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Frank Garfield REESE

Male 1880 - 1961  (81 years)


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  • Name Frank Garfield REESE 
    Birth 12 Sep 1880  Faulkner, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930  Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 3 Dec 1961  Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I12256  bmds
    Last Modified 16 May 2020 

    Family Bessie Edith BOYD,   b. Aug 1882, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1930, Freeborn, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 1902 
    Age at Marriage Frank : ~ 21 years old | Bessie : ~ 19 years old. 
    Children
    +1Male. Frank Boyd REESE,   b. 15 Oct 1903, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1994, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     
    Family ID F5043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Sep 1880 - Faulkner, Osceola, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Dec 1961 - Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Frank G. Reese was born during 1880 in Falkner, Iowa. Until 1919 he was employed by several railroads. He then held several positions, including cashier at the First National Bank of Albert Lea, manager of the Gamble Store in Northwood, owner of Reese Variety Store in St. Ansgar, and bookkeeper for Mobil Oil Co. of Albert Lea. He died during December 1961.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] 1910 US Census.

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.

    3. [S4] Obituary.
      F.G. Reese, Ex-Banker Here Dies
       Frank G. Reese, Sr, 81, a former banker here, died at 6:45 pm Sunday in his home. He had been ill with a circulatory ailment for about nine months.
       Mr. Reese was born Sept. 12, 1880 at Faulkner, Iowa. His parents were the late Nicholas and Edwina Reese. His mother died in 1896 and his father died in 1917. One brother, Charles, and one sister, Ella Townsan, also proceded him in death.
       At the age of 17 years he started working for the Burlington-Cedar Rapids Railroad. This railroad was later bought out by the Rock Island Railroad. Mr. Reese was a railroad depot agent until 1919.
       Some of the other positions he held were cashier in the First National Bank; manager of Gamble Store at Northwood; Reese Variety Store, St. Ansgar, and a bookkeeper for Mobil Oil Co., Albert Lea. He retired several years ago.
       He was a member of First Lutheran Church here. He belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, the Masonic Lodge and was interested in the Boy Scout program. At one time he served on the Charter committee when a petition was circulated to change the Albert Lea City form of management from mayor to city manager.
       Mr. Reese married Bessie Boyd in 1902. She died in 1930. He was re-married to Edna Olson Madson, Nov 21, 193 at Nashua, Iowa.
       Besides his wife Edna; he is survived by one son, Frank B. Reese Jr, Bothell, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Carrie Pabst, Long Beach, Calif.; three grandsons, Boyd R., Albert Lea; Brian C in Washington and Frank L. at Excelsior; five great-grandchildren, and one niece and two nephews.
       Services will be at 1:30 pm Wednesday in First Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. The Rev. Meldford S. Knutson will officiate. Friends may call at the Bonnerup & Son Funeral Home Tuesday and until time of service Wednesday.
      — Albert Lea Evening Tribune, December 1961

    4. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 157659396.