Rhoda Campbell Clark1

b. 18 February 1862, d. 8 February 1910
FatherDavid C. Clark2,3 b. 24 Jun 1835, d. 26 Jan 1891
MotherAmelia W. Clark3 b. abt 3 Mar 1842, d. 21 Oct 1877
Birth18 Feb 1862 Rhoda Campbell Clark was born on 18 Feb 1862.4,1 
MarriageDec 1880 She married Francis Catron Duff, son of Thomas Jefferson Duff and Elizabeth Spraker Ketron, in Dec 1880 in Washington County, Virginia.5,3 
Cens-190015 Jun 1900  Rhoda and Francis farmed land in the Abingdon District of the county. In 1900 they were recorded providing a home for Frank's mother Elizabeth, as well as Rhoda's brothers Henry (34) and David (11).6 
WidowedJul 1905  Francis died in July 1905. 
Marriage14 Nov 1906 She married second David A. Duff, son of Samuel H. Duff and Deborah (?), on 14 Nov 1906 in Washington County, Virginia.7 
  David had been married twice before; both of his wives were deceased. 
Death8 Feb 1910 Rhoda died on 8 Feb 1910 at age 47.4,1 
Burial She was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

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Rhoda's side of Francis and Rhoda Duff monument
Other interments in Bethel Cemetery
Last Edited24 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 2.
  2. [S163] David C. Clark household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 96, p. 46B, dwelling 352, family 355. Jan. 2009, image 46 of 49. Household includes: 45, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Margaret J., 30, wife, b. VA, father b. Scotland, mother b. VA; Rhoda C., 18, dau; Henry P., 14, son; Benjamin C., 12; Joseph T., 10; Sallie F., 30, sister; all b. VA.
  3. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 96. Francis C. Duff, 29, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Thomas & Elizabeth Duff marr Rhoda C. Clark, 19y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o David & Milly Clark; 23 Dec. 1880.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 246. Stone reported to read: Mrs. Rhoda Clark Duff, 18 Feb. 1862-8 Feb. 1910.
  5. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 2. Source reports date as 12 Dec. 1880.
  6. [S634] Frank C. Duff household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 106, sheet 7B, dwelling 135, family 138, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2010. Household included: Frank C. Duff, 48, b. Nov. 1881, marr 19 yrs, farmer; Rhoda E., wife, 38, b. Feb. 1862, marr 19 yrs, no children; Elizabeth S., mother, 87, b. Jan. 1813, mother of 14 children, 9 are living, wid; Henry C. Clark, bros-in-law, 34, b. Aug. 1865, sgl, farm laborer; David W., bros-in-law, 11, b. Apr. 1889; all b. VA/VA/VA.
  7. [S2361] Jack Niemann, compiler, "Washington County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1903-1913" (unpublished manuscript), Mr. Niemann's abstract: David A. Duff, 58, wid, b. WCV, s/o S.H. & Deborah Duff, farmer AND Rhoda C. Duff, 44, wid, b. WCV, d/o David & Millie Clark; marr 14 Nov. 1906.