| Rhoda McMullen | |
| Birth Date: | May 13, 1833 in Belmont County, Ohio |
| Death Date: | June 01, 1913 in Conway Springs, Sumner, Kansas |
| Parents: | Joseph McMullen and Mary Young |
| Married: | James Crews on August 03, 1851 in Monroe Co., Iowa |
| Rhoda, born at Belmont County, Ohio, died at Conway Springs,
Kansas of ptomaine poisoning by eating canned corn. She moved to Albia, Iowa with
her parents in 1837. Her mother, Mary was from the Dunkard faith, and 2 pictures of Rhoda
show her wearing the old Dunkard type clothing.Rhoda moved from Iowa in 1877. Came to Sumner County by
covered wagon 608 miles. Settled in school land near Austin, Kansas. One day
when she was 4 years old, about 4 pm she and her sisters went to look for eggs. She
followed her sisters and became lost in the woods. She was found the next day asleep by a
log. Her Grandfather (Mary Young's father) carried bread in his pocket knowing she would
be hungry when she was found. He was of English and Scotish and PA Dutch extraction. He
was a cobbler.
Source: Esther Ellen Griwsold Loy family bible |
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The children of Rhoda and James are: |
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| . | Name |
Birth | Death |
| 1 | Sarah | Jan 1854 | ? |
| 2 | Mary Ann | Jan 24, 1857 | Apr 10, 1897 |
| 3 | James Ellison | Jul 25, 1858 | Dec 26, 1915 |
| 4 | John Ezra | Jul 25, 1858 | 1933 |
| 5 | Nancy Emily | Dec 02, 1860 | Aug 25, 1936 |
| 6 | George Marion | Nov 07, 1862 | May 27, 1911 |
| 7 | Lydia Arilla | Jan 1864 | ? |
| 8 | Rhoda Jane | Nov 16, 1867 | 1956 |
| 9 | Dollie Ellen | Sep 25, 1870 | Feb 10, 1958 |
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