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Sherman Reese 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1866

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 22 Jul 1944

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: John Reese

Mother: Hannah Major

Spouse(s): Edith Melang

Children(s):

In 1866, Sherman Reese entered the world in Illinois, born to John Reese And Hannah Major. In 1880, Sherman Reese resided in Cruger, Woodford, Illinois, USA. Sherman Reese married Edith B Melang. Sherman Reese passed away in 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Sherman Reese entered the world in Illinois, born to John Reese And Hannah Major.
  • In 1880, Sherman Reese resided in Cruger, Woodford, Illinois, USA.
  • Sherman Reese married Edith B Melang.
  • Sherman Reese passed away in 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reese
1812–1895
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JR
Hannah Major
1822–1866
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HM

Spouses(s)

Edith Melang
1872–1923
Birth Location: Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Sherman Reese's Ancestors

Self
Sherman Reese
1866–1944
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
John Reese
1812–1895
Pennsylvania
Hannah Major
1822–1866
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sherman Reese's Timeline

8 Records

1864
8 Feb 1864
Birth of Sherman Reese in Bonfield, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Bonfield, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
1866
Abt 1866
Birth of Sherman Reese in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Age 14
Sherman Reese resided here in Cruger, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Cruger, Woodford, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
Sherman Reese resided here in Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1904
1904
Age 38
Sherman Reese resided here in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
Sherman Reese resided here in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
Sherman Reese resided here in Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA
Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA
1944
22 Jul 1944
Age 78
Death of Sherman Reese in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Bonfield, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [7] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1866
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cruger, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1944
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
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