Year Settled in Iowa: 1848

County where ancestor first settled: Jasper

Born: 4 Sep 1818

Birth Place: Union County, Pennsylvania

Married: 4 Mar 1845

Marriage Location: Chesterville, Ohio

Died: 10 Mar 1865

Burial Location: Palo Alto Cemetery, Jasper County, IA

Father: Rowland Rees

Mother: Elizabeth Musser

Spouse: Mary Ann Prouty

Born: 25 Dec 1827

Birth Location: Chesterville, Knox County, Ohio

Died: 22 Nov 1881

Burial Location: Palo Alto Cemetery, Jasper County, IA

Father: Anson T. Prouty

Mother: Elizabeth Carroll nee Helms

Proof: Jasper County census, 1850, Page 383B, Line 38, dwelling 210 Found on IAGenWeb Project site

Children:

1. Anson Brewster Rees b 1846, Hancock Co., IA d. 1910 Jasper Co., IA m. 1866 to Margaret Hill b. 1844
2. Spencer Harris Rees b 1847, Hancock Co., IA d. 1920 Jasper Co., IA
3. Henrietta Elizabeth Rees b 25 Mar 1849, Jasper Co., IA, (said to be the first white child born in Palo Alto Twp.) d July 1913 m. 1866 Jasper Co., IA to James Garland m. (date & place unknown)to Henry McVey
4. Rowland Rees b 1850, Jasper Co., IA d 1942 Houston, TX, bur. Palo Alto Cemetery, Jasper Co., IA
5. Franklin Pierce Rees b 1852 Jasper Co., IA
6. Charles Rees b and d 1854 Jasper Co., IA
7. Lewis Rees b 1856, d 1865
8. Estella Marie Rees b 1857
9. Effie Cilia Rees b 1863

Data submitted Sun Apr 11 13:47:10 1999 by: Mona Houser