Captain Selah W. RHODES^[1]

1846 - 1929  (83 years)

• Name	Selah W. RHODES
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	1846	Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Aug 1929	Fair Haven, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
  Buried	18 Aug 1929	Fair View Cemetery, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
  Person ID	I2800	Patterson & Markham Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2019

  
  

  Mother	Hannah COMBS,   b. 23 Feb 1812, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Sep 1889, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F8311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Adeline GREEN,   b. Cal 1846, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. Bef 15 Apr 1910  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Children	1. Deicho L. RHODES,   b. Jun 1866, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. , , New Jersey, United States
  Family ID	F1457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F11052

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] page 206.