Christian Rhodes

1811 - 1858  (46 years)

• Name	Christian Rhodes
  Birth	31 Dec 1811	Greene Twp., Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1858	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Stouffer Cem., Chambersburg, PA
  Person ID	I0266	forneyclark
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Rhodes,   b. May 1776   d. 5 Nov 1826, Franklin Co., PA (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Barbara Unknown
  Family ID	F1715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Metz,   b. 1812, PA d. 1894, Burial: Stouffer Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1834
  Children	1. Mary Rhodes,   b. 1835   2. John Metz Rhodes,   b. 1837   3. Nancy Rhodes,   b. 1839   4. Martha Rhodes,   b. 1842   d. 1853, Burial: Stouffer Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 11 years)   5. Benjamin Franklin Rhodes,   b. 1844   6. David Calvin Rhodes,   b. 21 Jan 1847, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 13 Sep 1922, Burial: Stouffer Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 75 years)   7. Jacob Abraham Rhodes,   b. 17 Feb 1849, Franklin Co., PA d. Dec 1919, Dickenson Co., KS (Age 70 years)   8. Henry W. Rhodes,   b. 1851   9. Emma Sarah Rhodes,   b. 1853
  Family ID	F0107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

  
  

• Headstones

  Rhodes, Christian (1811-1858) Christian Rhodes (1811-1858); Stouffer Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Unknown: In early life Christian was a miller, later a farmer. He and his wife were of English and German origin, respectively. Source: US 1880 Census of Guilford, Franklin, Pennsylvania: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Martha RHODES Self W Female W 68 PA Keeping House PA PA Emma RHODES Dau S Female W 26 PA PA PA Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/RHODES/2000-01/0947114610 Rhodes-L Archives at RootsWeb.com: Laura Koehn: Dates & places "Christian & [his wife] Martha {Metz] were said to have been cousins."