Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tombstone Tuesday - Presley A. Reese



In
Memory
Of
Presley A. Reese
Who was born Nov
24th 1816
departed this life
July 27 1841
Alas my friends
Dry up your tears
I must lie here
Till Christ appears


Presley A. Reese is buried in the cemetery adjoining Union Baptist Church, just off US Hwy 60 in Crittenden County, Kentucky. The tombstone was photographed 17 November 2008.

Presley A. Reese was the son of Elisha and Frances Reese, who are also buried in this cemetery.

2 comments:

Barada said...

Thank you for posting this. I am descended from Presley A. Reese through his daughter, Presley Frances Reese who moved to St. Charles, Mo after her father died. His widow, Susan married a Ford and had several children in Missouri.

Darwin Horn,
San Pedro, CA

Brenda Joyce Jerome said...

If you will contact me, I will give you the email of another Reese descendant.