William Ashley REECE & Sarah Ann SPARKS

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William Ashley REECE
Sarah Ann SPARKS

Husband: William Ashley REECE
Birth: 1827/8, IL, prob. Perry Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: David REECE
Mother: Elizabeth JANES

Marriage: 7 Nov 1850, Adair Co., KY

Wife: Sarah Ann "Sally / Sallie" SPARKS
Birth: 1835/6, Adair Co., KY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Jeremiah SPARKS (c1808- )
Mother: Rachel JANES (c1810-c1848)

Children — born in Adair Co., KY:

1. John W. REECE, b. 12 Sep 1852
2. George Washington REECE, b. 17 Aug 1854; m. Sarah A. __?__ (b. 1861/2, KY)
3. Preston Berry REECE, b. 1856/7
4. Rachael M. REECE, b. 1858/9
5. Amanda E. REECE, b. 1860
6. Helena REECE, b. 1862/3
7. William D. S. REECE, b. 1865/6
8. Logan REECE, b. Aug 1869
9. Jacob Ashley REECE, b. 1873/4

Keywords for search engine: USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kentucky

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Reece, William A. Sparks, Sarah Ann 7 Nov 1850 Adair Co.

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #111 of 114): First District, Adair Co., KY, Roll M432_190, p. 56A, 804/804, enumerated 10 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ge^o W Reece 29 M Farmer Mo

Eliz^bth Reece 25 F Ky

A E Reece 6 F do

L A Reece 4 F do

J W Reece ²/₁₂ M do

Will^m Reece 22 M Farmer Ill

George is William's brother. Listed four households from Benjamin JANES (æ 46, b. KY, wife Susan), with whom is living Amanda JANES (æ 64, b. KY).

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #144 of 205): Columbia P.O., 1st District, Adair Co., KY, Roll M653_353, p. 144, PN 52, 354/354, enumerated 1 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Reece 35 M Farmer 100 Adair Co Ky

Sally A 24 F "

John 7 M "

George 5 M "

Berry 3 M "

Rachael 1 F "

Listed next to Jourdan [Jordan] ENGLAND (æ 32, b. Adair Co., KY, wife Nancy).

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20-21 of 33): Breedings P.O., Leatherwood District, Adair Co., KY, Roll M593_444, pp. 104B-105A, PN 20-21, 170/170, enumerated 10 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Reece William A 42 M W farmer 1900 1100 Ill

_____ Sarah A 35 F W Keeping house Ky

_____ John W 18 M W Working on farm "

_____ George W 15 M W Working on farm "

Coome Mary J 7 F W "

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_____ Preston B 13 M W at Home Ky

_____ Rachel M 11 F W "

_____ Amanda E 10 F W "

_____ Helena 7 F W "

_____ William S 4 M W "

_____ Logan ¹⁰/₁₂ M W " Aug

It looks like Mary's surname was written "Coome," then a line drawn through it — or was the line drawn, then Coome written over it? There are some Coomer's on the page.

5. 1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image # 43 of 62): Leatherwood Pct. No 6, Adair Co., KY, Roll T9-0401, p. 101C, PN 43, SD 3, ED 4, enumerated 22 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

377 378 Reece Sallie W F 40 Mother / Keeping house / / KY KY KY

_____ William D S W M 14 Son / Farm Laborer / / KY KY KY

_____ Logun W M 11 Son / Farm Laborer / / KY KY KY

_____ Jacob A W M 6 Son KY KY KY

_____ George W W M 25 Son / Farm Laborer KY KY KY

_____ Sarah A W F 18 Dau in law / House Keeper KY KY

Listed next to son, John W. REECE, who is two households from son, Preston B. REECE.

6. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

7. Email.

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