Rhea Preston CARY^[1]

1870 -

• Name	Rhea Preston CARY
  Birth	Jun 1870	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  	The 1900 census lists Virginia as his birthplace and that of his parents. This is incorrect. His father was born in Mississippi and his mother in Tennessee. His parents never resided in Virginia.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900	Memphis, TN   [3]
  	Rhea was practicing Law in Memphis in June 1900.
  Person ID	I59638	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Hunsdon Fairfax CARY,   b. 3 Mar 1842, Mississippi d. 2 Oct 1924, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Ellen Preston RHEA,   b. 1847, Tennessee d. 1 Aug 1933, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1866  [1]
  Family ID	F5932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie P. (UNKNOWN),   b. Jan 1877, Tennessee
  Marriage	c. 1894  [3]
  Children	1. Charles E. CARY,   b. Feb 1895, Tennessee   2. Rhea Preston CARY,   b. Nov 1897, Tennessee
  Family ID	F5993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S953] Wilson Miles Cary, compiler, Cary, "Ancestral Lineage of Hunsdon Cary of Richmond, VA", Accession No. 27382. [S1190] 1880 US Census / Cary, Hunsdon. [S1236] 1900 US Census / Cary, Rhea P.