Biographical Sketch of J. S. Reece - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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J. S. Reece, a farmer and stock raiser in Platte Township, was born in
Yadkin County, N.C., on August 10, 1838.  He is the son of Alvis and 
Mary (Hobson) Reece.  The father was born in Yadkin County, N.C., on
January 26, 1810, and is the son of Joel Reece, of English lineage. He
has followed farming as a vocation, and now resides in his native
county.  He is a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
is universally respected.  The mother is also a native of Yadkin County,
N.C.  She was born in 1812, and died in 1843.  They had three sons, of
whom J. S. is the youngest and only surviving one.  He was reared at 
home, and received a common-school education in the country schools.
When but twenty years of age he came to Andrew County, MO., and in the
spring of 1858 hired as a laborer on a farm, receiving $13 per month.
On October 2, 1862, he was united in marriage with Martha Allen.  Two
sons, S. F. and J. B., are the fruits of their marriage.  Their mother
died January 20, 1868.  On February 1, 1870, he formed a second union
with Mrs. Rhoda (Vestal) Holcombe.  Two sons, Frederick and Oscar, and
daughters, Maud and Nettie, have blessed this union.  His wife's first
marriage was blessed with one daughter, Jurusiah.  In 1863, soon after
his marriage, he went to farming for himself as a renter, but by energy
and frugality he has been able to become the owner of a well-improved
farm of 240 acres, desirably situated in the township.  In 1861 he
enlisted for six months in Company A, of Col. Kimble's Regiment of 
Missouri Cavalry, at the end of which time he was discharged on account
of ill health.  He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and is
a friend to churches, schools and all public improvements.