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From: Robert Barnes <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] 1890 Special Census Survivors and Widows Civil War Union
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 22:11:02 -0500

Hi, I read your post and the Name of Robert Ray caught my eye as that was my
Grandfathers name. Another thing stood out. The Company that this Robert Ray was
in was Wiley Company. My grandfathers middle name was Wiley. The third thing that
stood out was the mention of John Ray. My Great grandfather is said to be John
Rhea/Ray. Are these just coincidence or are they a hot trail to finding my Great
grand father John Rhea/Ray from Tn/Ky. My Grandfather was born around 1892, so his
father was born 1860-1870 and their parents would be civil war age. This string of
Rays fit a time frame so as to be possible ancestors or close kin to ancestors.
Can you help me make some further connections??? Dr. Bob!

wrote:

> 1890 Special Census
> Survivors and Widows of the war of rebellion
> Union soldiers
>
> N through Si
>
> Rebecca, wid of Allen F. Rhea Sgt. K 1st Tn. cav. No dates no dates
> Jeroldstown measles
> James M. Rhea Pri. K 1st Tn. cav. 11-15-61 4-6-65 Locust Springs
> John P. Rhea Pri. D 8th Tn. inf. 3-63 6-30-65 Jeroldstown Rheumatism and
> nervous [prostations]
>
> ****
>
> Robert Rae. PVT. WILEY'S CO, buried at
>
> Posted by Nick Schultz <> on Mon, 12 Oct 1998
>
> Surnames: Rae, Rea, Rhea, Wray, Wilson
>
> Robert Rae. PVT. WILEY'S CO,
> Henderson NC REGT., REV. WAR, November 08, 1852, Aged 91 years.
> ROBERT RAE---
> He is not listed under the Rae, but under:
> Ray, Rea, Rhea, Wray
> name spelling change by different menbers of the family.
> I am sure it is the same person:
> b. 7 June 1762 PA
> d. 4 Nov 1852 IN
> Pvt NC PNSR Wife: Nancy Patton
> Robert is in our local records. He came from PA but served in NC. In our
> Roster of Soldiers
> and Patriots who served in the AM REV buried in Indiana, there is
> listed the following.. "Name listed a Robbin, I believe this in error".
> Robert Rea has two markers.
> A regular stone badly worn and you can hardly see his name. But the
> white military style marker while unreadable at first, was cleaned and it is
> all there to the T. He is buried in Madison, Jefferson County Indiana.
> Actually just outside the city limits (near local transfer station - dump)
> in a clump of woods. The Cemetery is known
> as the Underwood Cemetery. It may have been the Rea
> Cemetery at one time but think the Underwood took it over and
> perhaps cared for it and the name changed. The last burial there
> was in 1888 and we have a newspaper article calling it the Underwood
> Cemetery. It is now under our care Post 11 - Madison, Vietnam Veterans of the
> War, Inc. under the permission of the Jefferson County Cemetery Board. There
> are 2 other Rev War vets, both
> named Wilson. They came from PA and served in PA units.
> two vets - unmarked graves -no special military markers.
> (They have civilian markers)
> Nick Schultz
>
> ****
> RHEA, John A.
>
> Posted by Goodspeed's Biographies; 1889 on Sat, 05 Sep 1998
>
> Surnames: RHEA, COOPER, WILLIS
>
> John A. Rhea. proprietor of Walnut Ridge livery stables, was born in Greene
> County, Ark., September 30, 1854, and came to Lawrence County, when twelve
> years of age. He received but a limited amount of schooling in his young days.
> and was reared on his father's farm. On July 3, 1876, he was married to Miss
> Lizzie Cooper, a daughter of Thomas and Ibbie (Willis) Cooper, early settlers
> of this county. After his marriage he commenced farming for himself, but
> shortly afterward gave up that occupation, and came to Lawrence County in the
> year 1877, where he opened a hotel. Five years later he went into the business
> of buying and selling horses, and then started a livery, which he has fostered
> into a complete success. It is the only livery stable in the Eastern district
> of Lawrence County, and commands quite a large trade. He also buys and sells
> horses, and is the owner of a farm of 143 acres, of which 133 acres are under
> cultivation. The bus line running between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie is controlled
> by him, and he has the mail contract between those points. In politics Mr.
> Rhea is a Democrat, and was the first town marshal of Walnut Ridge. He has two
> children, Harry and Annie L.
>
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