John Wilson Reese

1880 census - Wallace A Reese (28) is listed as head of household living in District 102, Precinct 3, Milam County, Texas. Other members of the household are wife Araminta (18) and son John (1). They are living with Araminta's father John F Donelson (77) and his new wife Charlotte S (65).

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1900 census -
Wallace A Reese (48) and wife Arminta (38) are living in Precinct 3, Milam County, Texas. He is a farmer, and his 3 oldest sons are farmhands. Others in the household are son John W (21), daughter Mary (18), son Cornelius J (16), son Talmage B (14), daughter Ella A (10), son Wallace A (8), daughter Julia B (6), and daughter Lillian B (3). John's birthdate is listed as November 1878.

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Cameron Herald B Thur., 7 Jan 1904 -
Marriage Licenses: Sam Polk to Agnes Jackson; George Sherman to Eva Polk; W. L. Powell to Aurora Archer; Ross Murphy to C. Bell Anderson; Mike Murphy to Jennie Medows; Sterling Ferguson to Ezra Thompson; Rosenber Androde to Virginia Ledsma;

William O. Wakefield to Ada F. Harrell; Henry Matula to Mary Hovak; '''J. W. Reese to Annie Nelson'''

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1910 census -
John W Reese (age 31) is listed head of household at District 58, Precinct 3, Milam County, Texas. He lives with wife Mary A (26), son Willard (4), daughter Bernice (2), and unnamed newborn daughter. John is a farmer on a general farm. Brother-in-law John E Nelson lives next door.

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The Milano Gazette, Sat., May 19, 1917
Birth – Girl born to Mr. & Mrs. John Reese, near the Liberty settlement on Thur., May 17th

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WWI draft card -
Registered for the draft at the age of 39 in Cameron TX on 12 Sept 1918. Occupation listed as self-employed farmer. Medium height, stout build, brown eyes, dark brown hair. No disabilities or deformities. Place of residence Milano TX.

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Died in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, leaving his 13-year-old son Willard to work the farm.