James Taylor Rhea
Birth: Jun. 17, 1847
Sullivan County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Jul. 5, 1914
Somerville
Fayette County
Tennessee, USA
He was the son of James Dysart Rhea and Elizabeth Juliet Carter. He was a lumber dealer and President of Somerville Bank and Trust Company, member of the Presbyterian church, and educated at King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He was married to Mary Frances Rhea the daughter of Matthew and Mary (Looney) Rhea. Returning from church he passed through his back premises and to a chicken yard gate near his neighbor's back yard. The neighbor mistook Mr. Rhea for a horse thief and shot him.
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Parents:
Elizabeth J Carter Rhea (1814 - 1857)
Spouse:
Mary Frances Rhea Rhea (1848 - 1927)*
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