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RHODUS, Lulu

Female 1903 - 1978  (75 years)


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  • Name RHODUS, Lulu 
    Birth 28 Jul 1903  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 10 Apr 1930  Washington Township, Morgan Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Address: RR #7
      26; single
      Can read and write
      Listed as servant, private home
    1930 US Census: Washington Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 8B
    1930 US Census: Washington Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 8B
    CENSUS 23 Apr 1940  Clay Township, Morgon Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Listed as foster child
      36, single
      Highest grade of education: 7
      Residence 1 Apr 1935, Morgan Co., IN
      House work, not paid
    1940 US Census: Clay Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 8A
    1940 US Census: Clay Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 8A
    CENSUS 12 Apr 1950  Clay Township, Morgon Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Farm located near junction of Beach Grove Road and St. Rte 39 (note these roads do not cross today.)
      Listed as orphan
      46, never married
      Occupation: other (but not given), not looking for work
    1950 US Census: Clay Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 22
    1950 US Census: Clay Township, Morgan Co., IN, sht 22
    Death 23 Aug 1978  Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death certificate: Lula Rhodus 1978
    Death certificate: Lula Rhodus 1978
    Died Morgan Co. Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN
    Residence: 8505 Beech Grove Rd, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN
    Cause: pulmonary embolus, metastatic carcinoma right breast (1 yr)
    Never married, age 75, b. 28 Jul 1903, Kentucky
    Occupation: factory, Stokely Van Camp
    Father: Dillard Rhodus; Mother: Ellen Warner
    Informant: Amy Sue Kincaid, 8490 Beech Grove Rd, Martinsville, IN
    Obituary: Lula Rhodus 1978
    Obituary: Lula Rhodus 1978
    "Services for Lula Rhodus, 75, will be in the Neal & Summers Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Rhodus died Wednesday morning at 5:15 a.m. in the Morgan County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Aug. 6. Born on July 28, 1903, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Dillard and Ellen Warner Rhodus. Survivors include two brothers, Leroy Rhodus of Mooresville and Enos Rhodus of Brookville; four sisters, Mollie Reid, Indianapolis, Geneva Todd, Waco, Ky., Irene Marshall, Miami, Fla., and Amy Lewis of Indianapolis. Foster brothers and sisters surviving are Robert Kaylor of Trafalgar, Jerry Kaylor, Eminence, Mattie E. Steir, Wisconsin, Sarah Groth, Kansas, and Jack Kaylor, Naomi and Lulu Brummett, all from Martinsville. Other relatives surviving in the Martinsville area are Amy Sue and Paula Kincaid. Miss Rhodus has lived in the local area since 1925, coming from Kentucky. She retired in 1969 from Stokely VanCamp. Ronald Thomke and Glen Watkins will officiate at the service, and interment will be in Nebo Memorial Park."
    Burial 26 Aug 1978  Nebo Memorail Park, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Memorial card Lula Rhodus 1978
    Memorial card Lula Rhodus 1978
    "DATE OF BIRTH
    JULY 28. 1903
    DATE OF DEATH
    AUGUST 23. 1978
    TIME AND PLACE OF SERVICE
    SATURDAY 2:00 P.M.
    AUGUST 26. 1978
    NEAL & SUMMERS
    CHAPEL
    CLERGYMAN
    MR. RONALD THOMKE
    MR. GLEN WATKINS
    PLACE OF INTERMENT
    NEBO MEMORIAL PARK"
    Headstone: Lula Rhodus
    Headstone: Lula Rhodus
    Person ID I2173  Main
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2024 

    Father KAYLOR, William Walter,   b. 3 Oct 1887, Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1964, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Foster 
    Mother NEWMAN, Mattie Elizabeth,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Witt Springs, Estill Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1972, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Foster 
    Marriage 14 Mar 1907  Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Marriage record: William Walter Kaylor and Mattie E Newman 1907
    Marriage record: William Walter Kaylor and Mattie E Newman 1907
    William age 19; b. Madison Co.
    Mattie age 18; b. Estill Co.,
    Groom's residence: Bybee
    Groom's occupation: Farmer
    Bride's residence; Deerwood
    Officiating: A J Tribble
    Marriage certificate: W. W. Kaylor and Mattie E. Newman 1907
    Marriage certificate: W. W. Kaylor and Mattie E. Newman 1907
    William age 19; Mattie age 18
    Witnesses: Claude McMaine and C. E. Clay
    Officiating: A. J. Tribble, M.G.
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jul 1903 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 10 Apr 1930 - Washington Township, Morgan Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 23 Apr 1940 - Clay Township, Morgon Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 12 Apr 1950 - Clay Township, Morgon Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Aug 1978 - Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Aug 1978 - Nebo Memorail Park, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S830] News articles: The Reporter Times, Martinsville IN, (The Reporter Times, Martinsville IN), 24 Aug 1978, p 15 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S827] 1930 US Census, Indiana , (Ancestry.com), 10 Apr 1930, Washington Township, Morgan Co., sht 8B (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S828] 1940 US Census, Indiana, (Ancestry.com), 23 Apr 1940, Clay Township, Morgon Co., sht 8A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S829] 1950 US Census, Indiana, (Ancestry.com), 12 Apr 1950, Clay Township, Morgon Co., sht 22 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 14 Mar 1907, Madison Co., 1907 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 14 Mar 1907, Madison Co. Marriage Register, Vol. 5, p 308 (Reliability: 3).