Elizabeth
Thompson- 1770
Elizabeth
Thompson- 1770- (She and Waller Rhodes both had
Royal ties)
(1st
Cousin 3x Removed from Dollie Howard nee Thompson)
Blair
Manor/Castle and Rhodes Castle are family crowns
-The
exquisite life with glamour and grandeur all around.
We are
proud of our ancestral roots and achievement
The Rhodes
enjoyed the generational goals of attainment.
Waller
passed away. Elizabeth and son William were alone.
New love
found as the Governor of Kentucky came along.
Gabriel
Slaughter was her choice- a good man was he
He loved
and was loved by William which was key.
William
grew strong and served his state as a Law-Maker.
-Then
Lieutenant-Colonel of Slaughter’s Regiment later.
William
was also a member of the Senate 1841-1845.
His
step-father knew William would work hard to derive.
William
Rhodes served in the Military sent to the War of 1812
He worked,
served and achieved- records on history shelves.
-A fine
man by anyone’s measure. A family of military skill
He
followed big footprints, made decisions of his own free will.
Written By
Carol Howard Vulliamy- 2012
