BIOGRAPHY

GEORGE RHODES - OF ALABAMA, NY

Rhodes, George, P.O. Wheatville, N. Y., was born in Alabama, N. Y., January 22 1835, a son of Sylvester and Sophia (Tryon) Rhodes. His father was a native of Connecticut and came to Genesee County, N. Y., about 1820; he died in Ohio in 1848. George Rhodes obtained his education in the common schools, and has been a progressive and successful farmer. He has always been a Republican and has been active in party affairs. He is a public spirited man, who reads the papers and knows what is going on in the world. In 1858 he was married to Mary D. Amsden; they had six children: George L., Clara, Augustus A., Nellie M., Gertrude and Mertie (deceased).

Source:
Our County and it's people
A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890