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ried a man whose mentality is unknown and died in 1853 of tuber- 

 culosis when her only daughter (IV-17) was a year old. This daughter 

 married a shiftless drunkard. Their eldest son (V-12)isa drunken 

 good-for-nothing. The two younger sons (V-13, 14) are slightly alco- 

 holic and more industrious. 



The next member was III-ll, who married into Line E. Their 

 children will be taken up in the continuation of that Line. 



III-14, the next of the Rode fraternity, was born about 1840. 

 Incapable of learning anything at school. She married III-15, who 

 was known as the odd member of a wealthy Philadelphia family. 

 Decent and hardworking ; farmed and made barrel staves for a living. 

 They never owned anything, but used to rent small patches of ground. 

 Lived in poverty, but were always clean and law-abiding. Their chil- 

 dren were taken by their father's people in a distant part of the State 

 when wife died from tuberculosis. The two sons (IV-26, 28) are now poor 

 and shiftless; drift about keeping no particular work. One daughter 

 (IV-31) is undetermined; the other (IV-30) died at 18 of tuberculosis. 



The next member of the main fraternity who married was III-19, 

 born 1842. She was the most able and aggressive of all the daughters. 

 Had few school advantages, but learned to read, and could perform 

 simple calculations. Has ordinary ability in housekeeping and sewing. 

 Married 111-20, who was of German extraction, and whose family 

 has good mentality and fair business sense. He had a common-school 

 education; slightly alcoholic; fairly shrewd in a business deal. They 

 have cleared a small farm and live on it in comfortable circumstances. 

 They have had eight children, as follows: 



IV-33 showed fair ability at school. Now owns a farm. Has mar- 

 ried and has eight children, all of average or more than average ability 

 in school work. 



IV-35, his brother, is alcoholic but aggressive; a lumber inspector. 

 His three daughters received high-school education. 



The next younger brother (IV-37) is less aggressive and persevering. 

 His four children, all small, appear to be of good mentality. 



The next two children, daughters (IV-39, 41), made good progress 

 at school. The elder is married; has no children. The younger died 

 at 19 of blood-poisoning after the birth of a son. 



The three youngest sons (IV-43, 45, 47) show average ability; make 

 a fair living; all are married, but have no children. 



Reverting to the main fraternity, we have in-22, born about 1845. 

 Little could be learned concerning her ability or that of the man she 

 married. He died in the Civil War, and she soon afterwards, leaving 

 an only son. He shows fair ability ; has in turn an epileptic son (V-35) 

 by his marriage to a reckless, immoral woman, whose family is said to 

 show other cases of epilepsy. 



