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Rees, Shedlock

Personal Information
Last Name Rees
First Name Shedlock
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Death Date 3/30/1906
Birth Date 1/29/1829
Obituary Source Martinsville Daily Reporter, April 5, 1906
Source Information Mooresville Guide, April 5, 1906/Cemetery index
Cemetery IOOF, Waverly
Family Information
Spouse 1) Jane Snowden; 2) Etta Balay
Survived By Two daughters.
Other Age 77. Born in Pennsylvania. Married Jane Snowden in 1851 and came to Waverly in 1853. They had 2 daughters, Mrs. Anna Thompson and Mrs. Jennie Paul, at whose home he died. First wife died in 1897. "Shed Rees, at one time the best known livestock buyer in Morgan County, died at his home in Waverly last Friday." [From the Martinsville Republican for April 27, 1899: "Uncle Sheddlock Reese, age 70, of near Waverly, was married to Etta Bailey (Balay), age about 35, in Indianapolis, Thursday."][From the Martinsville Republican for Dec. 18, 1902: "Shedlock Rees of Waverly has filed for a divorce from Etta (Balay) Rees."]
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