James R. Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 11 May 1800 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Sep 1888 1
         Burial: in Old Corinth Cem., Corinth, Howard Co., Arkansas
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: 
         Mother: Sarah "Sally" Reese (Abt 1765-1854)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Anna Jones (25 May 1800 - 8 May 1886)
       Marriage: 27 Dec 1821 - Bedford Co., Virginia 2 3 4
       Children:
                1. Dr. William Wiley Reese (1826-1902)
                2. Wilkerson W. Reese (1832-1903)
                3. James O. Perry Reese (1834-1913)
                4. Flemmon S. Reese (1836-1900)
                5. Sarah C. Reese (Abt 1838-      )
                6. Mary J. Reese (Abt 1841-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Bedford Co., Virginia
James R. Reese 300001-10002; 3 slaves
male female
3 < 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30 2
1 30-40
40-50 </pre>

1840: can't find

<pre>1850 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Sub Division No 2; Sept 21; pg 55
390/390
James R. Rees 50 Va $--- Farmer
Anna " 47 Va
Wilkerre " 17 Tn Farmer
James O. P. " 15 Tn
Clement A. " 14 Tn
Sarah C. " 12 Tn
Mary J. " 9 Tn </pre>

He is not in the the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Bedford Co., Tennessee, District No 22, p.o. Shellyville; June 3; pg 164
1185/1185
James Reese 60 Tn $6000/$100 Farmer
Ann " 55 Tn
Sarah " 20 Tn
Mary " 18 Tn
Beth Sharp 40 Tn
Granville " 9 Tn </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

In 1870 James Reese (70, Va, $2000/$470, Farmer) is living in Bedford Co., Tennessee, District 22, in the household of his daughter Mary J. (29) and her husband John Scott (32, $---/$200, Farm laborer) and their two children James W. (4) and Fleming S. (1). John Scott is really John Trott.

<pre>1880 Howard Co., Arkansas, Centre Point Township, ED 115; June; pg 29
98/100
James Reece 80 Va Va Va Farmer
Anna " 76 Va Va Va Keeping House </pre>

William W. Reece (53) lives at 102/104, Jordan Reece (26) lives at 101/100, and John Tratt lives at 100/102. William is James's son, Jordan is William's son, and John Tratt is James's son-in-law.

MARRIAGE:

Marriage date not consistent with birth of first child.

BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

James R. Reese is the Bedford Co., Virginia personal property tax list for the first time in 1822. He is absent in 1823 and then is in the list continuously until 1830. Sometimes he has a horse; sometimes he doesn't. In 1830 he owns a slave. He probably moved from Virginia to Tennessee in about 1831. Unlike his brothers he lives in both the northern and the southern district.
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 35339069.

2 Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film # 30591; pg 81. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I-VI, 1607-1943, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia; pg 982, image 985/1053. Repository: ancestry.com.

4 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH7-BVRH), James Reese, 26 Dec 1821; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia.

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