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From: Polly Dixon <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Oregon Donation Land Claims (Lewis Rhea)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:41:27 -0500


Hi Linda:

I thought I had sent you the information on Lewis and his brother Riley
who married Humphrey sisters. The Humphreys are connected to the
Stephens and Duncan lines. It's a real convoluted family line! There
are still descendants of Lewis and the Humphreys living in OR. They
used to have an annual family reunion, but I didn't hear anything from
them this year. Maybe you can find some of them.

Love,
Polly
Linda Spivey Bjorklund wrote:
>
> While browsing through some books at the library here in town (Baker City,
> OR) I came across a name in my family tree.......Lewis Rhea who was the son
> of Jesse RHEA and Margaret BLAIR. He married Mary "Eliza" Humphreys from
> Monroe Co., TN and they came out here to Oregon. I don't know the details
> on that but here is some information on Lewis RHEA and also HUMPHREYS:
>
> Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims Volume II:
>
> No. 4426 RHEA, Lewis, Linn Co; b. 13 Dec. 1822, Blount Co., Tenn; Arr. Ore.
> 19 Sep 1853; SC 1 Mar 1854; m. Mary Eliza Oct/9 Dec 1851, Tenn. Aff:
> Thomas Turner, Wm. M. Gilchrist, John M. McCullough, Washington Thomas.
>
> No. 5260 HUMPHREYS, Thomas M., Linn Co; b. Last of Sept or 1 Oct 1800, "do
> not recollect County", Tenn; Arr. Ore. 19 Sep 1853; SC 26 Mar 1854; m. Jane
> 2 June 1825, Monroe Co., Tenn. by 15 Nov 1873 Jane Humphreys was dec. &
> Thomas M. Humphreys had sold his wife's part of the c to J. R. Thorp, who
> was also dec. by 1873. J. T. Thorp was administrator of J. R. Thorp's
> estate. Aff: Wm M. Gilcarist, LEWIS RHEA, Francis Berry, John (X)
> McCullough, H. Bryant.
>
> A Rhea Cousin...
> Linda Spivey-Bjorklund <>
> Baker City, Oregon
>
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