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William Gibbs Reese 1792–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States

Father: Berry Reese

Mother: Sarah Gibbs

Spouse(s): Katherine Moore

Children(s): Manerva Reese, John Reese, Jordan Reese, Sarah Reese, Nancy Reese, Sloman Reese

William Gibbs Reese was born in 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Berry Reese And Sarah Sally Gibbs. William Gibbs Reese married Katherine Moore, and had children including John Jack Reese, Jordan Gibbs Reese, Manerva Moore Reese, Miles Reese, Nancy Catherine Reese, Sarah Elizabeth Reese, Sloman Woodford Reese. William Gibbs Reese passed away in 1855 in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Gibbs Reese was born in 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Berry Reese And Sarah Sally Gibbs.
  • William Gibbs Reese married Katherine Moore, and had children including John Jack Reese, Jordan Gibbs Reese, Manerva Moore Reese, Miles Reese, Nancy Catherine Reese, Sarah Elizabeth Reese, Sloman Woodford Reese.
  • William Gibbs Reese passed away in 1855 in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Reese's Ancestors

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William Reese
1792–1855
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Berry Reese
1761–1820
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Gibbs
1765–1854
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isham Reese
1732–1816
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
Rhoda Thomas
1749–1849
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Reese
1714–1783
Sarah Womack
1713–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Reese
1680–1724
Maud Owens
1680–1724

William Reese's Descendants

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William (Gibbs) Reese (1792–1855) m. Katherine Moore (1786–1855)
  1. 1. Manerva (Moore) Reese 1817–1896
  2. 2. John (Jack) Reese 1819–
  3. 3. Jordan (Gibbs) Reese 1821–1907
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Reese 1826–1904
  5. 5. Nancy (Catherine) Reese 1831–1919
  6. 6. Sloman (Woodford) Reese 1823–1917 m. Eliza (Jane) Jones 1827–1907
    1. 1. Samuel (Wesley) Reese 1846–1916
    2. 2. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Reese 1851–1907
    3. 3. Catherine (W) Reese 1853–
    4. 4. David (Dickens Jones) Reese 1856–1939
    5. 5. Mary (Margaret Tennessee) Reese 1859–1898
    6. 6. Paulina (F) Reese 1861–1867
    7. 7. Pauline (F) Reese 1861–1867
    8. 8. Slomon (Brooks) Reese 1864–1947
    9. 9. Manerva (R) Reese 1867–1878
    10. 10. Eliza (Jane) Reese 1869–1956
    11. 11. Tacy (Viola) Reese 1871–1893
    12. 12. Eliza (Jane) Reese 1869–1925
    13. 13. John (Wiley) Reese 1848–1925 m. Susan (Catherine) Farley 1853–1934
      1. 1. Baby Reese 1872–1872
      2. 2. Samuel (Wesley) Reese 1873–1939
      3. 3. James (Cannon) Reese 1876–1968
      4. 4. Alonzo ("Lon") Reese 1878–1910
      5. 5. Martha (Caroline "Mattie") Reese 1880–1974 m. Arthur (Washington) Hill 1875–1972
        1. 1. Margaret Hill 1913–
      6. 6. Maggie (Ella) Reese 1884–1900
      7. 7. Della (Mae) Reese 1885–1960
      8. 8. Albert (Carl) Reese 1886–1949
      9. 9. Eliza (Viola "Ola") Reese 1887–1953
      10. 10. David (Edward) Reese 1890–1908
      11. 11. Harvey (Hansford) Reese 1893–1893
      12. 12. William (Henry) Reese 1882–1956 m. Maggie Reese 1882–1968
        1. 1. Susan Reese 1913–1913
        2. 2. Mildred Reese 1909–2007 m. Michael ("Harry") Savaides 1913– m. Clyde (Edwin) Byrd 1900–1972
        3. 3. Donovan Reese 1911–1915
        4. 4. William (Wayne) Reese 1915–1980 m. Margaret (Kathleen "Maggie") Peace 1917–2014
        5. 5. Blanche (Dorman) Reese 1919–2004 m. Winifred (A) Clearman 1910–1962 m. Hunter 1890–
        6. 6. John (Wiley) Reese 1922–1975 m. Robertine (Elizabeth) Moody 1909–1988

William Reese's Timeline

3 Records

1792
1792
Birth of William Gibbs Reese in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1826
1826
Age 34
William Gibbs Reese was married
None
1855
1855
Age 63
Death of William Gibbs Reese in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States
Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 59.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FJA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1826
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 59.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FJA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States

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