William B. Reese (1807 - 1889)

Born 1807 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary A. Say — married 3 Jul 1834 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Died 1889 at about age 82 in Fayette, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1807 and died in 1889. ^[1] He was probably a son of David Reese.

William B. Reese & Mary A. Say were married 3 Jul 1834 in Bedford Co., Virginia. ^[2]

Census

1840 Fayette Co., Virginia ^[3]
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

1850 Kanawha Co., Virginia, District No 29; Sept 6 ^[4]
1003/1007
William B. Reese 41 M Va Black Smith
Mary Reese 31 F Va
Mildred A. Reese 15 F Va
John D. Reese 10 M Va
James H. Reese 9 M Va
Achillis Reese 7 M Va
William Reese 6 M Va
Sarah F. Reese 3 F Va
Susan C. Reese 5/12 F Va
John Jacobs 33 M Va Black Smith

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

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

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

1870 Fayette Co., West Virginia, Falls of Kanawha Township, p.o. Gauley Bridge; Aug 22; pg 24 ^[6]
160/156
William Reese 62 Va $800/$380 Farmer
Mary Reese 52 Va Housekeeper
Hamilton Reese 18 Va
Joseph Reese 16 Va

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

1880 Fayette Co., West Virginia, Kanawha District, ED 28; June 8; pg 27 ^[7]
242/243
W. B. Rees 73 Va Va Va Farmer
Mary A. Rees 61 wife Va Va Va Keeping House
H. W. Adkins 13 grandchild WV WV Va
Mary F. Adkins 18 " WV WV Va House Keeper

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.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #191053530
2. ↑ "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940" at Ancestry.com, FHL Film # 30591, pg 87
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-VDV : Sat Mar 09 01:45:16 UTC 2024), Entry for William B Reese, 1840.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DH-8TN : Sun Mar 10 21:45:17 UTC 2024), Entry for William B Reese and Mary Reese, 1850.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 327; Family History Library Film: 805344
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #33715966 (accessed 6 April 2024)
   William B Reese (54), Black Smith, in District 1, Fayette, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-FLW : Tue Mar 05 01:54:44 UTC 2024), Entry for William Reese and Mary Reese, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R2-X68 : Sun Mar 10 00:33:36 UTC 2024), Entry for W.b. Rees and Mary A. Rees, 1880.