The children of Solomon and Mahala Reese received a settlement
from their grandmother, Mary (DeSha) Reese’s estate in 1857 in Lincoln Co., TN:
No. 1666 - 25 Jany 1857 - Peter G. McMullin, Admin. of Mary Reese,
dec’d
- paid Jas Reese
in full of his distributive share 19 Dec 1856
- paid Jacob
& Cynthia M. Hollis in full of their distributive share as
per Receipt 19 Dec 1856 $11.97
[Source:
Settlements, Administrations, & Exec’s Aug 1856 - 1861, Lincoln Co., TN,
p. 136]
See also: Solomon Reese Estate Settlement Notes
See also: Solomon Reese Estate Settlement Notes
In 1866, James Solomon Reese and Cynthia (Reese) Hollis, the
children of Solomon and Mahala Reese began selling the land they inherited in
Carroll Co., TN:
I, Solomon Reese,
am held firmly bound unto John M. Covington in sum of $3,350 - sold Covington
for $1,675 at $25 [per] acre a tract of land by Isreal Snead, Henry P. Gaines,
Covington, George T. Ridley, and Phillip Turner. 22 Feb 1866. Attest: Luke
Thomas, W.R. Snead. Signed J.S. Reese.
[Source: Carroll Co., TN Deed Bk P, p. 252]
I, Synthia M.
Hollis of the County of Barry and state of Missouri have for the sum of $1,000
paid by James S. Reese of Carroll County in the state of Tennessee sold a tract
of land bordered by Thomas Hamilton, G.T. Ridley, Phillip Turner, H.P. Gaines.
1 Oct 1866. Signed Cynthia M. Hollis.
[Source: Carroll Co., TN, Deed Bk P, p. 348]
Cynthia M. Reese, daughter of Solomon and Mahala
Reese, was born 25 May 1835 in Tennessee. This birth date is the one reported to
be on her tombstone. If accurate, then she is the child that Solomon thought
Mahala was or might be pregnant with at the time of his death in October 1834.
That would mean that there is an older unknown sibling who may or may not have
died young. Cynthia married Jacob Hollis by 1856 when she received a settlement
from her grandmother, Mary (Desha) Reese’s estate. Barry County, Missouri
records reveal that Jacob Hollis married Cinty Read [sic] on 15 June 1856 in
Barry Co., MO. Most of Cynthia and Jacob Hollis’s children died in infancy and
are buried in the Old Corsicana Cemetery in Shoal Creek Twp of Barry Co., MO.
Jacob Hollis was a member of Capt. William Ray’s [Union] company
of State Militia, which was organized at Cassville in 1862. “Jacob Hollis, a
member of this company, returned to his home in the fall of 1862, and shortly
after was called to his door and killed.” [Source: Goodspeed’s History of Barry
County, Missouri, p. 81.] This Jacob Hollis would seem to be the same Jacob
Hollis who died in Feb of 1863 and who married Cynthia M. Reese. So far, I have not found any additional information regarding the murder of Jacob Hollis.
After the death of Jacob Hollis, Cynthia married William E.
Gifford on 22 March 1885 in Barry County, Missouri. They do not seem to have
had any surviving children although William appears to have had children by a previous
marriage.
Census records of Cynthia M. (Reese) and Jacob Hollis:
1850
Cynthia M. Reese was at home with her mother Mahala and
step-father Isaac Weaver in Barry Co., MO.
14 July 1860, Shoal Creek Twp, Barry Co., MO, P.O. Gadfly:
646-634
Jacob Hollis 22
M Farmer $250-$200 b. IL
Cynthia 26
F Domestic b. TN
Narcissa T. 1 F b. MO
Ginsey 6/12 F b. MO
This is the only Jacob Hollis in Barry Co., MO in 1860.
1870, Shoal Creek, Barry County, Missouri:
204
Hollis, Cynthia 37 F W $200-$125 b. b. TN
----Narcissa 11 F W b. MO
In 1870, Cynthia Hollis was living next door to her step-father and mother,
Isaac and Mahala Weaver.
On 4 April 1875 Narcessus T. Hollis, daughter of Jacob and Cynthia (Reese) Hollis, married Thomas Alonzo Gurley in
Barry County, Missouri.
Census records of Cynthia M. (Reese) and W.E. Gifford:
1900, Liberty Twp., Barry Co., MO:
213-217
Gifford, William Head M Feb
1841 59M-15 b. WV fb. WV mb. WV
---Cynthia M. Wife F Nov
1836 63M-15 1-1 b. TN fb. TN mb. TN
---J. Wesley Son M Apr 1866 34
S b. WV fb. WV mb. WV
---Gertrude Dau F Jan 1833 17
S b. MO fb. WV mb. WV
Cemetery records:
Old Corsicana Cemetery, Shoal Crk., Barry Co., MO:
Jacob Hollis 10 Aug 1835 - 14
Feb 1863
C.M. Gifford 25 Nov 1835 - 2 Mar
1901
J.S. Hollis s/o
J. & C.M. 9 Apr 1857 - 30
Dec 1857
Mahala Jane
Hollis 21 Jan 1860 - 18
Dec 1860Solomon Reese Estate Settlement Notes
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