James Monroe Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 28 Jul 1832 - Jasper Co., Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Dec 1914 1
         Burial: in Depwe Cem., Orange, Orange Co., Texas
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Rev. James Reese (1801-1891)
         Mother: Rebecca Mathews Smith (1796-1879)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary E. Cade (3 Jul 1851 - 11 Jul 1932)
       Marriage: 7 Sep 1880 - Jasper Co., Texas 2 3
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

On June 16, 1860 James Reese (25, Ga, $---) is living in Muscogee Co., Georgia in the household of Sarah Kimbrough (F, 69, Ga, $5000/$24000, Farmer). His brother Thomas is the next entry.

<pre>1860 Jasper Co., Texas, p.o. Newton; Aug 3; pg 40
260/260
Monroe Rees 23 M Ga $---/$150 Farmer
Martha " 20 F Tx
Sophronia " 7/12 F Tx
Orlando Reice 49 M Ga Domestic
Orlando " 19 M Al Domestic </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1880 Jasper Co., Texas, ED 37; June 11; pg 23
169/188
Monroe Reese 44 Wd Ga Ga Ga
Sofronia " 20 dau S Tx Ga Al Keeping house
Loraza D. " 6 son S Tx Ga Al
Benjamin " 4 son S Tx Ga Al </pre>

<pre>1900 Orange Co., Texas, Orange City, ED 58; June 14; sheet 16B
368/368
James M. Reese 62 Jul 1837 M33 Ga SC Unk House Carpenter OFF
Mary E. " 48 Jul 1851 M33/10/10 Ms Fl Ms
Alvis " 16 Oct 1883 S Tx Ga Ms
Edna " 15 Mar 1885 S Tx Ga Ms
Grover " 12 Nov 1887 S Tx Ga Ms
Nora " 11 Jan 1889 S Tx Ga Ms
Leara " 9 Apr 1891 S Tx Ga Ms </pre>

<pre>1910 Orange Co., Texas, Orange City, ED 117; Apr 25; sheet 17A
331/333
James M. Reese 76 M2/30 Ga SC US none OFH
Mary E. " 57 M2/30/10/9 Ms Fl Ms none
Grover " 21 S Tx Ga Ms Laborer/saw mill
Leora " 19 S Tx Ga Ms Operator/telephone of. </pre>

BIRTH PLACE:

In the 1850 census all of the children of Rev. James Reese are said to have been born in Jasper Co., Georgia. However, Rev. Reese lived in Pike Co. in 1830 and in Harris Co. in 1840. The younger children were probably not born in Jasper Co.
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 38389440.

2 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, FHL Film # 1005137. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGZ-V57), James M Reese and Mary E Fuller, 07 Sep 1880; citing Jasper, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,005,137.

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