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William Henderson Rhea 1811–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1811

Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 18 Jun 1894

Death Location: Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Father: Jesse Rhea

Mother: Margaret Blair

Spouse(s): Eliza Stephens

Children(s): Elizabeth Rhea, Sousan Ross, William Rhea, Lige Rhea, Hanner Rhea, Emly Rhea

William Henderson Rhea was born in 1811 in Blount, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jesse Rhea And Margaret Ann Blair. In 1880, William Henderson Rhea resided in Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. William Henderson Rhea married Eliza Stephens, and had children including Elizabeth L Rhea, Emly Elizabeth Rhea, Hanner Elizabeth Rhea, Lige Rhea, Margaret Rhea, Sousan Ross, William Jefferson Rhea. William Henderson Rhea passed away in 1894 in Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Henderson Rhea was born in 1811 in Blount, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jesse Rhea And Margaret Ann Blair.
  • In 1880, William Henderson Rhea resided in Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Henderson Rhea married Eliza Stephens, and had children including Elizabeth L Rhea, Emly Elizabeth Rhea, Hanner Elizabeth Rhea, Lige Rhea, Margaret Rhea, Sousan Ross, William Jefferson Rhea.
  • William Henderson Rhea passed away in 1894 in Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Rhea
1778–1859
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
JR
Margaret Blair
1772–1851
Birth Location: Cumberland, Frederick, Maryland, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Eliza Stephens
1817–1892
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, USA
ES

Children(s)

Elizabeth Rhea
1834–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ER
Sousan Ross
1839–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SR
William Rhea
1862–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Lige Rhea
1863–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LR
Hanner Rhea
1866–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
HR
Emly Rhea
1869–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ER

William Rhea's Ancestors

Self
William Rhea
1811–1894
Birth Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Jesse Rhea
1778–1859
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Ann) Blair
1772–1851
Cumberland, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rhea's Descendants

1.
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William (Henderson) Rhea (12 May 1811–18 Jun 1894) m. Eliza Stephens (13 Sep 1817–22 Nov 1892)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (L) Rhea 1834–
  2. 2. Sousan Ross 1839–
  3. 3. William (Jefferson) Rhea 1862–
  4. 4. Lige Rhea 1863–
  5. 5. Hanner (Elizabeth) Rhea 1866–
  6. 6. Emly (Elizabeth) Rhea 1869–

William Rhea's Timeline

3 Records

1811
12 May 1811
Birth of William Henderson Rhea in Blount, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 69
William Henderson Rhea resided here in Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
1894
18 Jun 1894
Age 83
Death of William Henderson Rhea in Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1811
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 420; Family History Film: 1254420; Page: 287A; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 0578.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 420; Family History Film: 1254420; Page: 287A; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 0578.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
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