Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameDavid William Reilly 
Birth25 Dec 1877, Long Valley, Lassen Co, CA
Census4 Jun 1880, Long Valley Twp, Lassen Co, CA
Memoroll#66, pg 89
Census13 Jun 1900, Reno, Washoe Co, NV
Memoroll#943, pg 7
Census2 Feb 1920, Reno, Washoe Co, NV
Memoroll#1005, pg 6
Census23 Apr 1930, Reno, Washoe Co, NV
Memoroll#1297, pg 5
Census30 Apr 1940, Sparks, Washoe Co, NV
Memoroll#2281
Death12 May 1942, Reno, Washoe Co, NV
MemoWashoe General Hospital
Burial28 May 1942, Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, NV
MemoCedar Avenue, Plot 170, Grave 5 (no headstone)
OccupationFarmer, Dairy rancher
Misc. Notes
He is with his parents, William Harry and Minoleum Elizabeth “Minnie”, and sister Nellie (listed as Riley) in the 1880 census for Lassen Co, CA.
Listed with his parents, William (1836, MI) and Minolen (1840, England) in 1900 - but his birth is shown as Dec 1879. His parents are listed alone in Reno in 1910.
Living in Reno as a farmer in 1918, with his mother when he registered for the WWI Draft.
In 1920 he is listed with his widowed mother Minoleum Riley (82, Eng) as a divorced farmer. His son William (13, NV) is also listed in the household.
Listed as a divorced farmer (52, CA) with his sister, Nellie L. Thompson in 1930.
He is listed in 1940 in Sparks, as a farmer (62, CA) with his son William (33, NV).
[Obituary] Nevada State Journal - 13 May 1942, pg 9
William Reilly Taken by Death
William David Reilly, who had operated a dairy ranch near Reno, for much of his lifetime, died yesterday at a local hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Long Valley, Calif. aged 64 yrs, 4 months and 17 days, he had resided here since a youth and was a graduate of Reno High School.
Surviving are two sons, William H. Reilly and Sidney D. Reilly of Reno, a sister Mrs. Nellie Thompson of Reno, and a niece Mrs. H. Asher of Reno.
Listed with his parents, William (1836, MI) and Minolen (1840, England) in 1900 - but his birth is shown as Dec 1879. His parents are listed alone in Reno in 1910.
Living in Reno as a farmer in 1918, with his mother when he registered for the WWI Draft.
In 1920 he is listed with his widowed mother Minoleum Riley (82, Eng) as a divorced farmer. His son William (13, NV) is also listed in the household.
Listed as a divorced farmer (52, CA) with his sister, Nellie L. Thompson in 1930.
He is listed in 1940 in Sparks, as a farmer (62, CA) with his son William (33, NV).
[Obituary] Nevada State Journal - 13 May 1942, pg 9
William Reilly Taken by Death
William David Reilly, who had operated a dairy ranch near Reno, for much of his lifetime, died yesterday at a local hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Long Valley, Calif. aged 64 yrs, 4 months and 17 days, he had resided here since a youth and was a graduate of Reno High School.
Surviving are two sons, William H. Reilly and Sidney D. Reilly of Reno, a sister Mrs. Nellie Thompson of Reno, and a niece Mrs. H. Asher of Reno.
Spouses
Birth7 Feb 1887, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA
Death13 Jul 1979, Washoe Co, NV
BurialMountain View Cem, Reno, Washoe Co, NV
MemoSec D-9-8 Head
OccupationArtist
FatherSidney Ferdella Tallman (1862-1945)
MotherLucy Heaton (1864-1906)
Misc. Notes
She was in Cripple Creek, CO in 1900, with her parents.
Married Frank Arthur Peterson on 5 May 1903, and then David William Reilly in Reno in 1905.
Also (3rd)married to Harry David Barasch on 20 Sep 1918 (b. 13 Mar 1886, CA). Listed in San Francisco as Bessie Barasch (30, PA) in 1920, with husband Harry, a stock broker and son Sidney (listed as Sidney Barasch).
In 1927 she submitted an application for a special cosmetology license to perform “permanent hair waving” without examination, using the name Bessie Elvira Tallman. At the time she was living in Oakland and working at the Bessie Lee Garrett shop in San Francisco. It said she had been in California 10 years. She and Harry were listed the SF city directory that year.
It is unclear whether Harry died, or they were divorced.
Married a fourth time to Harold Vincent Bronge (27 Jun 1891, London) on 1 Jan 1929 in Alameda Co, CA. Listed as Bessie E. Bronge (37, PA) in 1930 Berkeley census with Harold Bronge, an optician, and her son Sidney Reilly, stating that she was first married at age 16. Harold died 23 Jun 1930 in Alameda Co, CA at age 38.
Married Soren Jorgen Hansen (13 Jun 1874 Denmark) on 2 Apr 1931 in Alameda Co, CA. So she was listed in the 1940 census as Bessie Hanson (55, PA) with Soren (55, Denmark) a clerk in a drayage company, and his step-son Sidney Reilly (30, NV). He subsequently died 23 Mar 1946 in Alameda Co (556-14-0435).
She was married a final time to Alfred Ward in Reno and lived with him until his death in 1959.
Buried in Mountain View Cem in Reno with other Tallman relatives as Bessie Ward.
She left her estate to her sister Eva May, dau in law - Rosamond Olsen Reilly, and step children Dorothy Hinckley and Alfred Ward, as well as her son Sidney David Reilly.
Married Frank Arthur Peterson on 5 May 1903, and then David William Reilly in Reno in 1905.
Also (3rd)married to Harry David Barasch on 20 Sep 1918 (b. 13 Mar 1886, CA). Listed in San Francisco as Bessie Barasch (30, PA) in 1920, with husband Harry, a stock broker and son Sidney (listed as Sidney Barasch).
In 1927 she submitted an application for a special cosmetology license to perform “permanent hair waving” without examination, using the name Bessie Elvira Tallman. At the time she was living in Oakland and working at the Bessie Lee Garrett shop in San Francisco. It said she had been in California 10 years. She and Harry were listed the SF city directory that year.
It is unclear whether Harry died, or they were divorced.
Married a fourth time to Harold Vincent Bronge (27 Jun 1891, London) on 1 Jan 1929 in Alameda Co, CA. Listed as Bessie E. Bronge (37, PA) in 1930 Berkeley census with Harold Bronge, an optician, and her son Sidney Reilly, stating that she was first married at age 16. Harold died 23 Jun 1930 in Alameda Co, CA at age 38.
Married Soren Jorgen Hansen (13 Jun 1874 Denmark) on 2 Apr 1931 in Alameda Co, CA. So she was listed in the 1940 census as Bessie Hanson (55, PA) with Soren (55, Denmark) a clerk in a drayage company, and his step-son Sidney Reilly (30, NV). He subsequently died 23 Mar 1946 in Alameda Co (556-14-0435).
She was married a final time to Alfred Ward in Reno and lived with him until his death in 1959.
Buried in Mountain View Cem in Reno with other Tallman relatives as Bessie Ward.
She left her estate to her sister Eva May, dau in law - Rosamond Olsen Reilly, and step children Dorothy Hinckley and Alfred Ward, as well as her son Sidney David Reilly.
Marriage11 Nov 1905, Nevada
Divorce
ChildrenWilliam Harry (1906-1943)
Sidney David (1908-1978)