Robert W. Reese 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1794 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Berry Reese (      -Bef 1820)
         Mother: Sarah (Abt 1765-1854)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Nancy Minor (Abt 1792 -       )
       Marriage: 23 Dec 1818 - Bedford Co., Virginia 1
       Children:
                1. William L. Reese (1820-1889)
                2. Mary F. Reese (Abt 1825-      )
                3. Virginia C. Reese (1826-1902)
                4. Elizabeth Reese (Abt 1828-      )
                5. Nancy K. Reese (1830-1880)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Bedford Co., Virginia, Northern District
Robert Rees 000010-10010; 1 in agriculture, no slaves
male female
<10 1
10-16
16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>

<pre>1840 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Civil District No 2
Robt W. Reese 1020001-0121001; 3 in agriculture, no slaves
male female
1 < 5
5-10 1
2 10-15 2
15-20 1
20-30
30-40
1 40-50 1
50-60
60-70 </pre>

He is in the sequence Robt W. Reese, 2x, Sarah Reese, Martha Jaret.

<pre>1850 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Sub Division No 2; Sept 27; pg 69
502/502
Abel R. Smith 21 Va $--- Farmer
Nancy K. Reese 19 Va
Robert " 50 Va
Nancy " 50 Va
Mary F. " 25 Va
Virginia C. " 23 Va
Elizebeth " 21 Va
Robert " 13 Tn </pre>

Neither Robert Reese nor Abel Smith is in the Slave Schedule.

In 1860 Robert Reese is not in the census.

<pre>1870 Lincoln Co., Tennessee, Fifth District, p.o. Lynchburg; July 16; pg 18
123/126
R. W. Reece 76 Va $---/$1000 Farmer
Nancy C. " 78 Va Keeping house </pre>

He is in the sequence Mark Collier, W. L. Reece, x, R. W. Reece.

BIRTH YEAR:

The 1850 and 1870 censuses give different results.

BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

Robert W. Reese is in the Bedford Co., Virginia personal property tax list for the first time in 1816, and he it there continuously until 1829. He usually has one horse until 1824, when he has 4. In 1829 he has 3 and a stallion. The rate of covering is $8. The category 'horse' includes mules, and in 1829 he pays a tax of $.10 for each horse and $8.00 for the stallion. His total is $8.30. He is absent from the list in 1830, and in 1831 his name has been added at the end with no numbers. He probably moved from Virginia to Tennssee in about 1830, which may account for why he is absent from the 1830 census.
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Sources

1 U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I-VI, 1607-1943, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia; pg 982, image 985/1053. Repository: ancestry.com.

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