Deputy U.S. Marshal John Deskin Rhea with his Wolves

Deputy U.S. Marshal John Deskin Rhea posed with his wolves under a tree in Antelope Flat sometime in the 1910s. John Deskin Rhea was a US Deputy Marshal, farmer and rancher in Briscoe County Texas. Born on March 19, 1848, Rhea died July 25,1924 and is buried in the Rhea family cemetery (Rhea Chapel Cemetery) in Antelope Flat Texas. . . . for more photos, stories and books about cowboys in Texas please see Texas Cowboy History and History of Texas Police and Firemen

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