Steven J. Hanley - The Psychogenealogist March 11, 2020 Genealogy, Family History The Tragic Motorcycle Death of Germain W. Rhoads (1906-1940) Steven J. Hanley - The Psychogenealogist March 11, 2020 Genealogy, Family History My 1st cousin 2x removed, Germain W. Rhoads (1906-1940), died after the motorcycle he was driving struck a car in Mt. Morris, Michigan on June 15th, 1940. This is his story.