Brief Life History of Luther David
When Luther David Reese was born on 12 August 1889, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Randall Reese, was 32 and his mother, Mary Matilda Ketner, was 34. He married Emma Mae or Amy Lewis on 8 April 1917, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Civil District 5, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 5 May 1953, at the age of 63, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Auther D Reese in household of Randal Reese, "United States Census, 1900"
- Luther Reese, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Luther Reese, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1889–1953 Male
1892–1967 Female
Children (7)
1917–1917 Female
1918–1994 Male
1921–1977 Male
1923–2001 Female
1925–2000 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1857–1921 Male
1855–1923 Female
Siblings (7)
1877–1947 Female
1882–1969 Female
1883–1957 Male
1885–1979 Female
1888–1974 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
Age 1
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 17
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
North German and Dutch (De Reese): nickname for a very big man, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rese ‘giant’.
German: habitational name from any of the places called Rees or Reese, in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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