Harriett Garletts and Elezier Rhoades
Harriett was the daughter of Josiah Garletts.
Married to Elezier Rhoades
Elezier Rhoades was born December 19, 1843, in Illinois, and crossed the plains with his parents in the year 1849, when he was six years old. (Possible Oregon Trail Record puts it as 1847)
As nearly as can be determined, he grew to manhood in the vicinity of Waldo Hills, Oregon, where he met bright-eyed, dark-haired Harriett Garletts, whom he wooed and won for his bride. She was born September 1, 1853, near Pudding River, at Molalla, Oregon.
Elezier Rhoades and Miss Harriett Garletts were united in marriage December 8, 1872 at Waldo Hills, Oregon. Rev. Thomas H. Small performed the ceremony that made them man and wife. Witnesses were Hiram Mattoon and a sister of the bride, Miss Ellen Garletts, who later became the wife of Mr. Mattoon.
Elezier Rhoades had one full brother and two full sisters. Mrs. Rhoades had one half-brother and five sisters.
The couple first settled in Clackamas county, later moving to Shoal Water Bay in Washington, where he engaged in Oystering for a time. Then he moved back to Molalla, Oregon, and from there to Drain, where he built the first store building for a man named John Drain. He also did teaming there, often hauling Chinamen to Elkton where they worked in the fish cannery.
After a few years residence in Drain, the family moved to Philomath, Oregon, where he worked on the railroad that was being constructed from there to Yaquina in Lincoln City.
Later on, the family moved and settled on a preemption land claim near Toledo, Oregon, in Lincoln county where he followed his occupation of carpentry, and they resided there until the time of his death, December 22, 1900.
Mother Rhoades then moved to Yaquina Bay where she had boarders, later she and the younger children moved to Falls City, Oregon, again keeping boarders, finally she decided to remarry, becoming the wife of Mr. Levi Wright, and residing near Dallas for several years.
When her health failed she and her husband moved back to the old home, near Toledo in Lincoln county where she went to her rest March 22, 1912.
Eleven children were born to this union. Six sons and five daughters. Three sons and two daughters survive. July 30, 1953. This account is being retyped, Dec. 1980, and all of the below are now deceased.
Births:
Oda Belle Sept 7, 1873, Clear Creek, Oregon
Oscar Apr. 29, 1875, Molalla, Oregon
Ivy Apr. 7, 1876 Shoal Water Bay, Wash.
Henry May 6, 1878, Shoal Water Bay, Wash.
Wilbur Nov. 11, 1880, Molalla, Oregon
Naomi Nov. 26, 1881, Drain, Oregon
Amanda Feb. 5, 1886
Roy Nov. 8, 1889, Toledo, Oregon
Sadie March 29, 1891, Toledo, Oregon
Jody Dec. 7, 1893, Toledo, Oregon
Delman Aug. 9, 1899, Toledo, Oregon
At Champoeg Park Museum, a signed and legal document hangs next to a photograph of John B. Goodell, and wife Delinda Rhoades Gooddell. The document has the Rhoades brothers' signatures. At the Horner Museum in the basement of the Coliseum at the Oregon State University, there is a beautiful pickle container made of pewter and chartreuse colored, cut glass, with two forks attached that belonged to Delinda Rhoades Goodell. Because of its age, and because such keepsakes usually being handed down to the daughters, we can assume that this pickle container came from Rhoades and Peabody Blackington branch of the family. It is really beautiful, the museum has it prominently displayed.
The A has been left of the Rhoades, and hopefully that has been corrected by now.
submitted by Carole Stohr, grandaughter of Harriett Garletts.
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