Amanda Rhoads

Amanda was the daughter of George Rhinehart and Lavinia Welty Rhinehart; wife of Joseph W. Rhoads; and mother of eight children. Five were still living when the 1910 census was taken.

A local newspaper reported that Joseph Rhoads, of Rye Township, lost several children as a result of diphtheria during two weeks in July 1883; and two more of his children were still ill with the same disease. The dead infants (Milton, Louisa and George Rhoads) were buried in Sitterley Cemetery and share one gravestone.

Oldest daughter Mary Elizabeth Rhoads married Robert Stauffer in about 1885. They had three children before Robert Stauffer died in 1908.

In January 1895, daughter Becky Rhoads married Alfred Jenkins. He was a railroad car repair man. Many from the Rhoads family also worked for the railroad. Becky and Alfred moved to Baltimore and were the parents of Forrest Jenkins.

Youngest son Grafton Rhoads was the last child still living at home. He was a car inspector for the railroad, married Cora Myers in May 1909 and had no children.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 8 2023, 3:43:10 UTC