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William Rees

Birth	:	25 Apr 1814
Death	:	10 Nov 1880
Burial	:	Beechworth Cemetery, Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Australia
Coordinate	:	-36.3462230, 146.6904710
Plot	:	Section 3, Row 2
Description	:	Published in The Rochester Sentinel Saturday, November 13, 1880 Like an electric flash the news spread over the city at about 6 o'clock, on Wednesday evening that Wm. REES, Esq., had suddenly died. The deceased was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, April 25th, 1814, and was at the time of his death, 66 years, 6 months and 15 days old. In early life he left his native State and in 1832 he became a citizen of Indiana and excepting a short time that he lived in Illinois, has made this State his home, spending his time in White, Pulaski and this... Read More	Published in The Rochester Sentinel Saturday, November 13, 1880 Like an electric flash the news spread over the city at about 6 o'clock, on Wednesday evening that Wm. REES, Esq., had suddenly died. The deceased was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, April 25th, 1814, and was at the time of his death, 66 years, 6 months and 15 days old. In early life he left his native State and in 1832 he became a citizen of Indiana and excepting a short time that he lived in Illinois, has made this State his home, spending his time in White, Pulaski and this county. His wife died at Monticello, in 1855, leaving two children - a son and daughter for his care and protection. He came to Rochester in 1866 since which time he has been a citizen of the city. After coming here he married Mrs. [Margaret] CHAMBERLAIN, an estimable lady who survives him. In the early days of this section of country, before railroads were as numerous as they are at present, he was extensively engaged in the mail service as a contractor for transporting mails from point to point by stage. He was engaged in that business up to and after the time that a railroad was built through this county, in 1869. Since that time he has been living rather a quiet and retired life except the years that he served the public in the capacity of a Justice of the Peace. Esq. REES was one of our most prominent and honorable citizens and deep is the sorrow of the people at his sudden and unexpected death. He was a man of firm and strong convictions and in politics as well as all other questions before the public, his voice was always heard denouncing the wrong and defending the right, as he was given light to see the right and wrong. Democracy never had a more zezlous and earnest advocate than was Mr. Rees. He was a man of great reading and possessed a retentive memory. He studied well the principles upon which political organizations were founded and tenaciously clung to the good and rejected the evil he found in all parties. He has written some able articles upon the formation of Governments and parties, that did him honor as an intelligent and thinking man. His chief aim on all questions was to be on the side of right and justice and being a man of very pronounced opinions, he not unfrequently run counter to the ideas of other men whose opinions were entitled to due consideration, but in all his life dealings, honesty and fairness was prominently portrayed in his character, and in the death of Mr. Rees this community has sustained the loss of an honorable and upright man and a much respected citizen. Within the past twelve years he has had two strokes of paralysis from which he recovered so as to enjoy ordinary good health until the past few weeks. He had been confined to his room but a few days and no serious difficulty was apprehended until the last hour of his life when he sunk back upon his pillow and peacefully breathed his life away. Another stroke of paralysis was the immediate cause of his death SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1880-1885 by Wendell C. Tombaugh

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William Rees's memorial is located at: Beechworth Cemetery, Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Australia.
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Latitude: -36.3462230
Longitude: 146.6904710

Family Members:

Spouse

Louisa Rees

(1822 - 1853)

Margaret L Smith (Adair)(Chamberlain) Rees

(1816 - 1913)

Children

Milton Oscar Rees

(1850 - 1925)

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