David W. Reese Journals, 1917-1923

<P>David W. Reese was born November 1, 1843, in Cardigan Shire, South Wales. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1846, settling in Newark, Ohio. During the Civil War, he served in Company D, 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. After the war, he moved to Clinton, Missouri, where he lived until his move to Springfield, Missouri, in 1882. After a brief stay in Springfield, he moved to West Plains, Missouri, where he engaged in flour milling and banking. He married Ann Jones at Granville, Ohio, on February 5, 1868. His wife died December 1, 1912. He then married Sidna B. Simpson on September 17, 1914. David W. Reese died July 10, 1928, in West Plains, Missouri.</P>

<P>The two journals of David W. Reese include frequent brief entries regarding his expenses and income. These financial accounts are interspersed with comments on local events in West Plains, the weather, deaths in the community, and crops and farming. On November 1, 1920, Reese entered an autobiographical sketch in his journal.</P>

<P>2 volumes (193 pages)</P>

<P>Cite as: David W. Reese Journals, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.</P>

大卫·W·里斯于1843年11月1日出生于南威尔士卡迪根郡。他与父母于1846年移民至美国，定居于俄亥俄州纽阿克。内战期间，他在俄亥俄州第1志愿骑兵团D连服役。战争结束后，他迁往密苏里州克林顿，并在那里生活至1882年迁至密苏里州斯普林菲尔德。在斯普林菲尔德短暂的停留之后，他搬至密苏里州韦斯特普莱恩斯，在那里他从事面粉磨制和银行业务。大卫·W·里斯于1868年2月5日在俄亥俄州格兰维尔与安·琼斯结婚。他的妻子于1912年12月1日去世。随后，他在1914年9月17日与西德娜·B·辛普森再婚。大卫·W·里斯于1928年7月10日在密苏里州韦斯特普莱恩斯去世。

大卫·W·里斯的两本日记中频繁记录了他的支出与收入，这些财务账目穿插着对韦斯特普莱恩斯当地事件、天气、社区中的死亡以及农作物和农业的评论。在1920年11月1日，里斯在他的日记中记录了一篇自传性概要。

共计两卷（193页）。

引用格式：大卫·W·里斯日记，密苏里历史博物馆档案，圣路易斯。