John Elmer "El" Rhea^[1]

1917 - 1988  (70 years)

• Name	John Elmer "El" Rhea
  Born	14 Oct 1917	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	3 Mar 1988  [3, 4]
  Buried	Martin Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I40064	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Jesse Arthur Rhea,   b. 11 Oct 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ida Lucinda McMahan,   b. 4 Mar 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Nov 1969  (Age 82 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1904	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Headstones		Rhea Jess A. Lucinda Oct. 11, 1873 Mar. 4, 1886 Mar. 22, 1929 Nov. 27, 1969
  Family ID	F47023	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Zelma Mae Patrick,   b. 11 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Oct 2003  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Rhea,   b. 11 Sep 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 May 1997  (Age 52 years) + 2. Wilbur Rhea,   b. 22 Mar 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1996  (Age 50 years) + 3. Stanley Rhea,   b. 11 Mar 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   4. Dalee Rhea + 5. Linda Rhea   6. Betty Rhea   7. Pat Rhea   8. Garold Van Rhea   9. Elmer Eudena "Dena" Rhea + 10. Dale J. Rhea,   b. Jun 1960  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F14679	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Oct 1917 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 108.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Dec 1982. Eva Rhea Dockery obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name John E Ray Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 3 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1917 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jessie A Ray Head M 36 North Carolina Ida L Ray Wife F 27 Tennessee Ross Ray Son M 13 Tennessee Avery Ray Son M 12 Tennessee Lizzie F Ray Daughter F 10 Tennessee Matilda Ray Daughter F 8 Tennessee Robert C Ray Son M 6 Tennessee John E Ray Son M 3 Tennessee Clarence O Ray Son M 0 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 16 Oct 2003. Zelma Mae Patrick Rhea obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Mar 1988. Rhea, Elmer 70 b. 10/14/17 TN d. 3-3-88 DOA SCH farmer f. Jess Rhea m. Lucinda McMahan Martin-Justus Cem Survivors: wife Zelma Patrick R6 Sev 6 sons Ralph Rhea Sev Wilbur Sev Stanley & Janice Sev Dale & Shirley Sev Pat Sev Garold Van Knox 3 dau Linda Rolen Sev Betty Lowe Sev Dena Huskey Sev 10 gc 1 sis Lizzie Owens Knox 1 bro Clarence Rhea Sev. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 136278343). [S125] The Official Marriage Records of Sevier County Tennessee 1856-1913, Volume I, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (Copyright 2008), ISBN 1-890150-00-3., 134 G.