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Submitted by: John Burnett
Email address: <intoroots@charter.net>
 

Husband: William Pinkney REESE
Birth date: 05 December 1835
Birth place: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Death date: 24 November 1922
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Father: Solomon REES/REESE
Mother: Matilda M. MURRAY

Marriage date: 04 December 1856
Marriage place: Towns County, Georgia

Wife: Mary Matilda STROUD
Birth date: 28 April 1838
Birth place: Georgia (Union Co.?)
Death date: 04 April 1921
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Father: Peter STROUD
Mother: Lucinda CARTER

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Peter James Dugan REESE
Sex: Male
Birth date: 03 February 1858
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 08 August 1934
Place of death: Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Marriage date: 26 January 1896
Marriage place: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Spouse's name: Sallie MCGEE

Child No. 2: Wiley Andrew REESE
Sex: Male
Birth date: 19 January 1859
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 30 March 1930
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 28 July 1880
Marriage place: Georgia, (Gwinnett Co.?)
Spouse's name: Florence Osborn  #1

Child No. 3: Lucinda REESE
Sex: Female
Birth date: 28 June 1862
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 30 March 1932
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 02 December 1886
Marriage place: Georgia (Gwinnett Co.?)
Spouse's name: Epp Morris STONECYPHER

Child No. 4: Benton Wiliam Harvey REESE
Sex: Male
Birth date: 08 June 1866
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 30 May 1941
Place of death: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 02 September 1886
Marriage place: Georgia (Gwinnett Co.?)
Spouse's name: Ada PIERCE

Child No. 5: Solomon Edward REESE
Sex: Male
Birth date: 03 September 1868
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 19 August 1937
Place of death: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 12 June 1892
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage place: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Spouse's name: Mary Frances SUDDATH

Child No. 6: Lillie Hastletine REESE
Sex: Female
Birth date: 30 January 1871
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 13 April 1955
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: Cynthia Lena "Lennar" REESE
Sex: Female
Birth date: 24 April 1873
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 16 June 1915
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 28 December 1893
Marriage place: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Spouse's name: John Thomas O'ROURKE

Child No. 8: Frances Montaree REESE
Sex: Female
Birth date: 04 April 1875
Birth place: Towns County, Georgia
Death date: 15 August 1853
Place of death: Buford, Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: 01 February 1899
Marriage place: Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Spouse's name: Noah Oder BROGDON

Child No. 9: Phoenia REESE
Sex: Female
Birth date: 27 April 1877
Birth place: Towns County, Georiga
Death date: 14 February 1893
Place of death: Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Burial: Level Creek Cemetery, Suwanee, Gwinnett Co., Georgia
Marriage date: Never Married
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:
 

Documentation:
Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV and Dr. Donald
O'Rourke of Gallipolis, Ohio.  William P. Reese served in the Confederate
Army as a Private in Standridge's Company, Smith's Legion, georgia
Partisan Rangers.  He enlisted May of 1862 at Hiawassee, Towns County,
Georgia.  He also served as a Private and later a Sergeant in Company A,
6th Regiment Georgia Calvary.  He later deserted from the Confederate
Army in November 1863.  He took the Oath of Allegiance on September 23,
1864 in Louisville, kentucky.  He had written home to his wife prior to
his desertion describing that he and other men were walking barefoot in
the snow while on campaign and that he did not know how much more he
could stand.  A short time later he deserted.  Other sources, Military
Record of William P. Reese, William P. Reese Civil War letters to his
wife Mary Matilda (Stroud) Reese last in possession of Mrs. Eva
Stonecypher of Eastman, Georgia.  William P. Reese Family Bible last in
possession of Mrs. Mary Hosch of Buford, Georgia.  Census Records, 1860,
1870, 1880 for Towns County, Georgia.  Gwinnett Co., Georgia Cemetery and
Marriage Records.  William P. Reese and his family were Methodist and
attended Level Creek Methodist Church at Suwanee, Gwinnett County,
Georgia.  A stained glass window in that church is dedicated to Mr. &
Mrs. W. P. Reese.