Looking for this family is like trying to find a diamond in a mound of rock salt. They just don't stand out. Has anyone seen them? Descendants of John Milton Reid, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. JOHN MILTON1 REID, SR. was born July 18, 1848 in MS, and died November 17, 1932 in Las Cruces, NM. He married (1) AMANDA V. PUMP FORD in Chester, Choctaw Co., MS, daughter of JIM FORD. She was born 1848 in AL, and died Bet. 1880 - 1882 in Choctaw, Oktibbehaw/Webster Co., MS. He married (2) MARDA ?. She was born in MS. Notes for JOHN MILTON REID, SR.: This family moved often. John M. Reid, Sr. worked for the railroad. More About JOHN MILTON REID, SR.: Fact 1: John was a drummer boy in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Notes for MARDA ?: Family history says that Marda was full blood Choctaw Indian from MS. More About MARDA ?: Fact 1: Choctaw Indian Children of JOHN REID and AMANDA FORD are: i. JOSEPH BLUETARD REID, b. April 26, 1869, Oktibbeha Co., MS; d. November 12, 1953, Spur, TX; m. EULA ELIZABETH ARNOLD, March 29, 1893. ii. EULA REID, b. Abt. 1870. 2. iii. JOHN MILTON REID, JR., b. June 19, 1871, MS; d. October 1918, Medic, Joplin Co., MO. iv. POSSIBLE 2? CHILDREN REID. v. JOSEPH PRESTON REID, b. March 1879. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN MILTON REID, JR. (JOHN MILTON) was born June 19, 1871 in MS, and died October 1918 in Medic, Joplin Co., MO. He married BETTIE BEDDINGFIELD December 29, 1893 in MS, daughter of WILLIAM BEDINGFIELD and SARAH CHASTAIN. She was born February 4, 1874. Children of JOHN REID and BETTIE BEDDINGFIELD are: i. JOSEPH BLUEFORD REID, b. September 10, 1897; d. 1979, El Paso, TX. ii. SID REID, b. February 7, 1899; d. 1979, Benton, KY. iii. LILLY MAE REID, b. January 9, 1901; d. January 24, 1972, Gunnison, Gunnison Co., CO. More About LILLY MAE REID: Fact 1: Twin to Gray (Bill) iv. GRAY REID, b. January 9, 1901; d. November 18, 1935, Gunnison, Gunnison Co., CO. More About GRAY REID: Fact 1: Also known as Bill. v. ROBERT T. REID, b. June 19, 1904; m. EDNA. 3. vi. MAUDIE RAY REID, b. December 12, 1905, Paris, Lamar Co., TX; d. June 14, 1933, Gunnisson, Gunnison, CO. vii. FLOSSIE REID, b. August 27, 1907. viii. JOHN MILTON REID III, b. April 29, 1909, Ryan, Jefferson Co., OK. ix. ALLEN MELVIN REID, b. January 12, 1911, Ryan, Jefferson Co., OK; d. June 7, 1933, Gunnison, Gunnison Co., CO. More About ALLEN MELVIN REID: Fact 1: Buried in Gunnison City Cemetery Fact 2: Row B47--Lot 2 Plot 1 x. NITA IRENE REID, b. August 8, 1912, Ryan, Jefferson Co., OK; m. GRANT WATSON. Generation No. 3 3. MAUDIE RAY3 REID (JOHN MILTON2, JOHN MILTON1) was born December 12, 1905 in Paris, Lamar Co., TX, and died June 14, 1933 in Gunnisson, Gunnison, CO. She married She married () CHARLES LEMART SMOTHERMAN April 12, 1924 in Gunnisson, Gunnison, CO, son of WILLIAM SMOTHERMAN and NANCY EADES. He was born January 1, 1902 in Rockford, Spokane, WA, and died November 21, 1938 in Clarkston, Asotin, WA. She married # (2) THOMAS H. FENDALL. He was born 1894 in Montrose Co., CO, and died 1977 in Solano Vallejo, CA. More About MAUDIE RAY REID:--My Grandmother Cause of Death: Pnuemonia Medical Information: Burried in Gunnison City Cemetery--Reid PlotRow B47 Lot2 Plot 2 More About CHARLES LEMART SMOTHERMAN:----My Grandfather Cause of Death: Tuberculosis Medical Information: Died at the Asotin County Asylum, Clarkston, Washington. Any help is appreciated. Reply to : [email protected] Valencia Smotherman Longview, TX