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This profile is part of the Reese Name Study.
- *William Joe Cephus Reese is buried in an unmarked grave next to Jennie Mae Patrick Reese, wife of David Harrison Reese in Malakoff City Cemetery in Malakoff, Texas.....
William was born in 1855 in Marion County, Alabama [1]. He passed away in 1938.
1880 Marion County, Alabama Census
- William J Reese Self 25 Alabama
- Laura L Reese Wife 25 Alabama
- James B Reese Son 3 Alabama
- Linda A Reese Dau 2 Alabama
- David Reese Son 4 Alabama
1900 Wood County, Texas Census
- William J Reese Head 45 Alabama
- Larra M Reese Wife 45 Alabama
- James B Reese Son 24 Alabama
- John H Reese Son 19 Alabama
- Andrew M Reese Son 15 Alabama
- Troy S Reese Son 13 Alabama
- Walter G Reese Son 9 Alabama
- Bessie L Reese Dau 7 Alabama
- Clide Reese Son 3 Texas
- Cooper Reese Son 0 Texas
1910 Hall County, Texas Census
- William J Reese Head M 55 Alabama Widower Fthr b. SC, Mthr b. TN
- Troy S Reese Son M 22 Alabama
- Bessie L Reese Daughter F 17 Alabama
- Cooper Reese Son M 10 Texas
William J. Reese married Lizzie (Lucas) Byrley, widow of John Byrley. William and Lizzie had one daughter, Ruby L. b. ca 1814 according to the 1920 census. Lizzie was said to have died in 1916, but the birth date on the tombstone matches William's first wife, Laura, who was also called Lizzie. Who is buried at Sand Springs Cemetery in Wood County, Texas?
1920 Wood County, Texas
- Reese, William J. ... Head... 64, b. Alabama father born SC, Mother b. TN.
- Reese Lula Mae ... wife ... 29, b. TX Father b. TX, Mother b. TX
- Reese Flora F. ... dau ...13, b. KY Father b. AL, Mother b. TX [Child of John & Lizzie (Lucas) Byrley]
- Reese Georgie Mae ... dau ... 9, b. KY Father b. AL, Mother b. TX [Child of John & Lizzie (Lucas) Byrley]
- Reese Ruby L. ... daughter ... 6, b. Texas Father b. AL, Mother b. TX [Child of William & Lizzie (Lucas) Reese]
- Champion, Lula ... step-dau ...10, b. Texas, Father b. AL, Mother b. TX
- Champion, Gertrude ... step-daughter ... 7, b. Texas, Father b. AL, Mother b. TX
- Champion, Ogefie or Ogyie ... step-daughter ...6[?], b. Texas, Father b. AL, Mother b. TX
It appears William Reese and his wife, Lula, used their birth places for all six girls.
FamilySearch also has most of the above information listed.
1930 Wood County, Texas Census
- William J Reese Head M 76 Alabama
- Lula M Reese Wife F 37 Texas
- Olga M Champion Stepdaughter F 16 Texas
- Opal Z Reese Daughter F 10 Texas
Sources
- ↑ "Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6TZ-TMX : accessed 29 Jun 2014), William Reese in entry for Addie Malanda Patrick, 10 Apr 1945; citing Golden, Wood, Texas, reference 3167; FHL microfilm 1769501.
- * Information on William Joe Cephus Reese son of Jesse Reese and Rebecca Farley Reese and husband of Laura Melinda "Lizzie" Griffin Reese is from the Reese family records.
- "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4V9-TSD : accessed 29 Jun 2014), William J Reese, Beat 8, Marion, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 91A, NARA microfilm publication T9.
- "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M351-MVT : accessed 29 Jun 2014), William J Reese, Justice Precinct 2 (voting precinct 15), Wood, Texas, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241681.
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2MP-MLW : accessed 29 Jun 2014), William J Reese, Justice Precinct 2, Hall, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 20B, family 360, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375571.
- "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC9R-PC6 : accessed 28 Jun 2014), Ruby L Reese in household of William J Reese, Alba, Wood, Texas, United States; citing sheet 26A, family 555, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821860.
- "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HGC5-WMM : accessed 29 Jun 2014), William J Reese, Precinct 8, Wood, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0024, sheet 4B, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2412.
- "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25167-51469-25?cc=1983324 : accessed 3 March 2015), Death certificates > 1945 > Vol 022, certificates 010501-010900, Mar, Colorado-Dallas counties > image 67 of 406; State Registrar Office, Austin.
