Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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David A. Rees and Maude Milburn




Husband David A. Rees 1

           Born: 30 Jun 1858 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: Capt. James Rees (1821-      ) 2
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       Marriage: 13 Apr 1887 1



Wife Maude Milburn 1

           Born:  - Lincoln, Logan Co, IL
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         Father: Thomas Milburn (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 1




Children
1 F Mary R. Rees 1

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2 M Frank Milburn Rees 1

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3 M Charles Donald Rees 1

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General Notes: Husband - David A. Rees


He obtained his education in the public schools of his native city, including the high schools, after which he took a course in mechanical engineering. When about twenty years of age he entered the drafting department of his father's extensive plant, continuing there for five years, at which time he entered the office as clerk. In 1895, when the firm of James Rees & Sons was incorporated, he was chosen secretary of the company. From 1887 to 1891 Mr. Rees was a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, where he was resident manager and secretary for the Milburn Machine Company, after which engagement he returned to Pittsburgh, where he became connected with the James Rees & Sons Company. He was also interested in various other business enterprises in greater Pittsburg. Mr. Rees was a member of the St. Andrew's Episcopal church, in which he was a vestryman. He belonged to the Tennessee Club of Memphis, Pittsburg Country Club, Duquesne Club, of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg and Allegheny Driving Club and the Bellefield Club of Pittsburgh. In politics he was a Republican and represented the Twentieth ward of his city on the Council from 1884 to 1885.


General Notes: Wife - Maude Milburn

from Memphis, Shelby Co, TN

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 270.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 268.


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