William B. Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1807 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 1889 - Fayette Co., West Virginia 1
         Burial: in Waugh Chapel United Meth Ch Cem, Glen Arm, Baltimore Co., MD
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: David B. Reese (Abt 1784-After 1860)
         Mother: Pamela A. Roy (Abt 1790-After 1860)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary A. Say (1818 - 1888)
       Marriage: 3 Jul 1834 - Bedford Co., Virginia 2
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Fayette Co., Virginia
William B. Reese 100001-20001; no slaves; 1 in agriculture
male female
1 < 5 2
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30 1
1 30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70 </pre>

<pre>1850 Kanawha Co., Virginia, District No 29; Sept 6
1003/1007
William B. Reese 41 M Va Black Smith
Mary " 31 F Va
Mildred A. " 15 F Va
John D. " 10 M Va
James H. " 9 M Va
Achillis " 7 M Va
William " 6 M Va
Sarah F. " 3 F Va
Susan C. " 5/12 F Va
John Jacobs 33 M Va Black Smith </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Fayette Co., Virginia, District No 1, p.o. Gauley Bridge; June 18; pg 17
125/110
William B. Reese 54 M Va $500/$200 Black Smith
Mary " 42 F Va
James K. " 18 M Va Farm laborer
Henry " 14 M Va
Hamilton " 7 M Va
Sarah " 12 F Va
Julia " 10 F Va
Joseph " 5 M Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Fayette Co., West Virginia, Falls of Kanawha Township, p.o. Gauley Bridge; Aug 22; pg 24
160/156
William Reese 62 Va $800/$380 Farmer
Mary " 52 Va Housekeeper
Hamilton " 18 Va
Joseph " 16 Va <pre>

James K. Reese (28) lives at 159/155.

<pre>1880 Fayette Co., West Virginia, Kanawha District, ED 28; June 8; pg 27
242/243
W. B. Rees 73 Va Va Va Farmer
Mary A. " 61 wife Va Va Va Keeping House
H. W. Adkins 13 grandchild WV WV Va
Mary F. " 18 " WV WV Va House Keeper </pre>

Jennie Rees (49) lives at 241/242, and Hamilton Rees (26) lives at 243/244. Hamilton has a daughter named Parthina.

BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

William B. Reese is in the Bedford Co., Virginia personal property tax lists for the first time in 1825, and he is there until at least 1835 (the last year in which I have seen the list). He is absent in 1827, 1828, and 1830. Except for 1826 he lives in the Southern District, which is where his probable father David B. Reese lives. On 3 occasions David B. and William B. are contiguous in the tax list. William has 0, 1, 2, or 3 slaves at different times. He usually has 1 horse but sometimes none.
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Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 191053530.

2 Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film # 30591, pg 87. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

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