William Henry Reese and Margaret Harris Hancock

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Husband William Henry Reese ¹

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           Born: 12 Feb 1871 - Bell Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Nov 1957 - San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas
         Buried:  - Pecan Cem., south of Purvis, Erath Co., Texas 2

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         Father: Hubbard N. Reese (Abt 1820-1889)
         Mother: Nancy T. Rainbolt (Abt 1841-1875/1877)

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       Marriage: Abt 1918

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Wife Margaret Harris Hancock ^{1 3}

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           Born: 9 May 1893 - Valley Mills, Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1950
         Buried:  - Pecan Cem., south of Purvis, Erath Co., Texas 4

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Children

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1 F Marion E. Reese

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           Born: 6 Aug 1919 - Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 2001 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: L. G. Akins (Abt 1908-      )
           Marr: 15 Feb 1990 - Eastland Co., Texas 6

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2 M William Newton Reese

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           Born: 1921 - Dublin, Erath Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jun 1996 - Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas 7
         Buried:  - Trinity Mem. Park, Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas

         Spouse: Annis Pearl Ragsdale (1912-1991)
           Marr: 3 Feb 1946 - Waco, McLennan Co., Texas

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3 F Faye Allene Reese ³

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           Born: 30 Apr 1929 - Crawford, McLennan Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jun 2019 8
         Buried:  - Tarver Cem., Canton, Van Zandt Co., Texas

         Spouse: Marshall O. Southerland Jr. (1929-2010)
           Marr: 12 Jun 1949

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4 M Henry Alvin Reese ⁹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1931 - Erath Co., Texas
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rose Mary Hildebrand (1929-2010)
           Marr: 8 Apr 1951 - Centralia, Missouri

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General Notes: Husband - William Henry Reese

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CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Bosque Co., Texas, Meridian Precinct No. 1, ED 2; June 22; sheet 9B
141/141
William H. Reese Feb 1871 29 Tx Al Ms M5 Farmer
Mary E. " wife Mar 1868 32 Tx Tx Tx M5/0/0
Hubbard N. " son Sep 1892 7 Tx Tx Tx S </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged farm. His half-brother James B. Reese lives at 150/150. His aunt Evilena Rizer lives at 147/147.

<pre>1910 Hill Co., Tx, Justice Precinct No. 7, Aquilla, ED 172; May 6; sheet 18A
325/340
Henry Reese 39 Tx Tx Tx M2/13 Drugist/Drugstore
Lizzie " 40 Tx Tx Tx M1/13/0 none
Hubbard " 14 Tx Tx Tx S none </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged house.

<pre>1920 McLennan Co., Texas, Justice Precinct 7, Crawford town, ED 146; Jan 5,6; sheet 3B
60/63
William H. Reese 48 M Tx Ms Tx Telephone Manager
Magarett " wife 26 M Tx Al Ga none
Marion E. " dau 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx none </pre>

<pre>1930 McLennan Co., Texas, Justice Precinct No 7, ED 155-58; sheet 8B
159/159
W. H. Reese 59 M21 Tx Al Tx Farmer/General Farm R
Maggie " 36 wife M24 Tx Ms Ga none
Marion E. " 10 dau S
W. Newton " 9 son S
Allene Fay " 11/12 dau S
N. E. Hancock 69 mo-in-l Wd/16 </pre>

He rents his home.

<pre>1940 Erath Co., Texas, Purves, ED 72-12; Apr 15; sheet 5A
W. Henry Reese MW 69 Tx M Telephone Exchange/Public
Maggie H. " FW 46 Tx M
Maryon E. " FW 20 Tx S Office Work/Public School
William N. " MW 19 Tx S Laborer/Farm
Faye A. " FW 10 Tx S
Henry A. " MW 8 Tx S </pre>

He owns his home worth $750. They lived in the same place on April 1, 1935.

<pre>1950 Erath Co., Texas, ED 72-20; Apr 17; sheet 14
155 "Around the Purvis Grocery Store"
Julia Licett head 81 Wd Tx
Henry Reese brother 77 Wd Tx </pre>

MARRIAGES & CHILDREN:

Henry Reese was married 3 times. He had one son by his first wife, no children by the second, and a large family by the third according to his niece Ethel Wilson Licett.

TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE 64184

William Henry Reese, white, male, widowed
Died: November 7, 1957, aged 86 yrs 8 mos 29 days
Place of death: Shannon Hospital, San Angelo, Tom Green Co.
Length of stay: 3 days
Place of residence: Purvis, Erath Co.; Route #8, Dublin, Texas
Born: February 12, 1871 in Bell Co., Texas
Father: Don't know
Mother: Don't know
Usual occupation: telephone operator; was never in armed forces
Informant: W. M. Reese
Cause of death: arteriosclerotic heart disease
Antecedent cause: pneumonia
Burial: Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Texas

BIRTHPLACE:

According to his death certificate he was born in Bell Co. However, his parents were living in Hill Co. in 1871.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Harris Hancock

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According to her death certificate Margaret Hancock was born in Valley Mills, Texas. Valley Mills is a small town partly in Bosque Co. and partly in McLennan Co. The date of her marriage to William Henry Reese is a guess based on the birth date of their (presumably first) child Marion.

TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE 1766:

Margarette Harris Reese, white, female, married
Died: January 23, 1950, aged 59 yrs 8 mos 14 days
Place of death: Erath Co., Route #8, Dublin #2
Length of stay: 20 years
Place of residence: Route #8, Dublin, Texas
Born: May 9, 1890 in Valley Mills, Texas
Father: Marion Hancock
Mother: Bettie Cousin
Usual occupation: housewife
Informant: W. H. Reese
Cause of death: myocardial degeneration
Burial: Pecan, near Dublin, Texas

1 Shirley B. Cawyer & Weldon I. Hudson, Erath County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol 1, pg 112. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25540487.

3 McLennan Co., Texas Births -- 1929, http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/mclennan/vitals/births/1929/mclen29c.txt.

4 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25540497.

5 Social Security Death Index, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

6 Texas, U.S., Marriage Index 1824 -- 2014, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 59466514.

8 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 167964829.

9 Erath County, Texas -- Births 1931, http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/erath/vitals/births/1931/erathb31.txt.