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I found that Frank J Reese was born Oct. 25 1890 in lansford pennsylvania, he married a bridget hannessy.

His son was my grand father but i can not find any information pertaining to Frank Reese's parent

This looks like it may be him, what do you think?
1900 Census
Lansford Borough, Carbon, Pennsylvania
Alfred Reese, head, sept 1860, 39, married 14 years, Wales, Immigration, 1868, Miner
Louisa, wife, sept 1860, 39, married 14 years, 8 children all alive,Wales, Immigration 1866
George, son, aug 1861, 13,
Elwood, son, Aug 1888, 11,
Frank, son, Oct 1890, 9,
Alfred, son, aug 1892, 7,
Daniel, son, Dec 1894, 5,
Margaret, daughter, Oct 1895,
James, son, Nov 1897, 2,
Edna, daughter, Oct 1899, 4 months

May be its not because it looks like that Frank is married in 1920 to a Blanche, not bridget, daur Blanche S and a son Robert. 1930 another son Frank L aged 2/
What other info do you know? Or your Grand fathers name?

mr grandfathers name robert Reese he was born 13 apr 1925 and died 7 august 1998 the information sound right as his parents were welsch that information i recieved from my grandmother florence reese (maiden name starr)

The 1930 census shows Roberts age out a bit though??
Lansford, Carbon
Frank J reese, head,39, Mother and Father born Wales
Blanche C, wife, 34, Mother born England
Blanche ?, daur, 16,
Robert, son, 13,
Frank L,son, 2 months
All others born Pennsylvania

1920
Lansford Middle Ward, Carbon
Frank J Reese, head, 29, Mother and Father born Wales, Foreman, Coal mine
Blanche, wife, 24, Mother born England
Blanch S, daur, 6,
Robert, son, 3 ?
All others born Pennsylvania

I think the 1890 census was destroyed.
Possible ??
1880
Benjamin Husband, 38, head, miner
Margaret, 55, wife
Thomas, 36, brother, miner
Alfred Reese, 18, son, Labourer
Ellen Reese, daur, 15,
Charles Humphrey, 24, Boarder
All born Wales

1870
Rahn, Schuykill,
Margaret Reese, 50,
Thomas, 22, miner
James, 18, Miner
Daniel, 14,
Hannah, 12,
Alfred, 8,
Elizabeth, 6,
Ella, 5,
All boorn Wales

grangers14 wrote:The 1930 census shows Roberts age out a bit though??
Lansford, Carbon
Frank J reese, head,39, Mother and Father born Wales
Blanche C, wife, 34, Mother born England
Blanche ?, daur, 16,
Robert, son, 13,
Frank L,son, 2 months
All others born Pennsylvania

1920
Lansford Middle Ward, Carbon
Frank J Reese, head, 29, Mother and Father born Wales, Foreman, Coal mine
Blanche, wife, 24, Mother born England
Blanch S, daur, 6,
Robert, son, 3 ?
All others born Pennsylvania

I think the 1890 census was destroyed.
Possible ??
1880
Benjamin Husband, 38, head, miner
Margaret, 55, wife
Thomas, 36, brother, miner
Alfred Reese, 18, son, Labourer
Ellen Reese, daur, 15,
Charles Humphrey, 24, Boarder
All born Wales

1870
Rahn, Schuykill,
Margaret Reese, 50,
Thomas, 22, miner
James, 18, Miner
Daniel, 14,
Hannah, 12,
Alfred, 8,
Elizabeth, 6,
Ella, 5,
All boorn Wales

So by the 1870 census does there is no father of the household so she got remarried what happened to the father lol

crreese wrote:So by the 1870 census does there is no father of the household so she got remarried what happened to the father lol

Given that the sons are miners perhaps he died in a mining accident?
I wonder if he died before the family went to America, or after.

What about Bridget Hannessy? Where did you get her name from and where does she fit in?

that was the name my grandmother gave to me florence starr being her maiden name, I was under the impression that was franks wife but all the information points otherwise =\

Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?

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