Sam Reece

b. 17 December 1886, d. 5 October 1960
  • Sam Reece was born on 17 December 1886 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Richard Reece and Clarissa Gilford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Sam Reece, Lettie Reece, Maggie Reece, Arnell Reece and Oscar Reece. Also in the household was an unnamed daughter, age 6 months.
  • He married Ellen Baltrip, daughter of Harrison Baltrip and Mary Ann Scott, on 23 May 1915 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Sam Reece and Ellen Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • Sam Reece and Ellen Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Galveston, Texas, at 4015 Avenue I. Other members of the household included Hal Norris.
  • He was working on the wharf, according to the 1930 census.
  • At the time of his death Sam Reece was living in Galveston, Texas, at 904 32nd Street.
  • Sam Reece died on 5 October 1960 at age 73 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at the VA Hospital.
  • His wife Ellen Baltrip became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Paradise Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, likely Paradise North, where his wife is buried.
  • Last Edited: 6 Apr 2015

Family: Ellen Baltrip b. circa 12 January 1889, d. 5 October 1972