William Washington Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1805 - Franklin Co., Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Jun 1887 - Bedford Co., Virginia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Reese (      -      )
         Mother: Mary Smith Booth (      -      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Robertson (Abt 1807 - 1870-1880)
       Marriage: 28 Apr 1828 - Bedford Co., Virginia 2 3
       Children:
                1. William N. Reese (1846-1917)
                2. Mary Sophia Reese (1848-1927)

2. Emma P. Creasey (Abt 1847 -       )
       Marriage: 19 Dec 1877 - Bedford Co., Virginia 4
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Bedford Co., Virginia
William W. Reese 10011-00001; 6 slaves
male female
1 < 5
5-10
10-15
1 15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70 </pre>

The male 15-20 is probably his younger brother Benjamin F. Reese.

<pre>1840 Bedford Co., Virginia, Southern District [Reeve in index]
William W. Reese 101021-110001; 1 in agriculture, 3 in manufactures and trades, 7 slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10 1
1 10-15
15-20
2 20-30
1 30-40 1
40-50
50-60
60-70 </pre>

<pre>1850 Bedford Co., Virginia, Southern Division; Nov 12; pg 584
1220/1220
Wm. W. Reese 45 M Va $4500 Tanner
Mary " 43 F Va
Missouri " 19 F Va
Laura " 11 F Va
Ann " 7 F Va
Wm. " 4 M Va
Sophia " 2 F Va
Wm. Burroughs 15 M Va
James " 23 M Va $--- Tanner </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 12 slaves.

<pre>1860 Bedford Co., Virginia, Southern Revinew District, p.o. Davis Mills; Aug 8, pg 133
967/967
Wm. W. Reese 55 M Va $9100/$34200 Mechanic & Tanner
M " 53 F Va
L " 19 F Va
A " 14 F Va
Wm " 12 M Va
M " 10 F Va
Benja " 8 M Va
E Mitchell 16 M Va $---/$--- Farmer </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 15 slaves.

<pre>1870 Bedford Co., Virginia, Township of Stanton, p.o. Liberty; July 29; pg 9
70/70
Wm. W. Reese 65 MW Va $5000/$1600 Farmer
Mary " 63 FW Va Keeping house
Benj. F. " 17 MW Va At home
Mary R. Shelton 12 FW Va At home
Mary S. Reese 20 FW Va At home
James " 15 MB Va Domestic Servt
Fuller " 12 MB Va Domestic Servt </pre>

<pre>1880 Bedford Co., Virginia, East Staunton Magisterial District, ED 25; June 5; pg 4
36/36
Wm. W. Reese 75 Va Va Va Farmer
Emma P. " 33 wife Va Va Va Keeping house </pre>

WHO WAS HIS FATHER?

The marriage record associated with his second marriage says that he was born in Franklin Co. and that his parents were William and Mary Reese. His burial record also indicates who his parents were.

BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

William W. Reese is in the Bedford Co., Virginia personal property tax list for the first time 1827, and he is there continuously until at least 1835 (the last year in which I have seen the list). He always lives in the Southern District. He has 0, 1, 2, or 3 slaves at different times. He usually has 1 horse. In 1829 and in 1830 he has a stallion. The rate of covering is $8, and he pays a tax of $8.00. The tax on an ordinary horse is $.10. From 1831 until 1833 he has a "carryall" on which he pays a tax of $1.00.

INHERITANCE and SIBLINGS:

On October 5, 1841 Sophia S. Thurman of Bedford Co., Virginia purchases the land alotted to Benjamin F. Reese, dec'd, of the lands of Wm. Reese, dec'd. It is a tract in Bedford Co. of 46 acres, more or less, and the adjoining property owners are Justus Hancock on the north and west, Franklin Headon on the south, and Cundiff legatees and Sophia S. Thurman on the east and northeast. The grantors are

1) John Reese and Mary, his wife, of Shelby Co., Illinois by his attorney William W. Reese of Bedford Co.,
2) William W. Reese and Mary, his wife, of Bedford Co.,
3) Richard J. Cundiff, Mary S. Cundiff, and Mary S. Cundiff (widow) of Bedford Co., and
4) Silas G. Reese of Franklin Co., Virginia.
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Sources

1 Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index 1853-1917, FHL Film # 2056975. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH7-NWQQ), William W Reese, 28 Apr 1828; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia.

4 Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Firm # 0030597; no image. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

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