I wish I could thank everyone who helped me wheter they were Reed surname searchers or the volenteers who sent me census and information from marriage indexes. I can't so I am just going to send the information I have in the hopes it will help someone else and maybe we can connect our family. Joseph Smith Reed b. 3 nov 1824 Jackson.Co. OH. d. 30 Jul 1898 Topeka, Shawne, Ks m. 21 Feb. 1850 Wabash, In. Basheba Dickerson b. abt 1832 Deleware In 1850 Census for Randolph C. Monroe Township, In. Joseph Reed 24 farmer $200 born Ohio married within the year. Bashaby Reed 18 born Deleware, married within the year. 1860 Census Bates Co. Boone Twp, Missouri Joseph 35 farmer $700/$100 Oh Batheba 27 DE. James 8 IN. Sarah 6 IN. Wm. 3 IN Henry 11 mos. MO. I think Basheba had one more child Nancy J. abt 1861,MO, then sometime after she died but it was before 1868. Joseph S. Smith married Sarah A Clayton, 16 Apr 1868 in Douglas Co. Grant Twp. Ks. according to the marriage record it was officiated by the Rev. J.R.Reed. 1870 Census for Douglas Co. Grant PO or Twp. Ks; Joseph Reed 45 OH Sarah 34 Maryland James E. 19 IND. Sarah E. 16 IND. William R. 13 IND my ggrandfather William Riley Reed Henry C. 11 MO Nancy J 9 MO Emma R. 1 KS Stephen 38 OH possiably Josephs brother 1880 Tecumseh, Shawnee, KS Joseph Reed 55 OH VT VA Sarah 44 MD MD MD Emma 11 KS OH MD Charles 9 KS OH MD Maud 7 KS OH MD Mary 4 KS OH MD I don't know when Sarah died but I am guessing it was in Topeka as that is where Joseph died. I t would be interesting to get the census for 1890 Topeka to see if she was there or not, but I haven't got that far yet. If my information is right Josephs parents were; Jeremiah Ballard Reed b. 24 Mar 1795 Halifax VT. d. 23 Jan 1867 Bamoret Mo. m. 23 Feb. 1819 Jackson Co. OH. Sarah B. Smith b. 8 Nov. 1802 Fairfield OH. d. 23 Nov 1878 Bamoret Some info. I got seems to say that Jeremiah was in Ohio, in 1820 Jackson County. Possiably in 1830 Perry County, Ohio, or Perry Co. Clayton Twp. Then I have Jeremiah B. Reed in Randolph Co. Green, IN in 1840. 1850 Randolph Co. Monrow Twp., IN Jeremiah B. Reed 55 VT. Sarah 48 VA. Mary Ann 23 OH Stephen 18 OH Jeremiah R. 14 IN. Elias J. 12 IN. on the same page several hoseholds away ther is; Anson E. Reed 30 OH maybe Jeremiahs son? Mary 31 OH Jesse 6 ARK. Sarah J. 5 IN. Joseph 3 IN. William 3 IN. twin to Joseph? John 1 IN. Charles 1 IN. twin to John? I hope this helps someone else and if anyone sees a connection e-mail me direct at babrown1052@yahoo.com Good Luck and good hunting, Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/