Dr. William Wiley Reese

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 9 Oct 1826 - Liberty, Bedford Co., Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 6 Apr 1902 1
         Burial: in Old Corinth Cem., Corinth, Howard Co., Arkansas
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: James R. Reese (1800-1888)
         Mother: Anna Jones (1800-1886)

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Nancy Calhoun (       -       )
       Marriage: Abt 1844
       Children:
                1. William Benton Reese (1845-1924)
                2. Jordan F. Reese (1852-1936)

2. Mary Ellen Morton (1831 - 1906)
       Marriage: 

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Notes

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General:

CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Pike Co., Arkansas, Brewer Township, p.o. Wilton; July 6; pg 23
156/156
W. W. Reese 35 M Va $420/$355 Farmer
N. T. " 34 F Tn
W. B. " 14 M Tn
J. T. " 6 M Ar
T. J. " 2 M Ar </pre>

<pre>1870 Sevier Co., Arkansas, Blue Bayou Township, p.o. Center Point; 19 July; pg 2
11/13
William W. Reece M 44 Va $400/$500 Farmer
Mary E. " F 42 Tn Keeping House
John " M 16 Ar Works farm
Jordan " M 15 Ar Works farm
Thomas " M 11 Ar Works farm
Newton J. " M 9 Ar
Leonidas " M 7 Ar
Mary E. " F 4 Ar
Davin " M 1 Ar </pre>

William B. Reese (25) lives at 66/71 in the same township.

Howard Co. was formed in 1873. Sevier Co. was formed in 1828.

<pre>1880 Howard Co., Arkansas, Centre Point Township, ED 115; June; pg 29
102/104
William W. Reece 53 Va Va Va Farmer
Ellen " 48 Tn Tn Tn Keeping House
Jasper " 20 Ar Va Tn Laborer on Farm
Leonidas " 17 Ar Va Tn Laborer
Mary " 14 Ar Va Tn At Home
James " 12 Ar Va Tn
David " 11 Ar Va Tn
Saroh " 8 Ar Va Tn
Wylie " 6 Ar Va Tn </pre>

James Reese lives at 98/100. Jordan Reece (26) lives at 101/100 with his wife and child, and Thomas Reece (22) lives with him. John Tratt lives at 100/102. William is James's son, Jordan is William's son, and John Tratt is James's son-in-law.

OBITUARY:

Undated newspaper clipping at Find-a-Grave Memorial # 41558570:

OLD CITIZEN DEAD
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Dr. William W. Reese Died of Bright's
Disease Monday.
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WAS 76 YEARS OF AGE.
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Was One of the Best Known Citizens
of Howard County --- Native
of Tennessee
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Dr. William W. Reese died at his home on the bayou, seven miles west of this city Monday, of Bright's disease, at the advanced age of 76 years. He leaves a wife and a number of grown children, besides many other relatives and a large number of friends to mourn his death. He was one of the oldest and best known citizens of Howard county, and his death will occasion general regret.
He was born in Liberty, Bedford county, Tennessee, October 9, 1826. He was reared in Tennessee and at reaching the age of maturity engaged in the practice of medicine and agricultural pursuits in this state.
He was twice married, his first wife bearing him seven children, and his second, who still lives, five.
In 1862 Dr. Reese enlisted in the Confederate army as a private in the Nineteenth Arkansas Regiment, and served in that capacity a portion of the time during the war. At the cessation of hostilities he returned to his home near this city, where he resided until the time of his death.
Deceased was a member of the masonic fraternity and of the Christian church.

LEGATEE:

Tennessee Probate Court Files, 1795-1955 > Lincoln Co. > Chancery Court, Probate estate cases > 1840-1920 > Rowls, Edith May - Robertson, Henderson at familysearch.org; image 499/1247:

On September 17, 1844 William W. Reese of Washington Co., Arkansas, one of the legatees named in the last will and testament of Solomon Reese of Lincoln Co., Tennessee, appoints Mark H. Holbert of Mountain Township in Washington Co. as his attorney to recover his share of the estate.

LAND:

Forty acres (NW1/4 NW1/4, Section 25, T14NR32W) in Washington Co., Arkansas were patented to William Wheler Rees of Washington Co. on March 10, 1843. Certificate 3996. On February 1, 1860 forty contiguous acres (SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 24, T14NR32W) were patented to William W. Reese of Washington Co. Certificate 10697.

Another different William W. Reese is in the 1850 census in Washington Co.

Forty acres (NW 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 31, T8SR26W) in Pike Co., Arkansas were patented to William W. Reese on July 2, 1860.

Sources

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1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 24727488.

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