William Jacob Reese

1808 - 1868  (60 years)

• Name	William Jacob Reese  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Apr 1808	Greene County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Rebecca and William Reese
  Census	1860	Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Rebecca and William Reese
  Elected	30 Sep 1865	Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	US Postmaster - Reese's Hill
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Death	31 Dec 1868	Black River Township, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	Webb Cemetery, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I14916	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Adams Reese,   b. Abt 1778, Virginia, USA d. Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ottinger,   b. Abt 1788, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Nov 1805	Greene County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F8240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Black,   b. 1808, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Oct 1875, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1829	Clark County, Illinois, USA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Catherine Reese,   b. Mar 1834, Indiana, USA d. 1889, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1808 - Greene County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 12 Feb 1829 - Clark County, Illinois, USA Census - Rebecca and William Reese - 1850 - Reynolds County, Missouri, USA Census - Rebecca and William Reese - 1860 - Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Elected - US Postmaster - Reese's Hill - 30 Sep 1865 - Reynolds County, Missouri, USA Death - 31 Dec 1868 - Black River Township, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  Bio-REESE William William Jacob Reese Biography

  
  

• Sources

  [S8499] Find a Grave: REESE William J 1808-1868, William Jacob Reese. [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 803643. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 803643 [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 76, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 412; Page: 396A. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 76, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 412; Page: 396A [S1624] Ancestry.com, U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [S1625] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;). [S609] Find a Grave: BLACK Rebecca Reese 1808-1875, Rebecca Black Reese. BIRTH: 1808 Tennessee DEATH: 25 Oct 1875 (aged 66–67) Reynolds County, Missouri BURIAL: Webb Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID: 22345458 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22345458/rebecca-reese