Berniece Naomi Reece
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1904 - Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA
Christening:
Death: 26 Aug 1996 - Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Burial: 29 Aug 1996 - McPherson Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: School Teacher, McPherson County.
Parents
Father: Edwin Reece
Mother: Clara Amanda Bell
Spouses and Children
1. *Forrest Maxwell Morris
Marriage:
Notes
General:
Per 1910 US Census: 4/29/1910, Washington Township, Cedar County, Missouri
Head of household is 39 year old white male Edwin Reece, who works as a teamster in the freight hauling business, and rents his home. He was born in Iowa, his father in The United States, his mother in Illinois. Edwin is in his first marriage, of 9 years , to Clara A. Reece, age 40. Clara was born in Wisconsin, her father in New York, her mother in Wisconsin. Their children are: son Lester C. Reece, 6, born in Iowa; daughter Bernice N. Reece, 5, born in Iowa; daughter Ruth Reece, 3, born in Missouri; and son Sherman L. Reece, 8 months old, born in Missouri.
Per 1915 Kansas Census: Per 1920 US Census: Fargo Township, Seward County, Kansas
Edwin Rease, 44 year old white male, owns his home. He is a farmer, was born in Iowa and moved to Kansas from Missouri. C. A. Rease is a 43 woman, Lester Rease is a 12 year old boy, Bernis Rease is an 11 year old girl, and Ruth Rease is a 7 year old girl.
Per 1920 US Census: 2/5/1920, Fargo Township, Seward County, Kansas
Head of household is 49 year old white male Edwin Reece, a farm laborer on a general farm, who owns his mortgaged home. Born in Iowa, his parents in Illinois, Edwin is married to 49 year old Clara A. Reece, born in Wisconsin, her parents in Mississippi. Their son, Lester C. Reece, is 16, and was born in Iowa. Bernice M. Reece, their 15 year old daughter, was also born in Iowa. They also have a 13 year old daughter, Ruth R. Reece, born in Missouri. All three kids attend school.
Per 1925 Kansas Census, Groveland, McPherson County, Kansas
Head of household is 49 year old white male Edwin Reece, who owns his mortgaged home. Born in Iowa, he moved to Kansas from Missouri. His wife, Clara, is 54 and was born in Iowa. Daughter Ruth is 18 and was born in Missouri. Daughter Bernice is 21 and was born in Iowa. Both daughters are single.
Per DEATHS AND SERVICES Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - Wednesday, August 28, 1996
Morris, Berniece Naomi, 92, former McPherson County schoolteacher, died Monday, Aug. 26, 1996. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary; 3 p.m. Thursday, McPherson Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Warren of Sherman, Texas; daughter, Marilyn Tart of Wichita; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.