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From: Norma Lewis <>
Subject: [RHEA] Re: RHEA-D Digest V02 #88
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:56:22 -0700
References: <200209091105.g89B51uT030050@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Thanks for the background on the Rheas in Oregon. I will look for them.
I live and do research in Lane County which is right next to Linn.
Norma

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>Thank you everyone that has been kind enough to reply to my querry about
>James Rhea and Elizabeth Tipton. The story that I have heard is that they
>were in a group that was headed for Oregon. But after spending a bad winter
>in Bourbon Co KS they turned back and went to Benton Co Mo where Elizabeth
>had some family. Their daughter my husbands great great grandmother Nancy
>Rhea Boring Sturges seemed to have stayed in that area Benton Co or St Clair
>Co Mo. I have seen reference to James(her father) being in Jasper Co I am not
>sure if he died there. Nancy died in Benton Co. It is interesting to see the
>two Rhea's( brother's of James Rhea) that did make it to Linn Co Or. None of
>my information is documented mostly culled from County Sites on Rootsweb
>sites. I do not have the correct spelling but it seems the Rhea family was
>some what tied into the Waugan (sp?) movement settlement parties out of TN
>and Va. Has anyone else noticed a connection to that history? Thanks again
>for all the information. Ann
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