Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Stephen M. Reece
Bryant
Stephen was the son of John W. Reece and Eliza Conkey.
John is buried in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois.
Stephen M. Reece and Isabelle Wright married on Dec 24, 1874 in Hancock County, Illinois.
In 1880 Smith Center, Kansas, Stephen is farming, 25, with Belle 24, Blanche 3, Ida 2, and Pearl six months.
In 1900 Smith Center, Kansas, Stephen M. Reece is farming, born July 1854, married 25 years. Blanche is a daughter Aug 1876, Ida Feb 1878,
all born in Illinois. Pearl Nov 1879, Flossie Sept 1872 Roy Aug 1889
and Ralph E. Aug 1889 were born in Kansas.
Flossie is buried in Smith Center 1881-1902 # 84362276.
In 1905 Smith County, Stephen is 50, Blanch 29, Ida 26,
Pearl 24, Ralph and Roy 15, and Arden Paterson 6.
(Arden Patterson was a guest in Yuma in 1909 at Preston Stephens' home, with the Ed McChesney family, S. M. Reece family, Mr. GImeson and wife, annd John Lindgren.
December 21, 1906 "Mr. Reece, who purchased the Lute Mustain farm, will be here next week with his family and household goods."
He arrived February 14, 1907 with his car.
March 8, 1907 Yuma "L. F. Reese, E.J. Mannering, and I. W. Harrison of Smith Center, Kanss, were among the homeseekers in Yuma this week."
One descendant wrote "Stephen owned the Star livery stable and was Yuma's first veterinerian."
October 1909 "S. M. Reece and sons finished seeding 250 acres
of winter wheat last Friday. This large field is located about six miles north of town, and is another piece of evidence of the substantial growth of the farming industry in this community."
In 1910 Yuma County, Stephen is farming, with just the twins Roy and Ralph.
March 1908 "Mr. and Mrs. James May and children
arrived Wednesday from Smith Center, Kansas,
and will reside on their farm in the Reece neighborhood."
Winfield Tuttle presented his claim for the southeast of 32, 3N 48W in 1908, witnesses Stephen Reece, Luther Mustain, John Harron, and Frank Hammond.
October 1910 "Don't miss the big auction sale at the Reece farm, 4 miles north and 3 miles west of Yuma, Tuesday, November 1st."
October 1910 "S.M. Reece has leased the Buel & Son livery barn and will move in to Yuma in the near future."
March 1911 Waverley items in the Pioneer "Mr. Reese was out attending sick cow for Mr. B. Edwards last Friday."
January 1912 
May 1912 "Mrs. Eliza Cratzenberg, mother of S. M. Reece
and grandmother of Mrs. R. M. Gimeson, arrived from Fountain Green,
Illinois Tuesday for an extended visit here. She was accompanied by her granddaughter,
Miss Florene Moore."
(Eliza (Conkey) Cratsenberg 1834-1922 is buried in Fountain Green
Stephen, born July 25, 1854 in Fountain Green, Illinois, died there March 28, 1922, to be buried in Smith County, Kansas. He was the son of John W. Reece and Eliza Conkey, both born in Knox County, Ohio, and his spouse was Isabel Wright.
November 1912 "Mrs. L. T. Reece, of Smith Center, Kansas, and daughter, Mrs. Warner Marley, of Kensington, same state, came down from Otis Friday evening and visited over Sunday with their relatives, S. M. Reece, Mrs. R. M. Gimeson and Mrs. John Lindgren.
They are making an extended visit with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Chas. Bowman, of Otis."
In December 1913, S. M. Reese was the auctioneer for a furniture sale of Peter Anderson in south YYuma, .
February 1922 
March 1922 
He's buried with Isabelle 1856-1891 # 80496349.
BLANCHE
June 1915 "S.M. Reece, who has been quite sick, was taken to the hospital at Smith Center, Kansas, on Wednesday evening's train by Mr. Reece's brother, Trube, and daughter, Mrs. Blanche DOyle, who arrived from the Smith County metropolis Tuesday morning.l"
Blanche R. (Reece) Boyle 1876-1939 is buried
in Smith Center # 89629910, with James Boyle 1870-1942.
Arden Patterson was back in Smith Center in 1920, with mother Blanche Boyle 42 and her husband James Boyle 50.)
In 1930 Arden is a garage mechanic in Sterling, Colorado, 32, with Mabel 26 and Roberta J. 2.
Arden is buried in Lakeland, Florida 1898-1976 # 75731944, with Mabel E. Oldfather Patterson 1904-1988.
IDA
January 1, 1909 "Marriage license was issued to R. M. Gimeson and Ida Reece."
April 1912 
Ida is buried in Yuma 1878-1957 # 49997217, with Reuben Mansfield Gimeson 1875-1939.
ROY
November 1907 "Roy Reece, son of S. M. Reece north of Yuma, is under arrest at Smith Center, Kans., for a
murder which happened near Edison, Nebr., about the eleventh day
of August last.
The Reece family is highly respected here and the citizens are very sorry to learn that people of Nebraska and Kansas
should bring their names before the public in connection with a
murder. Our people are furnishing affidavits that should clear
the name of Roy in any such charge. Among the affidavits is one of
Cashier Campbell, with a personal check of Roy Reece attached,
which shows that the young man was here on Saturday, the 10th day
of August, and others which should convince the authorities
that he could not have been near Edison at the time of the
crime.
To our own personal knowledge the two brothers called
on us on Friday or Saturday afternoon for a watch which had been
left with us and said that they would leave Sunday
for Smith Center, which would have been August 11, and in the
issue of August 15 we made mention of the fact that the young
people had gone. The affidavits of which there are
a number should clear him of the charge."
Roy Irwin Reece registered for WWI in Yuma, born Aug 7, 1887 (should be 1889) at Smith Center, Kansas, farming for Louis Korf, single.
Roy registered for WWII in Denver, working for Francis Walton at 160 Market St. He was living at 1225 19th St.
1947 Belleville, Kansas "Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey and family Sunday in honor of her birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dehn of Ft. Lnpton. Colo.. Roy Reece, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reece and Marie of Mankato, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Humphrey. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ostberg and three sons of San Diego, Cal., are visiting relatives, in this vicinity. "
1957 Yuma "Roy Reece arrived to visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ida Gimeson.
He is a government worker and travels from state to state and from country to country.
He is en route to Dayton, Ohio where he will receive his retirement.
On Friday he visited another sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Lindgren.
He was unable to continue east due to the storm. From Dayton, he plans to visit his twin brother Ralph and family in Longview, Washington.
Longview, Washington "Twin brothers who look alike but have lived difrerently are catching up on 32 years
of news about each other. Ralph E. Reece, Longview, and Roy Reece, La Follette, Tenn.,
last saw each other in Colorado 32 years ago. Then Ralph came west and stayed put in Longview until his
recent retirement from the International Paper company. Roy traveled all over the world working for
an engineering firm. In 1943 Roy was stationed in Seattle, but had lost contact with Ralph
and had no way of knowing he was so close. Both brothers are retired now. They say a day just doesn't
provide enough time to talk over the intervening years. Roy plans to return to the east,
but promises to come back in the fall to continue the talkfest."
SSDI has Roy dying August 1964, last residence Tennessee.
August 6, 1964 
PEARL
Pearl filed for a quarter in township 4N 49W, in 1910, witnesses William M. Mollison, Jess Mayberry, George H. BUthcer, and Harry Mceckelburg, all of Yuma."
June 1910 Yuma
Pearl is buried in Yuma 1879-1965 # 58331730, with John Lindgren 1884-1979.
September 30, 1965 
"Those from a distance who came Monday for the funeral of
Mrs. John Lindgren were Mrs. Mildred Baughman of Pueblo,
Mr. and Mrs. James Reece, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reece,
Charles Lindgren, Mr. and Mrs. UAugust Pagel and Wilbur White all of Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lindgren adn Mrs. Raymond Tuttle of Berthoud, Claude McCall of Matheson, Lee Richards and Mrs. Mable White of Fort COllins, Kenneth White of Greeley, and Mr. and Mrs. George Mustain and Mrs. Maude Hayes of Akron."
RALPH
March 20, 1908 "Ralph Reece met with an accident last week which came nearly proving fatal. While taking a load of furniture from the Ransier sale the spring seat broke throwing him out of the wagon.
He was unconscious when found about thirty minutes later by John Herron.
He is up and around now none the worse for his accident."
December 1910 Yuma
November 1917 "Mrs. R.E. Reece and her mother, Mrs. F. Osborne, returned from Lafayette, this state, last Saturday where they had been visiting with relatives."
1915 "R.E. Reece last week bought the relinquishment of the improved quarter section of Bud Dowler, fifteen miles north of Yuma. The deal was consummated ththrough the agency of R. M. Gimeson."
Ralph E. Reece cash-claimed a quarter in section 26, 5N 48W in 1919. That was very late, compared to other claims, so it might have been a relinquishment.
In 1920 Ralph is an oil refinery engineer in Florence, Colorado, 30, with Virginia 26 and Stephen H. 8.
In 1930 Ralph is a lumber mill contractor in Longview, Washington, 40, Virgina 36, Stephen 18, James 4, and Frances Osborne 57.
Ralph is buried in Longview, Washington 1889-1972 # 111893238.
1973 "Paula Reece and William Welts were married June 16 at 7 p.rn in the First
Christian Church by Rev. Glen Hawkins. Mr and Mrs Ralph Reece of Woodlawn are the parents
of the bride. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dannis and
Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Weiss of Mt. Olive. "
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