Demaris Dillingham Reese-xx

1796 - 1876  (80 years)

• Name	Demaris Dillingham Reese-xx
  Birth	04 May 1796	SC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	18 May 1876	Watson, Effingham Co, IL   [1]
  Burial	Watson, Effingham Co, IL   [1]
  	Watson Cemetery
  Person ID	I3541	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Andrew Bourland,   b. 07 Oct 1797, Laurens Co, SC d. 06 May 1841, Vandalia, Fayette Co, IL (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1816	Christian Co, KY   [2, 3]
  Notes	Children: dau Emily Overton Bourland 3/3/1817 KY - 12/1845 IL - on 4/9/1835 in Perry Co, IL married John M Brown - ** See marriage record ** dau Matilda Susan Bourland 11/27/1819 - 9/28/1904 IL - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - ** See her will - written 2/1/1903 - recorded 11/7/1904 Effingham, IL - on 6/3/1838 in Fayette Co, IL married Milton Flack 1805 - 1842 - son of John Flack 1774 - 1836 and Sarah Milligan 1774 - 1836 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 3/21/1843 in Perry Co, IL married Joshua John Bradley 10/10/1823 -3/1/1893 IL - ** See marriage record ** - ** See his findagrave.com page ** son John Daniel Bourland 5/25/1821 KY (TN or AL or MS?) - 11/3/1880 IL - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 2/24/1842 in Perry Co, IL married Mary Powers - d. 1866 - ** See marriage record ** - on 1/17/1867 in Jackson Co, IL married Catherine (Carroll) Williams 1844 - 1855 - ** See marriage record ** son Hamilton/Hampton Holbrook "Ham" Bourland 1823 - 1847 - on 6/4/1844 in Perry Co, IL married Lucinda N Pyatt - she received a military pension on 2/21/1847 son Ephraim Reese Bourland 3/4/1824 Hopkins Co, KY - 12/21/1835 Perry Co, IL son Benjamin Landford Todd Bourland 10/10/1825 Trigg Co, KY - 9/26/1915 IL - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - in 1849 married Julia M Preston 1826 - 1867 - dau of Isaac Preston and Lovina Walker - son of Isaac Preston and Lovina Daniels son Rudolphus Rouse Bourland son Ogden P Bourland - in 1/1869 married Clara Elizabeth Parsons 1838 - 1929 son Benjamin P Bourland 1870 dau Caroline Bourland 1871 dau Elsie P Bourland 1872 son Phillip D Bourland 1873 son Norman T Bourland 1873 son Robert Bourland 1876 son Samuel D Bourland 12/10/1826 KY - 11/21/1875 IL - ** See his findagrave.com page ** dau Elizabeth Green Bourland 1827 - 1835 son Edwin Noel "Adrian" Bourland 5/19/1829 Trigg Co, KY - 8/5/1835 Perry Co, IL son Charles Lycurgus Wilcox Bourland 6/19/1830 KY - 5/31/1877 IL - on 9/12/1855 in Christian Co, IL married Elizabeth Prater 1837 - 1929 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** son Charles Benjamin Bourland 1868 - 1903 - married Flora Sarah Brown 1869 - 1949 son Dudley Williams "Old Rounder" Bourland 8/13/1833 KY or IL - 7/16/1909 IL - married Catherine Mahala Nelson 1837 IN - 1891 - ** See marriage record ** - ** See his findagrave.com page ** dau Mary Albina "Allie" Bourland 1836 - 1889 son James Thomas Bourland 9/13/1838 IL - 8/6/1901 IL - married Matilda McCain 1845 - 1899 - ** See his findagrave.com page **
  Family ID	F994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 13 Jan 1816 - Christian Co, KY Death - 18 May 1876 - Watson, Effingham Co, IL Burial - - Watson, Effingham Co, IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Andrew Bourland's notes ** - dau of Ephraim Timothy Reese 9/17/1755 Congaree, Richland Co, SC - 4/21/1823 Roaring Springs, Trigg Co, KY and Anna Nancy Earle 12/24/1764 Frederick Co, VA - 8/26/1844 Roaring Springs, Trigg Co, KY - they married on 4/11/1780 - 1860 census lists her as age 60,widowed - living with son Dudley W-age 24, & family, & Thomas Bourland-age 22 (also her son James Thomas?) - in Effingham Co, IL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polly Reese and Demaris Reese were sisters -- they married brothers Slaton and Andrew Bourland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demaris's siblings: sis Mary (Polly) C Reese - in 1815 married Slaton Bourland 5/17/1792 SC - 8/27/1871 Franklin Co, AR - son of John Bourland Jr. 12/12/1762 VA - 5/11/1844 Hopkins Co, KY and Mary Loving 5/26/1769 Edgefield Co, SC - 1/20/1849 Hopkins Co, KY - son of John Bourland Sr. b. abt 1725 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Catherine Randolph b. bef 1735 - dau of Gabriel Loving Sr. b. abt 1725 VA - d. abt 1790 and 'Unknown Mother' - ** Slaton is Andrew's brother son Thomas Ottway Bourland 1824 KY son Harmon R Bourland 1825 KY dau Narcissa Bourland 1/22/1829 KY - 1/8/1910 - married Vincent Fugate 3/12/1821 KY - 11/3/1877 - son of Lewis Fugate 7/5/1797 KY - 11/8/1853 and Nancy Ann Ashby 7/30/1801 KY - 6/16/1853 - dau of Stephen Ashby and Elizabeth B Robertson 1786 VA - 12/1856 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tesdls/EvanRees/evanbook.txt 3. Lt. Ephraim Timothy Rees (1) was born on 17 Sep 1755 in Congaree, Richland Co., SC. He died on 21 Apr 1823 in Roaring Springs, Trigg Co., KY. W. E. Rasco has death date as 23 April 1823. Linda Wetzel has a 10th child named Thomas P. Reese, but had no other information. This would probably be the Thomas Prince Earle Rees that Frances Smith told us about. He was married to Anna "Nancy" Earle (daughter of Judge Baylis Earle and Mary Prince) on 11 Apr 1780. Anna "Nancy" Earle was born on 24 Dec 1764 in Frederick Co., VA. Some sources list birth as 25 Dec 1764. She died on 26 Aug 1844 in Roaring Springs, Trigg Co., KY. Lt. Ephraim Timothy Rees (1) and Anna "Nancy" Earle had the following children: +12 i. Edward Hampton Rees (1). +13 ii. William Daniel Rees (1). +14 iii. Sarah H. "Sally" Rees. +15 iv. Mariam Reese. 16 v. Samuel H. Rees (1) was born about 1790 in Richland Co., SC. +17 vi. Joseph B. Rees. 18 vii. Ephraim Timothy Rees (2) was born about 1794 in Richland Co., SC. He died in 1842. +19 viii. Mary C. "Polly" Rees. +20 ix. Demaris Dillingham Rees. +21 x. Rhoda P. Rees. +22 xi. Thomas Prince Earle Rees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Demaris Dillingham Reese Bourland Birth: May 4, 1796 South Carolina, USA Death: May 18, 1876 Watson Effingham County Illinois, USA Wife Of Andrew Bourland Daughter Of Ephraim Timothy &Anna Nancy (Earle) Reese Family links: Parents: Ephraim Timothy Reese (1755 - 1823) Anna Nancy Earle Reese (1764 - 1844) Spouse: Andrew Bourland (1797 - 1841) Children: Dudley Williams Bourland (1833 - 1909)* James Thomas Bourland (1838 - 1901)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Watson Cemetery Watson Effingham County Illinois, USA Created by: DaveJ Record added: Aug 14, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 20942178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/REESE/1999-06/0929147065 From: Subject: [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 20:24:25 EDT Hi, I wonder if anyone has the 1850 census records for Demaris Dillingham Reese Bourland and her children: Charles, Dudley, Mary and James. I have been unable to locate where and with whom they were living after Andrew Bourland died. I have found Demaris in the Effingham County, IL census for 1860 living with Dudley. I also wonder if anyone knows where the Dillingham in Demaris' name came from. Thanks for your help. Shaunee Power -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This thread: • [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese by ?Re: [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese by Rod Rees ?Re: [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese by Rod Rees ?Re: [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese by "Fred W. Reese" ?Re: [REESE-L] Demaris Dillingham Reese by ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tesdls/EvanRees/evanbook.txt 20. Demaris Dillingham Rees was born on 9 May 1795 in Spartanburg Co., SC. Frances Smith has birth as 1795. She died on 18 May 1876 in Watson, Effingham Co., IL. She was married to Andrew Bourland (son of Rev. John Bourland and Mary Loving) on 14 Jan 1816 in Christian Co., KY. Andrew Bourland was born on 27 Oct 1794 in Laurens Co., SC. He died on 6 May 1841 in Vandalia, Fayette Co., IL. Demaris Dillingham Rees and Andrew Bourland had the following children: +66 i. Emily Overton Bourland. +67 ii. Matilda Susan Bourland. +68 iii. John Daniel Bourland. +69 iv. Hamilton Holbrook "Ham" Bourland. 70 v. Ephraim Reese Bourland was born on 4 Mar 1824 in Hopkins Co., KY. He died on 21 Dec 1835 in Perry Co., IL. +71 vi. Benjamin Langford Todd Bourland. +72 vii. Elizabeth Green Bourland. 73 viii. Edwin Noel "Adrian" Bourland was born on 19 May 1829 in Trigg Co., KY. He died on 5 Aug 1835 in Perry Co., IL. +74 ix. Charles Lycurgus Wilcox Bourland. +75 x. Dudley Williams "Old Rounder" Bourland. +76 xi. Mary Albina "Allie" Bourland. +77 xii. James Thomas Bourland. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.