Thomas Rhodes

About Thomas Rhodes

Birth Date: 4 July 1756

Birth Location: London County, Virginia

Death Date: 16 October 1848

Death Location: near Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa

Service Information

Enlisted as a private in the Continental Army on February 8, 1777 at Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia. He served under Captain Windsor Brown in First Virginia State Regiment under the command of Major James Allison and Colonel George Gibson. The brigade was commanded by Peter Muhlenberg. See Pension S17045 (Source: Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Applications and Rosters, Transcribed by Will Graves, 2012)

Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.

Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/ 

Burial Information

Cemetery Name: Bonaparte Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 23296 Rt. W40, Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa (Coordinates: 40.70100, -91.80800)

Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53823277/thomas-rhodes 

Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025