Amanda Mary Beecher ^{1 2}

   Another name for Amanda was Amanda Mary Beecher.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Tuscawarus Twp., Stark County, OH. ³ In 1840 the household of Isaac Beeker [Beecher] had:

Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son Anthony Robert
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 son Alexander Washington
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 son John William
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 father Isaac
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter Nellie
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter Mary Amanda
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 wife Mary Amanda
70-79 (1761-1770) = 1 mother or mother-in-law.

2. Census in 1850 in Tuscawarus Twp., Stark County, OH. ⁴ The 1850 census recorded Paul Rhodes, laborer, 29, living with wife Amanda, 24; son William, 3; and Mary, 1 1/2. The parents were born in Pennsylvania and their children in Ohio.

3. Census in 1860 in Lima Twp., LaGrange, IN. ⁵ The 1860 census recorded Paul Rhoads, day laborer, 38, living with wife Mary A., 28; William H., 12; Mary c., 11; Oliver, 7; Ella A., 5; Ida B., 2. Also in the home is James Bryant, day laborer, 18. The parents were born in Pennsylvania. William, Mary, Oliver, and James were born in Ohio, and the other children in Indiana.

Amanda married Paul Rhodes on 28 May 1846 in , Stark, OH. (Paul Rhodes was born on 10 Aug 1822 in , Westmoreland Co. PA,⁶ died on 19 Oct 1892 in Howe, LaGrange, IN ⁶ and was buried in Howe: Riverside Cemetery, LaGrange, IN ⁶.)