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My family of four siblings was, originally, Gwendolyn Ann b. 1931 in Sulphur, Oklahoma; Arthur Blake b. 1936 in Sulphur; Frederick (Fred - after my granfather Fred Earl Hysell) b. also in Sulphur; and the youngest, Troy Wayne Reese, born in Oklahoma City in 1942. Gwen passed on in 2002. My parents were: Beatrice Genevieve Hysell Reese, born June 09, 1909 in McAlester, Oklahoma. At the time, my granfather, Fred Earl Hysell was working for the Railway Mail Service out of McAlester. They (Annie Lee Howe Hysell and Fred Earl Hysell) moved to Sulphur, Oklahoma around 1910 to work for the Post Office in Sulphur. My father, Oscar Blake Reese, was born in Center Point, Arkansas, July 26, 1908. The Reese family had a large "clan", living in the vicinity of Center Point; places such as Blue Bayou, Corinth, Howard County. My granfather, William Weir Reese was also born in Center Point, Ark. The Reese "group" has moved from MIDDLE Tennessee around 1870. Prior to that they had lived in Bedford County, VA/ My grandfather Reese was a dentist in Sulphur, OK from about 1910 to 1953 when he died. My grandmother Reese was a Paschall from Paris, Tennessee and northern NC as early as 1740; originally in Middlesex county NJ. Respectfully submitted; Fred W. Reese; 4123 Columbia Falls Stage Road; Columbia Falls, MT 59912; e-mail address: fredreese001@centurytel.net
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