Captain Selah W. Rhodes

Notes:

Obituary: Red Bank Register 8/21/1929 pg. 18 Col 4

VICTIM OF HEART TROUBLE.
Selah W. Rhodes of Fair Haven
Took to the Sea at Eighteen.
Selah W. Rhodes, father of Delcho
L. Rhodes of Fair Haven, died
Thursday afternoon ot heart trouble
at his eon's home. Mr. Rhodes had
been In poor health ten yeara but
was confined to his bed only a few
days previous to his death.
Mr. Rhodes was born at Sayvllle,
Long Island, 63 years ago. He took
to the sea at the age of eighteen
and followed this life until he was
68. He then opened a retail fish
market at Kewark and made his
home with his son at Fair Haven*
He later entered the oyster business
with his son and continued In this
business until his health failed. He
was married twice, his first wife being
Mlsa Mary Green of Sayvllle.
His second wife was Mrs. Annellza
Snyder of Fair Haven. Ha lived ut
Fair Haven 45 years.
Surviving him besides his son are
three grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren, all of whom livo at
Fair Haven. The body waa prepared
for burial at R. R. Mount &
Son's undertaking establishment and
Rev. Harry J. Bright of the Fair
Haven Methodist church conducted
the funeral at tho Mount parlors
Sunday afternoon. Burial waa at
Fair View cemetery.

Selah married Mary Adeline Green Abt 1865, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States. Mary (daughter of Alfred Green and Dorothea Ann Smith) was born Cal 1846, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States; died Bef 15 Apr 1910. [Group Sheet]

1. Deicho L. Rhodes was born Jun 1866, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States; died , , , New Jersey, United States.

Selah married Anneliza. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died at home of son, William T. Rhodes, at age 93, oldest resident of Sayville

Thomas married Hannah Combs. Hannah was born 23 Feb 1812, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States; died 23 Sep 1889, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]