The Four Reece Brothers - Warrensburg Standard, Jan 10, 1911

We received a letter from Holden, MO giving a short account of the four
Transcribed and submitted to the Johnson County USGenWeb site by:
David Reece
dwreece@sprintmail.com
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Reece brothers. The brothers are W. R. (William R) Reece, E. B. (Equire
B) Reece, J. M. (James McDonel) Reece, and C. B. (Commodore Benton)
Reece.

W. R. Reece was born in Rhey (Rhea) Co. TN Oct 10, 1830 and at the
present time is eighty years of age. E. B. Reece was born in the same
county and state Nov 18, 1832 he being seventy-eight years. J. M. Reece
was born in Johnson Co. MO Aug 12, 1836 and is seventy-four years of
age. The youngest brother, C. B. Reece was born in Johnson Co. MO May
the 8, 1838 and is seventy-two years of age. The father of the Reece
brothers came to Johnson Co. MO in 1836 and located on Blackwater
Johnson Co. MO to. (sic)

Four boys of the family are still living and they are blessed with good
health for men of their age. None of them was ever drunk and never
played a game of cards and all served in the 27th home guards under
Capt. Duncan and when they disbanded the four brothers went to Kansas
and joined the 3rd state militia. The regiment was so large that it was
divided and they were transfered to the 21st regiment under Colonel
Sandy Low of MO and our regiment went into MO and fought Price on the
Blue (river) in Jackson Co. and helped drive him out of MO.

The four Reece brothers are Republicans today and never followed after
strange Gods. They have been members of the Methodist Episcopal church
for more than fifty years. Their ages combined is 304 years. If there
are four brothers in Johnson Co. who can beat this we would like to
hear from them.

The Reece brothers are highly respected citizens. We are pleased to
publish this article concerning them. We trust they will live long and
enjoy health and prosperty. (sic)