Rodney was born in 1928. Rodney's father was Barnett (Barney) Bleeden and his mother was Annie Katz. His maternal grandparents were Simon (Shaya) Katz and Raiza Satz. He had a brother and two sisters, named Leslie, Sylvia and Ruth. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 8 on July 17th, 1936. He was buried on July 17th, 1936 at the Brixton Cemetery.1