EdensNotes.htm

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Jesse Edens
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Dorothy Wells Davis
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Page Updated 21 Jun 2009

The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc. -- John M. Gwin, May 2009

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An Outline of the Known Family

22.00--Jesse Edens, b. ca. 1778 [listed as Jessee Edens, age 72, in the 14 Nov 1850 census of Dist. 29, Kanawha Co., VA]; d. unk.; m. unk. date/place to Dorothy Wells Davis (b. ca. 1782 [listed as Dorothy Edens, age 68, in the 14 Nov 1850 census of Dist. 29, Kanawha Co., VA]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.

23.00--Mahala Edens, b. ca. 1811-12 [listed as Mahalia Rhodes, age 38, in the 26 Aug 1850 census of Dist. 27, Jackson Co., VA]; [age 69 in 1880]; d. unk.; m. 23 Feb 1829, Botetourt Co., VA, to Alexander Rhodes (b. ca. 1806-07 in Rockbridge Co., VA [listed as Alexander Rhodes, age 43, in the 26 Aug 1850 census of Dist. 27, Jackson Co., VA]; [age 74 in 1880]); 12 ch.

24.01-- Mary Ann Rhodes, b. May 14 1832 Rockbridge Co VA; d. Jan 17 1893 Roane Co WV; bd. Holly Hunt Cem., ( Alex Harper) Ambler Ridge, Roane Co.; m. 7 Oct 1848 Jackson Co., VA(now WV) to Alexander Harper ( b. 2 Dec 1824 Tazewell VA, d. 18 Sep 1902, Cicerone, WV); unk. ch.

24.02--Llewellyn A. Rhodes, b. Jul 14 1833; m. Mar 25 1854 to Cynthia Jane Lytton; b. 1832

24.03--Murphy D. Rhodes, b. 1835 d. 1933; m. Mary E. Clarkson Feb 23 1856

24.04--Margaret Elizabeth Rhodes, b. May 5 1835 VA (one source says b. May 25 1835, one says b. Oct 1834, one says b. 1836); d. bef 1900; buried Tom Hunt Cem, near where the house used to be in which Enoch and Margaret lived; one source says m. Sep 6 1852, one says m. Sep 16 1852, two sources say m. Sep 11 1852--m. Sep 11 1852 Jackson Co VA(WV) to Enoch M. Harper (Nov 7 1830 Russell Co VA, d. aft 1900 Roane Co WV) Descendants of Margaret Rhodes and Enoch Harper

24.05--Barbara J. Rhodes, b. 1838; m. Robert H. Bradley Feb 21 1856

24.06--Martha Jane Rhodes, b. 1839; m. James E. Thomas Sep 28 1854

24.07--Dorothy Rhodes, b. Feb 16 1840 Jackson Co VA (WV), d. Mar 24 1920; buried Halbert Cem, Gay WV; m. May 27 1857 to Rev. William H . Thomas (b. Sep 11 1836; d. Aug 29 1891) Descendants of Dorothy Rhodes and Rev.William Thomas

24.08--Matilda Rhodes, b. 1841

24.09--Rachel Rhodes, b. 1843

24.10--Isaiah Preston Rhodes, b. ca. 1846--age 34 in 1880 census [D. Lytton Note: b. Jun 1844]; d. unk.; m. 14 Apr 1864 to Amanda J. Tolley (b. circa 1844--age 36 in 1880 census); 8 children in 1880 census

25.01--Agnes Victoria Rhodes, b. 1866

25.02--Emanuel (Manuel) C. Rhodes, b. 1867; m. Ida (nee unk.)

25.03--Cordelia J. Rhodes, b. 1869

25.04--Emmett M. Rhodes, b. Jun 1871; d. ; m. (Mar 6 1890?) in Roane Co., WV, to Rebecca Jane Hawkins (b. 18 Dec 1868 in Roane Co., WV; d. 23 Nov 19__ at Harmony, WV; d/o Benjamin Hawkins and Melinda J. Harper) 12 ch.

26.01--Elva E. Rhodes, b. 11 Sep 1890; d. unk.; never married; no children

26.02--(Virginia?) "Virgie" Z. Rhodes, b. 12 Feb 1892; d. ; 1 child, father unk.; m1. to John Droddy; div.; m2. Jim Nestor

27.01--Wilmer Rhodes b. ; d. ; 3 children

28.01--Rhodes, b. ; d. ;
28.02--Rhodes, b. ; d. ;
28.03--Rhodes, b. ; d. ;

26.03--Ocie (Osie? Osa?) M. Rhodes, b. 10 Oct 1893; d. ; m1. Floyd Starcher (b. ; d. ); 2 ch.; m2. Guy Dudgeon (b. ; d. );

27.01--unnamed stillborn daughter Starcher, b. 1918; d. 1918

27.02--Mabel Starcher, b. 1920; m. William "Ervin" Chapman; one child

28.01--Ronald Chapman, b. 19 Oct 1939; m1. Anna Carol Casdorph, 1 ch., (div); m2. Eunice Joyce Earl; Social Security law judge in Charleston, WV (1994)

29.01--Jennifer Karin Chapman, b. 6 Sep 1966;

26.04--James Howard Rhodes b. 23 May 1895; never m. (but D.Lytton says m. Mary [nee unk.]);

27.01--? [John M. Gwin Note: D. Lytton's source says child born Apr. 1 1906--but that would make Howard only 10 or 11 years old when he became the father--not a likely scenario, it seems to me.]

26.05--Mary Rhodes b. 20 Apr 1897; d. 1936; m. William "Willy" Carnie;

27.01--Kenneth Carnie; b. unk.; m1. Bea Perkins, 3 ch., div.; m2. unk.; m3.?

28.01--Michael Carney

28.02--Doris Jean Carnie; m. Jason Pritt, 2 ch.;

29.01--Stephanie Pritt

29.02--Brian Pritt

28.03--Joyce Carnie; m. unk., 2 ch.

29.01--unk.

29.02--unk.

27.02--Rufus Henry (?) Carnie, b. unk.; d. in WW2; never married

27.03--Mildred Carnie, b. unk.; m. Mr. Barker; 2 ch.;

28.01--Deborah Barker; m. Mr. Ford

28.02--Diane Barker

26.06--"Delcie" Rhodes b. 20 Nov 1898; m. Dan Ludwig; 3 ch. 27.01--Charles Ludwig

27.02--Robert Ludwig

27.03--Emerson Ludwig, m. _____, 2 ch.;

28.01--son Ludwig

28.02--Candy Ludwig; m. unk.; 1 ch.

29.01--

26.07--"Alsie" Rhodes b. 14 Feb 1901; m1. Thurman Jones (div); m. Lloyd Geiogue /JEE-og/; no children

26.08--Naomi Rhodes b. 22 Dec 1903; m. "Herbie" Westfall

26.09--Maysel Belle Rhodes, b. 1 Sep 1904 at Vicars, Roane Co., WV; d. 24 Jan 1972; m1. to Austin Bay Droddy [b. __; d. __; bd. in Droddy Cemetery in Walton, WV; s.o. Daniel M. Droddy and Lydia M. (Droddy); b.o. Fred H. Droddy, Howard Droddy, and Smirna (sp?) V. Droddy (Green)]; 1 child ; m2. in 1969 or 70 to Andy Molnar

27.01--Frances Marie Droddy b. 31 Jul 1925; d. 9 Nov 1996 ; m. 20 Jun 1947 to Stanford Sherman Hamrick (b. 10 Dec. 1922; d. ca. 21 May 2001, ); two ch.

28.01--Rodger Bruce Hamrick b. 1949; m5. 1994 to Susan (Ms. Stricker, b. unk.; who brought two daughters by a prior marriage to the family);

[29.01]--Tanya Stricker b. 1981; grad. Marshall University, May 2003;
[29.02]--Ashley Stricker b. aft. 1981; grad. Marshall University, May 2006;

28.02--Sharon Lynn Hamrick b. 28 Sep 1951; m. 24 Jul 1976 in St. Albans, WV, to John McDonald Gwin (b. 29 Oct 1947 in Charleston, WV); they have lived since August 1976 in Las Cruces, NM, where both still teach school and have raised a son and two daughters

29.01--Jeremiah "Jeremy" Scott Gwin b. 3 Oct 1978; m. 9 Jun 2006 in Las Cruces, NM, to Kara Douglas (b. 1981)

29.02--Charity Elizabeth Gwin b. 11 May 1980; m. July 2002 at Las Cruces, NM, to Beau Scott Pihlaja (b. 1979)

30.01--Asher Samuel Neeraj Pihlaja, b. 29 Sep 2008 in Bangalore, India;

29.03--Sarah Joy Gwin b. 9 May 1981; m. 30 Dec 2002 at Las Cruces, NM, to Jason Deane Johnson, Sr.;

30.01--Jason Deane Johnson, Jr., b. 7 Feb 2003 at Las Cruces, NM;

30.02--Ryan Jonathan Johnson, b. 1 Sep 2004 at Las Cruces, NM;

30.03--Tate Austin Johnson, b. 21 Apr 2006 at Las Cruces, NM;

30.04--Zachary Jacob Johnson, b. 4 Apr 2008 at Las Cruces, NM;

26.10--Sarah Rhodes b. 20 Sep 1906; d. ; m. Elmer Fields; 1 child

27.01--Glenvil (sp?) Fields, b. __; d. __; m. never

26.11--Alma Rhodes b. 2 Mar 1909; d. ; m. Ralph Raines

27.01--Dorothy Raines, b. 25 Feb 1931; m. unk. date to Brooks Stalnaker, (b. 25 Oct. 1922; d. ca. 2005); 1 ch.

28.01--Ralph Allen Stalnaker, M.D., b. 4 Oct 1949; m. Linda Strauser, b. 27 Nov 19_ (div.); no ch.

27.02--William Carl Raines, b. 25 Oct 1934; m. 24 Nov 1956 to Mary Kaiser (b. 20 Nov 1939); 3 ch.

28.01--Debra Raines, b. 23 Aug 1958; m. 20 Apr 1991 to Dean Sockman; 1 ch.
29.01--Andrew Raines Sockman, b. 5 May 1995
28.02--Donna Raines, b. 3 Sep 1960; m. 20 Sep 1986 to Leslie "Les" Vance; 1 ch.
29.01--William Curtis Vance, b. 6 Feb 1989
28.03--Michael Raines, b. 9 Feb 1970; m. 24 Oct 1993 to Mona Hayes

27.03--Barbara Jean Raines, b. ___; m. Hershel Justice (b. ___; d. 7? Jan 1994); 1 ch.

28.01--Connie Justice; m. to Dennis Zelensnik (sp?)

27.04--Warren "Pug" Raines, ; m. to Betty Harper; 2 ch. 28.01--Tammy Raines

28.02--Rebecca Raines; m. to Tony Veltri; 1 ch.

29.01--Trevor Veltri, b. summer 1993

27.05--Carol Louise Raines; m. to Ron Westfall; 2 ch.

28.01--Lisa Ann Westfall, b. 1968?

28.02--Tina Lynn Westfall, former Capt., USAF; m. to unk., Capt., USAF

26.12--Cora Rhodes b. 18 May 1911; d. ; m. Lloyd Taylor, 3 ch.

27.01--Orville Ray Taylor, b. 24 Jun 1931; d. 7 Jul 1933, age 2 yrs., 13 da.

27.02--Nelda Taylor; m. to Denny Young; 2 ch.

28.01--Sherry Young; m. unk.; 1 ch.
29.01--Jennifer (nee unk.)
28.02--Susan Young; m1. unk. (div); m2. Bob (nee unk.)

27.03--Robert Taylor; m. Vivian McDonald; 2 ch.

28.01--Robert Dale Taylor, m1. Kathy ______ , 2. ch. (div); m2. Joann _____

29.01--Robert "Bobby" Dale Taylor, Jr.

29.02--Brian Taylor

28.02--James Michael "Mike" Taylor; m. Lori ______ (she brought 2 ch. by a former marriage)

[29.01]--Jacqueline "Jackie" (nee unk.)

[29.02]--Damion John "PJ" (nee unk.)

25.05--Mary Ann Rhodes, b. ca. 1874

25.06--Ezra O. Rhodes, b. ca. 1875; m. Florence (nee unk.)

25.07--Bennet Rhodes, b. ca. 1877

25.08--Alfred C. Rhodes, b. ca. 1879; m. Rose (nee unk.)

24.11--Melissa Rhodes, b. 1851; m. James Hamilton Nov 20 1865 24.12--daughter Rhodes,

Some Pertinent Census Data

From the 14 Nov 1850 census of Dist. 29, Kanawha Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Age	Est. YOB	Race/Sex	Occupation	RealEst. Value	POB	Other	John M. Gwin Comments
1830/1876	Jessee Edens	72	1778	wm	none	100	VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	He is my wife's gggg-grandpa, Jesse Edens. I'm not sure where his land was, but I thought it was in Roane Co. Was Roane still a part of Kanawha in 1850, or did he live in Kanawha then move to Roane (or vice-versa)? Clearly some, if not all, of the Edens families surrounding him are his children. Ancestry.com has grouped 271 pages of Kanawha Co. census records together in one database. This perhaps includes the entire county--I don't know yet. But I searched the pages surround Jess' and Dot's (p. 233) from 220 to 250 and included here my transcriptions of all the Edens I found.
	Dorothy Edens	68	1782	wf			VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	From somewhere, I learned that Dorothy's maiden name is Davis.
1832/1878	Roselle Edens	25	1825	wm	laborer		VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	I'm not yet sure how he ties in, but living next door to Jesse and Dorothy, he is likely a son, and if so, likely their youngest, given their ages.
	Elizabeth Edens	23	1827	wf			VA
	Elvina Edens	2	1848	wf			VA
1834/1880	Madison G. Edens	31	1819	wm	laborer		VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	Again, I suspect that this is yet another son of Jess and Dot.
	Martha F. Edens	27	1823	wf			VA	over 21 and cannot read or write
	Martha S. Edens	8	1842	wf			VA
	Clarkston Edens	6	1844	wm			VA
	Sarah S. Edens	4	1846	wf			VA
	Lucinda Edens	3	1847	wf			VA
	Julia A. Edens	3mos.	Aug 1850	wf			VA
1823/1869	Leander Edens	39	1811	wm	farmer		VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	Again, I suspect that this is yet another son of Jess and Dot.
	Mary Edens	41	1809	wf			VA	over 21 and cannot read or write
	Jessee Edens	12	1838	wm			VA		He's no doubt a namesake for his grandpa.
	Mary I. Edens	9	1841	wf			VA
	Clarkston Edens	7	1843	wm			VA		He's no doubt a namesake for his first cousin (above).
1796/1841	John Edens	46	1804	wm	farmer		VA	over 21 and cannot read or write	Again, I suspect that this is yet another son of Jess and Dot.
	Eliza Edens	31	1819	wf			VA	over 21 and cannot read or write
	John Edens	14	1836	wm			VA
	Amanda Edens	9	1841	wf			VA
	Hughellen or Hughallen Edens	6	1844	wm			VA
	Elizabeth Edens	4	1846	wf			VA
	Mary A. Edens	2	1848	wf			VA
	Joseph Edens	1	1849	wm			VA
1883/1931	Bird B. Edens	37	1813	wm	farmer		VA		Again, I suspect that this is yet another son of Jess and Dot.
	Catharine Edens	36	1814	wf			VA
	Angeline F. Edens	12	1838	wf			VA
	William H. Edens	9	1841	wm			VA
	Mary J. Edens	6	1844	wf			VA
	Julia A. Edens	4	1846	wf			VA
	James E. Edens	2	1848	wm			VA
	Bird Edens	1mo.	Oct 1850	wm			VA

From the 16 Aug 1850 census of Dist. 27, Jackson Co., VA

Res/Fam	Name	Age	Est. YOB	Race/Sex	Occupation	RealEst. Value	POB	Other	John M. Gwin Comments
327/331	Alexander Rhodes	43	1807	wm	farmer		VA	cannot read or write
	Mahalia Rhodes	38	1812	wf			VA	cannot read or write	This is Mahala Edens, daughter of Jesse Edens and Dorothy Davis.
	Luella Rhodes	17	1833	wm	farmer		VA
	Murphy D. Rhodes	15	1835	wm	farmer		VA
	Elizabeth Rhodes	14	1836	wf			VA
	Marsha Rhodes	13	1837	wf			VA
	Barbara J. Rhodes	12	1838	wf			VA
	Dortha Rhodes	11	1839	wf			VA
	Matilda Rhodes	9	1841	wf			VA
	Rachel Rhodes	7	1843	wf			VA
	Preston I. Rhodes	5	1845	wm			VA
	Wm. Anderson	30	1820	wm	farmer		VA		This must be the widower of one of Alex and Mahala's oldest daughters.
	Alexander Anderson	6	1844	wm			VA
325/329	Rebecca Tolly	44	1806	wf			VA	cannot read or write	Living next door to Isaiah Preston Rhodes (see 3 lines above) who will marry Amanda J. Tolley, this HAS to be a relative of Amanda
	Allison	18	1832	wm			VA
	Emily	17	1833	wf			VA
	Granville	16	1834	wm			VA
	Susanna	15	1835	wf			VA
	Margaret	12	1838	wf			VA
	David	11	1839	wm			VA
	Barbara	9	1841	wf			VA
326/330	Abram Rhodes	39	1811	wm			VA	cannot read or write
	Margaret	34	1816	wf			OH	cannot read or write
	William	18	1832	wm			VA
	Linna	16	1834	wf			VA
	Lewis	13	1837	wm			VA
	Mary	8	1832	wf			VA
	Drusilla	2	1848	wf			VA

Today a Conn Rowley signed my guestbook:

Sunday 11/12/2006 4:44:55 pm
Name: conn rowley
E-Mail: conn.58@juno.com
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Location: I`m in New Mexico
Comments: My great-grandpa John Edens and his first wife Marie Long had my grandma Marie Edens who married a Brandenburg. Marie Long was supposed to have quite a bit of Native American blood. She died from the bird flu or plague around 1917, give or take a year. She died when my grandma Brandenburg was very young but had two other siblings born to John and Marie.

John Edens died in Yakima,WA, after having lived in Cleelum, WA. He was remarried to a Blanche Yuri who told me that she was related to the Hatfields of the Hatfield and McCoy wars.

John Edens was in the military and served in El Paso, TX.

I am interested in how much Indian Marie Long had in her. The Longs are somehow to have distantly related me to Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Putting Conn's Information into My Format:

1.00--John Edens, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. Marie Long (b. unk.; d. unk.;)
2.01--unk. Edens, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
2.02--unk. Edens, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

2.03--Marie Edens, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. Mr. Brandenburg (b. unk.; d. unk.;)

3.00--(Conn's parent) Brandenburg
4.00--Conn Rowley

Page As It Existed until Novemeber 2006:

MAHALA EDENS and her husband ALEXANDER RHOADS
ca 1812 : post 1880 Jackson ca 1807-12 : post 1880 Jackson
Born: Bedford Co., VA Born: Rockbridge Co., VA
Died: Jackson Co., WV? Died: Jackson Co., WV?
Father: Jesse Edens Father: _____________
Mother: Dorothy Wells Davis Mother: _____________

Married: 23 Feb 1829, Botetourt Co., VA

Children Born Died Married

Daughter ca 1830 ___________ Alexander Harper
(Mary Ann?) ____________ ___________ Jackson Co., VA

Llewellyn A. 14 Jun 1833 ___________ Agatha/Cynthia J. Litton
Rockbridge Co., VA ___________ 25/26 Mar 1854, Jackson Co., VA

Murphy D. ca 1835 1922 Mary E. Clarkson
Rockbridge Co., VA ___________ 23 Feb 1856, Jackson Co., VA

Elizabeth Margarete ca 1836 ___________ Enoch Harper
_____________ __________ 11 Sep 1852, Jackson Co., VA

Martha Jane ca 1837 post 1873 James Edward Thomas
_____________ ___________ 26 Sep 1854, Jackson Co., VA

Barbara J. ca 1838 ___________ Robert H. Bradley
_____________ ___________ 21 Feb 1856, Jackson Co., VA

Dorotha 16 Feb 1840 24 Mar 1920 William H. Thomas
Jackson Co. ___________ 7/27 May 1857, Jackson Co., VA

Matilda ca 1841 ___________ _________________________
Jackson Co. ___________ _________________________

Rachel ca 1843 ___________ James A. Thomas
Jackson Co. ___________ 22 Jul 1863, Kanawha Co., VA
   (Garry Cunningham)
   22 Feb 1864, Kanawha Co., WV
   (Kanawha Co. Marriages)
   (Two different men?)

Preston Isaiah 6 Jun1845 19 Apr 1908 Amanda J. Tolley
Jackson Co. Jackson Co., WV 14 Apr 1864, Jackson Co., WV

Melissa ca 1851 ___________ James Hamilton
Jackson Co. ___________ 20 Nov 1865, Jackson Co., VA

Info on children provided in part, by: Reba Bolden, 204 25th St., Dunbar, WV
Garry Cunningham, 624 Randolph St., Charleston, WV 25302

Researcher GenForum, Sep 1999: jmcdgwin@zianet.com

ALEXANDER & MAHALA (EDENS) RHODES INFO

1840 Jackson: Alexander Roads 20-30 1810-20
Female 20-30 1810-20
2 Females 5-10 1830-35
2 Females - 5 1835-40
2 Males - 5 1835-40

1850 Jackson: Alexander Rhodes 43 1807
#327 Mahala 38 1812
Luellan 17 1833
Murphy D. 15 1835
Elizabeth 14 1836
Martha 13 1837
Barbara J. 12 1838
Dortha 11 1839
Matilda 9 1841
Rachel 7 1843
Preston J. 5 1845
Wm. Anderson 30 1820
Alexander 6 1844

1855 Jackson Co. DB 10-498: Alexander Rhodes to Luallen Rhodes, interest in 110 acres Elk Fork
1855 Jackson Co. DB 11-307: Alexander Rhodes from H.O. Middleton, 110 acres Billy Run
1857 Jackson Co. DB 11-612: Alexander & Mahalia Rhodes to Luallen Rhodes, 110 acres Billy Run

1860 Jackson: Alexander Rhodes 55 1805
#988 Mahala 47 1813
Isaiah 15 1845
Malissa 9 1851
George Anderson 15 1845

1864 Jackson DB 13-100, pt. 2: Alexander Rhodes from Lewellen Rhodes etux, 110 a Billy Run

1870 Jackson: Alexander Rhodes 63 1807
P 15 Mahala 58 1812
Washington Twp.

1880 Jackson: Alexander Rhodes 74 1806 V V V
Wo 14 Mahala 69 1811 V V V

1882 Jackson DB 24-480: Alexander & Mahalia Rhodes to Luallen Rhodes, 100 acres, Elk Fork Mill Creek