The Ancestral Families of Virgie Rosalind, Nellie Mildred & Lloyd Kirk Rea

 

 

This genealogy page contains the “Ancestors of Virgie Rea and Her Siblings” and the “Descendants of Robert Rea”. There are some hyperlinks links in both the “Ancestors” and the “Descendants” reports that can be used to go back and forth.

 

Ancestors of Virgie R., Nellie M., & Lloyd K. Rea

 

First Generation

 

Virgie Rosalind REA, born on 9 Aug 1905, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.

Nellie Mildred REA, born on 19 Mar 1907, Alturas, Modoc Co., California; married Cloyd Lewis HANEY.

Lloyd Kirk REA, born on 22 Sep 1910, Alturas, Modoc Co., California; married Maxine Lois DOOLEY; died on 13 Aug 1968, Mt. Shasta, California.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2. William Lloyd REA was born on 28 May 1868 in Portland, Dorset, England.²

 

(Registration district is Weymouth, sub district of Portland, county of Dorset; Twenty Eighth May 1868; William Lloyd; male; Father William Rea; Mother Matilda Rea, formerly Bearman; occupation of father Clerk; Signature, description and residence of informant: William Rea, father, Portland; registered First, June 1868.)

 

He died on 26 May 1950 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.^2,3  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

 

As researched by Peter Saunders (a William Rea descendant in England), William was employed as a chemist by a large company, possibly Boots or Timothy Whites (not confirmed) and moved by the company to Cardiff and Bristol soon after marriage where two of his children were born. The family story is that he was caught stealing from a shop and to avoid a court case his father paid for him to emigrate to America or Canada. He had certainly left before Leslie was born (Leslie was born in Wakefield in 1897). William Rea arrived in Canada on March 27th 1895, aged 30 (he would actually have turned 30 at the end of May 1898), aboard the ship 'State of California'. The ship had traveled from Glasgow or Liverpool. A list of ships arrivals indicates that the 'State of California' did not go to Canada until 1897. In 1898 she was renamed 'Californian' and started her first Liverpool - Portland sailing to Montreal on 10th Mar.1898. A part of William Rea's California family story that might actually be true places him in Winnipeg, Canada sometime before coming to California. [I am inclined to think that he went to Canada in 1898 after his son Leslie was born. RWB]

 

Newspaper obituary found in possessions of Nellie Mildred Rea:  WILLIAM L. REA FUNERAL: Funeral services where held here Tuesday for William Lloyd Rea, long-time Modoc resident, who died here last Friday.  The Rev. Don Jessup of Dunsmuir officiated.   Born in Winnipeg, Canada May 28, 1875, Rea was taken by his father to England at the age of six after his mother died.  There he received his schooling and started serving an apprenticeship as a pharmacist.  He came to the United States in 1901 and became a citizen in 1908.   Mr. Rea and Florence Williams were married Oct. 2, 1904 and had two daughters, Mrs. Virgie Meyer of Alturas and Mrs. Nellie Haney of Dunsmuir, and a son, Lloyd Rea, also of Dunsmuir.  After operating a ranch at Davis Creek, in 1929 he entered the employment of the NCO and Southern Pacific railroads. In 1941 he retired.   In addition to his widow and children, Rea is survived by six grandchildren, Betty Partin, Lakeview, Ore.; Claudia Tooker, Chowchilla; Phyllis Hill, Alturas, and Billie Lee White, Klamath and Irene Rea of Dunsmuir.  Three great grandchildren, Richard and Gary Partin of Lakeview, and Becky Hill of Alturas also survive. [William Lloyd Rea was actually born 28 May 1868, Portland, Dorset, England]

 

Certificate of Naturalization, #24181, Petition vol. 1, page1, Stub, Vol. 2419, page 1, dated 26 February, 1908, for William Lloyd Rea, gives a description of him as aged 34 years, height 5 ft, 5 in., white, complexion dark, eyes hazel, hair dark brown, with no visible distinguishing marks.  It lists his wife as Florence Ethel Rea, 20 yrs, Alturas, Modoc Co., children Virgie Rea, age 2 years, Nellie Rea, age 11 mos., both of Alturas, Modoc Co., Cal.  It says he was previously a subject of England.

 

["Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." Although there are parts of this story that are true, most of the story about William prior to coming to America was fabricated.] Article written by Nellie Mildred Rea Haney, titled "My Father" - My grandfather William Lloyd Rea and his wife Matilda Bearman left England and settled in Winnipeg, Canada.  He was a cabinet maker, as were several of his ancestors. One of our ancestors built a casket for a king. Their son William Lloyd was born May 28, 1874.  He was baptized in the Anglican Church in Winnipeg which the parents attended. When my father was five years old, his mother fell down the cellar steps and died from a broken neck.  She was buried in Winnipeg. Virgie and I could not find her grave when we went to Winnipeg.  The Anglican Church had burned and all of the records had been destroyed. After grandmother Matilda died my grandfather and his five year old son Billie returned to England. Billie's maternal grandmother, Mary Ball Lloyd, and his Aunt Grimsby Wakefield took care of him.  This aunt had one son, Hampton. He lived in Wales. Dad's mother had one sister and six brothers.  Five of the brothers were not married.  They were royal engineers and lived in barracks.  Harry, the sixth brother, was a military man.  He married and settled in Bermuda. Grandfather Rea had four aunts, Laura Skelton, an Aunt Rose, who married a Lord Fairfax.  I do not know the names of the other two aunts. At sixteen years of age, he was apprenticed to a pharmacist but he found life too tame in London and decided to return to Canada.  His father paid for his passage to Canada. He spent most of his early years in Alberta, working on railroads. He often mentioned the Peace River. He went to the U.S. several times before he came down to Callahan and did a little gold mining in that area. He traveled in a horse and buggy with a friend by the last name of Smith.  The buggy broke down a few miles south of Davis Creek.  He and Smith went on to Alturas and left the buggy by the roadside.  When he returned for the buggy, he was told Lewis Henderson had taken it home to Davis Creek.  That was the end of that buggy. He returned to Alturas and met my Grandpa Williams in a saloon and hit him up for a job.  Grandpa liked him and gave him a job herding sheep. He did not hire Smith, so Smith left town looking for work elsewhere.  He and my father corresponded for some time but finally lost touch with each other. My Mother was fifteen at that time. She was taking a post-graduate course at the local one room and teacher school.  Dad helped her with her lessons, especially Algebra lessons.  I always wondered why she was such a whiz at Algebra.  Now I know.  Aunt Blanche gave Virgie this information recently.  She also told her my cousin Lulu, who was quite small at the time, had a severe case of measles.  My father knew quite a bit about medicines.  He doctored her and she recovered. He courted my mother and they were married Oct. 2, 1904.   She was seventeen and a half and he was thirty. He had applied for his citizenship papers before they were married so my mother did not lose her American citizenship. At that time, if a lady married a non-citizen, she lost her U.S. citizenship. He built both the cabins on our two homesteads.  When he proved up on the first homestead on Parker Creek, he took up a second homestead near Surprise Station, twelve miles from Alturas.  The first home he sold to Cahn Fogarty for $500. The little cabin on the second homestead had two rooms, a kitchen and a bedroom.  The rest room facilities were quite a distance from the cabin. It is was necessary to make a trip out there after dark the cry of the coyotes raised the hair on the back of your neck. Dad worked for Leland and Meyer on the Devil's Garden while we were proving up on the second homestead.  Sometimes the family went with him and Mother cooked for the cowboys at Antelope and Bowles Meadows Ranches. When the homestead was his, he sold it and we moved to Davis Creek.  We lived near Davis Creek until Virgie and I had graduated from grammar school and Virgie had taken two post graduate courses and I had one. Mother, Virgie and I moved to Alturas so we could go to High School. The following year, Dad sold the cattle and moved to Alturas with us. He went to work for the N.C.O. Railroad as a Bridge and Building Foreman.  Most of that work was out of town and he had to stay in an outfit car and batch.  He did not like that, so when a Section Foreman's job came open in town, he took it and stayed with us until he retired at 65. For the last fifteen years of his life, he was badly crippled with arthritis and could only get around on crutches. He died of a heart attack at age 76.  He is buried in the Alturas Cemetery.

 

William Lloyd REA and Florence Ethel WILLIAMS were married on 2 Oct 1904 in Modoc Co., California.²  From "The New Era", Alturas, Modoc Co.:  REA-WILLIAMS  At the residence of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams, on Parker Creek, Sunday, Oct 2nd, by Rev. Withrow, Wm. Rea and Miss Florence Williams.  Miss Williams is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams and is a highly esteemed young lady.   The ceremony was performed in the presence of the relatives of the family.  A bounteous feast was spread after the ceremony to which all did ample justice.   The happy young couple were the recipients of many beautiful present.  They start in life with the best wishes of their many friends.

Marriage license dated 3rd day of October, 1904, by Rev. R .S. Withrow, lists William Rea, native of Canada, aged 30 years, resident of Alturas and Florence E. Williams, native California, aged 17 years, resident of Alturas and says the license is issued by consent of Father of Bride. Witnesses are     M. Williams and Mrs. Ida M. Hanson.

 

3.  Florence Ethel WILLIAMS was born on 16 Mar 1887 in Modoc, California.³ She died on 22 May 1970 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

 

William Lloyd REA and Florence Ethel WILLIAMS had the following children:

 

             1                    i.    Virgie Rosalind REA.

                                  ii.    Nellie Mildred REA was born on 19 Mar 1907 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

                                 iii.    Lloyd Kirk REA was born on 22 Sep 1910 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.^4,5  He died on 13 Aug 1968 in Mt. Shasta, California.^4,5

 

 

 

Third Generation

 

4.  William REA was born on 6 Sep 1844 in Greenwich, Kent, England.^2,6  He was christened on 1 Jan 1845 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.⁷  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent)  He died on 19 Nov 1909 in Strathmore, Bulwell, Nottingham, England.^2,6  He was a Civil Servant in the HM Prison Service. Records show him as a Steward, a Clerk and a Storekeer.  William REA and Matilda BEARMAN were married on 2 May 1867 in Portland, Dorset, England.^2,8  (England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983: Both REA, William & BEARMAN, Matilda  1867 June Quarter, Marriages, Weymouth, Dorset.)

 

5.  Matilda BEARMAN was born on 26 Jun 1849 in Portland Convict Prison, Weymouth, Dorset, England.^2,8,9  Father - Henry Bearman, Prison Warder.

Rea, Matilda 1889 March Deaths Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire  She died on 15 Mar 1889 in Wakefield, York, Engand.^2,8  Rea, Matilda 1889 March Deaths Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Born 26th June 1849 at Portland Convict Prison, Isle of Portland - birth certificate on file Father was Henry Bearman, Prison Warder. Mother was Ann Bearman, formerly Mears. Birth was registered at Weymouth on 14th July 1849.

Her father was prison warder.

------  William REA and Matilda BEARMAN had the following children:

 

             2                    i.    William Lloyd REA.

                                  ii.    Henry Flevel Lloyd REA was born in 1871 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.^8,10

                                 iii.    George Lloyd REA was born on 20 Dec 1872 in Portland, Dorset, England.²  He died on 15 Jul 1959 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.²  REA, George Lloyd: 1898 March Marriages, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.

                                 iv.    Nora Lloyd REA was born in 1874 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.⁸

                                  v.    Esmond Lloyd REA was born in 1878 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.⁸

                                 vi.    Raymond Lloyd REA was born in 1883 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.⁸

 

6.  Charles Orlando WILLIAMS was born on 18 Aug 1858 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^3,11  He died on 15 Jul 1926 in Lakeview, Oregon.^2,3  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³  Charles Orlando WILLIAMS and Alice Eldora (Dora) NEWPORT were married on 24 Sep 1881 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.

 

7.  Alice Eldora (Dora) NEWPORT was born on 24 Sep 1863 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^3,11  She died on 22 Jul 1957 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  Charles Orlando WILLIAMS and Alice Eldora (Dora) NEWPORT had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Laura Alice WILLIAMS was born on 23 Mar 1883 in Modoc, California.³  She died on 10 Jan 1964 in Ukiah, California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.

                                  ii.    Jesse Orlando WILLIAMS was born on 19 Jul 1884 in Modoc, California.^3,11  He died on 14 Feb 1900 in Parker Creek, California.^3,11  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³

             3                  iii.    Florence Ethel WILLIAMS.

                                 iv.    Charles Walter WILLIAMS was born on 25 May 1889 in Modoc, California.³  He died on 9 May 1950 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

                                  v.    Clate Pinkard WILLIAMS was born on 1 May 1891 in Cedarville, California.³  He died on 12 Apr 1942 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

                                 vi.    Blanche Estella WILLIAMS was born on 29 Dec 1892 in Jacksonville, Oregon.³

                                vii.    Kirk Willard WILLIAMS was born on 9 Mar 1894 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  He died on 27 Jun 1960 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³

 

 

 

Fourth Generation

 

8.  William REA was born on 31 Jul 1808 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹²  (Parish registers, 1699-1881 Church of England. St. John Baptist's Church (Deritend) Warwick, England)  He was christened on 8 Jan 1809 in St John, Deritend And Bordesley, Warwick, England.¹¹  He died in 1891 in Wakefield, York, England.⁸  (England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983: REA, William  1891 March Quarter, Deaths, Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire.)  ______________________________________________________________________

William was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire but married and settled in Woolwich, Kent were he was a fisherman. The 1861 Census William is listed as being at sea as the Master of the Water Witch. In the 1871 Census it is stated that he was the owner of a Smack (a coastal fishing ship).

------  William REA and Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD were married on 27 Dec 1835 in St. Luke, Old Charlton/Woolwich, Kent, England.¹³

 

9.  Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD² was born on 7 Nov 1813 in Woolwich, Kent, England.^10,14  She was christened about 26 Nov 1813 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England.¹⁴  She died on 27 Feb 1887 in Lincolnshire, England.^2,8  (Rea, Mary Eliza , 1887 March Quarter, Deaths, Caistor Lincolnshire.)  William REA and Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Mary Ball REA was born before 10 Feb 1837 in Greenwich, Kent, England.^7,10  She was christened on 10 Feb 1837 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.⁷  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent) Parents are William & Mary Eliza Rea.

                                  ii.    Rosamond REA was born before 2 Dec 1838 in Greenwich, Kent, England.⁷  She was christened on 2 Dec 1838 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.⁷  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent) Parents are William & Mary Eliza Rea.

                                 iii.    Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) REA was born about 1843 in Greenwich, Kent, England.¹⁰

             4                  iv.    William REA.

                                  v.    Ellen REA was born about 1850 in Greenwich, Kent, England.¹⁰

                                 vi.    Ann Louisa REA was born about 1852 in Greenwich, Kent, England.⁸

                                vii.    Louisa REA was born about 1856 in Greenwich, Kent, England.¹⁰

 

10. Henry BEARMAN was born 6 June 1809 in Felixtowe, Suffolk, England.  (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE HENRY BEARMAN FAMILY)

Henry BEARMAN and Ann MEARS were married about 1840.

Henry was a Prison Warder.

1871 Census Portland, Dorset:

Henry Bearman abt 1810 Head, Principal Warder, Londguard Fort, b. Suffolk, England

Ann Bearman abt 1818  Wife b. St Helens, B.S.

Annie Bearman abt 1859 Daughter b. Portland, Dorset, England

Frank Bearman abt 1862 Son b. Portland, Dorset, England

 

11.  Ann MEARS was born in 1819 in St Helena, (Brit 479 6).  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Born on St. Helana about 1819

St Helena was held by the East India Company, but between 1815 and 1821 it was held by the Crown and used for the imprisonment of Napoleon.

Two children born in Gibraltar - suggests army or navy connections for both families - Bearman and Mears.   Both may have been on St Helena, part of unit that was charged with guarding Napoleon.

1881 Census - Millbrook, Hampshire, England

Henry Bearman  mar  head 71   Pensioner - Felixtowe

Anna "    mar  wife 63 - St Helena

Annie E   "    unm  dau  23 - Portland, Dorset

------  Henry BEARMAN and Ann MEARS had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Edward BEARMAN was born in 1840.

                                  ii.    Robert BEARMAN was born in 1844.

             5                  iii.    Matilda BEARMAN.

                                 iv.    John BEARMAN was born in 1852

                                  v.    Annie E. BEARMAN was born in 1858.

                                 vi.    Frank BEARMAN was born in 1861

 

12.  Charles Pinkerton WILLIAMS² was born.  Charles Pinkerton WILLIAMS and Mary Ellen Nordyke NORDYKE were married.

 

13.  Mary Ellen Nordyke NORDYKE² was born.  Charles Pinkerton WILLIAMS and Mary Ellen Nordyke NORDYKE had the following children:

 

             6                    i.    Charles Orlando WILLIAMS.

 

14.  Jesse NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 6 Mar 1840 in Fountain Co., Indiana.^3,16  He died on 27 Nov 1919 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth Angeline HUSTED were married on 17 Dec 1862 in Keokuk Co., Iowa.¹⁷  17th day December, 1862 at the home of Isaac Husted joined in marriage Jesse Newport and Elizabeth A. Husted by John Singleton M.P.

 

15.  Elizabeth Angeline HUSTED was born on 27 Dec 1846.³  She died on 31 Mar 1913 in Stony Gulch, California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth Angeline HUSTED had the following children:

 

             7                    i.    Alice Eldora (Dora) NEWPORT.

                                  ii.    Emma NEWPORT was born on 22 Nov 1866 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.  She died on 27 Nov 1866.

                                 iii.    Sylvester NEWPORT was born on 21 Nov 1867 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.  He died on 16 Feb 1868.

                                 iv.    Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" NEWPORT was born on 15 May 1870 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^3,18  She died on 21 Mar 1914 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³  Suffered brain damage from a high fever as a baby.

                                  v.    Ida May NEWPORT was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.  She died on 21 Nov 1943.  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.

                                 vi.    Cora Selesta NEWPORT was born on 15 Nov 1875 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.  She died on 29 Dec 1876 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.  She was buried in Masonic Ave Cem, Alturas, California.

                                vii.    Melvin Nora NEWPORT was born on 11 Oct 1877 in Stony Gulch, California.³  He died on 14 Oct 1899 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³

                               viii.    Laura Viola NEWPORT was born on 7 Nov 1879 in Stony Gulch, California.³  She died on 12 Mar 1906 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.³  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³

                                 ix.    Jessie Pearl NEWPORT was born on 15 Feb 1882 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.  She died on 30 Jan 1959 in Woodburn, Marion Co., Oregon.  She was buried in Hubbard Cemetery, Hubbard, Marion Co., Oregon.  Marriage - Not married to  *Ellis Johnson.

 

                                         !Marriage certificate recorded 9 Jun 1903 with State of California, County of Modoc, shows marriage to Milo Johnson .

 

                                         !According to death certificate, filed 17 Nov 1906 with California State Board of Health, Milo was dragged to death by a team and wagon in 1906.

 

                                         Annie was born in 1907, so she was left with 4 children under 5  and pregnant when he died; then had 5 children under 6.

 

                                         !Marriage certificate filed 11 Mar 1910 with State of California, County of Modoc, show marriage to  Charles Paulk.   This marriage ended in divorce.

 

                                         !According to family stories, in 1915, Ellis Johnson, who may have been Milo Johnson's brother, came to help her with the children   (now 6children, ages 5 to 14 ) and, although they were never married, left her with another set of twins (Rosella and Luella).

 

                                         !Marriage certificate filed 17 Dec 1921 shows marriage to  Henry Burkhart.

 

                                         ! According to daughter, Annie Johnson Brickley, Burkhart took Jessie Pearl  (pregnant) and her family to Oregon by wagon, with Mabel beingborn on the way, in Dee, Oregon.

 

                                         ! According to divorce papers filed in Salem, Oregon, after they got to Oregon, Burkhart left (supposedly for Canada) and she divorced him fordesertion.

 

                                         She was left alone (with no family nearby) to raise the children.

 

                                         ! According to Rosella and Annie, Clarence and Jesse both worked on ranches, doing things like breaking wild horses and herding cattle, andsent money home.  Carl stayed with his mother and helped raise his sisters.

                                  x.    David Winston NEWPORT was born on 26 Jul 1885 in Stony Gulch, California.³  He died on 2 Aug 1931 in Chico, California.³  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.³

                                 xi.    Owen Walter NEWPORT was born on 26 Mar 1889 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.  He died on 26 Mar 1889.  He was buried in Chimney Rock, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.

 

 

 

Fifth Generation

 

16.  Robert REA¹² was born.  Robert REA and Ann were married.

 

17.  Ann¹² was born.  Robert REA and Ann had the following children:

 

             8                    i.    William REA.

 

18.  William LLOYD¹⁴ was born.  William LLOYD and Ellizabeth were married.

 

19.  Ellizabeth was born.  William LLOYD and Ellizabeth had the following children:

 

             9                    i.    Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD.

 

20.  James BEARMAN¹⁹ was born in 1872 in Writtle, Essex, England.¹⁹  James BEARMAN and Ann CLAYTON were married.¹⁹

 

21.  Ann CLAYTON¹⁹ was born in 1781 in Essex, England.¹⁹  James BEARMAN and Ann CLAYTON had the following children:

 

           10                    i.    Henry BEARMAN.

 

28.  Jesse NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 2 Feb 1806 in Ohio.²⁰  He appeared in the census in 1850 in census-Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 44, farmer, born Ohio.  He appeared in the census in 1860 in census-Keokuk Co. Ia., Richland Twp., age 54, born Ohio.  He appeared in the census in 1870 in census-Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 65, farmer, born Ohio.  He died on 28 Jul 1871 in Keokuk Co., Iowa.²¹  He was buried in Reed Cemetery, Keokuk Co., Iowa.  Daughter, Rachel McConnell's obit- Family came to Iowa in 1847 from Fountain Co., Indiana.

Russell Bond notes- Jesse Newport came to Iowa in 1846.

 

Estate of Jesse Newport- died July 28, 1871, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Real estate- 80 acres, section 8, twp. 74, rng. 10

                    10 acres, section 4, twp. 74, rng. 10

Widow and heirs:

Elisabeth Newport, widow, age64, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Rachel McConnell, age 35, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Jesse Newport, age 30, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Nancy A. Bales, age 25, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Jasper Newport, age 28, Keokuk Co. Iowa

Mary A. Mills, age 16, grandchild

Elizabeth Newport, age 15, unknown

Mary C. Newport, age 14, unknown

Huldah Newport, age 11, unknown

 

Jesse III may be the son of Jesse II, but no proof of this link as of Nov. 99. Sharon Mourer  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth COON were married on 5 Mar 1830 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹⁵

 

29.  Elizabeth COON¹⁵ was born about 1806 in Ohio.  She appeared in the census in 1850 in census, Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 43, born Ohio.  She appeared in the census in 1860 in census-Keokuk Co. Ia., Richland Twp., age 54, born Ohio.  She appeared in the census in 1870 in census-Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 64, born Ohio.  She appeared in the census in 1880 in census-Keokuk Co. Iowa, Town of Richland, age 72, living with Zack Bales.  She died after 1880.²²  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth COON had the following children:

 

                                   i.    William NEWPORT was born about 1831 in Ohio.²³  He died about 1865 in Iowa.²³

                                  ii.    Isaac NEWPORT was born in 1832 in Indiana.^3,16

                                 iii.    Mary E. NEWPORT was born in 1833 in Indiana.¹⁶  She died before 1857 in Iowa.

                                 iv.    Rachel NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 16 Jun 1835 in Fountain Co., Indiana.¹⁶  She appeared in the census in 1850 in census, Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 15, born Indiana.  She appeared in the census in 1860 in census, Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 24, born Ind..  She appeared in the census in 1870 in census-Keokuk Co. Iowa, Richland Twp., age 35, born Ind..  She appeared in the census in 1880 in census-Keokuk Co. Ia., Richland Twp., age 44, b. Ind., parents born-Ohio.  She died on 18 Jan 1921 in Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.¹⁶  She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.  1900 Census- lists Rachel as mother of 12 children with 10 living.

                                         1910 Census- lists Rachel as mother of 12 children with 9 living. She living with Alonzo and Olive Morgan family.

                                         Family story- Rachel liked to smoke a pipe.

                                  v.    George W. NEWPORT was born in 1838 in Indiana.^3,16

           14                  vi.    Jesse NEWPORT.

                                vii.    Jasper Newton NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 3 Mar 1843 in Fountain Co., Indiana.^2,3,16  He appeared in the census in 1870 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., Calif., age 32, born In., farmer.  He died on 24 Mar 1928 in Calpella, California.^2,3  He was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Alturas, California.²

                               viii.    Nancy A. NEWPORT was born on 4 Jun 1845 in Newtown, Indiana.^3,16,22,24  She died on 15 May 1922.^16,24  She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa.²⁴

 

 

 

Sixth Generation

 

56.  Jesse NEWPORT was born on 17 Jul 1767.²⁰  He died on 11 Apr 1844 in Centerville, Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹⁵  He arrived in the Miami Valley of Ohio in the early 1800 and was prominent in Greene Co., OH.  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth were married on 20 Nov 1789 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.²⁰

 

57.  Elizabeth was born.  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Elizabeth( Betsy) NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 20 Sep 1790.²⁰

                                  ii.    William NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 1 Jan 1792.²⁰

                                 iii.    James NEWPORT was born on 16 Nov 1793.²⁰

                                 iv.    Polly (Mary) NEWPORT²⁰ was born on 10 Feb 1795.

                                  v.    Daniel NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 15 Nov 1798.²⁰

                                 vi.    Matilda NEWPORT was born on 4 Jan 1800.²⁰

                                vii.    Lydia NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 3 Feb 1802.²⁰

                               viii.    Rachael NEWPORT was born on 7 Feb 1804.²⁰

           28                  ix.    Jesse NEWPORT.

                                  x.    Mira NEWPORT was born on 15 Feb 1808.²⁰

                                 xi.    Thomas NEWPORT was born on 30 Jan 1810 in Ohio.²⁰

                                xii.    Nancy NEWPORT was born on 12 May 1812 in Ohio.²⁰

                               xiii.    Sarah (Sally) NEWPORT was born on 15 Nov 1814 in Ohio.²⁰  She was also known as Sally NEWPORT.

                               xiv.    Amy NEWPORT was born on 27 Mar 1817 in Ohio.²⁰  She died on 27 Jul 1823 in Greene Co., Ohio.²⁰  She was buried in Baptist Meeting House in Greene Co., Cedar Creek, OH.²⁰

 

 

 

Seventh Generation

 

112.  Jesse NEWPORT^15,25,26 was born about 1734/35 in Probably born in New Jersey or Delaware.  He died after 1801 in Trumbull Co., Ohio.²⁷  Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, 27 Dec 1777 Jesse and Elizabeth "requested for themselves and seven children...to be joined with and come under the care of Friends...Thomas and Aaron, of age, capable of judging for themselves."  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth LONG were married about 1756 in Sussex Co., Delaware.

 

113.  Elizabeth LONG was born on 29 May 1738 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29  She died.  Elizabeth died sometime after May 1786 and before April 1793.  Jesse NEWPORT and Elizabeth LONG had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Thomas NEWPORT²⁶ was born on 6 Dec 1759 in Sussex Co., Delaware.²⁰  He died in 1842 in Warren Co., Ohio.  He was Farmer, School Teacher & Swedenborgian Minister.  There was " a large school taught by Thomas Newport, about one mile north of Lebanon, from 1805 for many years." From  " History of Warren County "  W. H. Beers & Co.  He settled in the Miami Valley of Ohio by 1798 and lived in Turtle Creek Twp., Warren Co., OH.

                                  ii.    Aaron NEWPORT³⁰ was born on 7 Sep 1761 in Sussex Co., Delaware.²⁰  He died on 1 Oct 1831 in Pease Twp., Belmont Co., Ohio.³⁰  Will proved 30 March 1832.

                                 iii.    Mary NEWPORT was born on 25 Sep 1763.³¹  She died in 1783.

                                 iv.    David NEWPORT²⁵ was born on 17 Sep 1765.²⁰  He died in 1833 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

           56                   v.    Jesse NEWPORT.

                                 vi.    Ann NEWPORT was born on 12 Dec 1769.²⁰  She died about 1842.

                                vii.    Benjamin NEWPORT^15,32 was born on 6 Apr 1772 in Delaware.³¹  He died in 1829.

                               viii.    Elizabeth NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 24 Jul 1773.²⁰

                                 ix.    Richard NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 27 Sep 1775 in Delaware.²⁰  The 1850 Federal Census giaves Richard's age as 70 but he was probably 75.  He died in 1852 in Preble Co., Ohio.  He settled in Preble Co., OH.

                                  x.    Lydia NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 27 Jan 1778.²⁰  She died in 1844.

                                 xi.    Sarah NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 16 Jan 1781.²⁰  She died on 9 Sep 1781.³¹

                                xii.    Mary (Molly) NEWPORT¹⁵ was born on 13 Apr 1786 in Delaware or New Jersey.^20,33  She died in 1852.³⁴  The Martha Crawford Pritchard Bible names this person Molly.

 

 

 

Eighth Generation

 

224.  Thomas NEWPORT^15,25 was christened on 12 May 1689 in St. Dunstan's, Parish Church of Stepney, Middlesex, England (Greater London).³⁵  He died after 1757 in Sussex Co., Delaware.  The often used date of 1698 for his arrival in the colonies is probably in error. There is no record of his arrive from London.  Thomas NEWPORT and Anne BARKER were married on 14 Mar 1733 in First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.³⁶

 

225.  Anne BARKER³⁷ was born between 1712 and 1715 in Sussex Co., Delaware.  She died in Sussex Co., Delaware.  She was one of the original pew holders (1758) of Prince Georges Chapel in Dagsboro, Delaware.  Thomas NEWPORT and Anne BARKER had the following children:

 

        112                    i.    Jesse NEWPORT.

 

226.  David LONG was born about 1712 in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland.³⁸  He died before 4 Mar 1791 in Sussex Co., Delaware.³⁹  Sussex Co., DE, Probate Records:

David Long, Sr.

Will Made Date: 25 Apr 1785

Heirs Name: wife Ann Long; sons David, Benjamin, John and Armwell Long; daus. Mary Hutson, Elizabeth Newport, Nancy Scudder, Rachel Holloway, M[iria]m Gray, Joyce Chamberlin

Exec/Trus Name: son Armwell Long

Wit Name: Joseph Dirickson, Isaac Collins, Benjamin Lockwood

Will Probate Date: 04 May 1791

Will Book: Arch. vol. A85; Reg. of Wills, Liber D

Page: 103; folios 349-350  Marriage and children's birth records in St. Martins Parish Church records, Worcester, MD.

Will written 25 April 1785. Will probated 4 May 1791.  David LONG and Ann LOCKWOOD were married on 26 May 1735.^28,29

 

227.  Ann LOCKWOOD⁴⁰ was christened on 6 Mar 1707 in St. Dunstan, Parish Church of Stepney, London, England.⁴⁰  Ann LOGWOOD Christening:  6 Mar 1707 Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England

Father:  Richard LOGWOOD

Mother:  Ann

Source Information:

Batch number: C055772  David LONG and Ann LOCKWOOD had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Mary LONG was born on 2 Feb 1735/36 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

        113                   ii.    Elizabeth LONG.

                                 iii.    David LONG was born on 16 Dec 1740 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                                 iv.    Anna Nancy LONG was born on 12 Jan 1741/42 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                                  v.    Benjamin LONG was born on 1 Dec 1744 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                                 vi.    Rachel LONG was born on 17 Jun 1747 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                                vii.    John LONG was born on 9 Feb 1748/49 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                               viii.    Miriam LONG was born on 2 Jan 1749/50 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

                                 ix.    Armwell LONG was born on 17 Feb 1754 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,41

                                  x.    Joyce LONG was born on 11 May 1756 in Worcester Co., Maryland.^28,29

 

Sources

 

    1. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database online].

    2. Mildred Kirkwood.

    3. Gord Cook.

    4. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California.

    5. Virgie Rea Meyers by way of Mildred Kikwood.

    6. Death Certificate.

    7. Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent).

    8. England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983.

    9. Peter Saunders, Descendant of William Lloyd & Lydia Burnley Rea.

    10. 1871 British Census.

    11. IGI.

    12. Parish registers, 1699-1881 Church of England. St. John Baptist's Church (Deritend).

    13. Parish Registers 1815-1872, Church of England St. Saint Luke, Old Charlton, Kent, England.

    14. Bishop's transcripts, 1813-1875  Church of England. St. Mary Magdalene's Church (Woolwich).

    15. Russell Bond, Richland, Iowa 52585, Russell Bond. Descendant of Jesse Newport.

    16. Dwight Bond.

    17. Keokuk Co., Ia. Marriage Records.

    18. 1870 Census-Keokuk Co., Iowa.

    19. Descendant of James Bearman.

    20. From a Bible that belonged to Martha Crawford Pritchard and transcribed by Jessica Marks.

    21. Tombstone Inscription.

    22. 1880 Census- Keokuk Co., Iowa.

    23. Margaret Mickelson.

    24. Highland Cem. Richland, Iowa.

    25. Ellwood Roberts, Biographical Annals of Montgomery Co., PA. David Newport biographic information.

    26. William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (William Wade Hinshaw

Washington D. C.

1946).

    27. Tax Records.

    28. Eastern Shore Vital Records, St. Martin's PE Church (CD 178 Genealogy.com).

    29. Leslie P. Dryden Collection of public records, correspondence, newspaper information, etc., of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

    30. Jim Steers, Newport Ancestors of Jim Steers.

    31. Vital Records of Kent and Sussex Counties, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting. (Delaware).

    32. Will of Bemjamin Newport from the Abstract of Wills of Philadelphia Co., PA.

    33. 1850 U. S. Census.

    34. Ancestry World Tree - Wallace R. Baldwin.

    35. Church of England - Parish Church of Stepney - Church Records, Church of England. Parish Church of Stepney. (International Genealogical Index).

    36. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Marriages 1702-1745: Philadelphia, PA.

    37. Probate record - will summary.

    38. James M. Overhuls, Long family genealogical research by James M. Overhuls.

From "Progress Resume" - 6/1/1974. (Self published 1974).

    39. Sussex Co., DE Probate Record.

    40. Church of England, Parish Church of Stepney, Parish registers, 1568-1875  Church of England. Parish Church of Stepney (Topic: Family History Library Catalog: England, Middlesex, Stepney - Church records).

    41. Lockwood and Long Genealogies.

The Descendants of Robert Rea

 

First Generation

 

1.  Robert REA1.

 

Robert REA and Ann were married.  Ann1 was born.  Robert REA and Ann had the following children:

 

             2                    i.    William REA, born on 31 Jul 1808, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England1; married Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD, on 27 Dec 1835, St. Luke, Old Charlton/Woolwich, Kent, England2; died in 1891, Wakefield, York, England3.

 

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  William REA (Robert-1) was born on 31 Jul 1808 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.1  (Parish registers, 1699-1881 Church of England. St. John Baptist's Church (Deritend) Warwick, England)  He was christened on 8 Jan 1809 in St John, Deritend And Bordesley, Warwick, England.4  He died in 1891 in Wakefield, York, England.3  (England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983: REA, William  1891 March Quarter, Deaths, Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire.)  ______________________________________________________________________

William was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire but married and settled in Woolwich, Kent were he was a fisherman. The 1861 Census William is listed as being at sea as the Master of the Water Witch. In the 1871 Census it is stated that he was the owner of a Smack (a coastal fishing ship).

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William REA and Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD were married on 27 Dec 1835 in St. Luke, Old Charlton/Woolwich, Kent, England.2  Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD5 (daughter of William LLOYD and Ellizabeth) was born on 7 Nov 1813 in Woolwich, Kent, England.6,7  She was christened about 26 Nov 1813 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England.7  She died on 27 Feb 1887 in Lincolnshire, England.3,5  (Rea, Mary Eliza , 1887 March Quarter, Deaths, Caistor Lincolnshire.)  William REA and Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) LLOYD had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Mary Ball REA was born before 10 Feb 1837 in Greenwich, Kent, England.6,8  She was christened on 10 Feb 1837 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.8  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent) Parents are William & Mary Eliza Rea.

             3                   ii.    Rosamond REA, born before 2 Dec 1838, Greenwich, Kent, England8; married Thomas William FAIRFAX, in 1876, St. George, Hanover Square, London, Surrey, England3.

             4                  iii.    Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) REA, born about 1843, Greenwich, Kent, England6; married John LINDLEY, in 1874, Lincolnshire, England9.

             5                  iv.    William REA, born on 6 Sep 1844, Greenwich, Kent, England5,10; married Matilda BEARMAN, on 2 May 1867, Portland, Dorset, England3,5; married Edith Annie COLLS, on 22 Oct 1892, St. John's, Lincolnshire, England3; died on 19 Nov 1909, Strathmore, Bulwell, Nottingham, England5,10.

                                  v.    Ellen REA was born about 1850 in Greenwich, Kent, England.6

                                 vi.    Ann Louisa REA was born about 1852 in Greenwich, Kent, England.3

             6                 vii.    Louisa REA, born about 1856, Greenwich, Kent, England6; married John SKELTON, on 2 Aug 1881, St. Andrews, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England11.

 

 

 

Third Generation

 

3.  Rosamond REA (William-2, Robert-1) was born before 2 Dec 1838 in Greenwich, Kent, England.8  She was christened on 2 Dec 1838 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.8  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent) Parents are William & Mary Eliza Rea.

 

Rosamond REA and Thomas William FAIRFAX were married in 1876 in St. George, Hanover Square, London, Surrey, England.3  Thomas William FAIRFAX3 was born about 1844 in Roscommon, Ireland.12  Rosamond REA and Thomas William FAIRFAX had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Thomas William S. FAIRFAX was born in 1877 in London, Middlesex, England.3,12

                                  ii.    George Rea FAIRFAX3,12 was born about 1879 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.  He died in 1881 in London, Middlesex, England.

                                 iii.    Mary Sarah R. FAIRFAX12 was born about 1881 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.  There is a marriage record for Mary Sarah R, Fairfax, 1907 in Kent. She was probably named Mary Sarah Rea.

 

4.  Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) REA (William-2, Robert-1) was born about 1843 in Greenwich, Kent, England.6

 

Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) REA and John LINDLEY were married in 1874 in Lincolnshire, England.9  John LINDLEY was born in 1833 in Basford, Nottinghamshire.9,13  He died in 1890 in Basford, Nottinghamshire.3  He was a Lace Maker in Basford, Nottinghamshire.

 

 

5.  William REA (William-2, Robert-1) was born on 6 Sep 1844 in Greenwich, Kent, England.5,10  He was christened on 1 Jan 1845 in St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent, England.8  Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent)  He died on 19 Nov 1909 in Strathmore, Bulwell, Nottingham, England.5,10  He was a Civil Servant in the HM Prison Service. Records show him as a Steward, a Clerk and a Storekeer.

 

William REA and Matilda BEARMAN were married on 2 May 1867 in Portland, Dorset, England.3,5  (England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983: Both REA, William & BEARMAN, Matilda  1867 June Quarter, Marriages, Weymouth, Dorset.)  Matilda BEARMAN (daughter of Henry BEARMAN and Ann MEARS) was born on 26 Jun 1849 in Portland Convict Prison, Weymouth, Dorset, England.3,5,14  Father - Henry Bearman, Prison Warder.

Rea, Matilda 1889 March Deaths Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire  She died on 15 Mar 1889 in Wakefield, York, England.3,5  Rea, Matilda 1889 March Deaths Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Born 26th June 1849 at Portland Convict Prison, Isle of Portland - birth certificate on file Father was Henry Bearman, Prison Warder. Mother was Ann Bearman, formerly Mears. Birth was registered at Weymouth on 14th July 1849.

Her father was prison warder.

------  William REA and Matilda BEARMAN had the following children:

 

             7                    i.    William Lloyd REA, born on 28 May 1868, Portland, Dorset, England5; married Lydia BURNLEY, on 17 Jan 1890, St Michaels Church, Westgate Common, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire3,14; married Florence Ethel WILLIAMS, on 2 Oct 1904, Modoc Co., California5; died on 26 May 1950, Alturas, Modoc Co., California5,15.

             8                   ii.    Henry Flevel Lloyd REA, born in 1871, Weymouth, Dorset, England3,6; married Bertha LAMBERT, in 1893, Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England3.

             9                  iii.    George Lloyd REA, born on 20 Dec 1872, Portland, Dorset, England5; married Mary Ann PADGETT, in 1898, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England3; died on 15 Jul 1959, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England5.

           10                  iv.    Nora Lloyd REA, born in 1874, Weymouth, Dorset, England3; married Philip George MORRIS, in 1901, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England3.

                                  v.    Esmond Lloyd REA was born in 1878 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.3

                                 vi.    Raymond Lloyd REA was born in 1883 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.3

 

William REA and Edith Annie COLLS were married on 22 Oct 1892 in St. John's, Lincolnshire, England.3  Edith Annie COLLS was born in 1871.3  William REA and Edith Annie COLLS had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Phyllis REA was born on 29 Jul 1893 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.3,5  She died on 26 Oct 1982 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.5

 

6.  Louisa REA (William-2, Robert-1) was born about 1856 in Greenwich, Kent, England.6

 

Louisa REA and John SKELTON were married on 2 Aug 1881 in St. Andrews, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.11  John SKELTON was born in 1846 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.12  He died about 1883/84 in Lincolnshire, England.  Louisa REA and John SKELTON had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Ursula Mary SKELTON was born about 1883 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.16

 

 

 

Fourth Generation

 

7. William Lloyd REA (William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 28 May 1868 in Portland, Dorset, England.5 

(Registration district is Weymouth, sub district of Portland, county of Dorset; Twenty Eighth May 1868; William Lloyd; male; Father William Rea; Mother Matilda Rea, formerly Bearman; occupation of father Clerk; Signature, description and residence of informant: William Rea, father, Portland; registered First, June 1868.)

 

He died on 26 May 1950 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.5,15  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15 

 

As researched by Peter Saunders (a William Rea descendant in England), William was employed as a chemist by a large company, possibly Boots or Timothy Whites (not confirmed) and moved by the company to Cardiff and Bristol soon after marriage where two of his children were born. The family story is that he was caught stealing from a shop and to avoid a court case his father paid for him to emigrate to America or Canada. He had certainly left before Leslie was born (Leslie was born in Wakefield in 1897). William Rea arrived in Canada on March 27th 1895, aged 30 (he would actually have turned 30 at the end of May 1898), aboard the ship 'State of California'. The ship had travelled from Glasgow or Liverpool. A list of ships arrivals indicates that the 'State of California' did not go to Canada until 1897. In 1898 she was renamed 'Californian' and started her first Liverpool - Portland sailing to Montreal on 10th Mar.1898. A part of William Rea's California family story that might actually be true places him in Winnipeg, Canada sometime before coming to California. [I am inclined to think that he went to Canada in 1898 after his son Leslie was born. RWB]

 

Newspaper obituary found in possessions of Nellie Mildred Rea:  WILLIAM L. REA FUNERAL RITES ARE HELD HERE  Funeral services where held here Tuesday for William Lloyd Rea, long-time Modoc resident, who died here last Friday.  The Rev. Don Jessup of Dunsmuir officiated.   Born in Winnepeg, Canada May 28, 1875, Rea was taken by his father to England at the age of six after his mother died.  There he received his schooling and started serving an apprenticeship as a pharmacist.  He came to the United States in 1901 and became a citizen in 1908.   Mr. Rea and Florence Williams were married Oct. 2, 1904 and had two daughters, Mrs. Virgie Meyer of Alturas and Mrs. Nellie Haney of Dunsmuir, and a son, Lloyd Rea, also of Dunsmuir.  After operating a ranch at Davis Creek, in 1929 he entered the employment of the NCO and Southern Pacific railroads. In 1941 he retired.   In addition to his widow and children, Rea is survived by six grandchildren, Betty Partin, Lakeview, Ore.; Claudia Tooker, Chowchilla; Phyllis Hill, Alturas, and Billie Lee White, Klamath and Irene Rea of Dunsmuir.  Three great grandchildren, Richard and Gary Partin of Lakeview, and Becky Hill of Alturas also survive. [William Lloyd Rea was actually born 28 May 1868, Portland, Dorset, England]

 

Certificate of Naturalization, #24181, Petition vol. 1, page1, Stub, Vol. 2419, page 1, dated 26 February, 1908, for William Lloyd Rea, gives a description of him as aged 34 years, height 5 ft, 5 in., white, complexion dark, eyes hazel, hair dark brown, with no visible distinguishing marks.  It lists his wife as Florence Ethel Rea, 20 yrs, Alturas, Modoc Co., children Virgie Rea, age 2 years, Nellie Rea, age 11 mos., both of Alturas, Modoc Co., Cal.  It says he was previously a subject of England.

 

["Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." Although there are parts of this story that are true, most of the story about William prior to coming to America was fabricated.] Article written by Nellie Mildred Rea Haney, titled "My Father" - My grandfather William Lloyd Rea and his wife Matilda Bearman left England and settled in Winnipeg, Canada.  He was a cabinet maker, as were several of his ancestors. One of our ancestors built a casket for a king. Their son William Lloyd was born May 28, 1874.  He was baptized in the Anglican Church in Winnipeg which the parents attended. When my father was five years old, his mother fell down the cellar steps and died from a broken neck.  She was buried in Winnipeg. Virgie and I could not find her grave when we went to Winnipeg.  The Anglican Church had burned and all of the records had been destroyed. After grandmother Matilda died, my grandfather and his five year old son Billie returned to England. Billie's maternal grandmother, Mary Ball Lloyd, and his Aunt Grimsby Wakefield took care of him.  This aunt had one son, Hampton. He lived in Wales. Dad's mother had one sister and six brothers.  Five of the brothers were not married.  They were royal engineers and lived in barracks.  Harry, the sixth brother, was a military man.  He married and settled in Bermuda. Grandfather Rea had four aunts, Laura Skelton, an Aunt Rose, who married a Lord Fairfax.  I do not know the names of the other two aunts. At sixteen years of age, he was apprenticed to a pharmacist but he found life too tame in London and decided to return to Canada.  His father paid for his passage to Canada. He spent most of his early years in Alberta, working on railroads. He often mentioned the Peace River. He went to the U.S. several times before he came down to Callahan and did a little gold mining in that area. He traveled in a horse and buggy with a friend by the last name of Smith.  The buggy broke down a few miles south of Davis Creek.  He and Smith went on to Alturas and left the buggy by the roadside.  When he returned for the buggy, he was told Lewis Henderson had taken it home to Davis Creek.  That was the end of that buggy. He returned to Alturas and met my Grandpa Williams in a saloon and hit him up for a job.  Grandpa liked him and gave him a job herding sheep. He did not hire Smith, so Smith left town looking for work elsewhere.  He and my father corresponded for some time but finally lost touch with each other. My Mother was fifteen at that time. She was taking a post-graduate course at the local one room and teacher school.  Dad helped her with her lessons, especially Algebra lessons.  I always wondered why she was such a whiz at Algebra.  Now I know.  Aunt Blanche gave Virgie this information recently.  She also told her my cousin Lulu, who was quite small at the time, had a severe case of measles.  My father knew quite a bit about medicines.  He doctored her and she recovered. He courted my mother and they were married Oct. 2, 1904.   She was seventeen and a half and he was thirty. He had applied for his citizenship papers before they were married so my mother did not lose her American citizenship. At that time, if a lady married a non-citizen, she lost her U.S. citizenship. He built both the cabins on our two homesteads.  When he proved up on the first homestead on Parker Creek, he took up a second homestead near Surprise Station, twelve miles from Alturas.  The first home he sold to Cahn Fogarty for $500. The little cabin on the second homestead had two rooms, a kitchen and a bedroom.  The rest room facilities were quite a distance from the cabin. It is was necessary to make a trip out there after dark the cry of the coyotes raised the hair on the back of your neck. Dad worked for Leland and Meyer on the Devil's Garden while we were proving up on the second homestead.  Sometimes the family went with him and Mother cooked for the cowboys at Antelope and Bowles Meadows Ranches. When the homestead was his, he sold it and we moved to Davis Creek.  We lived near Davis Creek until Virgie and I had graduated from grammar school and Virgie had taken two post graduate courses and I had one. Mother, Virgie and I moved to Alturas so we could go to High School. The following year, Dad sold the cattle and moved to Alturas with us. He went to work for the N.C.O. Railroad as a Bridge and Building Foreman.  Most of that work was out of town and he had to stay in an outfit car and batch.  He did not like that, so when a Section Foreman's job came open in town, he took it and stayed with us until he retired at 65. For the last fifteen years of his life, he was badly crippled with arthritis and could only get around on crutches. He died of a heart attack at age 76.  He is buried in the Alturas Cemetery.

 

William Lloyd REA and Lydia BURNLEY were married on 17 Jan 1890 in St Michaels Church, Westgate Common, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire.3,14  Lydia BURNLEY5,12 was born in Jan 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.14  She died in 1951 in St James Hospital Leeds.14  William Lloyd REA and Lydia BURNLEY had the following children:

 

           11                    i.    Ruby REA, born on 10 Oct 1891, Bristol, Somerset, England16; married Edward Herbert WILSON, on 30 Mar 1918, St Agnes Parish Church, Leeds; died Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.

           12                   ii.    Harold REA, born in 1894, Cardiff, South Wales16.

           13                  iii.    Leslie REA, born in 1897, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England16.

 

William Lloyd REA and Florence Ethel WILLIAMS were married on 2 Oct 1904 in Modoc Co., California.5 

 

From "The New Era", Alturas, Modoc Co.:  REA-WILLIAMS  At the residence of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams, on Parker Creek, Sunday, Oct 2nd, by Rev. Withrow, Wm. Rea and Miss Florence Williams.  Miss Williams is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams and is a highly esteemed young lady.   The ceremony was performed in the presence of the relatives of the family.  A bounteous feast was spread after the ceremony to which all did ample justice.   The happy young couple were the recipients of many beautiful present.  They start in life with the best wishes of their many friends.

Marriage license dated 3rd day of October, 1904, by Rev. R .S. Withrow, lists William Rea, native of Canada, aged 30 years, resident of Alturas and Florence E. Williams, native California, aged 17 years, resident of Alturas and says the license is issued by consent of Father of Bride. Witnesses are     M. Williams and Mrs. Ida M. Hanson.  Florence Ethel WILLIAMS (daughter of Charles Orlando WILLIAMS and Alice Eldora (Dora) NEWPORT) was born on 16 Mar 1887 in Modoc, California.15  She died on 22 May 1970 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15  She was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15 

 

William Lloyd REA and Florence Ethel WILLIAMS had the following children:

 

           14                    i.    Virgie Rosalind REA, born on 9 Aug 1905, Alturas, Modoc Co., California17.

           15                   ii.    Nellie Mildred REA, born on 19 Mar 1907, Alturas, Modoc Co., California15; married Cloyd Lewis HANEY.

           16                  iii.    Lloyd Kirk REA, born on 22 Sep 1910, Alturas, Modoc Co., California18,19; married Maxine Lois DOOLEY5; died on 13 Aug 1968, Mt. Shasta, California18,19.

 

8.  Henry Flevel Lloyd REA (William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born in 1871 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.3,6

 

Henry Flevel Lloyd REA and Bertha LAMBERT were married in 1893 in Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.3  Bertha LAMBERT was born about 1870 in Crewe, Cheshire, England.16  Henry Flevel Lloyd REA and Bertha LAMBERT had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Winifred Lloyd REA was born about 1897 in Casth Bysham, Lincolnshire, England.16

                                  ii.    Edward J. L. REA was born in 1900 in Casth, Bysham, Lincolnshire, England.

 

9.  George Lloyd REA (William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 20 Dec 1872 in Portland, Dorset, England.5  He died on 15 Jul 1959 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.5  REA, George Lloyd: 1898 March Marriages, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.

 

George Lloyd REA and Mary Ann PADGETT were married in 1898 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.3  Mary Ann PADGETT3 was born.  George Lloyd REA and Mary Ann PADGETT had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Rosamond REA was born about 1899 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.20  She died in 1969.

                                  ii.    Eileen Lloyd REA was born in 1903.  She died in 1961.

 

10.  Nora Lloyd REA (William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born in 1874 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.3

 

Nora Lloyd REA and Philip George MORRIS were married in 1901 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.3  Philip George MORRIS was born in 1870 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.3

 

 

 

 

Fifth Generation

 

11.  Ruby REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 10 Oct 1891 in Bristol, Somerset, England.16  She died in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rembered living in Cardiff as a young child - remembered having a governess.

Received private education when young - when living in Wakefield.  Family were unhappy in Wakefield for tenants kept coming to door asking family to sort out problems - this was seen as reason for move to Leeds.

In Leeds attended Harehills School - from age 8 or 9 - walked over fields to Shepherds Lane.

At time of marriage lived at 446 Harehills Lane.

Witnesses at marriage - James Clarke, John M. Goulden.

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Ruby REA and Edward Herbert WILSON were married on 30 Mar 1918 in St Agnes Parish Church, Leeds.  Edward Herbert WILSON was born on 17 Jan 1892 in 3, Wakefield Road, Stourton Leeds.  He died in Oct 1974 in Whitby Hospital, North Yorkshire.  Ruby REA and Edward Herbert WILSON had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Rea WILSON was born on 31 Dec 1919.

                                  ii.    Darrell WILSON was born on 7 Dec 1921.

                                 iii.    Wendy WILSON was born on 5 Oct 1925.

                                 iv.    Peter WILSON was born on 5 Oct 1925.

 

12.  Harold REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born in 1894 in Cardiff, South Wales.16  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Married twice - two children by first marriage, one by second marriage. Owned building firm in Leeds - built part of Redhall estate.

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MARY was born.  Harold REA and MARY had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Harold REA was born.

                                  ii.    Esmond REA was born.

                                 iii.    Kenneth REA was born.

 

13.  Leslie REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born in 1897 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire West Yorkshire, England.16  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Worked in pathology lab at St James' Hospital, Leeds. Dead by 1977, but not sure when.

Two children by first marriage - then divorced. Second wife lived at Tinshill Lane.

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ANNIE was born.  Leslie REA and ANNIE had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Raymond REA was born.

                                  ii.    Norma REA was born.

 

JANE was born.

 

14.  Virgie Rosalind REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 9 Aug 1905 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.17

 

John Dorman MEYER was born on 2 Apr 1902 in Hoboken, New Jersey.15  He died on 8 Feb 1983 in Reno, Nevada.15  He was buried in Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, California.15  Virgie Rosalind REA and John Dorman MEYER had the following children:

 

           17                    i.    Betty Nadine MEYER, born on 4 Oct 1925, Alturas, Modoc Co., California15; died on 11 Sep 1959, Portland, Oregon15.

           18                   ii.    Phyllis Helena MEYER, born on 13 Apr 1928, Alturas, Modoc Co., California15.

 

15.  Nellie Mildred REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 19 Mar 1907 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15

 

Nellie Mildred REA and Cloyd Lewis HANEY were married.  Cloyd Lewis HANEY5 was born on 6 Apr 1905 in Oroville, Butte Co., California.18,21  He died on 30 Oct 1971 in Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou Co., California.18  Nellie Mildred REA and Cloyd Lewis HANEY had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Claudia Mildred HANEY5 was born.

                                  ii.    Billie Lee HANEY5 was born.

 

16.  Lloyd Kirk REA (William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 22 Sep 1910 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.18,19  He died on 13 Aug 1968 in Mt. Shasta, California.18,19

 

Lloyd Kirk REA and Maxine Lois DOOLEY were married.5  Maxine Lois DOOLEY5 was born about 1813 in California.21  Lloyd Kirk REA and Maxine Lois DOOLEY had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Jeanine Marie REA was born on 6 Mar 1938 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.19  She died on 24 Sep 1941 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.19

                                  ii.    Kenneth Neal REA5 was born.

                                 iii.    Irene Lois REA5 was born.

 

 

 

Sixth Generation

 

17.  Betty Nadine MEYER (Virgie Rosalind REA-5, William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 4 Oct 1925 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15  She died on 11 Sep 1959 in Portland, Oregon.15  She was buried in Lakeview, Oregon.15

 

Marcua A. , Jr. PARTIN was born.  Betty Nadine MEYER and Marcua A. , Jr. PARTIN had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Richard PARTIN was born on 12 Sep 1947.15

                                  ii.    Gary PARTIN was born on 18 Mar 1950.15

 

18.  Phyllis Helena MEYER (Virgie Rosalind REA-5, William Lloyd-4, William-3, William-2, Robert-1) was born on 13 Apr 1928 in Alturas, Modoc Co., California.15

 

Vern HILL was born.  Phyllis Helena MEYER and Vern HILL had the following children:

 

                                   i.    Becky Lynn HILL was born on 29 Jul 1949.15

 

Sources

 

    1. Parish registers, 1699-1881 Church of England. St. John Baptist's Church (Deritend).

    2. Parish Registers 1815-1872, Church of England St. Saint Luke, Old Charlton, Kent, England.

    3. England and Wales Civil Registration Index 1837-1983.

    4. IGI.

    5. Mildred Kirkwood.

    6. 1871 British Census.

    7. Bishop's transcripts, 1813-1875  Church of England. St. Mary Magdalene's Church (Woolwich).

    8. Bishop's transcripts, 1801-1866 Church of England. St. Alphege's Church (Greenwich, Kent).

    9. Marriage Information.

    10. Death Certificate.

    11. Family Member.

    12. 1881 British Census, Household Record.

    13. 1861 British Census.

    14. Peter Saunders, Descendant of William Lloyd & Lydia Burnley Rea.

    15. Gord Cook.

    16. 1901 Census England.

    17. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database online].

    18. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data:       State of California.

    19. Virgie Rea Meyers by way of Mildred Kikwood.

    20. 1901 Census Yorkshire, England.

    21. 1920 Soundex U. S. Census.