Note: 1870: William 29 yrs and Rhoda 25 yrs must have been fairly recently married. There were just the two of them.
By 1880, however, it was a different scene. William 49 was farming in Lawrence Co. Rhoda H. 36 yrs had five children at home: Mary J. nine, John T seven, Joseph six, Martha two and James W. born October 1879.
In 1900 things were quieter again with only William, Rhoda and son James at home. William and Rhoda had been married for thirty years and had had seven children of which only four were living.