Family History of J. Rod Rood


Le Roy Marian HOLLAWAY [Parents] was born on 6 Apr 1905 in Ankeny, Polk, Iowa. He died on 11 Sep 1980 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. He was buried in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. He married Emily LIPPOLD in 1936 in Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa.

Emily LIPPOLD


Jack JAMES was born on 8 Aug 1893. He was buried in Elizabeth Town, Kentucky. He married Blanche Wilda HOLLAWAY on 26 Mar 1924 in Lorimor, Union, Iowa.

Blanche Wilda HOLLAWAY [Parents] was born on 2 Oct 1902 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. She died on 11 Sep 1981 in Elizabeth Town, Kentucky. She was buried in Elizabeth Town, Kentucky. She married Jack JAMES on 26 Mar 1924 in Lorimor, Union, Iowa.

They had the following children:

  F i Shirley Ann JAMES
  M ii Paul Marian JAMES

Albert Raymond ELDRIDGE was born on 26 Mar 1895 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. He died on 8 Sep 1957 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. He was buried in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. He married Goldie Leota HOLLAWAY on 3 Apr 1930 in Ankeny, Polk, Iowa.

Goldie Leota HOLLAWAY [Parents] was born on 6 Aug 1909 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. She died on 16 Apr 2005 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. She was buried on 20 Apr 2005 in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. She married Albert Raymond ELDRIDGE on 3 Apr 1930 in Ankeny, Polk, Iowa.

Other marriages:
LIVINGSTON, George William

NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, April 20, 2005, Obituaries: "Goldie Leota Livingston, 95, died April 16, 2005, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services were held today (Wednesday, April 20) at the Lorimor United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial was at Lorimor Cemetery. Goldie Livingston was born Aug. 6, 1909, to Frank and Elda (Emerson) Holloway of Peru. On April 3, 1930, she married A. Raymond Eldridge in Ankeny. Mr. Eldridge died in 1957. Later, on April 11, 1960, she married George Livingston in Des Moines. She was a longtime resident of Lorimor, moving to Winterset in the mid 1980s. Goldie was a retired Lorimor mail carrier and post office clerk. She also was a member of the Lorimor United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years, United Methodist Women, Iris Club and Canasta Club. She was preceded in death by both husbands; two brothers, Raymond and LeRoy; and a sister, Blanche. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Lorimor United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements were handled by Collins Oak Park Chapel in Winterset."

BURIAL: Lorimor Cemetery


George William LIVINGSTON was born on 19 Oct 1905 in Madison, Iowa. He died on 26 Nov 1983 in Creston, Union, Iowa. He was buried in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. He married Goldie Leota HOLLAWAY on 11 Apr 1960 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

Goldie Leota HOLLAWAY [Parents] was born on 6 Aug 1909 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. She died on 16 Apr 2005 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. She was buried on 20 Apr 2005 in Lorimor, Union, Iowa. She married George William LIVINGSTON on 11 Apr 1960 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.

Other marriages:
ELDRIDGE, Albert Raymond

NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, April 20, 2005, Obituaries: "Goldie Leota Livingston, 95, died April 16, 2005, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset. Funeral services were held today (Wednesday, April 20) at the Lorimor United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Epperson officiating. Burial was at Lorimor Cemetery. Goldie Livingston was born Aug. 6, 1909, to Frank and Elda (Emerson) Holloway of Peru. On April 3, 1930, she married A. Raymond Eldridge in Ankeny. Mr. Eldridge died in 1957. Later, on April 11, 1960, she married George Livingston in Des Moines. She was a longtime resident of Lorimor, moving to Winterset in the mid 1980s. Goldie was a retired Lorimor mail carrier and post office clerk. She also was a member of the Lorimor United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years, United Methodist Women, Iris Club and Canasta Club. She was preceded in death by both husbands; two brothers, Raymond and LeRoy; and a sister, Blanche. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Lorimor United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements were handled by Collins Oak Park Chapel in Winterset."

BURIAL: Lorimor Cemetery


Mahlon STEPHENSON [Parents] was born in 1783 in Maryland. He married Ruth DURHAM on 2 Mar 1808 in , Blount, Tennessee.

Ruth DURHAM [Parents] was born on 17 Apr 1787 in Virginia. She died on 29 Jun 1834 in Bloomfield. She married Mahlon STEPHENSON on 2 Mar 1808 in , Blount, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i Nicholas STEPHENSON

John Jehu ELLIS [Parents] was born on 24 Apr 1775 in , , Virginia. He died on 6 Feb 1856 in , Montgomery, Indiana. He married Phebe NORDYKE on 1 Aug 1798 in Jefferson, Tennessee.

Phebe NORDYKE [Parents] was born on 9 Jan 1779 in , Wilkes, Georgia. She died on 21 Mar 1851 in , Tippecanoe, Indiana. She married John Jehu ELLIS on 1 Aug 1798 in Jefferson, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  M i Mordecai N. ELLIS
  M ii Hiram ELLIS
  F iii Beulah ELLIS
  M iv Nehemiah ELLIS
  F v Mary ELLIS was born on 20 Mar 1808. She died on 3 Feb 1824 in , , Ohio.
  F vi Sarah ELLIS was born on 8 Jun 1810. She died on 12 Aug 1826 in , , Ohio.
  F vii Charity ELLIS was born on 24 Jun 1812. She died on 26 Jan 1824 in , , Ohio.
  F viii Elizabeth ELLIS
  M ix Abram ELLIS
  F x Anna ELLIS

Nicholas STEPHENSON.Nicholas married MARY.

MARY. married Nicholas STEPHENSON.

They had the following children:

  M i Mahlon STEPHENSON

Thomas DURHAM.Thomas married ARRABELLA.

ARRABELLA. married Thomas DURHAM.

They had the following children:

  F i Ruth DURHAM

Robert COMMONS [Parents] was born on 30 Dec 1748 in Ireland. He died on 19 Dec 1837 in Center Twp., Wayne, Indiana. He married Ruth HAYES on 16 Nov 1780 in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Ruth HAYES [Parents] was born about 1755 in West Marlborough Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania. She died on 23 Sep 1845 in Centerville, Wayne, Indiana. She married Robert COMMONS on 16 Nov 1780 in Chester, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

  F i Lydia COMMONS
  F ii Phebe COMMONS
  M iii Isaac COMMONS
  M iv William COMMONS
  M v John COMMONS
  M vi Ezekiel COMMONS
  F vii Hannah COMMONS
  M viii Nathan COMMONS
  M ix David COMMONS

William COMMONS was born in 1723 in Ireland. He died in Jan 1796 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He married Sarah SCARLETT in 1746 in Ireland.

Sarah SCARLETT was born in 1725. She died in 1800. She married William COMMONS in 1746 in Ireland.

They had the following children:

  M i Robert COMMONS
  M ii John COMMONS
  M iii William COMMONS Jr..
  M iv Elisha COMMONS
  M v Joseph COMMONS.

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