John W. Reese and Jane P. Guffin

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Husband John W. Reese

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           Born: Abt 1800 - Virginia
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: Eaton Reese (1766/1777-Abt 1817)
         Mother: Susannah "Sukey" (      -      )

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       Marriage: 28 Dec 1828 - Newton Co., Georgia 1 2

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Wife Jane P. Guffin

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           Born: Abt 1813 - South Carolina
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           Died: 
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Children

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1 M Benjamin W. Reese

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           Born: Abt 1830 - Georgia (Newton Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1862 - Richmond Co., Virginia 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ara Abbott (1836-1905)
           Marr: 26 Jul 1855 - Coweta Co., Georgia 4 5

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General Notes: Husband - John W. Reese

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WHO IS HIS FATHER?

Eaton Reese died in about 1817 in Morgan Co., Georgia. John W. Reese was a signatory of the 11 Dec 1824 agreement among Eaton's children and widow concerning a distribution of the estate.

The John W. Reese who married in 1828 in Newton Co., Georgia has the right name, is about the right age, and is in about the right place to be Eaton's son. He is probably Eaton's son.

CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Newton Co., Georgia
John Reece 10001 -- 0001; no slaves
male female
1 < 5
5-10
10-15
15-20 1
1 20-30
30-40
40-50 </pre>

<pre>1840 Newton Co., Georgia
John Rees 220001 -- 00001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 < 5
2 5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30 1
1 30-40
40-50 </pre>

<pre>1850 Newton Co., Georgia, Subdivision 65; Sep 16
657/657
John Reese 49 M Va $800 Farmer
Jane " 37 F SC
Benjamin " 20 M Ga Farmer
George " 18 M Ga Farmer
Henry " 16 M Ga Farmer
Wade " 12 M Ga
Amanda " 10 F Ga
Sarah " 8 F Ga
Thomas " 8/12 M Ga </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Carroll Co., Georgia, 4th District, p.o. Rotherwon; July 21; pg 4
24/24
John W. Reese 62 Va $2500/$2175 Farmer
Jane " 17 SC
George E. " 29 Ga Deaf
W. H. " 26 Ga
Wade H. " 22 Ga
Amander F. " 18 Ga
Sarah E. " 14 Ga
Thomas J. " 11 Ga
John W. " 9 Ga
Eliza A. " 8 Ga
Martha S. " 7 Ga </pre>

He is the owner of 6 slaves (female 23, female 20, 3 children) in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Carroll Co., Georgia, p.o. Carrollton; Aug 25; pg 222
1559/1559
John W. Reese 62 Va $1500/$600 Farmer
Eliza " 14 Ga at home
Thomas " 20 Ga works on farm
John " 16 Ga works on farm
Martha " 13 Ga at home
Lucius Strickland 19 Ga $--/$150 works on farm
Amanda " 29 Ga Keeping house </pre>

George E. Reese (40, Ga, works on farm) lives at 1561/1561.

<pre>1880 Carroll Co., Georgia, 682th Dist, ED 29; June 21; pg 29
183/183
John W. Reese 84 Va Va Va Farmer
Elizer A. " 24 dau Ga Va SC Keeping house
Martha S. " 21 dau Ga Va SC
Amanda Strickland 38 dau Ga Va SC
James M. " 7 step-son Ga Ga Ga </pre>

George E. Reese lives at 184/184. Thomas F. Reese lives at 182/182.

1 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Newton > Marriages, Book A, 1822-1835. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6M-CZ5 : 11 January 2020), John W. Reese, 1828.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 9790360.

4 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-CJ9), Benjamin W. Reese and Ana Abbott, 26 Jul 1855; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia; FHL microfilm 470,365.