Augustus Cuthbert Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1 Feb 1822 - Jasper Co., Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Jul 1895 -  ( at age 73) 1
         Burial: in Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Cuthbert Reese (1781-1855)
         Mother: Tabitha W. Clark (Abt 1795-1868)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Celeste Dewell (Jul 1816 - 8 Dec 1894)
       Marriage: 28 Dec 1841 - Jasper Co., Georgia 2 3
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Coweta Co., Georgia, 19 Division; Oct 23; pg 711
1024/1024
Augustus C. Reese 28 M Ga $200 Teacher
Celest " 26 F NC
Ovile " 8 M Ga
Ollivve " 6 F Ga
Oscar " 3 M Ga
Erskine " 1 M Ga
Durziel " 2/12 M Ga </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Coweta Co., Georgia, p.o. Grantville; Sept 25; pg 186
1526/1289 [Ruse in index]
Augustus C. Reese 38 M Ga $3200/$15575 Teaching
Celest O. " 38 F NY
Alline E. " 18 F Ga
Oscar L. " 14 M Ga
Eusdine " 13 M Ga
Ernie " 7 M Ga
Minnie " 4 F Ga
Sannie " 1 M Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 12 (9 + 3) slaves.

<pre>1870 Carroll Co., Georgia, Carrollton, p.o. Carrollton; June 18; pg 25
159/159
A. Cuthbert Reese 58 MW Ga $1100/$--- Educator
Celeste D. " 60 FW NY Keeping house
Oscar L. " 22 MW Ga $---/$500 Lawyer
Joseph E. " 21 MW Ga At school
Minnie C. D. " 14 FW Ga At school
Melvin B. " 9 MW Ga At school
Lois " 14 FB Ga Domestic Servant </pre>

<pre>1880 Carroll Co., Georgia, Carrollton, ED 32; June 4; pg 13
112/113
Augustus C. Reese 58 M Ga Va Va School Teacher
Celest " 60 F NY NY Vt Keeping House
Minnie " 22 F Ga Ga NY At Home
Melvin " 18 M Ga Ga NY At School </pre>

(The census taker misplaced the birth states by one line. They are corrected here.)
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 66492890.

2 Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Jasper > Marriages, 1835-1856; image 64/119. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ4-WQ8), Augustus C. Reese and C. Dewell, 28 Dec 1841; citing Marriage, Jasper, Georgia; FHL microfilm 158,442.

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