Asbury Stamper Reese was born December 16, 1829, in Shelby County, Kentucky; removed with his parents to Todd County in 1833, where he grew to manhood and still retains his resicence. His father, Rev. Thomas G. Reese, long a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born on the line dividing North Carolina and Georgia, in 1799, and died here in 1881. He was the son of James Reese, who died in this county in 1837. Subject's Mother Susanna (Demaree), was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and died in 1850. To her and husband were born: Asbury Stamper [subject],Jane C. (Tyson), William McK., Samuel F. D., Mary C., B. P'Pool, Thomas M., and Susan A. (Willis). Subject was favored with a fair education, and is a considerable reader of current literature. In 1865 he was married to Miss Sara B., daughter of Rev. Fountain E. Pitts, of Tennessee, and this union was blessed with Pitts D., Martha S., Juliet M., Stonwall J., Fountainella, Asbury S., and Samuel T. Reese. Mr. Reese is a successful farmer, owing 550 acres of valuable land in genaral good condition. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity; a Methodist and a Democrat.
(Source: Counties of Todd and Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical. Editors: J. H. Battle, Todd Count History; W. H. Perrin, Christian County, History. F. A. Batter Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville; 1884.)
(Source: Counties of Todd and Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical. Editors: J. H. Battle, Todd Count History; W. H. Perrin, Christian County, History. F. A. Batter Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville; 1884.)
Asbury Stamper Reese was born December 16, 1829, in Shelby County, Kentucky; removed with his parents to Todd County in 1833, where he grew to manhood and still retains his resicence. His father, Rev. Thomas G. Reese, long a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born on the line dividing North Carolina and Georgia, in 1799, and died here in 1881. He was the son of James Reese, who died in this county in 1837. Subject's Mother Susanna (Demaree), was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and died in 1850. To her and husband were born: Asbury Stamper [subject],Jane C. (Tyson), William McK., Samuel F. D., Mary C., B. P'Pool, Thomas M., and Susan A. (Willis). Subject was favored with a fair education, and is a considerable reader of current literature. In 1865 he was married to Miss Sara B., daughter of Rev. Fountain E. Pitts, of Tennessee, and this union was blessed with Pitts D., Martha S., Juliet M., Stonwall J., Fountainella, Asbury S., and Samuel T. Reese. Mr. Reese is a successful farmer, owing 550 acres of valuable land in genaral good condition. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity; a Methodist and a Democrat.
(Source: Counties of Todd and Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical. Editors: J. H. Battle, Todd Count History; W. H. Perrin, Christian County, History. F. A. Batter Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville; 1884.)
(Source: Counties of Todd and Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical. Editors: J. H. Battle, Todd Count History; W. H. Perrin, Christian County, History. F. A. Batter Publishing Co., Chicago and Louisville; 1884.)
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