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William R Reese (1826 - 1869)

William R Reese
Born in Wales, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 43 in Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

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William Reese was killed in the Avondale Coal Mine Fire on 6-Sep-1869

William was born about 1826. He died in 1869.[1][2]

Avondale Mine Disaster Victim

Left wife & children in Neath, South Wales

Sources

  1. "Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C1BT-11T2 : 17 April 2020), William Reese, 1870.
  2. Find A Grave: Memorial #198199326




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Reese-3963 and Reese-3965 do not represent the same person because: While both men share a name, and both died the same day in the same mining disaster, they are two different people.

Avondale victims buried at Washburn Street: John Bowen, Edwin Bowen, William Bowen, John Burgh, John Burgh, Jr., Lewis Davies, Thomas Davies, William. J. Davies, Edward Edwards, John D. Evans, William R. Evans (father), William Evans (first son), Lewis Evans (second son), Methuselah Evans (third son), William Evans, William. J. Evans, William. Harding, John Harris, Thomas Hatton (father), Willie Hatton (son), Evan Hughes, John Hughes (same grave as Thomas Hughes), Thomas Hughes (same grave as John Hughes), John Jenkins, Daniel D. Jones (same grave as Thomas D. Jones), Rowland Jones, Thomas D. Jones (same grave as Daniel D. Jones), Thomas L. Jones, William. D. Jones, William Lewis, Rees Llewellyn, Thomas Llewellyn, Rees Lumley, Samuel R. Morgan, William. T. Morgan, Henry Morris, Joseph Morris, Thomas Morris, Richard Owen, James Phillips, Thomas Phillips (father), Willie Phillips (son), William Phorafit, James Powell, William Powell, David Rees (father), David J. Rees (son), Evan Rees, --->William Reese, William R. Reese,<--- David Thomas, John E. Thomas, John J. Thomas, Morgan Watkin, James T. Williams, William L. Williams, William N. Williams, Richard Woolley.