Jonathan Rhode

    Jonathan Rhode, farmer and stock-raiser, was born December 19, 1848, in Warren County, Indiana. His parents were Caleb and Elizabeth (McCord) Rhode, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Indiana, who lived in Warren County till their deaths, the father January 25, 1882, the latter June 14, 1880. Jonathan worked for his father until his majority.

    In 1873, on the 14th of March, he married Miss Cordelia, daughter of Robert and Levina Cottingham, a native of Ohio. The fruition of this union was one child -Alma E. Mr. Rhode moved to this township (Grant) after his marriage and purchased eighty acres, which he improved and where he lived until 1882, when he moved to his present location, where he owns 161 acres under good cultivation, and one of the best farms in the county. Mr. Rhode is a Republican, and esteemed citizen and one of the prominent farmers of Benton County. He and wife are members of the United Brethren Church.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.