Ancestry of
Rikki Bates

Musician (Member of The Incredible Casuals)

Rhoda Melinda Edson

• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Rikki Bates — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 19 
  • Father:
  • Howard Edson 
  • Mother:
  • Rhoda Steele   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 Mar 1811 
  • Birth Location:
  • Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Mar 1908 
  • Death Location:
  • Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts 
  • Burial Date:
  • 1 Apr 1908 
  • Burial Location:
  • Arms Cemetery, Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Ephraim Culver
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Jul 1837 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Halifax, Windham, Vermont 
  • Child:

  Laura B. Culver (Ahnentafel No:9 )

• Sources for Rhoda Melinda Edson

  • ¹ Federal Census, MA, Franklin County, 1870, Shelburne, p. 16, Image 16 of 40.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/03/2017).
  • ³ Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, Marriage record for Ira Clifford Bates and daughter Laura B Culver.
  • ⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Buckland, Vol. 1, p. 20, Birth record for Rhoda Melinda Edson.
  • ⁵ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 1908/85, p. 334, Death certificate for Rhoda Melinda Culver.
  • ⁶ Vermont: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1700-2008, Marriage record for Ephraim Culver and Melinda Edson.