Benjamin T. Reese and Martha F. Embree

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Husband Benjamin T. Reese

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           Born: Abt 1812 - Georgia
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1880
         Buried: 

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         Father: Benjamin Reese (Bef 1775-      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 8 Oct 1850 - Columbia Co., Georgia 1

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   Other Spouse: Blanche M. Wood (      -      ) - 2 Feb 1843 - Columbia Co., Georgia 1

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Wife Martha F. Embree

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin T. Reese

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This Benjamin T. Reese is almost certainly part of the large extended family in Columbia and Warren Counties, Georgia consisting of descendants of Hugh Reese (1742-1825) and his brother Benjamin. Two sons of Hugh (Jeremiah and Benjamin) and one son of Benjamin (Jeremiah) had a son less than 10 in the 1820 census. Jeremiah, son of old Benjamin, had a son Benjamin T. Reese, who lived all of his adult life in Monroe Co., Mississippi. He cannot be this Benjamin T. Reese. The two sons of Hugh are missing in the 1830 census. Either could have been the father of this Benjamin T. Reese. Benjamin has been arbitrarily chosen as the father so that the son can be linked into the family.

CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Columbia Co., Georgia, District No 12
Benj T Reese 00013 -- 0000; 1 slave
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
1 15-20
3 20-30
30-40
40-50 </pre>

Benj T. Reese is in the sequence William O. Reese, Vincent Reese, 9x, Martha A. Reese, 1x, Benj T. Reese.

<pre>1850 Columbia Co., Georgia; Sept 9; pg 525
429/429
Benjamin Rees 39 M Ga $--- Planter
Cornelia " 21 F Ga
Elvira " 6 F Ga
Guilford " 4 M Ga
Ben " 3 M Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule Ben Reese is the owner of 10 slaves. Benjamin T. Rees married his second wife Mrs. Martha F. Embre 8 Oct 1850. It is unlikely that his first wife was still alive one month earlier when the 1850 census was taken. Thus Cornelia is not his wife.

<pre>1860 Columbia Co., Georgia, District No 12, p.o. Eubanks; July 30; pg 86
713/713
Benj T. Reese 48 M Ga $10000/$27877 Planter
Martha F. " 43 F Ga
Elora H. " 16 F Ga
Gaylord " 15 M Ga
G. H. Embree 15 M Ga
Benj E. Reese 13 M Ga
Justin M. " 7 M Ga
Columbia J. " 4 F Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule Benj'n T. Reese is the owner of 28 slaves. L. G. Reese (34) lives at 715/715.

<pre>1870 Columbia Co., Georgia, 130 Dist, p.o. Thomson; Sept 6; pg 261
2195/2274
Benjamin Reese 58 M Ga $5000/$1250 Farmer
Martha " 52 F Ga Keeping house
Justus M. " 17 M Ga attending school
Columbia " 14 F Ga attending school </pre>

<pre>1880 McDuffie Co., Georgia, Thomson Beat, ED 75; June 23; pg 60
474/575
Benj T. Reese 68 WM Ga Ga Ga Farming
Martha " 64 WF wife Ga Ga Ga Keeping House
Juston " 26 WM son Ga Ga Ga Farming
Columbia " 22 WF dau Ga Ga Ga at Home
Guss Paschall 18 BM servant Ga Ga Ga Laborer
Peter Hardwic 20 BM servant Ga Ga Ga Laborer </pre>

GEORGIA MILITIA:

"1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia", Columbia Co., at ancestry.com:

REES, Benjamin T., 52 yrs. 3 mos., Farmer, b. GA

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General Notes: Wife - Martha F. Embree

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Martha Embree was a widow when she married Benjamin T. Reese.

<pre>1850 Columbia Co., Georgia, Aug 19
129/129
Martha Embre 30 Ga $1500
Berriman " 16 Ga
Mary Ann " 13 Ga
Bunyan " 5 Ga </pre>

Lycurgus Rees (24) lives at 123/123.

1 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Columbia > Record of Marriages, Book B, 1829-1852. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.