Rev. Rhodes Acres

1883 - 1930  (47 years)

• Name	Rhodes Acres  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	11 Feb 1883	Scott, Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Male
  Story	Minister Dies in Fayette Wreck  [2]
  	Motor Swerves, Hits Pole After Tire Blows Out: Two Others Hurt. PARTY FROM TENNESSEE The Courier-Journal, Lexington Bureau Lexington, Ky., April 9.--A blow out of an automobile tire early today swerved an automobile against a telephone pole, seven and a half miles from Lexington on Paris Pike, wrecking the care and causing the death of Rev. Rhodes Acres, 47 years old, Oneida, Tenn., railroad employee and recently ordained Baptist Minister. The Rev. Mr. Acres suffered a fractured skull and died a few minutes after the accident. His son Milford Acrews, 27, also a railroad man, and Willie Mayes, 22, Oneida garage mechanic who were with him in the car, were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries. The three meen had been in Detroit, where they visted the Rev. Mr. Acres' son, Alton Acres, and were on their way back to Oneida when the tire blew out. All were in the front seat of the car with Milford Driving. The Rev. Mr. Acrews was ordained several months ago. Besides being a minister, he was a section foreman on the Tennessee Railroad. His Son is a fireman on the Oneida and Western railroad. Besides his two sons, the Rev. Mr. Acres is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Reed Acrews; five sons, Milford, Audney, Lloyd, Silas and Argie Acres. All of Oneida; three daughters, Mrsi Linnie Jones and Misses Loma and Eva Lear Acres, Oneida; a sister Mrs. Lilly Stanley, Oneida, and two brothers, Carlie Acres, West Virginia, and DeWitt Phillips, Smoky Junction, Tenn. The body, accompanies by the two other men, was taken to Oneida this morning. The Rev. Mr. Acres was the second person to be killed by automobiles in Fayette County within twelve hours. The other victim was Billy Rae Shea, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Shea, 1101 North Limestone Street, who died list night at St. Joseph's Hospital of injuries suffered yesterday when he was struck by an automobile driven by Clarence Sanderson, 1314 North Limestone Stree. A charge of assault and battery against sanderson was amended to manslaughter following the death of the boy.
  Death	9 Apr 1930	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
  	Cause: fractured skull and internal injuries/automobile accident
  Burial	Marcum Cemetery, Scott, Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I20363	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	David Acres,   b. 1859, Scott, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Luverna Phillips,   b. 1858, Scott, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Bell Reed,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States d. 6 May 1958, Scott, Tennessee, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1902	Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F4702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1883 - Scott, Tennessee, United States Marriage - 30 Jan 1902 - Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States Death - Cause: fractured skull and internal injuries/automobile accident - 9 Apr 1930 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Burial - - Marcum Cemetery, Scott, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Death Certificate Rhodes Acres Death Certificate for Rhodes Acres

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org : 2022)), 3 Sep 2022, accessed 3 Sep 2022), entry for Vital Records Acres, Rhodes, person ID KHTZ-TTX; citing vital records. (Reliability: 2). [S67] Kentucky. Louisville., Newspaper: The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep 2022, "Minister Dies in Fayette Wreck," 9 April 1930, p. Unknown, col. Unknown. (Reliability: 3).