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James M. Rhea 1804–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1838

Death Location: Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James 1812

Mother: Rachel Jolliff

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James M. Rhea was born in 1804 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Rhea Ray Jr War Of 1812 And Rachel Jolliff. James M. Rhea passed away in 1838 in Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James M. Rhea was born in 1804 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Rhea Ray Jr War Of 1812 And Rachel Jolliff.
  • James M. Rhea passed away in 1838 in Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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James Rhea's Ancestors

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James Rhea
1804–1838
Birth Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Rhea Ray Jr War of 1812
1780–1843
Virginia, USA
Rachel Jolliff
1783–1851
, Norfolk, VA
Grandparents
James (* Captain Rhea Reagh Reah) Ray
1740–1795
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hewlett
1750–1801
Augusta, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Rhea
1715–1802
Elizabeth Clarke
1726–1804
Thomas Meek
1730–1786
Agnes Massey
1734–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Ray
1692–1763
Ann Guthrie
1687–1763
Virginia children)
1712–1761
Joseph Massey
1690–1760
Eliza Lanier
1719–

James Rhea's Timeline

2 Records

1804
27 Aug 1804
Birth of James M. Rhea in Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
1838
5 Mar 1838
Age 34
Death of James M. Rhea in Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

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