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From: Honi Jo <>
Subject: Re: your recent posting to RHEA newsgroup
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:56:57 -0600


Robert D. Rhea wrote:
>
> Thanks Ed, for your thoughts on the possible connection of John Rhea Sr.
> and Febra to the Matthew tree.
>
> Someone asked me a few weeks ago if I thought John Sr's group connected
> to the main branch of the Rheas and my reply was, "NO, because if we did,
> I think Ed Foley would know about it by now,"
>
> In the event and for those interested, I have a few minor corrections and
> observations re. your message.
>
> I did first think that Sterling Rhea (March 1, 1827) died in Johnson Cty.
> Arkansas because the photo of him was obtained from an aunts' possessions
> who never left Arkansas. I now think Sterling died in the Sneedville,
> Tenn area and that the photo must have been brought or mailed to my
> Aunt.
>
> The photo is of Sterling and Mary Jarvis (2nd wife) and a young child,
> presumably a child of Marys and not Sterling. She(Mary) appears to be at
> least 40 years younger than Sterllng, which would indicate a birth date
> of apx, 1860-75. Sterling looks to be 80-90 in the photo and Mary looks
> to be maybe 40 or even younger. ( I understand that in those days before
> pensions and social security it was not uncommon for a young widow to
> marry just for means of support and my guess is that that is the case.)
>
> If any one is interested in the photo of Sterling, I can post it in .JPG
> file format to my web page and it can be downloaded from there.
> Just e-mail me at or and I will give you
> the route to get it for downloading.
>
>
>
Dear Robert and others:
This correction to Sterling Rhea's information is accurate. He did
die in Hancock Co. Tenn., recently while in Salt Lake at the big
library there I found extracts of deaths (out of State records)of
Hancock Co. Tenn. In there, there was a record of Sterling Rhea's
death in 1914 in Hancock Co. and another source showing that he is
burried in Rhea Hollow in the Cemetery there in Hancock Co. (Rhea Cem.)
that is from Ray Bernard in Mt Airy, Maryland. George the son of
Sterling is the one that went to Johnson Co Arkansas and raised a large
family there and died there.
I am sending for a registered copy of the death cirtificate from the
State of Tenn. and will send copies to any who want one. Thanks for
the correction it saved me doing it.

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