Son of Margaret Bowen and Joseph Rees of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Wilkes-Barre Record, 30 Mar 1893, Page 8:
"THE LATE REV. JOSEPH REESE"
"Pastor of the Miner's Mills Presbyterian Church - Once a Missionary Among the Indians."
"Rev. Joseph Reese of Miner's Mills, who died last Sunday morning, had reached the advanced age of 70 years. Mr. Reese had been pastor of the West Presbyterian Church of Miner's Mills for three years.
He was born in Blaen-Avonmouthshire, Wales, on March 14, 1823. At the age of 19 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jones, with whom he continued to live happily until death separated them.
In 1841 Mr. and Mrs. Reese came to America, locating in Minersville, Schuylkill County. From Minersville they removed to Danville, remaining there three years. After this they went to Scranton, where, after a residence of five years, Mr. Reese received a call to a pastorate in Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Here he devoted himself to his work with so much earnestness that his reputation as a preacher spread rapidly and he was called to a more lucrative field in Minnesota, where he engaged in missionary work among the Indians for seventeen years. He was known among the red men as the "Little Man with the Big Heart."
He organized eleven churches. In 1880 he returned to Scranton, where he took charge of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. He then went to Miner's Mills.
Mr. Reese was in every respect a self-made man. Deprived of the advantages of educational training in his youth, he struggled against every discouragement, overcame all obstacles, and attained a prominent position in his chosen vocation.
He was a man tender of heart, true to his fellowmen, and a faithful follower of the Master he served.
He leaves a widow aged seventy-five years and five married children to mourn his loss. The children are Mrs. Hugh Williams of Idaho, Mrs. Clarence Avery of Minnesota, Mrs. Ogen Johnson [Emrich] of Dakota, Mrs. David C. [Catherwood] Weinbrener [49304734-adopted granddaughter] of Philadelphia and Benjamin Rees [sic] of Waterville, Minnesota."
~ Scranton Truth
Wilkes-Barre Record, 30 Mar 1893, Page 8:
"THE LATE REV. JOSEPH REESE"
"Pastor of the Miner's Mills Presbyterian Church - Once a Missionary Among the Indians."
"Rev. Joseph Reese of Miner's Mills, who died last Sunday morning, had reached the advanced age of 70 years. Mr. Reese had been pastor of the West Presbyterian Church of Miner's Mills for three years.
He was born in Blaen-Avonmouthshire, Wales, on March 14, 1823. At the age of 19 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jones, with whom he continued to live happily until death separated them.
In 1841 Mr. and Mrs. Reese came to America, locating in Minersville, Schuylkill County. From Minersville they removed to Danville, remaining there three years. After this they went to Scranton, where, after a residence of five years, Mr. Reese received a call to a pastorate in Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Here he devoted himself to his work with so much earnestness that his reputation as a preacher spread rapidly and he was called to a more lucrative field in Minnesota, where he engaged in missionary work among the Indians for seventeen years. He was known among the red men as the "Little Man with the Big Heart."
He organized eleven churches. In 1880 he returned to Scranton, where he took charge of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. He then went to Miner's Mills.
Mr. Reese was in every respect a self-made man. Deprived of the advantages of educational training in his youth, he struggled against every discouragement, overcame all obstacles, and attained a prominent position in his chosen vocation.
He was a man tender of heart, true to his fellowmen, and a faithful follower of the Master he served.
He leaves a widow aged seventy-five years and five married children to mourn his loss. The children are Mrs. Hugh Williams of Idaho, Mrs. Clarence Avery of Minnesota, Mrs. Ogen Johnson [Emrich] of Dakota, Mrs. David C. [Catherwood] Weinbrener [49304734-adopted granddaughter] of Philadelphia and Benjamin Rees [sic] of Waterville, Minnesota."
~ Scranton Truth
Son of Margaret Bowen and Joseph Rees of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Wilkes-Barre Record, 30 Mar 1893, Page 8:
"THE LATE REV. JOSEPH REESE"
"Pastor of the Miner's Mills Presbyterian Church - Once a Missionary Among the Indians."
"Rev. Joseph Reese of Miner's Mills, who died last Sunday morning, had reached the advanced age of 70 years. Mr. Reese had been pastor of the West Presbyterian Church of Miner's Mills for three years.
He was born in Blaen-Avonmouthshire, Wales, on March 14, 1823. At the age of 19 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jones, with whom he continued to live happily until death separated them.
In 1841 Mr. and Mrs. Reese came to America, locating in Minersville, Schuylkill County. From Minersville they removed to Danville, remaining there three years. After this they went to Scranton, where, after a residence of five years, Mr. Reese received a call to a pastorate in Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Here he devoted himself to his work with so much earnestness that his reputation as a preacher spread rapidly and he was called to a more lucrative field in Minnesota, where he engaged in missionary work among the Indians for seventeen years. He was known among the red men as the "Little Man with the Big Heart."
He organized eleven churches. In 1880 he returned to Scranton, where he took charge of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. He then went to Miner's Mills.
Mr. Reese was in every respect a self-made man. Deprived of the advantages of educational training in his youth, he struggled against every discouragement, overcame all obstacles, and attained a prominent position in his chosen vocation.
He was a man tender of heart, true to his fellowmen, and a faithful follower of the Master he served.
He leaves a widow aged seventy-five years and five married children to mourn his loss. The children are Mrs. Hugh Williams of Idaho, Mrs. Clarence Avery of Minnesota, Mrs. Ogen Johnson [Emrich] of Dakota, Mrs. David C. [Catherwood] Weinbrener [49304734-adopted granddaughter] of Philadelphia and Benjamin Rees [sic] of Waterville, Minnesota."
~ Scranton Truth
Wilkes-Barre Record, 30 Mar 1893, Page 8:
"THE LATE REV. JOSEPH REESE"
"Pastor of the Miner's Mills Presbyterian Church - Once a Missionary Among the Indians."
"Rev. Joseph Reese of Miner's Mills, who died last Sunday morning, had reached the advanced age of 70 years. Mr. Reese had been pastor of the West Presbyterian Church of Miner's Mills for three years.
He was born in Blaen-Avonmouthshire, Wales, on March 14, 1823. At the age of 19 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jones, with whom he continued to live happily until death separated them.
In 1841 Mr. and Mrs. Reese came to America, locating in Minersville, Schuylkill County. From Minersville they removed to Danville, remaining there three years. After this they went to Scranton, where, after a residence of five years, Mr. Reese received a call to a pastorate in Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Here he devoted himself to his work with so much earnestness that his reputation as a preacher spread rapidly and he was called to a more lucrative field in Minnesota, where he engaged in missionary work among the Indians for seventeen years. He was known among the red men as the "Little Man with the Big Heart."
He organized eleven churches. In 1880 he returned to Scranton, where he took charge of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. He then went to Miner's Mills.
Mr. Reese was in every respect a self-made man. Deprived of the advantages of educational training in his youth, he struggled against every discouragement, overcame all obstacles, and attained a prominent position in his chosen vocation.
He was a man tender of heart, true to his fellowmen, and a faithful follower of the Master he served.
He leaves a widow aged seventy-five years and five married children to mourn his loss. The children are Mrs. Hugh Williams of Idaho, Mrs. Clarence Avery of Minnesota, Mrs. Ogen Johnson [Emrich] of Dakota, Mrs. David C. [Catherwood] Weinbrener [49304734-adopted granddaughter] of Philadelphia and Benjamin Rees [sic] of Waterville, Minnesota."
~ Scranton Truth
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