USA
1957
21 Mar 1957
Age 61
Death of Melvin Monroe Rhodes in McLennan, Texas, United States
McLennan, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Llano, Robertson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Limestone, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04095; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 147-30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P # 8, Limestone, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Limestone, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04095; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 147-30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sh, Limestone, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Limestone, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04095; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 147-30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1957
    Event Place: McLennan, Texas, United States

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