Clifford Aaron Reece (1896 - 1972)

Born 9 Feb 1896 in New York Mills, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nell (Keller) Reece — married 21 Aug 1917 in Sacramento, California, USA

Descendants

Died 21 May 1972 at age 76 in Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, USA

Name

Name: Clifford Aaron /Reece/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 09 FEB 1896

Place: New York Mills, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

Source: Footnote: Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Mar 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.52207.134

FOOT Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Mar 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.52207.134

Death

Death:

Date: 21 MAY 1972

Place: Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, USA

Source: Footnote: Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Mar 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.52207.134

FOOT Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 28 Mar 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.52207.134

Burial

Burial: Pinecrest Cemetery, Sandpoint, Idaho

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1930

Place: Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, USA^[2]

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, USA^[3]

Note

Note: #H4

Sources

• WikiTree profile Reece-212 created through the import of Sandysthree_2009-05-22_2009-08-21_2009-12-22_2010-01-17_2010-10-04.ged on Jun 21, 2012 by Sandy Johnson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.

• Source: S20 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005; Repository: #R1 NOTESource Medium: Ancestry.com CONT CONT United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 CONT
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S21 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002; Repository: #R1 NOTESource Medium: Ancestry.com CONT CONT United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 CONT
• Source: S99 Title: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Repository: #R1 NOTESource Medium: Ancestry.com CONT

Notes

Note H4When Gramps was still small, the Reece family moved to Washington State. He grew up and attended school in sprigs and Garden Springs. After he married Gram, he worked for the Spokane International Railroad and for the hum bird Lumber Company. In 1929, Gramps started working for the Sandpoint Independent Highway District. During WWII, he enlisted in the Navy Sea Bees. He took part in the battle of Tarawa, helping to rebuild the badly damaged Japanese airfield so that American planes could use it. When He returned from the war I was about 4 years old. We went to the train depot to get him. I was dressed in my sailor suit which was made from one of his uniforms. This man came up to me where I was standing on the bench and said "Howdy Sailor". I said howdy back and he ask me if I knew who he was. I said "Nope". He said "I'm your Gramps" and I said "The hell you are!!!!!!". This man had snow white hair and when Gramps left for the war his hair was brown. Gramps was and still is the most favorite man in my life.......

Gramps loved sports. He played baseball for the Sandpoint City Team in the 1920's and played softball for the Sandpoint wranglers. The Wrangleers were local musicians who played for dances in the area in the 1930's Gramps and Uncle Bill Keller played with the band.

Gramps was a member of the board of supervisors for the Memorial Field until his health failed, spending many hours leveling the playing field, planting and mowing grass, erecting grandstands and seeing that the field was well maintained. He was a member of the Elks, the Kiwanis, The American Legion and an ordained deacon in the Presbyterian Church.

Peggie Latrenta Woolery tells this story about Gramps.....

"Your Grandpa really liked our oldest son Jack and every time we would stop and see them when we went to Sandpoint, he always reminded Jack of what he said to him when he was only 3 or 4 years old. They had an old bull dog(Snippy) and one day Jackie and your Grandpa were sitting on the piano bench when Jackie started sniffing and turned to your Grandpa and said "Phew man did you tart?" Of course it was the dog but your Grandpa almost fell of the bench. When I graduated from the 8th grade your grandparents bought my dress and I had to go to their house for a bath and have my hair curled . Always remembered the dress and kindness to me".

1. ↑ Source: #S99 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Roll 1992109, DraftBoard 0.
2. ↑ Source: #S21 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1930 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1930 Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, ED 23, roll 396, page 10A, image 930.0.
3. ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing. Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho, ED , roll , page , image 341.