Husband: John William RHENEY
Birthdate:1785
Birthplace: Burke County, Georgia
Death date: Aft. 1860
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Father: unknown
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Marriage date: 17 March 1809
Marriage place: Richmond County, Georgia

Wife: Mary "Polly" MURPHY
Birthdate:1792
Birthplace: Burke County, Georgia
Death date: Aft. 1860
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Child No. 1: Edmund RHENEY
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Spouses' names: Martha DENHAM

Child No. 2: Frederick RHENEY
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Spouses' names: Nancy MOORE

Child No. 3: Mary Ann RHENEY
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Spouses' names: COOK

Child No. 4: Rebecca RHENEY
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Child No. 5: Rosa RHENEY
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Child No. 6: John William RHENEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 28 May 1810
Birthplace: Burke County, Georgia
Death date: 3 August 1883
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Marriage date: #1. Nancy Murphy; #2. Mary Eleanor Clark
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Child No. 7: Levicey RHENEY
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1821
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Spouses' names: ROGERS

Child No. 8: Elisha Anderson RHENEY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 February 1824
Birthplace: Richmond County, Georgia
Death date: 10 May 1906
Place of death: Richmond County, Georgia
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Spouses' names: Julia RHODES

Child No. 9: Harriet RHENEY
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt. 1828
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Child No. 10: Amanda RHENEY
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Spouses' names: DUKE

Child No. 11: Lucinda RHENEY
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Spouses' names: AGERTON
 
 
Documentation:
* 1830 Census for Richmond Co., GA, Rhodes District, Roll 20, p.281a, line 22;
* Charles Rheney is listed in 1840 census for Burke County, GA under the name "Charles Raney";
* 1850 Census for Burke Co., GA, District 65, Roll 62, p.282 (enumerated July 17);
* 1860 Census for Burke Co., GA, Hopefull P.O., Town Greshams Roll #112, Book 1, p. 939;
* 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules lists owner Charles Rheney;
* From the book, A Lost Arcadia, by Walter A. Clark, p. 33 - "To Charles Rheney and his wife, "Polly" there came ten children: John W., who married Nancy Murphey, and afterwards Mary Eleanor Clark; Elisha A., who married Julia Rhodes; Frederick, who married Nancy Moore; Edmund, who married Martha Denham, Levicey (Rogers); Mary Ann (Cook); Rosa (McNair); L ucinda (Agerton); Amanda (Duke); and Harriet, who never married. Many descendants of "Polly", through her numerous offspring, are now living in Richmond, Burkey, Jefferson, and other counties of this and other states.";
* GenealogyLibrary.com, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com, Richmond Co, GA MARRIAGES From 1769 to 1850, Page 46.