Some time in the early to mid-1970s, Minnie Alice (Macomber) Rhoads wrote Of Such As These, a genealogical book about her family line. Minnie Rhoads was Miles Macomber's younger sister.
The parents of Miles and Minnie were John Wesley Macomber and Nellie Ermina (Duryea) Macomber. Mrs. Rhoads's book contains many anecdotes and much information about both of her parents' families, going back several centuries.
I never met Mrs. Rhoads, nor do I know how accurate any of her information is, although she does cite references. The book is self-published, and was obviously constructed with great care and pride. The pages were written on a typewriter, and despite Mrs. Rhoads's care, the text contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors. The copy belonging to my grandfather contains an autograph on the title page which reads, "Wishes for a good life – Minnie Alice Rhoads."
I have done my best to transfer this book to an Adobe document, but I do not have the time to do it properly.
I tried using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software, which converts text characters from a piece of paper into text which is editable on a computer. However, the old typewritten characters proved too difficult for the software to interpret. Perhaps very advanced OCR software would do a better job, but such software is expensive.
Next, I tried retyping the document entirely, but this quickly proved fruitless. Not only would it take far more time than I could afford, but I was faced with the constant temptation to correct Mrs. Rhoads's spelling and grammatical errors, even though I wasn't interested in changing the document, simply reporting it. Additionally, while some errors were obvious, it was not always obvious what the correction ought to be.
In the end, I abandoned any idea of converting this book to a true digital document. Instead, I have scanned each page into the computer as a photograph. This is extremely important to understand if you wish to work with this document. A person can read the text easily, but it is still nothing more than a photographic image. The computer does not know that it is text; you cannot highlight any of this text in order to copy and paste it elsewhere; and no search engine will identify the text as words.
When scanning the pages, I used a black backing board, but many times, the text on the reverse side of the paper still bled through. I have attempted to correct this as best as I reasonably could, especially in the pages depicting family trees.
I offer the book here in two different ways: as a complete book; and broken into three parts, for people who might have trouble downloading large files.
Since I don't have time to retype this book, I don't have time to index it, either. In order for search engines to find this document, and to help people find specific information, I have typed many key words below, along with the general pages on which the relevant information first appears. It is not a true index, so please do not treat it as such.
An important point about page numbers: Because I scanned the book's cover, title page, and opening poem, the page numbers of the large Adobe document are not the same page numbers as the original book. Also, the Adobe files which contain only parts of the book are certainly not going to match the page numbers of the original book, and I don't want to refer to two different sets of page numbers (one set for the large file, one set for the files split into parts). Therefore, when I refer to page numbers, I refer to the page numbers of the original book, not to the page numbers of any Adobe file. The page numbers of the original book are easily visible on each page.
The book contains several pages of photos. These pages were originally created by placing photos face down on a copying machine, so their quality is not great. I have scanned these pages and left them as they are in the book, but I have also created a separate page containing only the photos, along with my own captions. I did this so image search engines could find the photos, and also to allow people to download the photos separately, outside of the Adobe files. The photos were sometimes cropped in odd ways and were often crooked, and I have made no attempt to correct this.
I have also scanned an old newspaper article about Mrs. Rhoads and her book.
The complete book – 35.8 MB
Part 1 of the book – 12.5 MB
Part 2 of the book – 16.4 MB
Part 3 of the book – 6.9 MB
family tree; genealogy; ancestry
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Schenck Family; Edgar de Schenck; Chief Aid to the Emperor Charlemagne; Johannes Schenck; Martin Schenck; WLD Lieutenant Baliff of Wyek Kessel; Maria Magdalena; Roeluf Schenck; Jan Martense Schenck; Susannah Schenck; Peter Schenck; Margarieta Schenck; Cornelia Schenck; Captain Charles Durje
Wetmore Family; Thankful Gracia Wetmore; the longest family succession of any estate in England; Rafe Cavanaugh Mainwaring; Guy Wetmore Cavanaugh; John Wetmore; coat of arms; Thomas Wetmore; Pastor Richard Denton
Claus Family; Celestia Elizabeth Claus; Benjamin Claus; in photographs, Henrietta Claus and Lucretia Claus
Celestia Claus Duryea; Sylvenus Duryea; Nellie Ermina Duryea; Desdamona Duryea; Elva Duryea; Walter Duryea; Grace Duryea; Alice Duryea; Amelia Bacon; Chester Duryea; Donald Duryea; Minnie White; Ethel Duryea; Emma Leta Duryea; Lottie Allen; Lucretia Johnson; Alanson Johnson; W.L. Nuttal; Rilla Jenkins; Edna Jenkins; Wanda Jenkins; Carl Jenkins; Fred Jenkins; charter members First Presbyterian Church Yuma County Colorado; John Alexander; Edward Jones; Iris Alexander; William Georgesen
Maycombe; Macombe; MaComb; McCombe; McComber; McCumber; Gaelic Omish Thomas; McTavish; McTance; McThomie; McOmie; McOmish; McOmy; McComie; McCombie; McThoms; McThomas; McIntosh; Shaw McDuff second son of the Fifth Earl of Fife; Charles Sumner Macomber; Reverend Everett S. Stackpole; Clan Chatten; Evan Dhu Maccombish; Mac'omber
Grant Macomber; George Burton Macomber; Hugh Macomber; Captain Macomber; Sally Sears; Serena Macomber; Surrannus Macomber; Polly Macomber; Lyman Macomber; Sally Macomber; Richard Sears; Catherine Parker; Captain Clark Parker; George Macomber; Serena Macomber; Margaret Macomber; Mayette Macomber; Samual Parker Macomber; Hugh Macomber II; Clark Macomber; Sally Macomber; Captain Eleazer Burridge; Boston Tea Party; Hugh McDougal; Captain Elijah Macomber; Sarah Pitts Macomber; Charles Howley; Reliance Hatch; Captain Burridge; Emma Burridge; Charles Hawley; Edwin (Hawley?); Charles (Hawley?)
one of the first homesteads in the state of Delaware; William Burton; Mary (Smith) Burton; Mary Smith Burton; John Burton; William Burton; Albert Burton; Cornelius Burton; Eliza Burton; Ann Burton; Peter Cartwright
Isaac Holland; Mayflower; John Holland; Eliza Ann Holland; Miles Hansen Holland; Mary Hannah Holland; Emma Burton Holland; George Macomber; Sam Macomber; Miles Macomber; Mary Catherine Macomber; John Wesley Macomber; Sam Churchill; Serena Macomber; Sam Glasgow; ESP; somehow knowing about a loved one's death; Hannah Bently
Elza Martin; Isaac Martin; Circuit Rider; Mary Stone; Sarah Morris; Hannibal Martin; Milton Martin; John Martin; Emma Martin; John Wesley Macomber; Mary Catherine Macomber; Brother Wallace; Mary Burton; Joe Martin; Mary Hannah; George Macomber; Willie Arrison; Katheryn Martin; Lucinda Vanness; Mose Vanness; Falls City, Nebraska; Ann Martin; Ashbury Martin; George Ellsworth Martin; Ben Foster; Effie Foster; Ross Foster; Claire Foster; Ann Martin; George Martin; Jackson Crook; Anna Crook; John Crook; Elva Crook; Asa Crook; Miles Crook; Paul Weaver; Arthur Weaver, governor of Nebraska
Elva Duryea; Miles Sylvene Macomber; Big Blizzard; Ariel Mabel Macomber; Samuel Everett Macomber; George Macomber; Minnie Alice Macomber
Alice Kriger; Charles Heck; Inez Martin; Ruth Martin; Frances Martin; Kathryn Martin; Ollie Miller; Cora Botts; Disciples of Christ Church; Colonel Grinstead; Attorney Beaver; Aunt Nolie and Uncle Jim; Isaac Rhoads; William Rhoads; Mary (Jones) Rhoads; Mary Margaret (Weber) Rhoads; Nicholas Weber; Anna (Gerde) Weber; Cora (McIlvain) Macomber; Helen Macomber; Ruth Macomber; June Macomber; Joseph Thompson; Hazel (Thompson) Myers; Roland Myers; Marjean Myers; Linda Myers; Mary Alice Myers; Ralph Fridell; Fred Thompson; Gladys (Wenger) Thompson; Donald Thompson; Steve Thompson; Carol Thompson; Dwight Thompson; Margaret (Thompson) Carlyle; Marjory Alice (Thompson) Mullen; Orville Carlyle; Bill Mullen; Susan Mullen; Jean (Thompson) Marmon; Glenn Marmon; Adar (Brown) Macomber; Thelma (Macomber) Humphreys; Kenneth Humphreys; Ardyce (Macomber) Seiler; John Seiler; Bertha Palmer; Grant Macomber; Wayne Macomber; Geraldine (Smedeger) Macomber; Wayne Macomber; Juanity (Zichefoose) Macomber; Dennis Macomber
Ed Rhoads; Howard Rhoads; Elmer Rhoads; Robert Rhoads; Will Rhoads; Oscar Rhoads; Elizabeth (Kratz) Rhoads; Blaine Rhoads; Zena (Gorr) Rhoads; Betty (Rhoads) Thompson; Curtis Thompson; Nellie (Buchanan) Rhoads; Ralph Rhoads, Jr.; Edwin Rhoads; Mrs. Ollie Buchanan; Harold Smith; Arch Harris; Lillie Harris; Old Grandma Morey; Rose Hill; Dorcas Society; Lorraine Schmechel; Bertha Law; Mrs. Jim Tyree; Amelia Whitsel; Bernice Nylen Masters; Sadie Grantham; Luella Snyder; Dora Spracklin; Effie Goff; Mrs. Cecil White; Bernadine Goellert; Mrs. Hilda Black; Forrest Buchanan; Reuben Mortimer Buchanan; Montgomery Buchanan; Christena White Buchanan; Charley White; Nora (Young) White; Cecil White; Harold White; Dale White; Robert White; Cora Hutton; Charles Hutton; Bill West; Sadie (Pierson) Grantham; Clay Grantham; Pierre Chadron; T.Y. Grantham; Ollie (Broderick) Buchanan; Lorraine Christina (Buchanan) Schmechel; Forest Reuben Buchanan; Robert Buchanan; Dean Fremont Buchanan; Ermine (Whitsel) Rhoads; Sarah (Butler) Whitsel; John Butler; Amelia Chilton; James Chilton; Mayflower; William Whitsel; Earl Whitsel; Jim Dahlman; Betty Thompson; Anita Mary (Lewis) Rhoads; Anita M. LaBauve; John Lewis; Edwin Rhoads, Jr.; ESP; somehow knowing when someone is in danger; Neil Leslie Buchanan; Annette Bea (Buchanan) Kirk; Arvid Jay Rhoads; Barbara Alice Buchanan; Anita Kay Rhoads; Garlan RaVae Rhoads; Paul Rhoads; Ralph Richard Rhoads; Chadron Women's Club; Etha Brooks; Dr. W.G. Brooks; Maurice Van Kirk; A Stream Called Deadhorse; Nebraska Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women; The Rural View column; Douglas Kirk; Kimberly Annette Kirk; Esther Dixon; Mrs. Haven Smith; Margaret Hebbert
Bertha (Woodward) Buchanan; Robert Wayne Buchanan; Deborah Ruth Buchanan; Ralph William Buchanan; Rebecca Sue Buchanan; Nancy Marie (Hovde) Buchanan; Ian Forrest Buchanan; Patrick Reid Buchanan; Virginia (Warnock) Buchanan; Douglas Jerome Kirk; Kimberly Annette Kirk; William James Kirk; Rebecca Jane (Brost) Rhoads; Nadean RaVae Rhoads; Arjay Rhoads; Sarah Louise Rhoads; Wendy Colette Rhoads; Edwin Eugene Rhoads, Jr.; Sharon (Brodrick) Rhoads; Tabetha Ann Rhoads; Kodee Lynn Rhoads; Matthew Allen Rhoads; Karen (Kearns) Rhoads; Richard Lynn Rhoads; Dale Rising; Anita Kay (Rhoads) Rising; Curtis Dale Rising; Tandy Kay Rising