Frank Reece and Anna Eggers Both of Tennessee
Son: John I. Reece(1853-1918/1919) married
Sarah E. Maples (b. 1857). John was a farmer. Sarah was descended from Rev.
L.L. and Amanda (Brown) Maples. Amanda was a descendent of Colonel Jacob Brown,
who founded the Nollichucky Settlement, which was the second settlement in
Tennessee. Served as a soldier of the Civil war. They were married
in Johnson county in 1875 and had fourteen children; eleven sons and three
daughters. One son died in infancy.
Son of John and Sarah: Brazilla
Carroll Reece: born on the 22 December 1899, in Johnson County TN.
Brazilla resided in Butler, TN. Merchant and lumber dealer. Earned his B.A. in
1914 and was a teacher at New York University. Served in WWI and was a 2nd
lieutenant. Honorably discharged in 1919. Elected to Congress upon his return
to Butler. He was a Republican and a Baptist.
Joseph I. Reece Son of John and Sarah Reece was
born in Johnson county on the 15th of October, 1883. Joseph's life was devoted
to educational work. He received a B.A. in 1908 from Carson and Newman College
and earned his masters degree by 1910. He married Bertha Hendricks on the 28th
of December, 1908, in South Carolina, daughter of Mathew and Mary (Looper)
Hendricks. Mr. Reece was a baptist and a republican. They had at least one
son, Josef b. 1921.
James L. Reece: Another son of John and Sarah.
Was a teacher and eventually ran one of the largest stores in Butler.
He married on the 24th of March, 1912, Elsie Crosswhite, a daughter of Mrs. Kate
Crosswhite. He was a republican and a baptist.
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