William Leslie Ream (1891 - 1959)

Born 9 Oct 1891 in Springfield, Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel M (Beacham) Ream — married 29 Jun 1917 (to 1959) in Paris, Texas

Died 10 Dec 1959 at age 68 in Rusk, Texas

This profile is part of the Ream Name Study.

Biography

William Leslie Ream was born in Missouri in 1891 to David Ream and Alva Lillian Mayes. ^{[1] [2]} He worked as an engineer at the electric company. ^{[2] [3]} He suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which contributed to his death in 1959. ^[2] He was an inpatient at the Rusk State Hospital in 1940, so there is the possiblity that he spent the last 20 years of his life there. When the 1950 US Federal Census is released it will need to be checked.

Birth

9 October 1891, Springfield, Missouri. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Death

10 December 1959, Rusk, Texas. ^[2]

Marriage

William was married to Ethel M. Beacham. ^[3]

Children:

• Elgie L. Ream
• William L. Ream

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as WILLIAM LESLIE REAM.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah. (Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas; Roll: 2312; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 863.0; FHL microfilm: 2342046.
4. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: North Campbell, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 856; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240856.