06-07-02 NAME: James Rodeback CODES: AF, FR

BORN: 22 Mar 1807, Newlain, Chester, Pennsylvania

DIED: 25 May 1875, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah

PARENTS: Sarah Quaintance and Charles Rodeback

SPOUSE: Phoebe Beagle, Married 24 May 1832, Chester, Pennsylvania

     CHILDREN: Edward Hunter, b. 30 May 1833 m.  Elizabeth McMichael 1855; Phoebe Ann b. 2 Nov 1835 m.  David Crafts 1855; Margarett, Jun 1839; John, Jun 1841; Lorenzo Barnes b. 11 Mar 1843, m.  Mary E.  Bassett June 7, 1875; Rebecca Helen b. 2 May 1846, m.  William Cook Oct.  25, 1875; Catherine Angelineb. 14 Nov 1848, m.  Goerge W.  Thurman 1864;  James (twin) b. 20 Feb 1853, m.  Lourana Weeks 1874; Sarah Jane (twin), 20 Feb 1853

SPOUSE: Elizabeth Cook

SPOUSE: Phebe Evans

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HISTORY:    James Rodeback was born March 22, 1807 in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, the son Sarah Quaintance (1790 - 1860) and Charles Rodeback (1780 - 1850).  He married Phebe Beagle May 24, 1832 in Cester, Pennsylvania. James and Phebe joined the LDS church in 1839 in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County.  They moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in the summer of 1841. Concerning this Heber C. Kimball in July of that year wrote, "On Friday last seventy saints came to Nauvoo, led by Lorenzo Barnes, from Chester County, Pennsylvania, in wagons, living in tents by the way."  (A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by B.H. Roberts, 2:84) Besides the James Rodeback family, some of the other families traveling in the group would be those of his (James=) brother Charles Rodeback and his (James') employer, Edward Hunter.  During their stay in Nauvoo, James and Phebe Rodeback became well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith having first met him whe the prophet had stayed at Edward Hunter's home in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  In Nauvoo they were close neighbors of the Prophet and as a seventy one of James Rodeback=s duties was to testify for and protect the Prophet of the church.

In the "Story of Phebe Beagle Rodeback" author unknown, it describes James and Phebe=s exodus from Nauvoo and their journey to Salt Lake as follows: AWhen the mob came to Nauvoo, they, with the other saints, were driven fromt heir homes in the cold of winter without proper food, clothing, etc. to sustain them for this greater hardship.  From the west bank of the Missouri River, the pushed on west until they came to council Bluffs, Iowa, where they stopped to repair their wagon and replenish their food supply.  The family, along with other saints, stayed here near Council Bluff to raise crops while the others went on west.  While here in Iowa, their seventh child, Catherine, was born at Bluff City. In the summer of 1852, the family left Iowa and headed west for Salt Lake City. The children had to walk across the plains along with the other children.

The company James and Phebe traveled across the plains in was the Uriah Curtis Company.  Traveling with James and Phebe were their five children, Edward Hunter (19), Phebe Ann (16), Lorenzo Barnes (6), Rebecca Helen (6) and Katharine Angeline (2).  They arrived in Salt Lake in October of 1852 and moved south to Pleasant Grove Utah.  Then, three years later in 1855, they moved to Cedar Valley, Utah, where the made their home for the remainder of their lives.  (Paul Henke, "The Barnes Alma and Alice Adeline Southam Cook" family letter July 20, 1997)

Bishop's counselor; president high priests quorum; Superintendent Sunday school.  Justice of peace Cedar Fort 1856-75; postmaster 1854-75; assessor; collector Cedar County 1858-61 (Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pate 1139; See also: Peterson, Margery, J., OUR ROOTS GROW DEEP - A History of Cedar Valley, 2nd ed. [American Fork, Utah, 2003] "James Rodeback", p 15:75)

OBITUARY:    DEAD   At Cedar Valley, Utah Co., May 25th, 1875, of heart disease, JAMES RODEBACK, age 68 year and 3 days.

Deceased was born in Newlin township, Chester Co., Pa.; was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by elder Lorenzo D.  Barnes, in August 1839, gathered with the Saints to Nauvoo in 1840; shared the hardships and privation with his brethren in that place, and emigrated to the Valleys in 1852.

Brother Rodeback was well known to be an honest, upright, faithful and useful man.  He dropped into the arms of death without a groan or struggle.   (Deseret News, June 1875)

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