Seventh Generation

3007. Jacob Caldwell "Jake" RHODES was born on 20 September 1908.⁴⁴⁸ He died on 11 March 1971 at the age of 62 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, North Carolina..⁴⁴⁸ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. Jake served in the military (Staff Sgt., glider pilot, WWII, Jan 1942-Jun 1945). He graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory NC and served on the Conover, NC Town Council 10 ears and was a Catawba Co. Commissioner for five years.

Jacob Caldwell "Jake" RHODES and Evelyn Leonard DEAL were married on 11 October 1931. Evelyn Leonard DEAL, daughter of Albert Leroy DEAL and Hattie Mae LEONARD, was born on 31 May 1910 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She died on 14 August 2006 at the age of 96 in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: CONOVER - Evelyn Deal Rhodes, 96, of Conover, and member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church of Newton, died Aug. 14, 2006, after a long and healthy life. Daughter of Harriet L. Deal and Albert L. Deal, she studied English and history at Lenoir-Rhyne College, graduating in 1931. Ms. Rhodes was employed by the Catawba County Library for nearly 50 years, retiring in 2000 at the age of 90. Evelyn enjoyed a restful retirement, assisted by her children. Ms. Rhodes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jacob Caldwell Rhodes; two brothers, Albert Jr. and Robert Deal, Robert's wife, Marianna Mull Deal, and Robert and Marianna's daughter, Diane Deal Mitchell. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Patricia Lynn Rhodes and her husband, John W. Lowe; her son, Timothy Leonard Rhodes and his wife, Connie Reinhart Rhodes, and their son, her grandson, Shawn Michael Rhodes; her sister-in-law, Alvena Hunsucker Deal; her niece, Rebecca Deal Burgess and her husband, Arthur Burgess; and her nieces and nephews and their families. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, in Oakwood Cemetery. The Revs. Dr. Jane Mitcham and Ronnie Church will officiate. The family will receive friends tonight, Wednesday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Drum Funeral Home in Conover. Memorials may be made to Beth Eden Lutheran Church, 400 N. Main Ave., Newton, N.C. 28658. The Rhodes family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home and Cremations in Conover. [Published in the Hickory Daily Record on 8/16/2006] She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. Job: Genealogical Services Lib. at Catawba Co. NC Lib.

Jacob Caldwell "Jake" RHODES and Evelyn Leonard DEAL had the following children: