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Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece 1837–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Marietta, Georgia

Death Date: 12 Dec 1889

Death Location: Garland County, Arkansas

Father: Franklin Reece

Mother: Matilda Hurt

Spouse(s): Harriett Chambers, Mary Shackelford

Children(s): Mary Reece, John Reece, Robert Reece, Josaphine Reece, Jesse Reece, William Reece, George Reece, Amanda Reece, Alexander Reece, James Reece, Susan Reece

The story of Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece began in 1837 in Marietta, Georgia. Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece married Harriett Elizabeth Chambers, Mary Frances Shackelford, and had children including Alexander Reece, Amanda Elizabeth Reece, George Washinton Reece, James Franklin Frank Reece, Jesse Anderson Reece, John Henry Reece, Josaphine Samantha Reece, Mary Jane Reece, Robert Lee Reece, Susan Matilda Reece, William Marian Billy Reece. Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece passed away in 1889 in Garland County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece began in 1837 in Marietta, Georgia.
  • Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece married Harriett Elizabeth Chambers, Mary Frances Shackelford, and had children including Alexander Reece, Amanda Elizabeth Reece, George Washinton Reece, James Franklin Frank Reece, Jesse Anderson Reece, John Henry Reece, Josaphine Samantha Reece, Mary Jane Reece, Robert Lee Reece, Susan Matilda Reece, William Marian Billy Reece.
  • Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece passed away in 1889 in Garland County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

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Jesse Reece's Ancestors

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Jesse Reece
1837–1889
Birth Place: Marietta, Georgia
Parents
Franklin Reece
1811–1853
, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Matilda Hurt
1814–1892
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Levi REECE
1777–1860
Deep Creek, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Shugart
1773–1856
W Mart, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Reece
1750–1822
Mary Hough
1757–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Reece
1730–1757
Sarah Boone
1728–1753

Jesse Reece's Descendants

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Jesse (Columbus (Lum)) Reece (15 Feb 1837–12 Dec 1889) m. Harriett (Elizabeth) Chambers (1 Jan 1839–16 Oct 1876) m. Mary (Frances) Shackelford (18 May 1852–20 May 1907)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Reece 1866–1933
  2. 2. John (Henry) Reece 1868–1940
  3. 3. Robert (Lee) Reece 1871–1964
  4. 4. Josaphine (Samantha) Reece 1873–1926
  5. 5. Jesse (Anderson) Reece 1875–1951
  6. 6. William (Marian (Billy)) Reece 1859–1941
  7. 7. George (Washinton) Reece 1861–1905
  8. 8. Amanda (Elizabeth) Reece 1879–1958 m. William (Thomas Wesley) Smith 1879–1949
    1. 1. Jennie Smith 1901–1994 m. Arlie Smith 1899–1992
      1. 1. Horace (Olen) Smith 1919–2001
      2. 2. Gerald (Kenneth) Smith 1925–1986
      3. 3. Troy (Donald) Smith 1924–1988
      4. 4. Austa (Lee) Smith 1929–2016
      5. 5. Stanley Smith 1934–2016
      6. 6. Truett Smith 1939–1992
    2. 2. Virgie (Francis) Smith 1899–1976
    3. 3. Iva (Viola) Smith 1903–1980
    4. 4. Elva (M) Smith 1906–1984
    5. 5. Clara (Ethel) Smith 1907–1957
    6. 6. Ollie (Franklin) Smith 1908–1970
    7. 7. Hazel (Olene) Smith 1913–1999
    8. 8. Ferman (Clyde) Smith 1911–1939
    9. 9. Jessie Smith 1915–2006
    10. 10. James (Marvin) Smith 1917–1956
    11. 11. Ida Smith 1920–2006
    12. 12. Fred (Wesley) Smith 1923–1976
    13. 13. Annie (May) Smith 1898–1901
  9. 9. Alexander Reece 1884–1913
  10. 10. James (Franklin "Frank") Reece 1881–1959
  11. 11. Susan (Matilda) Reece 1877–1879

Jesse Reece's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 Feb 1837
Birth of Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece in Marietta, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia
1889
12 Dec 1889
Age 52
Death of Jesse Columbus (Lum) Reece in Garland County, Arkansas
Garland County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Marietta, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Garland County, Arkansas

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