Lela L. Reece
b. 22 July 1901, d. January 1978
- Father: Richard Reece b. 13 December 1857, d. 17 November 1941
- Mother: Clarissa Gilford b. 22 April 1866, d. 28 October 1936
- Lela L. Reece was born on 22 July 1901 in Texas.
- Richard Reece and Clarissa Gilford appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Lela L. Reece, Arnell Reece, Oscar Reece, Mildred Reece, Ollie Reece, Sallie Reece and Eliza (?)
- Richard Reece and Clarissa Gilford appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Lela L. Reece, Oscar Reece, Mildred Reece, Ollie Reece and Sallie Reece.
- Richard Reece and Clarissa Gilford appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Lela L. Reece, Sallie Reece and Oscar Philpot. Oscar's mother is enumerated with her sister Ollie in Galveston.
- She was working on the farm, according to the 1930 census.
- Richard Reece appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Montgomery County, Texas, at Old Danville Highway. Other members of the household included Lela L. Reece. Grandson Floyd Bean also is enumerated with his aunt Mildred Reece in Galveston in 1940.
- She officially witnessed the death of Richard Reece on 17 November 1941 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
- She officially witnessed the death of Mildred Reece on 6 May 1944 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Lela L. Reece died in January 1978 at age 76.
- The SSDI lists Denver, Colorado, as the last residence of record of Lela L. Reece.
- Last Edited: 25 Oct 2015