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Edith Morton "Pet" Reese 1882–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 20, 1882

Birth Location: Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1982

Death Location: Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

Father: Albert Reese

Mother: Susan Jones

Spouse(s): William Rich

Children(s): Katheryn Rich, William Jr., Edith Rich, Susie Rich, Henderson Rich, Pat Rich, Nell Rich, William Rich

Edith Morton "Pet" Reese was born in 1882 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA, the child of Albert Bailey Reese And Susan Melissa Jones. Edith Morton "Pet" Reese married William Thomas Rich, and had children including Edith Rich, Henderson Bailey Rich, Katheryn Puddin Reese Rich, Nell Elizabeth Rich, Pat Albert Rich, Susie May Sue Rich, William Hugh Rich, William Thomas Rich Jr. Edith Morton "Pet" Reese passed away in 1982 in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Edith Morton "Pet" Reese was born in 1882 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA, the child of Albert Bailey Reese And Susan Melissa Jones.
  • Edith Morton "Pet" Reese married William Thomas Rich, and had children including Edith Rich, Henderson Bailey Rich, Katheryn Puddin Reese Rich, Nell Elizabeth Rich, Pat Albert Rich, Susie May Sue Rich, William Hugh Rich, William Thomas Rich Jr.
  • Edith Morton "Pet" Reese passed away in 1982 in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Reese
1849–1885
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Susan Jones
1855–1926
Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw Co. MS, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Rich
1863–1947
Birth Location: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Katheryn Rich
1921–2018
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
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William Jr.
1910–1969
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
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Edith Rich
1898–1970
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi
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Susie Rich
1905–1961
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi
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Henderson Rich
1900–1990
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
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Pat Rich
1918–1993
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Miss.
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Nell Rich
1915–1915
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
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William Rich
1902–1902
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
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Edith Reese's Ancestors

Self
Edith Reese
1882–1982
Birth Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Albert Bailey Reese
1849–1885
Tennessee
Susan (Melissa) Jones
1855–1926
Houston, Chickasaw Co. MS, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Reese's Descendants

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Edith (Morton "Pet") Reese (April 20, 1882–8 Sep 1982) m. William (Thomas) Rich (3 Aug 1863–1947)
  1. 1. Katheryn ("Puddin" Reese) Rich 1921–2018 m. William (W "Billy" Baltar) III 1916–2006
  2. 2. William (Thomas Rich,) Jr. 1910–1969
  3. 3. Edith Rich 1898–1970
  4. 4. Susie (May (Sue)) Rich 1905–1961
  5. 5. Henderson (Bailey) Rich 1900–1990
  6. 6. Pat (Albert) Rich 1918–1993
  7. 7. Nell (Elizabeth) Rich 1915–1915
  8. 8. William (Hugh) Rich 1902–1902

Edith Reese's Timeline

2 Records

1882
April 20, 1882
Birth of Edith Morton "Pet" Reese in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
1982
8 Sep 1982
Age 100
Death of Edith Morton "Pet" Reese in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 20, 1882
    Event Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
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