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Durward O. Rea

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Durward O. Rea

Birth
Pocahontas, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 May 1923 (aged 55)
Old Ripley, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pocahontas, Bond County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Son of Andrew Jackson Rea and Betsey Ellen Smith; Husband on Mary Etta Clark Rea whom he married August 30, 1896 in Bond County, Illinois; Father of Violet, George, Olive Odelle, Clarence, Beaulah and Elmer Chester Rea;

Durward shot his wife Mary, who he suspected was having an affair with a man that worked for them and turned the gun on himself. He died immediately and she died in the hospital a few days later.
Son of Andrew Jackson Rea and Betsey Ellen Smith; Husband on Mary Etta Clark Rea whom he married August 30, 1896 in Bond County, Illinois; Father of Violet, George, Olive Odelle, Clarence, Beaulah and Elmer Chester Rea;

Durward shot his wife Mary, who he suspected was having an affair with a man that worked for them and turned the gun on himself. He died immediately and she died in the hospital a few days later.


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