Donie is my 2nd great grandmother.
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| Photo from 1902 or 1903 |
Celestia Alabama Caldonia Reese was born on January 26, 1872 along with her twin brother Richard Huston, in Newburg, Arkansas to
William M. Reese (1817-1901) and
Aseneth Cenia Mullins (1839-1882). She went by the name Donie her whole life. According to the 1880's census, Donie is lived in Kings Prairie, Missouri. In 1882, Donie's mother dies and three years later her twin brother dies in 1885. Donie had four other full siblings:
- Celia Eveline (1870-1958)
- Lela E. (1871-?)
- Benjamin Hall (1874-1925)
- James F. (1878-1955).
Donie's father had been married to a woman named Celia before he was married to her mother, they had 10 children:
- Eliza J. (1841-?)
- Tabitha (1842-?)
- William A. (1843-?)
- Bryd H. (1844-?)
- Samuel A. (1845-?)
- Richard (1849-?)
- Charley (1850-1925)
- Mary S. (1853-?)
- Alonza (1857-?)
- Edward (1860-?).
Donie married
Josiah Converse Carrico on December 19, 1892 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas. They had seven children:
Donie and her family lived in Arkansas throughout her life mostly in Wild Cherry. Donie passed on March 3, 1948 at the age of 76 and is buried at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Calico Rock.
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| Donie and Children: Claud, Bessie in lap, Arval |
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| Family Photo about 1902 or 1903: Bessie, Arval, J.C. holding Ida, Donie, Claud |
Ancestry
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