Rhodes family papers

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Rhodes family papers

1927-1937

https://aspace-atlantahistorycenter.galileo.usg.edu/repositories/2/resources/282

The collection consists of family papers, including the Last Will and Testaments of A.G. Rhodes (18 October, 1928) and his wife Amanda Wilmot Rhodes (24 December, 1926). Included are worksheets documenting the dispersal of bequests and legal documents that reference their estate. In his Last Will and Testament, A.G. Rhodes left money to numerous relatives and to the A.G. Rhodes Home for Incurables and Peachtree Christian Church.

23 items (1 folder)

eng, Latn

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6959675

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Rhodes, Amos Giles, 1850-1928

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Amos Giles Rhodes (1859-1928) was born in Henderson, Kentucky on December 29, 1859. In 1875, he came to Atlanta to work for the L and N Railroad. He married Amanda Dougherty in 1876. The couple had two children, Joseph D. and Louanna. In 1878, he opened a furniture store on Decatur Street. He is credited with being the originator of the installment payment plan because he allowed customers to make weekly payments on purchases. In the 1880s, A.G. Rhodes’s furniture business thrived, and he opene...

Rhodes (Family : Rhodes, Amos Giles, 1850-1928)

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Amos Giles Rhodes (1859-1928) was born in Henderson, Kentucky on December 29, 1859. In 1875, he came to Atlanta to work for the L & N Railroad. He married Amanda Dougherty in 1876. The couple had two children, Joseph D. and Louanna. In 1878, he opened a furniture store on Decatur Street. He is credited with being the originator of the installment payment plan because he allowed customers to make weekly payments on purchases. In the 1880s, A. G. Rhodes's furniture business thrived, and he opened ...

Dougherty Family.

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