According to a book by Jesse Walton Reid, HISTORY OF THE FOURTH REGIMENT S.C. VOLUNTEERS, his father Reuben Reid (b. 1785 in SC; d. 1837, Laurens Co, SC) was a teacher who traveled in SC, NC, and TN. J.W.'s grandfather, Joseph Reid, had left Virginia not long before Reuben was born. In 1814 following discharge from service in the War of 1812, Reuben began a school in Newberry Co. where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Dickert. They married in 1816 and had 5 children: Lucinda, b. 1819; Matilda, b. 1821; Jesse Walton, b. 1824; Zillah Elizabeth, b. 1826; Reuben Christopher, b. 1837--just months before his father's death. Matilda married J.J. "John" Lewis, a stoneworker. J.W. Reid, J.J. Lewis, and J.W.'s son, Washington Irving Reid, all served in the Civil War--according to information in J.W.'s book. Irving Reid was living in Hart Co, Georgia, with several children in 1891 when this book was written. Any information about these families would be appreciated. Elaine Lewis Lester : ELL22146@aol.com