Doris: I looked up the surname REED in the 1850 census and here is what I found: WASHINGTON TWP. 11-11 John REED 70 M Laborer NJ Could not read or write Martha 65 F PA ? 12 F OH ? 7 F OH Betta A. or Delta A. 5 F OH 30-30 Joseph REED 57 M Farmer $4000 MD Lemuel 22 M Farmer OH Could not read or write 31-31 James REED 26 M Farmer $100 OH Margaret A. 20 F OH Margaret A. WHEELER 12 F OH 232-232 Catharine REED 67 F PA Could not read or write Living in home of Nathan & Susannah Mobley ST. CLAIRSVILLE 17-17 Hiram REED 15 M Tailor OH Living in home of John L. Sprint PULTNEY TWP. 1776-1801 Ann REED 22 F PA Living in home of Andrew and Caroline Frankheusen 1782-1807 Patrick REED 38 M Brickmaker IRELAND Mary 38 F VA Mary 6 F OH Sarah 4 F OH Alice 2 F OH Mary 58 F IRELAND SMITH TWP. 2127-2154 Amos REED 30 M Farmer OH Drusela 29 F OH John 9 M OH William 7 M OH James 4 M OH Mary 3 F OH Catherine 2 F OH 2180-2207 John REED 64 M Carpenter PA Mary 61 F PA Nancy 40 F OH Thomas 17 M Laborer OH 2234-2261 Moses REED 36 M Physician PA Mary 20 F OH BARNESVILLE 67-69 John REED 44 M Shoemaker $1000 PA Jane 48 F PA Mary A. 21 F PA Margaret 17 F PA Tabitha 16 F PA Attended school in past year Martha 11 F PA Attended school in past year James A. 9 M PA Attended school in past year 72-74 William REED 36 M Shoemaker PA Ann E. 35 F PA Emeline 12 F OH Attended school in past year Wesley 10 M OH Attended school in past year William 8 M OH Attended school in past year Billings P. 4 M OH Minander 2 M OH WARREN TWP. 330-338 John REED 35 M Farmer $2000 OH Mary 36 F VA Martha A. 8 F OH Matilda F. 1/12 F OH Jane Johnson 19 F OH SOMERSETT TWP. 458-469 William REED 21 M Farmer OH Sarah 21 F OH James T. 8/12 M OH 459-470 John REED 22 M Farmer OH Married within the year Martha 19 F OH Married within the year 568-560 William REED 29 M Farmer OH Sarah A. 23 F PA Mary A. 1 F OH Henry K. 17 M Farmer OH MORRISTOWN TWP. 1298-1320 David REED 16 M Shoemaker OH Attended school in past year Living in home of Robert & Eliza Lynch 1320-1345 Ann REED 51 F PA Hannah 14 F OH UNION TWP. 1500-1529 John REED 13 M OH Living in home of Joseph & Susan Milner I hope these help you to make some connections. Linda Johnston ljohnston@nethawk.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Forsyth" <dfforsyth@home.com> To: "ljohnston" <ljohnston@nethawk.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: RE: 1850 census > Linda, > > Saw your message saying you had Belmont census for 1850. Unless there are > alot of people with the name Reed, would appreciate knowing which Reeds were > in Belmont at that time. > > Thanks very much, > Doris > > >