Frances Rhea1
b. circa 1 November 1835, d. 29 August 1853
Birth-Calc | circa 1 Nov 1835 | Frances Rhea was born in Indiana circa 1 Nov 1835 (calculated from her headstone).2,3 |
Marriage | 3 Nov 1852 | She married John Wilson Porterfield, son of James Porterfield and Jeannette Clark, on 3 Nov 1852 in Andrew County, Missouri.4 |
Death | 29 Aug 1853 | Frances died on 29 Aug 1853.2 |
Burial | | She was buried at Lower Neely Cemetery in Andrew County, Missouri.2 |
| | Frances was just 17 years old when she died. She had given birth to a daughter, also named Frances, just a few days earlier. Ironically, the younger Frances also died at a young age, also leaving a baby daughter. |
Citations
- [S2245] "Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). John W. Porterfield and Francis Rea entry 3 Nov. 1852, Andrew Co. MO (digital image), viewed Nov. 2010.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Apr. 2013). Frances Porterfield memorial #61317059, Lower Neely Grove Cemetery, Andrew Co., MO (entry includes photo of stone).
- [S601] Johnathan Rea household, 1850 U.S. census, Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte twp, p. 72 stamped, family 557, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2010. Household includes: Johnathan Rea, 44, NC, Luru, 36, TN; b. IN: David, 19; Frances, 15; Joseph, 13; Jane 10; Elizabeth 9; b. MO Martha, (age smudged), Katharine, 5; Mary A. 2.
- [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 152-160.