William Henry Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 12 Feb 1871 - Bell Co., Texas
    Christening: 
          Death: 7 Nov 1957 - San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas
         Burial: in Pecan Cemetery, Erath Co., Texas 2
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Hubbard N. Reese (Abt 1823-1889)
         Mother: Nancy T. Rainbolt (Abt 1841-1875/1877)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary O. Latham (17 Apr 1872 - 6 Oct 1894)
       Marriage: 10 Sep 1891 - Hill Co., Texas 3 4
       Children:
                1. Hubbard Newton Reese (1892-1956)
                2. Eves Lener Reese (1894-1894)

2. Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marlar (Mar 1863 - 1928) 5 
       Marriage: 22 Dec 1895 - Hill Co., Texas 3 6

3. Margaret Harris Hancock (9 May 1893 - 23 Jan 1950) 1 7 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Marion E. Reese (Abt 1919-      )
                2. William Newton Reese (1921-1996)
                3. Faye Allene Reese (1929-      )
                4. Henry Alvin Reese (1931-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Bosque Co., Texas, Meridian Precinct No. 1, ED 2; June 22; sheet 9B
141/141
William H. Reese Feb 1871 29 Tx Al Ms M5 Farmer
Mary E. " wife Mar 1868 32 Tx Tx Tx M5/0/0
Hubbard N. " son Sep 1892 7 Tx Tx Tx S </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged farm. His half-brother James B. Reese lives at 150/150. His aunt Evilena Rizer lives at 147/147.

<pre>1910 Hill Co., Tx, Justice Precinct No. 7, Aquilla, ED 172; May 6; sheet 18A
325/340
Henry Reese 39 Tx Tx Tx M2/13 Drugist/Drugstore
Lizzie " 40 Tx Tx Tx M1/13/0 none
Hubbard " 14 Tx Tx Tx S none </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged house.

<pre>1920 McLennan Co., Texas, Justice Precinct 7, Crawford town, ED 146; Jan 5,6; sheet 3B
60/63
William H. Reese 48 M Tx Ms Tx Telephone Manager
Magarett " wife 26 M Tx Al Ga none
Marion E. " dau 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx none </pre>

<pre>1930 McLennan Co., Texas, Justice Precinct No 7, ED 155-58; sheet 8B
159/159
W. H. Reese 59 M21 Tx Al Tx Farmer/General Farm R
Maggie " 36 wife M24 Tx Ms Ga none
Marion E. " 10 dau S
W. Newton " 9 son S
Allene Fay " 11/12 dau S
N. E. Hancock 69 mo-in-l Wd/16 </pre>

He rents his home.

<pre>1940 Erath Co., Texas, Purves, ED 72-12; Apr 15; sheet 5A
W. Henry Reese MW 69 Tx M Telephone Exchange/Public
Maggie H. " FW 46 Tx M
Maryon E. " FW 20 Tx S Office Work/Public School
William N. " MW 19 Tx S Laborer/Farm
Faye A. " FW 10 Tx S
Henry A. " MW 8 Tx S </pre>

He owns his home worth $750. They lived in the same place on April 1, 1935.

MARRIAGES & CHILDREN:

Henry Reese was married 3 times. He had one son by his first wife, no children by the second, and a large family by the third. See notes under his niece Ethel Wilson Licett.

TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE 64184

William Henry Reese, white, male, widowed
Died: November 7, 1957, aged 86 yrs 8 mos 29 days
Place of death: Shannon Hospital, San Angelo, Tom Green Co.
Length of stay: 3 days
Place of residence: Purvis, Erath Co.; Route #8, Dublin, Texas
Born: February 12, 1871 in Bell Co., Texas
Father: Don't know
Mother: Don't know
Usual occupation: telephone operator; was never in armed forces
Informant: W. M. Reese
Cause of death: arteriosclerotic heart disease
Antecedent cause: pneumonia
Burial: Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Texas

BIRTHPLACE:

According to his death certificate he was born in Bell Co. However, his parents were living in Hill Co. in 1871.
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Sources

1 Shirley B. Cawyer & Weldon I. Hudson, Erath County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol 1, pg 112. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25540487.

3 Male Index to Marriages, 1873-1941, Hill Co., Texas, LDS microfilm number 985179.

4 "Hill County, Texas Marriage Records," Vol 5, pg 243. Repository: Hill County Courthouse, Hillsboro Texas.

5 http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/hill/cemeteries/oldlebanon.txt.

6 "Hill County, Texas Marriage Records," Vol 7, pg 271. Repository: Hill County Courthouse, Hillsboro Texas.

7 McLennan Co., Texas Births -- 1929, http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/mclennan/vitals/births/1929/mclen29c.txt.

8 Erath County, Texas -- Births 1931, http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/erath/vitals/births/1931/erathb31.txt.

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