Individual Details
Max Rodney
(1896 - Feb 24, 1925)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Dora M. Smith (1903 - 1927) |
Notes
Death
He died from injuries sustained when his car, which he was driving, was hit by a train.Probate
In his will he disinherited his wife, Dora, and left everything to his parents.Law Suit
In the Mecklenburg County Superior Court, his heirs sued the Carolina and North Western Railroad for $30,000.Law Suit
In the Mecklenburg County Superior Court, his heirs received a judgment of $6000 from the Carolina and North Western Railroad. In the Mecklenburg County Superior Court, his wife sued the New York Life Insurance Co. for $6000. The suit was moved to the Federal District Court of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC.Endnotes
1. "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1865-2012", online index, Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Web Access , Dora Smith & Max Rodney: Marriage: Oct 15, 1924: (accessed Feb 4 2015) [E-2005].
2. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line] Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC , Dora Smith & Max Rodney: Marriage: Oct 15, 1924: (accessed Jul 8 2017 [E-2200].
3. North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, "North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975", database on-line, Ancestry.com, Max Rodney: Death: Feb 24, 1925, Cert No 56-2254 (accessed Mar 22 2020) [E-2714].
4. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line] Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts., Max Rodney: Probate: 1925: Gaston County, North Carolina; Estates, Vol 123, Robinson, William L-Rudisill, Bobby Lewis, 1888-1969: Images 222-231 (accessed Mar 29 2020) [E-2715].
5. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line] Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts., Max A. Rodney: Probate: Aug 1925: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Wills and Estate Papers 1663-1978; Images 500-505 (accessed Mar 29 2020) [E- 2716].
6. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line] Original data: North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts., Max D. Radney [sic] Rodney; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Aug 12, 1925: Case No. 1125: Images 506-509 & Sep 1, 1925: Case No. 558: Images 510-523 (accessed Mar 29 2020 [E- 2717].

