Individual Details
Richard Jenkin Reese
(2 Apr 1846 - 7 Apr 1923)
Family found using last name of Rees. On the 1881 Census of Wales, Richard Rees is a farmer of about 119 acres, employing 2 laborers. His wife Gwellian and children Hannah M., William, Mary Jane and Elizabeth Ann are listed with their birth places. Also in the household is a female domestic servant. Their address is Penrhiewgared, Civil parish is Llantwit Lower, county is Glamorgan, Registration district is Neath.
From the Ten Generation List by Marjorie Ham Briggs: In Wales, name was spelled Rees, but in U. S. had so much trouble with their mail, because so many by that name in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, that Richard Jenkin Rees added "e" to name and it has never been removed.
In the booklet Rees Heritage Celebration, June 23, 2001, it states the Richard Reese family sailed on the SS Wisconsin from Liverpool and Queenstown on August 3, 1887.
The Pittsburg Sun, Pittsburg, Kansas, Sunday, April 8, 1923, Page 2: Richard J. Reese, a miner, aged 77 years, died yesterday afternoon at 5:05 o'clock at his home on route 2 after having lived in this county since 1889. He leaves his wife, Gwen; four sons and five daughters, William L. Reese, 208 West Park avenue; John L. Reese, Ottawa, Kas.; Thomas D. Reese, St. Louis, Mo.; Ivor E. Reese, Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Hannah M. Reese, Miss Mary J. Reese and Miss Cora E. Reese, all at home; Mrs. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams avenue, and Mrs. Mae R. Holman, at home; also fourteen grand children. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of the daughters: Mrs. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams avenue.
From the Ten Generation List by Marjorie Ham Briggs: In Wales, name was spelled Rees, but in U. S. had so much trouble with their mail, because so many by that name in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, that Richard Jenkin Rees added "e" to name and it has never been removed.
In the booklet Rees Heritage Celebration, June 23, 2001, it states the Richard Reese family sailed on the SS Wisconsin from Liverpool and Queenstown on August 3, 1887.
The Pittsburg Sun, Pittsburg, Kansas, Sunday, April 8, 1923, Page 2: Richard J. Reese, a miner, aged 77 years, died yesterday afternoon at 5:05 o'clock at his home on route 2 after having lived in this county since 1889. He leaves his wife, Gwen; four sons and five daughters, William L. Reese, 208 West Park avenue; John L. Reese, Ottawa, Kas.; Thomas D. Reese, St. Louis, Mo.; Ivor E. Reese, Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Hannah M. Reese, Miss Mary J. Reese and Miss Cora E. Reese, all at home; Mrs. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams avenue, and Mrs. Mae R. Holman, at home; also fourteen grand children. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of the daughters: Mrs. Orville Briggs, 413 West Adams avenue.
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 1846 | Resolven, Glamorgan, , Wales |  | ||
| Marriage | Mar 1876 | Breconshire Glamorgan, Wales - Gwenllian Lewis | | ||
| Death | 7 Apr 1923 | Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Highland Park Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Gwenllian Lewis (1856 - 1945) |
| Child | Hannah Margaret Reese (1876 - 1933) |
| Child | William Lewis Reese (1878 - 1949) |
| Child | Mary Jane Reese (1880 - 1960) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann Reese (1881 - 1967) |
| Child | Richard Reese (1883 - 1883) |
| Child | John Isaac Reese (1884 - 1969) |
| Child | Thomas Daniel Reese (1888 - 1972) |
| Child | Cora Emily Reese (1890 - 1969) |
| Child | Mae Beatrice Reese (1892 - 1974) |
| Child | Ivor Elias Reese (1894 - 1975) |
Endnotes
1. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.
2. England & Wales FreeBMD Index 1837-1983 Record.
3. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.
4. Marjorie Ham Briggs, Ten Generation List.