Family History

Mary Ford Higgins Rodes was born on September 4, 1859 to parents John Allen and Bettie Chinn Webb Higgins in Scott County, Kentucky. Along with all of her sisters, she attended Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. She married William Rodes in Lexington, Kentucky on April 26, 1883. She died at the age of 88 on January 19, 1948 in Lexington, Kentucky. She is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.

Mary Ford Higgins Rodes, undated

William Rodes was born on January 1, 1851 in Fayette County. He married Mary Ford Higgins on April 26, 1883 in Lexington, Kentucky. He passed away at the age of 56 on May 14, 1907 in Clearwater, Florida.

Allen Higgins Rodes was the son of Mary Ford Higgins and William Rodes. He was born on January 19, 1884 in El Paso, Texas. He married Louise Cain. Allen passed away on June 16, 1927 at the age of 43. He is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.

William Rodes is another son of Mary Ford Higgins and William Rodes. He was born in 1887 in Lexington, Kentucky and passed away on October 19, 1950 at the age of 63. He is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.

Joseph Headley Rodes was born on November 24, 1888 to parents Mary Ford Higgins and William Rodes. He passed away on November 27, 1894 and is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.