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Dora Reese 1878–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aug 1978

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father:

Mother:

Spouse(s): P Reese

Children(s): Lillie Reese, Maude Baskett, Minnie Reese, Pearl Scearce, Ralph Reese, George Reese, Bessie Reese

In 1878, Dora Reese entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to James Harris And Josephine Taylor. Dora Reese married P K Reese, and had children including Bessie Lee Reese, George Leslie Reese, Lillie Reese, Maude R Baskett, Minnie G Reese, Pearl R Scearce, Ralph Reese. Dora Reese passed away in 1978 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Dora Reese entered the world in Kentucky, USA, born to James Harris And Josephine Taylor.
  • Dora Reese married P K Reese, and had children including Bessie Lee Reese, George Leslie Reese, Lillie Reese, Maude R Baskett, Minnie G Reese, Pearl R Scearce, Ralph Reese.
  • Dora Reese passed away in 1978 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

P Reese
1869–1910
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
PR

Children(s)

Lillie Reese
1906–2004
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
LR
Maude Baskett
1899–1985
Birth Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
MB
Minnie Reese
1910–2009
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
MR
Pearl Scearce
1914–1998
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
PS
Ralph Reese
1909–1989
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RR
George Reese
1905–1985
Birth Location: Shelby Co Kentucky
GR
Bessie Reese
1912–2000
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
BR

Dora Reese's Ancestors

Self
Dora Reese
1878–1978
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dora Reese's Descendants

1.
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Dora Reese (1878–Aug 1978) m. P (K) Reese (1869–Aft. 1910)
  1. 1. Lillie Reese 1906–2004 m. Emory (Grant) Miller 1894–1967
  2. 2. Maude (R) Baskett 1899–1985 m. Talton (Lee) Baskett 1899–1988
    1. 1. Talton (Lee Baskett) Jr. 1935–2013
    2. 2. Ralph (E) Baskett 1925–2010
    3. 3. Hellen (J) Baskett 1924–
  3. 3. Minnie (G) Reese 1910–2009 m. McClaren 1910–
  4. 4. Pearl (R) Scearce 1914–1998 m. George Pigg 1911– m. William (Samuel) Garwood 1913–1967
  5. 5. Ralph Reese 1909–1989 m. Linda (M) Reese 1926–1994 m. Lois Reese 1921–2006
    1. 1. Saundria (V) Carrier 1940–1995 m. John (Woth Carrier) Jr 1936–2016
  6. 6. George (Leslie) Reese 1905–1985 m. Lydia Pyle 1919–1984 m. Velma Lancaster –1985
  7. 7. Bessie (Lee) Reese 1912–2000

Dora Reese's Timeline

17 Records

1877
16 Sep 1877
Birth of Dora Reese in High Bridge, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
High Bridge, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
1877
1877
Birth of Dora Reese in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1878
16 Sep 1878
Birth of Dora Reese in High Bridge, Kentucky
High Bridge, Kentucky
1878
Abt. 1878
Birth of Dora Reese in Jessamine
Jessamine
1878
Abt 1878
Birth of Dora Reese in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1878
Abt 1878
Birth of Dora Reese in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1878
1878
Birth of Dora Reese
None
1900
1900
Age 22
Dora Reese resided here in South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Dora Reese resided here in Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky
Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 42
Dora Reese resided here in Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Dora Reese resided here in La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky
La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 57
Dora Reese resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 62
Dora Reese resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 62
Dora Reese resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1970
Abt. 1970
Age 92
Death of Dora Reese
None
1978
01 Aug 1978
Age 100
Death of Dora Reese in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1978
Aug 1978
Age 100
Death of Dora Reese in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1877
    Event Place: High Bridge, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Database online. Number: 403-64-7298; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: 1963.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: T625_598; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 798
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: T625_598; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 799
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240534
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [12] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1878
    Event Place: High Bridge, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1878
    Event Place: Jessamine
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1878
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1366; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 121-48

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1878
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index, Database online.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: T625_598; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: .
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] 1910 USA Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 859.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Marriage Records
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Database online.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 859.0.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240534
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: T625_598; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 798

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1366; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 121-48

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1366; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 121-48

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 2 Aug 1978 - Page 13, Obituary for Dora Harris Reese Beatley 2 Aug 1978

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1366; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 121-48
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Finchville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: T625_598; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 798
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Grange, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 859.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: South Keene, Jessamine, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240534
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Database online. Number: 403-64-7298; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: 1963.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1970

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1978
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Database online. Number: 403-64-7298; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: 1963.
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