RHEA-L Archives

From: <>
Subject: [RHEA-L] Bio's- Greene Co. AR. Rhea
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 13:44:02 EDT

Bio's Greene Co. AR. Rhea

Rhea
The known history of the Rhea family in Greene County begins long ago in
Warren County, Tennessee. On the 19th of March 1830, Moses Rhea, father of
Obediah Rhea (later of Greene County, Arkansas) made his will.
In this will Moses Rhea mentions his wife, Hannah Ritter Rhea; his
daughter, Polly Hubbert; a son, Joseph; a daughter, Jane Cambell; a
daughter, Susannah Sims; a son, James; a son, John; a son, William; and a
son, Alfred. A grandson of Moses Rhea, also named Moses, is also
mentioned. This younger Moses Rhea was the son of Obediah. This will was
witnessed by Leroy Braly, Thomas Martin, and Alfred Braly.
Obediah Rhea was born in 1790 in Virginia. He later married Elizabeth
Emma Littlepage and they lived near Pinson in Madison County, Tennessee
until about 1836 when they began their journey to Arkansas. Obediah and
Elizabeth brought with them two sons and five daughters, leaving their
oldest married son, John, behind in Tennessee. The two sons brought with
the family were Thomas and Moses Boling Rhea. The daughters were Nancy,
Elizabeth, Mary, Minerva, and Emma Littlepage Rhea. The family settled near
Old Bethel Church in Greene County.
Thomas Rhea is buried at the Rutherford Cemetery in Craighead County,
Arkansas. Moses Boling Rhea is buried on the old Rhea farm just inside the
Lawrence County line near Highway 25. Nancy Rhea married James Edwards and
they lived near old Greensboro; at a later date they moved to Jonesboro.
Elizabeth Rhea married a man whose last name was Rutherford. Mary Rhea
married C. C. Grayson. Minerva Rhea married Clabourne Pinnell. Emma Rhea
first married a man named Swindle and later a man named Pearce. Emma's
daughter, Mrs. Laura Tiener of Walnut Ridge was the last surviving
grandchild of Obediah and Elizabeth E. L. Rhea.
Nancy Rhea Edwards died in 1913 and was buried at the Pine Log Cemetery
in Craighead County. Elizabeth Rhea Rutherford is also buried at Pine Log.
Mary Rhea Grayson is buried at the Mt. Zion Cemetery in western Greene
County. Minerva Rhea is buried in Lawrence County. Emma Rhea Pearce is
also buried in Lawrence County.
(Information for this sketch was provided by Mr. Floyd Barnhill of
Jonesboro, Arkansas who obtained it from members of the Rhea family.)

This thread:

• [RHEA-L] Bio's- Greene Co. AR. Rhea by <>