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From: "RevDrBobBarnes" <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA] Morgan County, IL
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:53:38 -0400
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Do you have any other information on this John Rhea/Ray. My G-grandfather
John spelled his name Rhea, but his son my grandfather Robert Wiley spelled
his name Ray. We have suspected for some time that our John Rhea spent time
west of TN which would include the possibility of Illinois. He worked on the
railroad. You John would likely be his fathers age. My John was also John
L.and was found in TNT from 1890 on where he married Hattie Redwine and
father two sons and three daughters on of whom moved back west. Any
connection that you can find? Dr. Bob!
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From: "James Ray" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: [RHEA] Morgan County, IL


> I'd like to address this to Pat Hall, who, I know, is the Morgan County,
IL expert on the Rheas. But all responses are welcomed.
>
> I have four Ray brothers--Abner, David, Moses, and Hiram that bounced
around Morgan, Cass, and Mason Counties in IL in the 1830's thru the 1850's.
The brothers all were born in TN in 1813, 1820, 1822, and 1824 respectively.
I find no parents for them, looking at Rays, Rheas, and Reaughs.
>
> In the early 1840's and after, they resided in T19R10 of Mason County.
Within that same township is land purchased by both Richard Rhea and John
Rhea. The next township east is found more Rheas including the children of
John and Margaret Harbison Rhea (using the name Ray). And, I also have
reason to believe, by association, that the brothers were in Cass County in
the townships immediately below for a time in the 1830's.
>
> I do not necessarily believe that the brothers were Rheas, and linked to
the other Rheas of the Morgan area, particulary since the brothers all came
by way of TN. But I do have a couple of particular questions for Pat.
There is a Martha Ray in the 1840 Cass Co. census. Is this Martha the
mother to your James Rhea? Or could it be Margaret Harbison Rhea using an
"also know as?" Thanks.
>
> Jim Ray
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