Benjamin W. Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1830 - Georgia (Newton Co.)
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Aug 1862 - Virginia ( about age 32) 1
         Burial: in Hollywood Cem. Richmond, Virginia
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John W. Reese (Abt 1800-      )
         Mother: Jane P. Guffin (Abt 1813-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ara Abbott (1836 - 1905)
       Marriage: 26 Jul 1855 - Coweta Co., Georgia 2 3
       Children:
                1. William T. Reese (Abt 1856-      )
                2. Leander C. Reese (Abt 1858-      )
                3. John M. B. Reese (1861-1940)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, Western Division, p.o. North Port; Aug 25; pg 178
1371/1284
Berry W. Rease 30 Ga $---/$--- Carpenter
Annie " 22 Ga
Wm. T. " 4 Ga
Leander C. " 2 Al
Lewis Permor 35 Prusia $---/$--- Coal Miner
Sam M. Johnson 24 Ga $---/$--- Coal Miner
Jas Cogan 30 Ireland $---/$--- Shoe Maker </pre>

There is another Benjamin Reese born in about 1830 in Georgia. His father is Joel Reese of Warren Co. Since that Benjamin is living in his father's household in 1860, we can be confident that Benjamin the husband of Ara Abbott is the son of John W. Reese.

DEATH:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 9790360:

Co. G, 11th Ala. Inf. Regt. - CSA

Died of an illness in Virginia during the Civil War.
Buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 9790360.

2 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-CJ9), Benjamin W. Reese and Ana Abbott, 26 Jul 1855; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia; FHL microfilm 470,365.

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