John Reese
John Reese, son of Robert, was born July 19, 1854. His lather came from Wales in 1844; by trade a carpenter, but during the latter part of his life farmed on the Big Miami, below Miamitown one mile, and died October 5, 1872. His mother, Jane, daughter of John L. Breese, came from Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1819, and married January 15, 1851. By this union one son and two daughters were born, all of whom are living. Sometime during the gold excitement of 1852, Mr. John Reese visited California, remained three years, being engaged in the various occupations of the time. He, along with his venerable wife, belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. By his death the Sunday-school lost an admirable and uncommonly successful superintendent. His virtues survive him, and cannot be corrupted or forgotten.
From History of Hamilton county, Ohio, Henry & Kate Ford, L. A. Williams & Co., Publishers, 1881