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SUBMITTED BY: Deborah Smith
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HUSBAND: Samuel Houston REES(E)
date and place of birth: August 4, 1859 Sempronius, Austin County, Texas
date and place of marriage: September 17, 1876 Colorado County, Texas
military service:
date and place of death: March 16, 1899 Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
father: Fleming Sanders REES
mother: Nancy WHITTINGTON
other marriages: none
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WIFE: Keron Blanche TOWNSEND
date and place of birth: August 4, 1858 Colorado County, Texas
date and place of death: November 13, 1944 Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
father: Spencer Burton TOWNSEND
mother: Louisia H. DILLARD
other marriages: none
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CHILD 1: Nuddie Ella REES(E)
sex: F
date and place of birth: September 2, 1877 Oakland, Colorado County, Texas
married: Joseph Franklin LESSING Jr.
date and place of marriage: June 14, 1897 Colorado County, Texas
date and place of death: November 7, 1962
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
other marriages: none
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CHILD 2: John Walter REES(E) (Walter)
sex: M
date and place of birth: June 3, 1879 Oakland, Colorado County, Texa
married: Ethel COX
date and place of marriage:
date and place of death: December 11, 1919 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
other marriages: none
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CHILD 3: Spencer Herbert REES(E) (HUB)
sex: M
date and place of birth: November 26, 1880 Oakland, Colorado County, Texas
married: Iva ILSE
date and place of marriage: June 17, 1907 probably Colorado County, Texas
date and place of death: March 6, 1912 Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
other marriages: none
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CHILD 4: Keron Virginia REES(E) (Sadie)
sex: F
date and place of birth: June 26, 1882 Oakland, Colorado County, Texas
married: James T. JOHNSTON
date and place of marriage: circa 1902 Texas
date and place of death:
place of burial:
other marriages: none
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CHILD 5: Lillian Estelle REES(E)
sex: F
date and place of birth: April 29, 1884 Oakland, Colorado County, Texas
married: never married
date and place of marriage:
date and place of death: November 23, 1974 Columbus, Colorado County, Texas
place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
other marriages:
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SOURCES: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas; 1860 Census Austin County Texas; 1870 Census Colorado County Texas; 1880 Census Colorado County Texas; 1900 Fort Bend County Texas; 1910 Census Colorado County Texas; 1920 Census Travis County Texas; 1930 Census Travis County Texas; Colorado County Chronicles Volumes 1 and 2; Flaming Feuds of Colorado County--Rees, John Walter and Rees, Lillian Estelle; I'll Die Before I'll Run: The Story of the Great Feuds of Texas--Sonnichsen, C. L. ; Rees(e) Family Folder, Nesbitt Memorial Library, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas; Colorado County Citizen (newspaper); Yoakum Herald (newspaper); Weimar Mercury (newspaper)
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COMMENTS: Sam Rees(e) was the Sheriff of Colorado County for four years, I believe.
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