Elizabeth Rhea1

b. 16 November 1798, d. 8 July 1856
FatherWilliam Rhea1
MotherElizabeth Breden1
Birth16 Nov 1798 Elizabeth Rhea was born on 16 Nov 1798.1 
Marriage She married Ryburn Buchanan, son of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn.1 
Cens-18501850 The 1850 census found Ryburn and Elizabeth farming in Sullivan County. Three children, Elizabeth, 22, William 16, and John, 11 were recorded with them.2 
  It is not known if the couple had other, older, children alive at this time, but by 1878, when the estate of Ryburn's 3 Buchanan uncles was probated, the only heirs listed for Ryburn were the 3 children enumerated with him in 1850.3 
Death8 Jul 1856 Elizabeth died on 8 Jul 1856 at age 57.1 

Family

Ryburn Buchanan b. abt 1797, d. abt 1855
Children
Last Edited15 Aug 2008

Citations

  1. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 214. Trimble cites records belonging to Mrs. William Gray and Mrs. Granville Vaughan as his source for information on the family of Ryburn Buchanan and Elizabeth Rhea.
  2. [S987] Rybourn Buchanan household, 1850 U.S. cens, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., p. 27(b) stamped, dwelling 230, family 230, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 54 of 257. Enumeration includes: Rybourn Buchanan, 50, farmer, b. VA; Elizabeth, 50 [or 30], b. TN; Elizabeth R. 22; Wm, 16, John 11; all born TN.
  3. [S1015] Washington Co., Virginia probate records for James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan.
  4. [S2102] Hardeman County [Tennessee] Historical Sketches (Bolivar, Tennessee: Hardeman Co. Historical Commission, 1979), p. 92. Article on John and Sarah Ryburn contributed by Rachel B. Smith and Rebecca B. Vaughan.