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Byrd Lee Rhea 1887–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1935

Death Location: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA

Father: Levi Rhea

Mother: Mary Hooper

Spouse(s): Olivia Nicholson

Children(s): Dorothy Rhea

In 1887, Byrd Lee Rhea entered the world in Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA, born to Levi Alexander Rhea And Mary Jane Molly Hooper. Byrd Lee Rhea married Olivia Nicholson, and had children including Dorothy Colette Rhea. Byrd Lee Rhea passed away in 1935 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Byrd Lee Rhea entered the world in Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA, born to Levi Alexander Rhea And Mary Jane Molly Hooper.
  • Byrd Lee Rhea married Olivia Nicholson, and had children including Dorothy Colette Rhea.
  • Byrd Lee Rhea passed away in 1935 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Byrd Rhea's Ancestors

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Byrd Rhea
1887–1935
Birth Place: Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Levi Alexander Rhea
1853–1920
White Co., Tennessee
Mary (Jane "Molly") Hooper
1862–1935
Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Rhea
1830–
DeKalb Co, Tennessee, USA
Sally (Martin) Leek
1831–1903
Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Rhea
1792–1856
Mary Whitson
1798–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Rhea
1768–1811
Elizabeth Pryor
1771–1840

Byrd Rhea's Descendants

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Byrd (Lee) Rhea (15 Dec 1887–1935) m. Olivia Nicholson (19 Aug 1894–4 May 1971)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Colette) Rhea 1918–2008 m. George (Ellsworth) Hotchkiss 1917–1999

Byrd Rhea's Timeline

2 Records

1887
15 Dec 1887
Birth of Byrd Lee Rhea in Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Death of Byrd Lee Rhea in Baton Rouge, Louisana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, Louisana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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