Pee Wee Reese

Birth Name: Harold Peter Henry Reese

Date of Birth: July 23, 1918

Place of Birth: Ekron, Meade, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: August 14, 1999

Place of Death: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish

Pee Wee Reese was an American professional baseball player. He was a shortstop, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers, of Major League Baseball (MLF). Pee Wee was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

Pee Wee was the son of Emma Thomas (Allen) and Carl Marion Reese. He was married to Dorothy “Dottie” Walton, until his death, with whom he had two children.

Pee Wee’s paternal grandfather was Blant M. Reese (the son of Andrew J. Reese and Rachel Catherine Shacklett). Rachel was the daughter of Blancit Shacklette and Rachel Ashcraft.

Pee Wee’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Lee Richardson (the daughter of Daniel R. Richardson and Mary Ann Frymire). Daniel was the son of Warren Hardin Richardson and Mary Blant Fulton. Pee Wee’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of George William Frymire and Rachel Wimp.

Pee Wee’s maternal grandfather was Thomas Augustus Allen (the son of Samuel Allen and Matilda Catherine Smith). Samuel was the son of Felix H. Allen and Elizabeth Stone. Matilda was the daughter of David Henry Smith and Susan Greer.

Pee Wee’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Board “Betty” Miles (the daughter of Columbus Anthony Miles and Sarah Taylor Hayden). Columbus was the son of George H. Miles and Nancy Hanna Petty. Sarah was the daughter of Daniel Fulton Hayden and Mary Elizabeth Walker.

Sources: Genealogy of Pee Wee Reese – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Pee Wee Reese (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com