Hi, I had the same problem with the Davis name. One of my husband's ancestors we were told had first name David- it was actually Davis, and he went by Dave.(He was Davis Tutt that was killed by Wild Bill Hickok.) I have Lafayette William Reed's in my family. The elder went by Lafayette, his son went by William or Bill. I'm also finding that several of the Reed's went by their middle names, and I'm having problems finding them by their first names on records. Barb Jensen

Searching around for suggestions from you: I have a brickball (surprise!).  My maternal great-grandfather's paternal grandfather has a beautiful obit, a lovely little marriage bond listing (John Ball listed as surety), clearly written Interment card but no parents listed anywhere. To make matters more difficult his name is similar to another in Norfolk in the same timeframe - he is Joshua David, the other is Joshua Davis both surname REED no discernible connection.  I have located him, a hatter, in the 1850 Census (last name spelled Read) with wife MaryAnn, mother-in-law Elizabeth Balls (b 1796), another Jas R Crumpler age 19 and children Laura A (age 7), Lloyd T (age 6), Pauline A (4) and Florence (2); in 1870 he is age 49 with wife Mary, age 45, children: Laura, Kate, Alma, Horace, and Pacid (1870 Census, page 62, 1st ward, City of Norfolk). Laura was 24 in the 1870 census and what is odd in the value of real estate it shows amounts for all the children.  No other family shows any amounts in that column for the children; in 1880 Census they are with children, Placid (18) and Horace (22), my great-great grandfather, his son Lloyd Thomas Reed having already left the home and married (and living nearby).  Placid later married Siefert.  I don't know that Horace ever married.  They are all buried in Elmwood, Norfolk.  What suggestions might you have where I might find some more info?  Is there a Will listing that (I know I'm dreaming) that might be indexed, say for his father with his name there.  I have seriously researched this fellow for more years than I care to say.  Would anyone have any idea where I might go to make some connection, find some parents, etc? I have it suggested to search for deed transactions and church records although I am a bit stumped on those two (esp deeds). Katie

Seeking parents of both William Luther Simpson b1829 and wife Sarah Jane Reed b1837. They married about 1852 and lived in Barbour Co, now WV. thanks... Lyle Corder

Barb, Okay. I'll try to keep an eye on your postings to see if there's any connections. Lynnanne -----Original Message----- From: barb brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [REED] Re: REED-D Digest V03 #69 Lynnann; I am not sure just yet the names of any of my ggrandfathers family were as of yet. I just only recently found out when and where he was born but have no information on his parents or siblings as of yet. Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Lynnann; I am not sure just yet the names of any of my ggrandfathers family were as of yet. I just only recently found out when and where he was born but have no information on his parents or siblings as of yet. Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Barbara, Do your Reeds in Montana connect to a Charles D. Reed from Indiana? Lynnanne -----Original Message----- From: dara119 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [REED] Re: Reed's starting in Indiana Thanks Barb. ----- Original Message ----- From: "barb brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [REED] Re: Reed's starting in Indiana > My research is for Reeds that are in the 1800's. As > far as I know the only male Reeds from my ggrandfather > were Winnie and Willard, and Winnie only had a > daughter and my Willard's sons are all in Butte > Montana. > > Sorry Barbara > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks Barb. ----- Original Message ----- From: "barb brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [REED] Re: Reed's starting in Indiana > My research is for Reeds that are in the 1800's. As > far as I know the only male Reeds from my ggrandfather > were Winnie and Willard, and Winnie only had a > daughter and my Willard's sons are all in Butte > Montana. > > Sorry Barbara > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I have some Reeds in Indiana in the 1800's. There names were Isaac Henry Reed and Nancy Louisa Brown. There had 3 children in Indiana. Nancy A. Reed, William Cecil and Isaac Melcom. The boys were Twins. They lived in Henryville,Clark,Indiana. They were there aprox.1970 to 1880. If anyone knows any more on this family let me know. Shell barb brown <[email protected]> wrote: My research is for Reeds that are in the 1800's. As far as I know the only male Reeds from my ggrandfather were Winnie and Willard, and Winnie only had a daughter and my Willard's sons are all in Butte Montana. Sorry Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

My research is for Reeds that are in the 1800's. As far as I know the only male Reeds from my ggrandfather were Winnie and Willard, and Winnie only had a daughter and my Willard's sons are all in Butte Montana. Sorry Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

In a message dated 7/14/03 4:31:11 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I am the nephew of Harry Clifford Reed,Born 1882in Philadelphia,PA. Is that > of interest? I dont believe these are of the same lines , anyway I cannot find a H C Reed. Harry married a Laura Faught in Jackson Ohio, He was apparently the illigitimate son of a Sarah Reed and a man known by last name of Radcliff.I am so hoping someone has some information on any of these people listed. Does anyone know of a site that has old newspaper articles of the Jackson Herald and/or the Wellston Telegram newspapers?

I was helping a family member look for a W.R.Reed and wife Mayme Gunn Reed who were found in OK census records of 1930 (William Reed and wife Mayme, daughter Artie and daughter and another child (female). In 1932 Mr. & Mrs. Reed lost their children to the Colorado Home For Dependent Children where after a time Maxine and Thelma were adopted out and Artie Reed grew up in foster care being forced to use the first name of Nancy and foster parents last name. She is now living in Oregon still wanting to find at least her parents graves or other living ancestor cousins who can help her fill in the blanks. I have lost touch with them as they moved and I went back to school but when I saw your post about W.R. Reed with a sister in Tulsa, Ok it peeked my curiosity. In the court papers Nancy (Artie) got from the court house it listed her father as W.R. Reed I had thought. Her daughter Christine is now doing this research. Her former e-mail addy was [email protected] something. Since she moved this has all changed. If anyone recognizes any of this and knows her current e-mail address I hope they contact her. I believe in the census records it gave Mr. Reed's age as 35 and stated he was born in Arkansas but that his father was born in Tenn. This may or may not be correct info as Mr. and Mrs. Reed took the children and ran knowing social services were coming back to get them and when they found them the police according to Nancy (Artie) were shooting in the woods at her father and her mother was taken into custody. Nancy (Artie) is now in her seventies and has been told that her sister's passed away I think. It would be nice since the state of Colorado denied her her rights to use her own name and have her own birth certificate after becoming of age since she was never adopted could have some closure. It seems very unconstitutional that the state of Colorado could do such a horrible thing and stick to denying her her rights all these years. ----- Original Message ----- From: "barb brown" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: [REED] Re: Reed's starting in Indiana > Here is the information from William Riley Reed's obit > and funeral notices from Vernon County, Nevada Mo. > > Nevada Daily Mail- Tue. Aug. 9, 1932 > > W.R. Reed, father of W.W. Reed and Willard Reed of > this city, passed away Tuesday morning at his home > southwest of Nevada. Mr. Reeds death occured after a > long illness. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary Ellen > Reed and several children. One daughter, Mrs. Charles > Bowen of Tulsa Ok. has been here for the past three > weeks. The arrangements have not been completed. > > Nevada Daily Mail- Wed. Aug. 10,1932 > > Funeral services for W.R. Reed whose death occured > Tuesday morning will be held at 2:30 thursday > afternoon at Ferry Funeral Home on South Washington > Street. Internment will be made in Moore's Cemetary. > William Riley Reed was born Dec. 17, 1856 in Randolph > County, In. Mr. Reed was married for forty-eight years > to Miss Mary Ellen Hayward, who with seven children > survive him. The surviving children are: W.W. Reed and > Willard Reed of Nevada Mo., Mrs. Charles Bowen of > Tulsa Ok., Mrs. Andrew Varner of Abington, Il., Mrs. > Harry Blachley of Sentinel, Ok., Mrs. Earl Comstock of > Mulberry, Kansas and Mrs. John Strain of Willow > Springs. Mr. Reed had been a resident of Vernon County > for the past sixteen years. > > >From the 1930 Census for Moundville, Vernon County, > Mo. it states that William Riley was first married at > the age of 24, abt.1880, but didn't marry Mary Ellen > till 1886 in Bates County, Butler Mo. According to > 1890 Census a daughter Geneva Drucilla was born in Mo. > in 1883, so she was from his first marriage > presumabley. > > Hope fully this information will help me to obtain > more information on William Riley Reed. > > Barbara > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Sorry, I forgot to add that Census records I have obtained say that William Riley's parents were also born in Indiana. Mary Ellens father Robert Hayward was born in 1830's approx. in Rhode Island and her mother Elizabeth was born.in abt 1836 in either In. Ky., or Tn. ever census has her born a different state. Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Can anyone haveing access to marriage indexs for Indiana and Missouri help me? Looking for a W.R.(William Riley) Reed age 24 marriage to women unknown in either Indiana or Missouri in 1881. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Here is the information from William Riley Reed's obit and funeral notices from Vernon County, Nevada Mo. Nevada Daily Mail- Tue. Aug. 9, 1932 W.R. Reed, father of W.W. Reed and Willard Reed of this city, passed away Tuesday morning at his home southwest of Nevada. Mr. Reeds death occured after a long illness. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mary Ellen Reed and several children. One daughter, Mrs. Charles Bowen of Tulsa Ok. has been here for the past three weeks. The arrangements have not been completed. Nevada Daily Mail- Wed. Aug. 10,1932 Funeral services for W.R. Reed whose death occured Tuesday morning will be held at 2:30 thursday afternoon at Ferry Funeral Home on South Washington Street. Internment will be made in Moore's Cemetary. William Riley Reed was born Dec. 17, 1856 in Randolph County, In. Mr. Reed was married for forty-eight years to Miss Mary Ellen Hayward, who with seven children survive him. The surviving children are: W.W. Reed and Willard Reed of Nevada Mo., Mrs. Charles Bowen of Tulsa Ok., Mrs. Andrew Varner of Abington, Il., Mrs. Harry Blachley of Sentinel, Ok., Mrs. Earl Comstock of Mulberry, Kansas and Mrs. John Strain of Willow Springs. Mr. Reed had been a resident of Vernon County for the past sixteen years. >From the 1930 Census for Moundville, Vernon County, Mo. it states that William Riley was first married at the age of 24, abt.1880, but didn't marry Mary Ellen till 1886 in Bates County, Butler Mo. According to 1890 Census a daughter Geneva Drucilla was born in Mo. in 1883, so she was from his first marriage presumabley. Hope fully this information will help me to obtain more information on William Riley Reed. Barbara __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

I am the nephew of Harry Clifford Reed,Born 1882in Philadelphia,PA. Is that of interest? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [REED] REEDS IN OHIO > Is there anyone of, or researching the Reed line with Harry Reed 1877-1912? > Am trying to gather more info on his life. > Thanks R. Reed > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Is there anyone of, or researching the Reed line with Harry Reed 1877-1912? Am trying to gather more info on his life. Thanks R. Reed

Several of these old maps are instructive--Germans, Irish, English, etc.. Betty Pace --------- Forwarded message ---------- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED MAPS For best results viewing Ancestry.com maps, download the free MrSID image viewer at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/plugin.htm Central European Religious Situation, 1618 http://www.ancestry.com/rd/map.asp?ImageID=193 Dublin, Ireland, 1610 http://www.ancestry.com/rd/map.asp?ImageID=635 Louisiana-Mississippi Boundary http://www.ancestry.com/rd/map.asp?ImageID=596 Southern Colonies, 1607-1760 http://www.ancestry.com/rd/map.asp?ImageID=271

hi , im looking for william b. reed born about 1825 . served in the civil war and was married to elizabeth woolsey . elizabeth was probably from roane county tenn . and william was born in tenn also from the 1900 census information . they lived in jackson county alabama . does anyone know this family ? thanks geneva

Thanks Lyn. Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [Reed] John Reed > Jeanette I just don't know now. I am going to get more into Silver Billy. > James Issacs father was supposed to have been born in Talladega but sometime > information can be way off. Most all of my Reed bunch stayed in and around > GArdendale. Fultondale, and Roebuck/Huffman area. And that is where the Reed > Cem. is. I have not been there but plan to go. My Reeds used both spellings > Reed/Reid and that makes it even harder. My Dad, sister and son and all of > their families are still in Jefferson Co. I have been in Montgomery for about > 10 yrs. There are Reeds in Walkers Chapel Cem. Fultondale Al. These are mostly > mine. I have been working on other lines and had put the Reeds on hold for a > while but started digging out stuff last night. I also have a couple of books I > plan to check tonight. > Linda > > Have an Issac Reed, b. ca 1824 to William "Silver Billy" Reed, have no other > > information. Could he be connected to your James Issac Reed 1862-1937. > > > > There is an Issac Reed on the 1850 Perry Co., AL Census: > > 12 Oct 1850, Division 15, Perry Co., AL. Microfilm Roll 28. > > 58-61 Isaac Reed age 25 male farmer born AL > > Nancy Reed age 23 female born TN > > John Reed age 5 male born AR > > Nancy Reed age 1 female born AR > > I believe this Isaac to be the son of William "William Silver Billy" Reed. > > > > Let me know what you think. > > Jeanette > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Ggranddaughter of REED family from Alexander, Josiah, Samuel line. Alexander is son of Josiah, both born in Ohio. Josiah son of Samuel born in Fayette Co. PA 1764. Looking for father of Samuel. I have other info about this line if anyone needs it-am happy to share.