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Abner Smith Reece 1882–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1882

Birth Location: Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1960

Death Location: San Bernardino, California, USA

Father: Valentine III

Mother: Alice Blair

Spouse(s): Margaret Parsons

Children(s): Rosa Reece, Zelma Reece, David Sr., Daisy Reece, Elmer Reece

Abner Smith Reece was born in 1882 in Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Valentine Reece Iii And Alice Melissa Ann Blair. Abner Smith Reece married Margaret Caledonia Parsons, and had children including Daisy Pauline Reece, David Layton Reece Sr, Elmer Edwin Reece, Rosa Lee Reece, Zelma Adell Reece. Abner Smith Reece passed away in 1960 in San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Abner Smith Reece was born in 1882 in Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Valentine Reece Iii And Alice Melissa Ann Blair.
  • Abner Smith Reece married Margaret Caledonia Parsons, and had children including Daisy Pauline Reece, David Layton Reece Sr, Elmer Edwin Reece, Rosa Lee Reece, Zelma Adell Reece.
  • Abner Smith Reece passed away in 1960 in San Bernardino, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valentine III
1852–1930
Birth Location: Zionsville, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Alice Blair
1856–1955
Birth Location: Fork Ridge, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Parsons
1886–1942
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Rosa Reece
1905–1967
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Zelma Reece
1920–1988
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
ZR
David Sr.
1914–2000
Birth Location: Abington, Virginia, USA
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Daisy Reece
1908–1986
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Elmer Reece
1920–2014
Birth Location: Abington, Washington County, Virginia, USA
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Abner Reece's Ancestors

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Abner Reece
1882–1960
Birth Place: Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Valentine Reece III
1852–1930
Zionsville, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Alice (Melissa Ann) Blair
1856–1955
Fork Ridge, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (V.) Reece
1813–1864
Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Cynthia Issacs
1820–1892
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Valentine II
1773–1840
Sarah Eggers
1782–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Reece
1750–1814
Christina Harmon
1748–1848

Abner Reece's Descendants

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Abner (Smith) Reece (2 Dec 1882–8 Feb 1960) m. Margaret (Caledonia) Parsons (2 May 1886–26 Feb 1942)
  1. 1. Rosa (Lee) Reece 1905–1967 m. Edward (John) Haggerty 1893–1942 m. Stanley (Bowen Gisriel,) Sr. 1917–1988
  2. 2. Zelma (Adell) Reece 1920–1988
  3. 3. David (Layton Reece) Sr. 1914–2000 m. Lois (Kathlyn) Smith 1915–2009 m. Frances (Edith) Sidler 1914–1994
  4. 4. Daisy (Pauline) Reece 1908–1986 m. Laurence (F.) Soares 1904–1980
    1. 1. Laurence (Francis) Soares 1927–2018 m. Alice (Joyce "Joy") Allen 1929–2012
  5. 5. Elmer (Edwin) Reece 1920–2014 m. Helen (Marie) Newton 1922–2009

Abner Reece's Timeline

2 Records

1882
2 Dec 1882
Birth of Abner Smith Reece in Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
1960
8 Feb 1960
Age 78
Death of Abner Smith Reece in San Bernardino, California, USA
San Bernardino, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Shouns, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1960
    Event Place: San Bernardino, California, USA
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