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From: phall <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA] Giles/Rhea/Stephens, Monroe Co., TN
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:10:12 -0600 (GMT-06:00)


Polly ,
I just thought check with one of the guys on the list, like Ed Foley, he might have a copy of the persons name.
Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: Polly Dixon <>
Sent: Mar 7, 2005 11:57 AM
To:
Subject: [RHEA] Giles/Rhea/Stephens, Monroe Co., TN

Pat:

Do you have the name and e-mail address of the person(s) who contacted you about the William W. GILES/William H. RHEA (sometimes spelled RAY) connection (see pasted message below)? I would like to correspond with them.
I've had computer problems and had no access to e-mails so I may have missed messages the Giles/Rhea researcher has previously submitted to you.

William Henderson Rhea was the brother of my great-greatgrandfather, John Rhea (they were sons of Jesse Rhea and Margaret Blair).

Three children of Jesse Rhea and Margaret Blair married three children of David Stephens and Lurana Duncan:
William Henderson Rhea m. Eliza Stephens
Margaret Rhea m. Joel Duncan Stephens
Lavina Rhea m. John Franklin Stephens

Here is some information I have on this connection:

Eliza STEPHENS b. 13 Sept. 1817; d. 22 Nov 1892 Monroe Co., TN; buried Cane
Creek Cemetery, Monroe Co., TN.

Yes, Eliza was the daughter of David STEPHENS and Lurena/Lurana DUNCAN. David Stephens was the son of Henry STEPHENS and Margaret "Peg" FORRESTER.

Eliza STEPHENS married William Henderson RHEA probably before 1834.

William Henderson RHEA (b.12 May 1811, Blount Co., TN; d. 18 Jun 1894 Monroe Co., TN, buried Cane Creek Cemetery, Monroe Co., TN) was the son of Jesse RHEA and Margaret BLAIR.

William Henderson RHEA's will is recorded in Monroe Co., TN Will Book C, page 277. The will was executed 30 Apr 1888: "Land already dispersed to children noted in register office of Monroe County. Myself and wife Eliza to have possession our naturall lives. To Eliza all personal property, and after her death to Daus. Margaret RICHIE, Hannah LEE and Lourana BROOKS." Codicil dated 28 Aug 1890 stating other property to William GILES. Executor: Wm. GILES. Witnesses E.E. Griffith, C.E. Griffith, W.N. Magill, H.L. Isbill. Probate not noted.

Elijah LEE married Hannah/Sarah RHEA (daughter of William H. RHEA). Elijah and Hannah's daughter, Eliza Frances "Fannie" LEE, married Isaac Bartlett GILES on 31 Oct. 1880.

I have not been able to locate a marriage for William W. Giles and his wife. You show her name as Elmera on the 1880 and 1910 Monroe Co., TN census records.

I would like to correspond with the person who originally sent the query about William W. Giles to RHEA-L.

Best regards,

Polly Dixon in Houston
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----- Original Message -----
From: "phall" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:09 PM
Subject: [RHEA] William W. Giles, Monroe co. Tn.

> For the person doing the research on William W. Giles, Monroe co. Tn.
>
> I did a search in census for William W. Giles, Monroe Co. Tn.
>
> Here is what I found.
>
> In 1860 he is listed living in the household of William Ray and his wife
> William is 6 yrs old. and b. 1853 Tn. Sweetwater is the Town In this
census it lists Wm. Ray as b. 1811 b. Tn. his wife Eliza b. 1817 Tn., W. W.
Giles b. 1853 Tn. and David Stephens age 65 b. 1794 Tn. and that could
very well be Eliza's father.
> _______
> 1880
> 16-16 Reah, Wm. age 68
> Eliza age 68
> W. W. Giles age 26 b. 1853 Tn. servant-farm
labor
> Elmera age 23- servant
> ****************
> 1910 Civl Dist #14 Monroe, Tn.
> Giles, Wm. Head age 53 married 32 yrs. b. Tn. and parents the same
> __ Elmera wife age 53 5 children born to her and 5 living
> __ Mary dau. age 30 Single
> __ David son age 26 Farm Labor Home Farm Single
> __ Eliza dau. age 28 single
> __ Eyle Ray age 1 3/12 yr. single
>
> Now here is the kicker, it looks like they have written gran aughter
if that is the case then one of their sons married a Ray, Reah, Rhea. as
this child is listed as a Giles
>
> In the 1920 Census Dist 3, Monroe, Tn. Farmer Owned SD#2, ED #85 Sheet
6 Jan. 12-15 Dist. 3 First part of 3
> Giles Wm. W. age 65 b. Tn.
> Malissa age 46 b. Tn. Big Creek
>
> Hope this helps . you do know that the Stephens family was married into
the Rhea family. Also William Giles named one of his children David, was
that after David Stephens?
>
> Pat
>
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