Sidney A. Bryan ^{2 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 7 November 1850, Township 19 Range 4, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1850 US Census
Page 226B, Family 821, Roll 116
Township 19 Range 4, Logan County, Illinois
Sidney A. Bryan..3..IL
(Living with parents.)

2. 1860 US Census, 18 July 1860, Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁶ 1860 US Census
Page 165, Roll 200, Dwelling 1188, Family 1206
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
Sydney A. Bryant..13..IL
(Living with parents.)

3. 1870 US Census, 5 July 1870, Macedonia Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 4, Dwelling 27, Family 28
Macedonia Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Sidney B. Simpson..24..IL..House Keeping
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1846, then her age should have been 23 instead of 24.

4. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. ² 1880 US Census
District 248, Page 402B, Family 75, Roll 361
Rockford Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Sidne Sampson..Wife..33..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

5. 1900 US Census, 8 June 1900, Benton Township, Howell, Missouri, United States. ⁸ 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 50, Family 77, Roll 860
Benton Township, Howell County, Missouri
farm owned with mortgage
married 34 years
Sidney B. Simpson...Wife..Sep 1846..53..IL..3/3
(Living with husband and widowed mother.)

6. 1910 US Census, 5 May 1910, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. ⁹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 83, Family 289, Roll 784, Ward 4
West Plains, Howell County, Missouri
Home owned, no mortgage
Sydney B. Simpson..Head..63..IL..Wd..3/3
Goldie Hamilton..Lodger..28..MO..Teacher

(Sidney was widowed and living with a lodger.)

7. 1920 US Census, 4 January 1920, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
District 93, Sheet 3B, Dwelling 70, Family 73, Roll 920
West Plains, Howell County, Missouri
319 South Curry; Home owned, no mortgage
Sidna B. Reese..Wife..73..IL
(Living with 2nd husband.)

8. Cemetery: Oak Lawn Cemetery, After 17 November 1945, Howell, Missouri, United States. Sidna 9-17-1846 to 11-17-1945

9. Obituary: West Plains Daily Quill, After 17 November 1945, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. MRS. SIDNA B. REESE HAD LIVED THRU 22 presidents; heard Lincoln-Douglas debate

West Plains oldest resident Mrs. Sidna B. Reese, widow of David W. Reese, died Saturday morning 4:40 at her home on South Curry Street, death resulting from senile ailments. She had been extremely frail since her 99th birthday and spent most of her time in bed. Last few weeks she had been growing weaker and had been up very little.

Surviving her are one son Harry Simpson of Sonora, California, a daughter Mrs. O. S. (Grace Simpson) Owen of Topeka, Kansas, a great grand-daughter Miss Peggy Profitt of Colorado Springs and one brother Robert Bryan, 97, living in Boulder, Colorado. A daughter, Mrs Frank D. (Minnie Simpson) Morton of Chase, Kansas has been dead for some years as also Miss Profitt's mother who was a daughter of the Mortons.

The brother in Boulder is still quite active and was in West Plains to assist Mrs. Reese in celebrating her 90th birthday. He joined Mr. Reese and two cousins of Lincoln, Illinois who were then 95 and 97 respectively in a reunion in Topeka, Kansas in 1940.

Mrs. Reese lived under the reign of 22 Presidents. She was born 9-17-1846 in Lincoln, Illinois during the administration of James K. Polk and had lived thru 22 of the 32 Presidents of the United States.

As a little girl in Lincoln, she was present at one of the famous debates between Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas and in an interview with the Quill several years ago, she recalled some of the incidents in connection with that occasion. She remembered Douglas opened the debate, and that as the tall, rangy Lincoln arouse to answer his opponent with an equally brilliant barrage of oratory, he laid his coat across a nearby table and giving it a final pat, smiled and said, "Now you lay there until I stone Stephen."

She came to Howell County in 1885. Mrs. Reese whose first husband was Captain Thomas J. Simpson, an officer of Company D, 2nd Illinois Calvary during the Civil War, came to Howell County with her husband in 1885, on a farm at South Fork, in the southern part of the county before coming to West Plains.

Mrs. Reese's first husband had been dead several years before she was married 31 years ago to David W. Reese, a pioneer banker, who with his family had moved to West Plains in 1882 and who had been an intimate friend of the Simpson family since that time. He also was a Civil war veteran and both he and Captain Simpson were prominent members of the old John Rollins A.R. Post here. Mr. Reese died in 1928.

A woman of culture and much personal charm, Mrs. Reese had always been a revered person in her large circle of friends. Retiring, but kindly in manner she lived quietly for many years. However her last years she had been active in the Presbyterian Church work being a member of the Woman's Council, Sunday School worker, and interested in every department.

Beginning with her 90th birthday she had been honored at elaborate and interesting affairs. But before her birthday arrived this year she requested intimate friends to "forget" her birthday, a request that was honored because those nearest knew it would be taxing on her waining strength. Almost to the end of her days, Mrs. Reese maintained her keen interest in friends, church and national affairs. She had been particularly interested and concerned about WWII, its ending and post war plans. Although her vision had been impaired by an eye ailment, friends read the newspaper to her and she also learned much from the radio.

Funeral Services will be held tomorrow at 2 in the Presbyterian church where the body will lie in state from noon until 2. The Rev. John W. Sexton will be in charge. Mrs. Owen, the daughter from Topeka will be present, but the son in California will not be able to make the trip.

Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her first husband, Captain Simpson. Funeral and burial arrangements are in charge of the Hal Thornburg Funeral Home.

(Source: West Plains Daily Quill, West Plains, Missouri)
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Sidney married Thomas J. Simpson in 1866.^{1 2 3} (Thomas J. Simpson was born on 24 February 1836 in Rhode Island, United States,^{2 7 8} died on 28 February 1906 and was buried in February 1906 in Howell, Missouri, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 5 July 1870, Macedonia Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. ⁷ 1870 US Census
Page 4, Dwelling 27, Family 28
Macedonia Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Thos. J. Simpson..34..RI..Farming
Sidney B. Simpson..24..IL..House Keeping
Harry M. Simpson..4..IL
Minnie Simpson..4m..IL..Feb

2. 1880 US Census, 22 June 1880, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. ² 1880 US Census
District 248, Page 402B, Family 75, Roll 361
Rockford Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Thos. J. Sampson..Self..44..RI..Retail Grocer
Sidne Sampson..Wife..33..IL..Keeping House
Harry M. Sampson..Son..13..IL..At School
Minnie F. Sampson..Dau..10..IL..At School
Gracie D. Sampson..Dau..3..IA

3. 1900 US Census, 8 June 1900, Benton Township, Howell, Missouri, United States. ⁸ 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 50, Family 77, Roll 860
Benton Township, Howell County, Missouri
farm owned with mortgage
married 34 years
Thomas J. Simpson..Head..Feb 1836..64..RI
Sidney B. Simpson...Wife..Sep 1846..53..IL..3/3
Martha Bryan..Mother..Sep 1823..76..KY..12 children/7 still living

  Marriage Notes:

[Jean M. Cuevas, Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #2478]
A fire destroyed their family records.
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Sidney next married David W. Reese in 1914.⁴ (David W. Reese was born in 1843 in South Wales,⁴ died in 1928 and was buried in 1928 in Howell, Missouri, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, 4 January 1920, West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
District 93, Sheet 3B, Dwelling 70, Family 73, Roll 920
West Plains, Howell County, Missouri
319 South Curry; Home owned, no mortgage
David W. Reese..Head..76..South Wales..Immig. 1847..Natur. 1863
Sidna B. Reese..Wife..73..IL