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Birth	:	1839
Death	:	18 Jul 1854 Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Kokopo, Kokopo District, Papua New Guinea
Coordinate	:	-4.4072100, 152.2993500
Description	:	Jonathan was the son of Daniel Rhode and Mary McCord. He died at the age of 15 years 4 months. Jonathan and Hiram Campbell, a neighbor's son, were killed by lightening while they were returning from Sidney, IA, where they had gone for whiskey for the harvest hands, who were cutting grain by hand. The boys had made the trip safely and were is sight of the Rhode home, when a flash of lightning from a small cloud struck between the two horses which the boys were riding. The horses and both the boys were killed in sight... Read More	Jonathan was the son of Daniel Rhode and Mary McCord. He died at the age of 15 years 4 months. Jonathan and Hiram Campbell, a neighbor's son, were killed by lightening while they were returning from Sidney, IA, where they had gone for whiskey for the harvest hands, who were cutting grain by hand. The boys had made the trip safely and were is sight of the Rhode home, when a flash of lightning from a small cloud struck between the two horses which the boys were riding. The horses and both the boys were killed in sight of the harvesters, who were waiting for the boys to return. Sentiment at this time ran high in Tabor, as most of the early-day settlers of the town of Tabor were radical prohibitionists. It was freely stated by them that the deaths of the boys was the hand of the Lord speaking against the sin of drinking intoxicating liquors.

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Jonathan Rhode's memorial is located at: Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial, Kokopo, Kokopo District, Papua New Guinea.
When did Jonathan Rhode death?
Jonathan Rhode death on 18 Jul 1854 in Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: -4.4072100
Longitude: 152.2993500

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel Anderson Rhode

(1814 - 1885)

Mary McCord Rhode

(1817 - 1857)

Siblings

Eleanor Rhode

(1851 - 1854)

Harvey William Rode

(1854 - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: -4.4072100, 152.2993500

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