Robert Preston Rhea

M, b. 28 June 1791, d. 31 March 1872
FatherMatthew Rhea b. 14 Apr 1755, d. 18 Oct 1816
MotherJane Preston b. 1 Jan 1758, d. 1 Nov 1800
Birth*28 June 1791 Robert Preston Rhea was born on 28 June 1791 at Sullivan County, Tennessee. 
Marriage*1 January 1828 He married Nancy Davidson on 1 January 1828. 
Death*31 March 1872 Robert Preston Rhea died on 31 March 1872 at Sullivan County, Tennessee, at age 80. 
Burial* He was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee. 
Note* He was educated at Princeton. He served in the War of 1812 under General Winfield Scott. He was captured by the British and held a prisoner of war with his brother. He was kept for one year in Quebec, Canada and put in irons.
After living in Virginia, Robert moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee and lived on the land entered and located by his father, on East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, two miles East of Bluff City, Tennessee.
Robert was a teacher and tutored "Stonewall" Jackson for West Point, as recorded on his gravestone. 

Family

Nancy Davidson b. 3 Mar 1801, d. 9 Oct 1875