Thomas David Rees

Brief Life History of Thomas David

When Thomas David Rees was born on 11 September 1877, in Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Davis Rees, was 19 and his mother, Elizabeth Rees, was 18. He married Florence Thompson on 5 September 1900, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1947 and lived in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 November 1952, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas David Rees
1877–1952
Florence Thompson
1880–1971
Marriage: 5 September 1900
Oneita Rees
1902–1981
Elizabeth Rees
1908–1909
Dr Milton Thomas Rees
1910–1974
Bryant Eugene Rees
1912–1985
Ruth Marguerite Rees
1919–2010

Sources (77)

  • Thomas D Rees, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Birth & baptism record: Thomas David Rees (b:1877), Wales Ward (1877-1907), Utah
  • Marriage record: Thomas D Rees & Florence Thompson (m:1900), "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Welsh: variant of Rice .

German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.

German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Thomas David Rees Biographical Sketch

Thomas David Rees Born: 11 September 1877, Wales, Sanpete County, Utah. Died: 3 November 1952, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Age: 75. Coronary occlusion due to arteriosclerosis. Married: 5 September 1900, F …

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