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Joseph Rhea 1788–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Febra Northcross\Norcross

Spouse(s): Nancy Northcross

Children(s): Samuel Rhea

In 1788, Joseph Rhea entered the world in Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN, born to John Elijah Rhea Sr And Febra Northcross Norcross. Joseph Rhea married Nancy Rainwater Northcross, and had children including Samuel Ham Rhea. Joseph Rhea passed away in 1835 in Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Joseph Rhea entered the world in Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN, born to John Elijah Rhea Sr And Febra Northcross Norcross.
  • Joseph Rhea married Nancy Rainwater Northcross, and had children including Samuel Ham Rhea.
  • Joseph Rhea passed away in 1835 in Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Rhea's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Rhea
1788–1835
Birth Place: Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN
Parents
John Elijah Rhea Sr.
1760–1848
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Febra Northcross\Norcross
1767–1833
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Archibald (John) Rhea
1720–1773
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Chief (Oconostota Cunne Shote Oo sten) acoo
1704–1783
Cherokee Nation, Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee Territory
Oo (Yo Sti Polly Bird) Clan
1675–1795
Old, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Oshaskwa Muskrat
1660–1734
Nancy Cornstalk
1664–1732
Moytoy Chota
1640–1730
Quatsy Tellico
1650–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Cornstalk
1628–1696
Nonoma Cornstalk
1630–1679
Richard Carpenter
1607–1675
Elizabeth Carpenter
1615–1679
Locha GGM.
1650–1692

Joseph Rhea's Descendants

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Joseph Rhea (1788–1835) m. Nancy (Rainwater) Northcross (01 Jan 1782–1870)
  1. 1. Samuel (Ham) Rhea 1814–1880 m. Martha (Patsy) O'Dell 1812–1887
    1. 1. Robert (Oliver) Rhea 1850–1903 m. Elizabeth (J) Howell 1846–1908

Joseph Rhea's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Joseph Rhea in Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN
Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN
1835
1835
Age 47
Death of Joseph Rhea in Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Rhea Hollow, Hancock, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

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