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Hugh Simpson RODHAM

Male 1879 - 1965  (85 years)


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  • Name Hugh Simpson RODHAM 
    Birth 16 Aug 1879  Kyo, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Mar 1965  Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Washburn Street Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) "Hugh Rodham (1879-1965)," Familypedia <http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hugh_Rodham_(1879-1965)>:

      Hugh Rodham was born 16 August 1879 in Kyo, County Durham, England, United Kingdom to Jonathan Rodham (1843-1917) and Isabella Simpson Bell (1849-1917) and died 5 March 1965 in Pennsylvania, United States of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Jones (1882-1952). Notable ancestors include Henry II of England (1133-1189), William I of England (1027-1087), Charlemagne (747-814), Hugh Capet (c940-996), Rurik (c832-879), Alfred the Great (849-899). Ancestors are from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, England, Russia, Ukraine, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, the Netherlands, Byzantium, Israel, Ireland, Belarus, the Byzantine Empire, Italy.

      Grandfather of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

      Siblings

      Offspring of Jonathan Rodham and Isabella Simpson Bell (1849-1917):

      Hugh Rodham (1879-1965); [b.] 16 August 1879 Kyo, County Durham, England, United Kingdom; [d.] 5 March 1965 Pennsylvania, United States; [m.] Hannah Jones (1882-1952)

      Children

      Offspring of Hugh Rodham and Hannah Jones (1882-1952):

      • Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993); [b.] 2 April 1911 Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States; [d.] 7 April 1993 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States; [m.] Dorothy Emma Howell (1919-2011)

      (2) England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006:

      Name: Hugh Rodham
      Registration Year: 1879
      Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
      Registration district: Lanchester
      Inferred County: Durham
      Volume: 10a
      Page: 294

      (3) New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891:

      Name: Hugh Rodham
      Event Type: Immigration
      Event Date: 1882
      Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 2
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
      Birthplace: England
      Ship Name: Alaska
      Affiliate Publication Number: M237
      Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897
      Affiliate Film Number: 458
      GS Film Number: 001027028
      Digital Folder Number: 004680388
      Image Number: 00160

      (4) Smolenyak, Megan, "Hillary Rodham Clinton's Celtic Roots," Irish America, April/May 2015, pp. 50-51:

      I . . . discovered that Hugh E. Rodham's parents had eloped. This revelation emerged gradually beginning with an oddly worded wedding announcement in a local paper. When I couldn't find a marriage record in Scranton as anticipated, I scoured newspapers instead and found a snippet in an August 1902 issue stating that the couple had wed in Binghamton, New York a couple of months earlier on Memorial Day. Now I understand why I hadn't found the record, but the choice of Binghamton revealed even more.

      Having roots next door to Scranton in the neighboring city of Wilkes-Barre, I knew that Binghamton was once a Gretna Green for those living in Northeast Pennsylvania. A Gretna Green (named after a southern Scottish village long known for "runaway marriages") is a nearby place that couples go to marry because there are fewer restrictions, making it easier to do so there. Less than a decade after the Rodham-Jones nuptials, a 1910 article bemoaned the loss of income for Binghamton clergymen after local laws were modified, removing restrictions for cross-border marriages.

      Hugh S. Rodham and Hannah "Anna" Jones had gone out of state to marry, neglected to inform anyone for a couple of months, and opted to live with the bride's parents. Could it be that the groom's parents didn't approve? A little digging strongly supported this notion.

      (5) www.findagrave.com:

      Hugh Simpson Rodham
      Birth: Aug. 16, 1879, England
      Death: Mar. 5, 1965, Pennsylvania, USA

      Grandfather of first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Husband of Hannah Jones-Rodham.

      Family links: Parents: Jonathan Rodham (1843 - 1917), Isabella Simpson Bell Rodham (1849 - 1917); Spouse: Hannah Jones Rodham (1882 - 1952); Children: Willard S Rodham (1907 - 1965), Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911 - 1993); Siblings: Thomas Bell Rodham (1868 - 1948), Margaret Rodham (1872 - 1958), Joseph Rodham (1874 - 1945), William Robert Rodham (1876 - 1945), Jonathan Rodham (1878 - 1945), Hugh Simpson Rodham (1879 - 1965), Elizabeth Rodham Haswell (1881 - 1944), Robert Bell Rodham (1882 - 1944), Wade Rodham (1885 - 1940), Ethel Rodham Lloyd (1888 - 1957), George B. Rodham (1889 - 1974)

      Burial: Washburn Street Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

      Maintained by: Donna
      Originally Created by: Shanna Nicole (inactive)
      Record added: Oct 19, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 22300674
    Person ID I38668  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Jonathan RODHAM,   b. 4 Jun 1843, Holmside, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1917, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Isabella Simpson BELL,   b. 24 Sep 1849, Collierley, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1917, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Between 1 Oct 1867 and 31 Dec 1867  Durham Registration District, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F16640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah JONES,   b. Apr 1882, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952 (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Marriage 30 May 1902  Binghamton, Broome County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hugh Ellsworth RODHAM,   b. 2 Apr 1911, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1993, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F16636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006: Name: Jonathan Rodham Registration Year: 1867 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Durham Parishes for this Registration District: [Lanchester was one of the Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District.] Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 368.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (2) England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006: Name: Isabella Simpson Bell Registration Year: 1867 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Durham Parishes for this Registration District: [Lanchester was one of the Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District.] Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 368.