Wilkinson W. Reese and Mary Jane Smith




Husband Wilkinson W. Reese

           Born: 20 May 1807 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1899 1
         Buried:  - Freeman Cem., Chestnut Ridge, LIncoln Co., Tennessee


         Father: 
         Mother: Sarah "Sally" Reese (Abt 1765-1854)


       Marriage: 26 Aug 1845 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee 2 3

   Other Spouse: Frances J. Holbert (      -Abt 1844) - 19 Jul 1838 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee 2 4



Wife Mary Jane Smith

           Born: 19 Jan 1826
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1862 5
         Buried:  - Freeman Cem., Chestnut Ridge, LIncoln Co., Tennessee


Children
1 F Sarah E. Reese

           Born: 1 Aug 1846 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1905 6
         Buried:  - Old Orchard Cem., Petersburg, Lincoln Co., Tennessee
         Spouse: Jesse Muse (Abt 1848-      )
           Marr: Abt 1869


2 F Martha Jane Reese

           Born: Abt 1847 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James B. Freeman (Abt 1843-      )
           Marr: 19 Jun 1867 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee 7 8


3 M Thomas Reese

           Born: 21 Feb 1850 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1926 9
         Buried:  - Old Orchard Cem., Petersburg, Lincoln Co., Tennessee



4 F Mary Ann Reese

           Born: 29 Mar 1852 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1875 10
         Buried:  - Freeman Cem., Chestnut Ridge, LIncoln Co., Tennessee
         Spouse: Pleasant Henderson Freeman (1851-1915)
           Marr: 14 Jul 1870 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee 7 11


5 F Nancy C. Reese

           Born: 24 Aug 1859
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1921 12
         Buried:  - Freeman Cem., Chestnut Ridge, LIncoln Co., Tennessee
         Spouse: Pleasant Henderson Freeman (1851-1915)
           Marr: 9 Mar 1876 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee 7 13



General Notes: Husband - Wilkinson W. Reese

NAME:

He appears in the census as Wilkinson W., W. W., William, and William W. He appears in the Bedford Co. tax list as Wilkinson. He signs the deed of May 14, 1831 as Wilkinson W. He marries first as William W. and second as Wilkersen W. It will be convenient to refer to him as Wilkinson W. to distinguish him from his older brother William G. Reese. A nephew is in the 1880 census as Wilkerson.

CENSUS:

In 1840 he does not have his own entry. He may be the male 30-40 in the household of his mother Sarah Reese.

<pre>1850 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Sub Division No 2; Oct 3; pg 84
603/603
Parthenia Rees 85 Va [age should be about 46]
Sarah " 14 Va [Parthenia's mother; age 85]
Callowhill " 7 Tn [age should be about 14]
Martin V. " 40 Tn [age should be 6]
604/604
Wilkinson W. Rees 24 Va $800 Farmer [age should be 43]
Mary J. " 24 Va
Charlotte " 16 Tn
Andrew J. " 13 Tn
Sarah E. " 4 Tn
Martha J. " 3 Tn
Thomas B. " 3/12 Tn
Bluford Jones " 24 Tn </pre>

Wilkinson is not in the Slave Schedule. The last age in 602/602 is 42. It appears that the census taker put ages in the wrong boxes. The sequence 42,85,14,7,40 should be shifted downward by one box so that Parthenia is 42, Sarah is 85, Callowhill is 14, Martin V. is 7, and Wilkinson W. is 40.

<pre>1860 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, District 10, p.o. Chestnut Ridge; Aug 31; pg 176
1345/1249 [Reeves in index]
W. W. Rees 54 M NC $2600/$1975 Farmer
Mary " 33 F NC
Sarah " 14 F Tn
Jane " 12 F Tn
Thomas " 10 M Tn
Mary " 8 F Tn
Francis " 5 F Tn
Elestia " 3 F Tn
Nancy " 1 F Tn [died 1921 father Wilke Reese]
1343/1247 [Reeves]
Perry Rees 25 M Tn $---/$400 Farmer [James O. P., son of James R. Reese]
Jane " 23 F
Preston " 3 M
James " 1 M
1344/1248 [Reeves]
Calahill Rees 24 M Tn $---/$150 Farmer
Parthena " 56 F Va
Vanburen " 16 M Tn $---/$--- Farmer </pre>

No one is in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Tenth District, p.o. Mulberry; Sept 3; pg 30
218/213
William Reese 62 Va $2080/$1200 Farmer
Jessie Muse 21 Tn Farm hand
Sarah " 22 Tn Keeping house
Thomas " 4/12 Tn (Feb)
Mary Reese 18 Tn at Home
Hend. Freeman 18 Tn farm hand </pre>

Sarah is William's daughter. William's daughter Martha and her husband James Freeman live at 217/212. William's son Martin Reese (23, Tn, farmer) is living at 188/184. Hend is Pleasant Henderson Freeman. He and Mary marry in July 1870.

In 1880 William W. Reece (73, Tn, Wd) is living in Lincoln Co., Tennessee in the household of his daughter Sarah E. Muse (33) and her husband Jesse E. Muse (33, Farmer).

CHILDREN:

Charlotte, Callowhill, and Andrew J. Reese appear to have been born before the 1838 marriage of William W. Reese and Frances J. Holbert. Maybe their ages are wrong, maybe they were born before the marriage, and maybe their mother was a previous wife of their father.

BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

Wilkinson Reese and Fleming Reese are in the Bedford Co., Virginia personal property tax list only once -- in 1831. Fleming has a horse and pays $.12; Wilkinson has no taxable property and pays nothing. They probably left Virginia and moved to Tennessee with their siblings in about 1831.

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Sources


1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 7304611.

2 "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002," Lincoln > 1838-1890. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQF-QJN : 22 July 2021), Wilkersen W. Rees, 1845. -- pg 113, image 88/778.

4 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQF-MPJ), Frances J. Holbert in entry for William W. Reese, 1838.-- pg 5, image 35/778.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 7304615.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 67847214.

7 "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002," Lincoln > 1834-1968. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

8 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-61R9), Jas B Fruman and Martha J Rees, 19 Jun 1867; citing Lincoln, Tennessee, Marriage; FHL film 2,138,623. -- images 380-81/2944.

9 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 138626182.

10 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 7304592.

11 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-X7XB), P H Freeman and M A Rees, 14 Jul 1870; citing Lincoln, Tennessee, Marriage; FHL microfilm 2,138,624. -- images 933-34/2904.

12 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 7304599.

13 "Familysearch.org," "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-D9S2), P J Freeman and Nannie Reese, 09 Mar 1876; citing Lincoln, Tennessee, Marriage; FHL microfilm 2,138,561.


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