Person:William Rex (59)

William Henry Harrison Rex
  • HWilliam Henry Harrison Rex1837 - 1893
  • WMary Ann Jones1851 - 1927
  1. Alvena Rex1870 - 1939
  2. Sarah N. Rex1874 - 1945
  3. Isabella Rex1876 - 1926
  4. Calvin Penrose Rex1879 - 1948
  5. Elizabeth Tevilla Rex1882 - 1966
  6. Henry Wilson Rex1885 - 1950
  7. Katie A. Rex1887 - 1972
  8. Ralph Alburtus Rex1891 - 1959
Facts and Events
Name William Henry Harrison Rex
Gender Male
Birth? 30 Sep 1837 Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage to Mary Ann Jones
Death? 31 Mar 1893 Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial? Heidelberg Union Cemetery, Heidelberg, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1.   William Henry Harrison Rex, in Find A Grave.

    This cemetery is actually in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington and is very hard to find.

    He was a farmer. He was born in Heidelberg Twp and died in Washington Twp. He died by suicide. He was the son of Jacob and Lydia (nee Rex) Rex. He married Mary Ann Jones. Together they had at least 10 children.

    Obit: Catasauqua Dispatch
    Rex, Harrison died 3/31/1893, age 50 - cause suicide, cut throat, wealthy farmer, mind unbalanced, previously tried suicide by jumping in a mudhole.