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From: "RevDrBobBarnes" <>
Subject: [RHEA] John Rhea/LynnRhea
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:11:29 -0500
References: <20020209.192557.-609589.0.lcrhea@juno.com>


Lynn my grandfather was John L.Rhea found in Knoxville in the late 1800 and
until about 1914. He married Hattie or Harriet Redwine. I wonder what the
Lyn stood for. Could it have been Lynn?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Rhea" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [RHEA] Roll Call Time


> .Ann,
> According to information I obtained from FamilyTreeMaker.com when I
> started on this research project, James Rhea and his wife Betsy
> (Elizabeth) did go to Jasper Co., MO. He died there (this info says)
> before 1859. This James Rhea is a brother to John Rhea, who is the gr gr
> grandfather of my husband, Lynn A. Rhea of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
> I do have a picture of another of the brothers, RILEY RHEA, who went on
> to Oregon. A notation on the back of the picture noted that he was a
> sheep herder.
>
> I would appreciate hearing from you with any info you might wish to send
> me concerning these members of the families that went west. According
> to my information, some went to IL, OR MO . There were 14 children of
> Jesse and Margaret Blair Rhea. Several of them stayed in or around
> Blount Co., TN. .
> Thanks,
> Carolyn Rhea
> Chattanooga, TN
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 12:59:59 EST writes:
> > I am interested in the James Rhea family out of Blout and Monroe Co
> > Tn. They
> > headed west to Oregon about 1850. They spent a bad winter in KS.
> > Some of his
> > sons went on to Oregon James and his wife Elizabeth Tipton went to
> > Benton Co
> > Mo where his wife had some relatives. He may have died in Jasper Co
> > Mo.
> > Thanks for any help. Ann
> >
> >
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