William G. Rodes

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c1812

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1881-05-06

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"William G. Rodes" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00017733, (accessed November 4, 2025).

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Barren County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Jordan Rodes in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1834. Divorced from Eliza Jordan Rodes. Fathered children with Ann Rodes. Father of John W. Rodes, Sydney Rodes, Mary Rodes, Betsy Rodes, Henretta Rodes, and Haiden Rodes. Physician in Barren County in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Barren County in 1850. Physician in Barren County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, First Division, p. 336A.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, First Division, p. 154.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 914.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 6A.
Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 25791.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Barren County Marriages, Film 000290752.
"Dr. William G. Rhodes (1812-1881)," Find A Grave, Memorial 106413799, accessed June 20, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106413799.

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