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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Faye Louise Reese: Birth: 6 AUG 1925 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 3 DEC 2015 in Hawthorne Woods, South Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  2. Wayne Everett Reese: Birth: 14 JAN 1929 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 5 MAR 2010 in Breese Personal Care Home, Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  3. Clyde William Reese: Birth: 30 SEP 1935 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 15 NOV 2002 in Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  4. Donald Eugene Reese: Birth: 9 APR 1945 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 16 DEC 2002 in home of guardian, Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania


Sources
1. Title:   Obituary of Ross Edward Reese
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Maiden surname/Married surname
2. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Ross E. Reese and Sylvia Sprowls, 11 Sep 1924
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQC-BV3
3. Title:   Obituary of Sylvia L. Reese
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Maiden surname/Married surname
4. Title:   Obituary of Clyde W. Reese Sr.
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Maiden surname/Married surname
5. Title:   Obituary of Wayne E. Reese
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname/Married surname
6. Title:   Social Security Death Index
Text:   Date
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Link:   http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/
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7. Title:   1910 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [State]
8. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Ross E. Reese and Sylvia Sprowls, 11 Sep 1924
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [State]
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQC-BV3
9. Title:   Obituary of Sylvia L. Reese
Text:   Date/Location [Township]
10. Text:   Date
11. Title:   Obituary of Ross Edward Reese
Text:   Date
12. Title:   Obituary of Sylvia L. Reese
Text:   Date/Location
13. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Ross E. Reese and Sylvia Sprowls, 11 Sep 1924
Text:   Date/Location
Url:   https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFQC-BV3
14. Title:   Obituary of Sylvia L. Reese
Text:   Date

Notes
a. Note:   N601 CONFLICTING DATE (September 11, 1905) OF BIRTH from the Sprowls History Book, Opal Dague Winnett
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 Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in March, 1952, from the obituary of Okey Ellsworth Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 22, 1952, page 2
  Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese), residence (West Finley, R. D. 2) and status (not deceased) in November, 1970, from the obituary of Mrs. Charles E. Hughes - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, November 27, 1970, pages D-3 and D-5
  Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in July, 1976, from the obituary of Delmar L. Sprowls - "Observer Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 17, 1976, page B-8
  Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in February, 1977, from the obituary of Melvin Wayne Sprowls - "Observer Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 26, 1977, page B-6
  Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese) and status (deceased) in December, 1991, from the obituary of Ree Z. Karr - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 23, 1991, page B-9
  Given name (Sylvia), married surname (Reese) and status (deceased) in July, 1994, from the obituary of Daisy R. Harris - "Observer Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 16, 1994, page B5
  Given name (Sylvia), middle name (Leotha), maiden surname (Sprowls), married surname (Reese) and date (May 16, 1984) of death from the obituary of Ross Edward Reese - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 29, 1995, page C10
  Given name (Sylvia), middle name (Leotha), maiden surname (Sprowls) and married surname (Reese) from the obituary of Clyde W. Reese Sr. - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, November 16, 2002, page C7
  Given name (Sylvia), maiden surname (Sprowls), married surname (Reese) and status (deceased) in March, 2010, from the obituary of Wayne E. Reese - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 6, 2010
  Given name (Sylvia), maiden surname (Sprowls) and married surname (Reese) from the obituary of Faye Louise Reese Foflygen - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, December 5, 2015, page B5
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 1910 (April 29) census data from the census images for Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 163 - sheet 7A - image 13 - line 5) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 4 years old, single and had not attended school at any time since September 1, 1909. She was living with her parents, 2 brothers, 1 sister, an uncle, Benjamin, and an aunt, Sallie, on a farm, which was rented, on one of the crossroads in the township. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Silvy L" in this census, but the given name is hard to read.
  1920 (January 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 236 - sheet 11B - image 22 - line 78) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 14 years old and living with her parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged. She had attended school at some time since September 1, 1919. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and her mother. Her given name is listed as "Sylvia" in this census.
  1940 (April 17) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 63-153 - sheet 6A - image 11 - line 33) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 34 year old housewife working as an unpaid family worker. She was engaged in home housework. She had worked 0 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed the 8th grade. She was married and living with her husband, 2 sons and 1 daughter in a house, which was rented for $7 per month, between West Alexander and Burnsville on 62007. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same place. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Sylvia" in this census.
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 Sylvia L. Reese
  Sylvia L. Reese, 77, of West Finley R.D.1, died unexpectedly in her home at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 1984.
  Born in West Finley Township September 11, 1906, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Minnie Henry Sprowls and had lived in West Finley Township all her life.
  She was a member of the Windy Gap United Presbyterian Church.
  On September 11, 1924, she married Ross E. Reese, who survives.
  Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Marion (Faye) Foflygen of Washington; three sons, Wayne and Donald Reese, both at home, and Clyde W. Reese of Claysville; two sisters, Rea Karr of West Finley and Mrs. Frank (Daisey) Harris of Washington; six grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
  Deceased are one sister, Mrs. Ruby Hughes, and three brothers, Okey, Melvin and Delmar Sprowls.
  REESE - Friends of Sylvia L. Reese of West Finley R.D.1, who died Wednesday, May 16, 1984, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Farrell Funeral Home, Howard V. Farrell director, Main Street, Claysville, where services will be held Friday, May 18, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Lowell Meek officiating. Interment in West Finley Cemetery.
  Source - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, May 17, 1984, page D-3

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