Genealogy -- Reed
Published June 2007 -- Revised 27 July 2007
Descendants of Josiah Reed
Generation No. 1
1. Josiah16 Reed (Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1643, and died 03 Jul 1717 in Norwich, CT. He married Grace Holloway Nov 1666 in Marshfield, MA, daughter of William Holloway. She was born in Marshfield, MA, and died 09 May 1727.
Children of Josiah Reed and Grace Holloway are:
+ 2 i. Josiah17 Reed, born Apr 1668.
3 ii. William Reed, born 1670.
4 iii. Elizabeth Reed, born Sep 1672.
5 iv. Experience Reed, born 27 Feb 1674/75.
6 v. John Reed, born 15 Aug 1679.
+ 7 vi. Joseph Reed, born 12 Mar 1680/81.
8 vii. Susanna Reed, born 20 Sep 1685.
9 viii. Hannah Reed, born Jul 1688.
2. Josiah17 Reed (Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born Apr 1668. He married (1) Sarah Gale. He married (2) Ester Reed. He married (3) Elizabeth Amsden 03 Jun 1697 in Marlborough, MA, daughter of Isaac Amsden and Jane Rutter. She was born 02 Feb 1676/77 in Marlborough, MA, and died 23 May 1749.
Children of Josiah Reed and Elizabeth Amsden are:
+ 10 i. Jacob18 Reed, born 01 Feb 1701/02 in Norwich, CT; died 25 May 1774 in bur. East Windsor, CT.
11 ii. William Reed.
12 iii. Joseph Reed.
13 iv. John Reed.
14 v. Isaac Reed.
15 vi. David Reed, born 20 Jun 1706.
7. Joseph17 Reed (Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 12 Mar 1680/81. He married Mary "Marcie" Guppie 25 Aug 1708 in CT.
Children of Joseph Reed and Mary Guppie are:
16 i. Joseph18 Reed, born 23 May 1709.
17 ii. Mercy Reed, born 28 Nov 1711.
18 iii. Abigail Reed, born 07 Feb 1711/12.
19 iv. Esther Reed, born 02 Nov 1714.
20 v. Mary Reed, born 19 Aug 1717.
21 vi. Elizabeth Reed, born 28 Jun 1719.
+ 22 vii. Samuel Reed, born 16 Oct 1721 in Norwich, CT; died 17 Jan 1801 in Lisbon, CT.
10. Jacob18 Reed (Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 01 Feb 1701/02 in Norwich, CT, and died 25 May 1774 in bur. East Windsor, CT. He married Lydia (Kimball) Longbottom 30 Jan 1748/49 in CT.
Children of Jacob Reed and Lydia Longbottom are:
+ 23 i. Jedediah19 Reed, born 27 Oct 1750 in Norwich, CT (VR); died 25 Mar 1831 in Jericho, VT.
24 ii. Silas Reed, born 21 Oct 1752; died 1789.
25 iii. Josiah Reed, born 18 Aug 1754.
+ 26 iv. Philip Reed, born 11 Jul 1756 in New Lebanon, CT; died 20 May 1828 in Richmond Twp., NY.
27 v. Ester Reed, born 21 Jun 1758.
28 vi. Jacob Reed, born 27 Apr 1761.
29 vii. Lucy Reed, born 29 Jul 1764.
22. Samuel18 Reed (Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 16 Oct 1721 in Norwich, CT, and died 17 Jan 1801 in Lisbon, CT. He married Mary Andrews 03 Oct 1745.
Children of Samuel Reed and Mary Andrews are:
+ 30 i. Samuel19 Reed, born 28 Oct 1746 in Lisbon, CT.
31 ii. Jonathan Reed, born 12 Feb 1748/49.
32 iii. Mary Reed, born 10 Jun 1751.
33 iv. Elisha Reed, born 05 Jan 1753.
23. Jedediah19 Reed (Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 27 Oct 1750 in Norwich, CT (VR), and died 25 Mar 1831 in Jericho, VT. He married Judith Bottom (formerly Longbottom) 20 Oct 1772 in Norwich, CT (VR). She was born 20 Sep 1752 in Norwich, CT (VR), and died 17 Sep 1832 in Jericho.
Children of Jedediah Reed and Judith Longbottom) are:
34 i. Judith20 Reed, born 23 Oct 1773 in East Windsor, CT; died Bef. 1830 in Nunda, Livingston co., NY. She married Elias Kingsley 13 Mar 1796 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
35 ii. Jedediah Reed, born 01 May 1777 in East Windsor, CT; died 11 Jan 1849. He married Lucy Brownson 20 Jan 1803 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
+ 36 iii. Lyman Reed, born 29 Apr 1782 in East Windsor, CT; died 12 Jun 1870 in Jericho, VT.
+ 37 iv. Elijah Reed, born 1785 in East Windsor, CT.
26. Philip19 Reed (Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 11 Jul 1756 in New Lebanon, CT, and died 20 May 1828 in Richmond Twp., NY. He married Margaret Fitch 25 May 1780 in Pawlet, VT, daughter of William Fitch and Altie Wheeler. She was born 07 Nov 1763 in Pawlet, VT, and died 24 Mar 1833 in Richmond Twp., NY.
In the book, "Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich.", Published Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888, biography of George W. Reed, Pages 316-318.
Phillip Reed, moved from that New England State [Vermont] to New York in 1795, and became an early settler of that part of the Phelps and Gorham purchase now included in Ontario County. He bought 3,000 acres of land in Ontario and Livingston Counties, and located his home in Richmond Township, erecting a log cabin to shelter his family, and at once commenced to clear his land. Being industrious, he attended steadily to his business, became quite an extensive and wealthy farmer, and built up a fine home, where once the wilderness covered his land.
Newspaper clipping - NOTABLE FAMILY REUNION (Keith Hicks has original.)
The Reed Clan Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Building of the Ancestral Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reed have recently returned from the State of New York, where they went to attend a family reunion of the Reeds. It was the 100th anniversary of the building of a large house on the old homestead. The house was made of brick and is in an excellent state of preservation. The interior woodwork was massive and heavily carved, the work being all done with a jack knife. One room was set aside for family heirlooms and relics. There were carpets without a hole on some of the floors that were woven in Rochester nearly one hundred years ago, the yarn being spun and made ready at the Reed home. There was also a large quantity of home made linen and other hand work of the finest. In each room in the house, even in the cellar, were large fireplaces. There are many of the descendants settled in this county, but the above were the only ones in attendance. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of August 22 gives the following account of the gathering;
"Livonia Station, Aug. 21.-The largest and one of the most notable family gatherings ever seen in Ontario or Livingston counties assembled by special invitation at the ancestral homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Short, six miles east of Livonia village, in the town of Richmond, just over the line dividing the two counties. The occasion was the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the building of one of the pioneer brick farm houses in Western New York by Mrs. Short's grandfather, Philip Reed. Mr. Reed came from Pawlet, Vermont, in 1794, and by successive purchases, mostly from the agents of Phelps and Gorman, he was the owner in 1803 of nearly two square miles of land, paying about $2 per acre. Philip Reed's father was Jacob Reed, from Connecticut, near New Haven. Philip married Margaret Fitch, daughter of Colonel William Fitch, a family of distinction in Connecticut history.
"In 1803 Philip Reed contracted for the building on his farms of the two-story brick farm house still occupied by Mrs. Short and her family. The bricks were made on his farm, the mason and carpenter work being done on a written contract with Lewis Money, the old paper and specifications being among the papers read. One of the items provided that the men should be furnished two gills of whiskey each per day.
"Over 450 people were entertained by Mrs. Short and provided with an excellent dinner, after which a series of most interesting papers were read of family and local history, interspersed with music by Stedman's Orchestra of Livonia. Spencer Short, of Honeoye, who was chairman of the meeting, called on several well known citizens for remarks.
"Among the out-of-town speakers was Dr. Bunell, the managing physician of Brigham Hall, Canandaigua. The family historical paper, prepared and read by Wells Reed, was a valuable collection of facts.
"People from several different states came to meet their kin, making the occasion memorable. An old family Bible, dated 1723, with full family records, was among the valuable relics. At dinner the first table was filled by people over seventy years old and they numbered near ninety".
Children of Philip Reed and Margaret Fitch are:
+ 38 i. Maj. John Fitch Reed John Fitch20 Reed, born 23 Dec 1781 in Pawlet, VT; died 13 Sep 1857 in Richmond, NY.
+ 39 ii. Silas Reed, born 15 Jul 1783 in Pawlet, VT; died 15 Aug 1853 in Richmond, NY.
+ 40 iii. Wheeler Reed, born May 1788 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT; died 12 May 1867 in Canandaigua, NY.
41 iv. Altae F. Reed, born 1795 in Richmond, Ny; died 21 Aug 1812 in Richmond, Ny.
+ 42 v. William Fitch Reed, born 1800 in Richmond, NY; died 30 Oct 1862 in Richmond, NY.
+ 43 vi. Philip Reed, born 1806 in Richmond, NY; died 18 Oct 1851 in Richmond, NY.
30. Samuel19 Reed (Samuel18, Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 28 Oct 1746 in Lisbon, CT. He married Lucy Kilham 24 Sep 1769.
Children of Samuel Reed and Lucy Kilham are:
44 i. Sarah20 Reed, born 12 Aug 1775 in Norwich, CT; died 07 Apr 1795.
45 ii. Lucy Reed, born 30 Jun 1778.
+ 46 iii. Elijah Reed, born 05 Aug 1780.
36. Lyman20 Reed (Jedediah19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 29 Apr 1782 in East Windsor, CT, and died 12 Jun 1870 in Jericho, VT. He married Parthenia Galusha 18 Jun 1809 in Shaftsbury, VT. She was born 1784 in Shaftsbury, VT, and died 02 Mar 1864 in Jericho, VT.
Children of Lyman Reed and Parthenia Galusha are:
47 i. Elijah21 Reed, born 03 Feb 1811 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
48 ii. Laura Reed, born 13 Dec 1813 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
49 iii. Harriet Sherwood Reed, born 24 May 1815 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
50 iv. Jacob Galusha Reed, born 15 Jun 1817 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
51 v. Eunice Fitch Reed, born 18 Feb 1821 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
52 vi. Lyman Reed, born 27 Sep 1823 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
53 vii. Myron Reed, born in Jericho, VT.
37. Elijah20 Reed (Jedediah19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1785 in East Windsor, CT. He married Polly Morton. She was born ABT 31 May 1792, and died 22 May 1876.
Children of Elijah Reed and Polly Morton are:
54 i. Henry21 Reed.
55 ii. Caroline Elizabeth Reed.
56 iii. George Reed.
38. Maj. John Fitch20 Reed (Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 23 Dec 1781 in Pawlet, VT, and died 13 Sep 1857 in Richmond, NY. He married Antha Steele 07 Nov 1807. She was born ABT 1786, and died 08 May 1852.
Children of John Reed and Antha Steele are:
57 i. Anna21 Reed, born ABT 1838; died ABT 11 May 1852.
+ 58 ii. Philip Harrison Reed III, born 11 Mar 1813 in Richmond, NY; died 19 Nov 1897 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
+ 59 iii. Wheeler Reed II, born 21 Jun 1811 in Richmond, New York.
+ 60 iv. Deacon John A. Reed John Alexander Reed, born 12 Oct 1826; died 1900.
61 v. Horatio Reed.
62 vi. William Reed.
63 vii. Amanda Reed.
39. Silas20 Reed (Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 15 Jul 1783 in Pawlet, VT, and died 15 Aug 1853 in Richmond, NY. He married Altie Chipman 21 May 1809. She was born 20 Mar 1791 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT, and died 23 Mar 1859 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
Child of Silas Reed and Altie Chipman is:
64 i. Guy21 Reed, born 26 May 1810; died 19 Feb 1863 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
40. Wheeler20 Reed (Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born May 1788 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT, and died 12 May 1867 in Canandaigua, NY. He married (1) Olive Risden Bef. 1816, daughter of Ornismus Risden and Sarah Wheeler. She was born 11 May 1790 in Rupert, VT, and died 11 May 1816 in Richmond Mills, New York. He married (2) Hannah Risden Aft. 1816, daughter of Ornismus Risden and Sarah Wheeler. She was born 16 Sep 1797 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT, and died 02 Feb 1877 in Lima, NY.
From the book, History of Ontario County, New York;
Wheeler Reed (brother of Philip 2d, father of Mrs. Fayette D. Short) was born in Vermont in 1788. He was twice married and had twenty children, fifteen of whom raised families, among whom are Mrs. Benjamin Coy, of Livonia, Mrs. Emily Longyear, of North Bloomfield, Fitch, of Kansas, and several in Michigan.
In the book, "Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich.", Published Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888, biography of George W. Reed, Pages 316-318.
Wheeler Reed, the father of our subject was born in May, 1788, in the town of Powlet, Rutland Co., VT., and was seven years old when his parents settled in Ontario County. That part of the country being but sparsely inhabited and newly settled did not afford him many advantages for attending school, but he was diligent and studious, and eagerly availed himself of every opportunity, and thus acquired a substantial education for those times, and early in life entered the profession of teacher, having charge of a winter school for several terms. When he was twenty years of age his father gave him 200 acres of land, and he immediately commenced to clear it, paying in the meantime $1 a week for his board. The large trees that he felled were drawn together and burned, and he soon had three acres cleared. Having no team with which to break the land, he made a rake, and after sowing the grain, raked it in. He built a log house on his place, and in that humble abode he and his young wife commenced their wedded life. At the time of his marriage he was the fortunate possessor of a pair of oxen, and accompanied by his bride, in a wagon drawn by the oxen, he went to Canandaigua, sixteen miles distant, where he disposed of the fifteen bushels of wheat that he had taken with him for that purpose, for forty cents a bushel, and with the proceeds bought all his furniture and household goods with which to commence housekeeping. They had no stove and Mrs. Reed did all the cooking before the open fireplace, and for many years she spun and wove all the wool and flax to make the clothes for the family. Mr. Reed was an industrious man, and greatly increased his landed estate, until he owned 956 acres of valuable land, and died a the advanced age of eighty years, having accumulated quite a fortune for those days. He was twice married, and became the father of twenty children, sixteen of whom grew up, and fifteen married and reared families. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Hannah Risden, and she was a native of Powlet, Rutland Co., Vt. Her father, Ornismus Risden, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and a pioneer of Richmond Township, Ontario County, of 1801. Mrs. Reed spent her last years with a daughter in Lima, N.Y.
Children of Wheeler Reed and Olive Risden are:
65 i. James21 Reed, born ABT 16 Aug 1810 in Richmond Mills, New York; died 28 Sep 1810.
+ 66 ii. Caroline Reed, born 14 Oct 1811 in Richmond Mills, Ontario Co., New York; died 22 Apr 1899 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA.
Children of Wheeler Reed and Hannah Risden are:
67 i. Olive21 Reed, born 29 Aug 1819; died 29 Dec 1890 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
+ 68 ii. George W. Reed, born 28 Oct 1822 in Richmond Mills, Ontario Co., NY; died 18 Jun 1900 in Coldwater, MI.
69 iii. Byron W. Reed.
70 iv. Marcia Reed, born 20 Aug 1833 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY; died 13 Feb 1838 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
+ 71 v. Emily J. Reed, born 10 Feb 1824 in Richmond Twp., Ontarion co., NY.
72 vi. Fitch Reed.
73 vii. (Unknown) Reed. She married Benjamin Coy.
74 viii. Wheeler Reed, Jr.
42. William Fitch20 Reed (Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1800 in Richmond, NY, and died 30 Oct 1862 in Richmond, NY. He married Amelia C. Palmer. She was born ABT 1805, and died 04 Nov 1877 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
Children of William Reed and Amelia Palmer are:
75 i. Caroline A.21 Reed, died 04 Jan 1870 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
76 ii. T. Lodosia Reed, died 1837 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
77 iii. Samuel Palmes/Palmer Reed, born 17 Feb 1827.
78 iv. Edward C. Reed, born 17 Aug 1839; died in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
79 v. (Unknown) Reed, born ABT 1844 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT; died 06 May 1846 in Pawlet, Rutland County, VT.
+ 80 vi. Charles E. Reed.
43. Philip20 Reed (Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1806 in Richmond, NY, and died 18 Oct 1851 in Richmond, NY. He married Betsey Blackmer 18 Oct 1827, daughter of Levi Blackmer and Hannah Pitts. She was born 18 Apr 1804, and died 12 May 1871.
Children of Philip Reed and Betsey Blackmer are:
81 i. Gideon Pitts21 Reed, born 22 Aug 1828; died 16 Jan 1853.
82 ii. Almon Clark Reed, born 20 Dec 1831; died 29 Nov 1854.
+ 83 iii. Henry Gilbert Reed, born 09 Nov 1834 in Richmond Mills, New York; died 22 Oct 1877 in Grand Rapids, MI.
84 iv. Albert Stevens Reed, born 18 Jun 1839; died 28 Jul 1907. He married Frances Risden.
+ 85 v. Thomas Richmond Reed, born 04 Aug 1841 in Richmond Township, Ontario Co., NY; died 11 Oct 1908.
86 vi. Alice Eliza Reed, born 05 May 1845; died 09 Oct 1861 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
+ 87 vii. Adelaide Elizabeth Reed, born 05 May 1845; died 10 Apr 1920.
46. Elijah20 Reed (Samuel19, Samuel18, Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 05 Aug 1780. He married Sarah/Sally Peck 03 Jan 1805.
Children of Elijah Reed and Sarah/Sally Peck are:
88 i. John P.21 Reed, born 24 Dec 1805.
89 ii. Elisha Reed, born 03 Nov 1807.
+ 90 iii. Jemima Reed, born 20 Oct 1809; died 30 Nov 1893.
91 iv. Thomas N. Reed, born 11 Aug 1811.
92 v. Sally D. Reed, born 08 Jul 1814.
58. Philip Harrison21 Reed III (John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 11 Mar 1813 in Richmond, NY, and died 19 Nov 1897 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY. He married (1) Louise Wemple 1837. He married (2) Emily Bostwick 1847.
Child of Philip Reed and Louise Wemple is:
+ 93 i. Henry Harrison22 Reed, born 12 Dec 1840.
59. Wheeler21 Reed II (John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 21 Jun 1811 in Richmond, New York. He married Phila G. Wimple 04 Oct 1838 in Franklin, MI. She was born 18 Jan 1813.
Children of Wheeler Reed and Phila Wimple are:
+ 94 i. Norman Kellogg22 Reed, born 19 Sep 1848; died 17 Dec 1903 in Richmond, NY.
95 ii. Almeron Reed, born 1841.
96 iii. Emily W. Reed.
60. Deacon John Alexander21 Reed (John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 12 Oct 1826, and died 1900. He married Mary Eveline Ashley 1854. She was born 1834, and died 1894.
Children of John Reed and Mary Ashley are:
97 i. Mary Eveline22 Reed, born 1855.
98 ii. Edwin Reed, born 1858; died 1880.
+ 99 iii. Martha Jane Reed, born 1860.
100 iv. Anna L. Reed, born 1863; died 1942 in Bristol, NY. She married (Unknown) Gilbert.
101 v. Frank A. Reed, born 1865. He married Violet Quick.
102 vi. Augusta E. Reed, born 1867.
103 vii. John F. Reed, born 1869.
104 viii. F. William Reed, born 1871.
105 ix. Robert F. Reed, born 1876; died 1961 in Richmond, NY.
106 x. N. Raymond Reed, born 1876.
66. Caroline21 Reed (Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 14 Oct 1811 in Richmond Mills, Ontario Co., New York, and died 22 Apr 1899 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA. She married Benjamin Chambers Coy 27 Mar 1833 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA. He was born 30 Aug 1806 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, USA, and died 06 Apr 1897 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA.
Children of Caroline Reed and Benjamin Coy are:
107 i. Samuel Brainard22 Coy, born 08 Jun 1835 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 11 Jan 1894 in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA.
108 ii. Edwin Reed Coy, born 10 Mar 1838 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 21 Sep 1914 in Livonia, New York, USA.
109 iii. Reuben W Coy, born 27 Apr 1843 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 12 Jan 1896.
110 iv. Justus F Coy, born 20 Sep 1840 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 16 Mar 1920 in Independence, Iowa, USA.
111 v. Caroline Emily Coy, born 01 Sep 1851 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 1851.
112 vi. Charlotte M Coy, born 1833 in New York, USA.
68. George W.21 Reed (Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 28 Oct 1822 in Richmond Mills, Ontario Co., NY, and died 18 Jun 1900 in Coldwater, MI. He married (1) Mary Elizabeth Bramble 11 Nov 1845 in Richmond Mills, Ontario County, NY, daughter of Daniel Bramble and Serepta Peck. She was born 11 Jan 1826 in Richmond Mills, Ontario Co., NY, and died 06 Aug 1891 in Coldwater, MI. He married (2) Maggie Batterson ABT 17 Oct 1891 in Coldwater, MI. She was born ABT 1846, and died Aft. 18 Jun 1900.
In the book, "Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich.", Published Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888, biography of George W. Reed, Pages 316-318. [Full text including that about his father and grandfather.]
George W. Reed is classed among the most enterprising, progressive and successful farmers of Branch County. He is a resident of Ovid Township, where for many years he has been engaged in agriculture, and the beautiful farm that he now owns is second to none in all the county, in point of cultivation and productiveness. He is a native of Ontario County, N.Y., born in the town of Richmond, Oct. 28, 1822, and descended from an old Vermont family. His grandfather, Phillip Reed, moved from that New England State to New York in 1795, and became an early settler of that part of the Phelps and Gorham purchase now included in Ontario County. He bought 3,000 acres of land in Ontario and Livingston Counties, and located his home in Richmond Township, erecting a log cabin to shelter his family, and at once commenced to clear his land. Being industrious, he attended steadily to his business, became quite an extensive and wealthy farmer, and built up a fine home, where once the wilderness covered his land.
Wheeler Reed, the father of our subject was born in May, 1788, in the town of Powlet, Rutland Co., VT., and was seven years old when his parents settled in Ontario County. That part of the country being but sparsely inhabited and newly settled did not afford him many advantages for attending school, but he was diligent and studious, and eagerly availed himself of every opportunity, and thus acquired a substantial education for those times, and early in life entered the profession of teacher, having charge of a winter school for several terms. When he was twenty years of age his father gave him 200 acres of land, and he immediately commenced to clear it, paying in the meantime $1 a week for his board. The large trees that he felled were drawn together and burned, and he soon had three acres cleared. Having no team with which to break the land, he made a rake, and after sowing the grain, raked it in. He built a log house on his place, and in that humble abode he and his young wife commenced their wedded life. At the time of his marriage he was the fortunate possessor of a pair of oxen, and accompanied by his bride, in a wagon drawn by the oxen, he went to Canandaigua, sixteen miles distant, where he disposed of the fifteen bushels of wheat that he had taken with him for that purpose, for forty cents a bushel, and with the proceeds bought all his furniture and household goods with which to commence housekeeping. They had no stove and Mrs. Reed did all the cooking before the open fireplace, and for many years she spun and wove all the wool and flax to make the clothes for the family. Mr. Reed was an industrious man, and greatly increased his landed estate, until he owned 956 acres of valuable land, and died a the advanced age of eighty years, having accumulated quite a fortune for those days. He was twice married, and became the father of twenty children, sixteen of whom grew up, and fifteen married and reared families. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Hannah Risden, and she was a native of Powlet, Rutland Co., Vt. Her father, Ornismus Risden, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and a pioneer of Richmond Township, Ontario County, of 1801. Mrs. Reed spent her last years with a daughter in Lima, N.Y.
George W. Reed was reared in his native town, and received his early education in its district schools, which was further supplemented by a thorough course of instruction at Jenness Seminary at Lima. When he was twenty years of age he first visited Michigan, in company with his brother-in-law, Warren Gilbert, having in charge a flock of sheep, which they drove to Buffalo, and then took them on a boat to Detroit, where they left them while they visited Eaton County, where Mr. Gilbert owned land. They had an Indian pony, which they took turns in ridging, "riding and tying," as the expression was, one riding ahead, and after he had ridden a certain distance, he would tie the animal, which the one who was walking would mount when he came to it and ride until he got beyond the other, and so on. They rode and walked over considerable of the country, which was then sparsely settled, visited Kent County, and then went to Cambridge, Lenawee County, where a brother of our subject lived, and rested for awhile. Our subject then rode the pony to Detroit, whence he drove the sheep to Lenawee County. He returned to his home in New York in the fall, but the next spring found him again in Lenawee County, where he secured employment at farming for nine months, at the rate of $9 a month. He then went back to his native State, and in November, 1845, married Miss Elizabeth Bramble, who is, like himself, a native of Richmond, Ontario, Co., N.Y., born Jan. 11, 1826. Her father, Daniel F. Bramble, was an early settler of Richmond, where he followed the trade of blacksmith for many years. He came to Michigan, and turned his attention to farming, which he engaged in until his death. His wife was Serepta Peck, of Massachusetts. Her father, William Peck, also a native of that State, was tortured to death by British soldiers, who captured him while at the forge, and cruelly drove wooden pegs into his body until death relieved his sufferings. The mother of Mrs. Reed now lives at an advanced age, making her home in Eaton Rapids. To Mr. and Mrs. Reed have been born two children--George and Elmer. George was born May 14, 1852; he married Leiza Ferguson, and they have three children, namely: Annie, Florence and Edith. Elmer was born April 13, 1864; he married Nellie Clark.
After marriage our subject settled on a tract of land near Sudbury, the place belonging to his father, and he lived there until 1847, when he came to Michigan to try his fortunes in this young and growing State. His capital consisted of $500 in cash; this by good financial ability and the skillful management of his affairs he has increased many-fold. He and his family found shelter in a log house that a cousin had vacated, situated in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County. He then began to look around for a good tract of land which would be within his means to purchase, and he soon found a tract of 100 acres of very desirable land in Rome Township, which he bought, and with his usual energy and industry entered upon the hard task of improving it, afterward adding ten acres more land to his original purchase. He lived there fifteen years, and during that time cleared eighty-five acres, brought it under a good state of culture, and erected a set of buildings. In 1862 he sold that place and came to Ovid Township, where he bought 120 acres of land on the southwest quarter of section 4. On that farm he conducted general farming and grazing cattle very successfully, and he bought other tracts of land from time to time until he finally possessed 320 acres. In 1884 Mr. Reed purchased the place that he now occupies, joining the homestead where he lived so many years, and he has erected a fine set of buildings, and made many other valuable improvements, which rank among the best in the township.
Our subject is a man of irreproachable habits, sound business principles, and is well worthy of the high regard in which he is held by all who know him. Politically, Mr. Reed was in early life a Whig, but since the formation of the Republican party it has had no stronger or more faithful advocate than he.
Children of George Reed and Mary Bramble are:
+ 113 i. George H.22 Reed, born 14 May 1852; died 25 May 1919 in Coldwater, Ovid Twp., Branch County, MI.
+ 114 ii. Elmer Ellsworth Reed, born 13 Apr 1864 in Coldwater, Ovid Twp., Branch County, MI; died 23 Jun 1924 in Ann Arbor, MI.
71 v. Emily J. Reed (Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 10 Feb 1824 in Richmond Twp., Ontarion co., NY. She married Solomon Longyear 24 June 1850 in East Bloomfield, New York. He was born 12 Aug. 1821 in Lima, Livingston County, New York.
Child of Emily Reed and Solomon Longyear is:
i. Sarah E. Longyear
80. Charles E.21 Reed (William Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) He married Amelia B. Wells.
Children of Charles Reed and Amelia Wells are:
115 i. James Wells22 Reed, born 1870.
116 ii. George Pitts Reed, born 1873; died 1957 in Richmond, NY.
117 iii. Caroline "Carrie" A. Reed, born 1875.
118 iv. Lizzie M. Reed, born 1884.
83. Henry Gilbert21 Reed (Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 09 Nov 1834 in Richmond Mills, New York, and died 22 Oct 1877 in Grand Rapids, MI. He married Almeda Maria Pennell 27 Jan 1858 in Honeyoye, New York. She was born 06 Oct 1840 in Honeyoye, New York, and died 03 Aug 1914 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Children of Henry Reed and Almeda Pennell are:
119 i. Sarah22 Reed, born 25 Apr 1861 in Richmond Mills, New York; died 18 Jun 1890 in Grand Rapids, MI.
+ 120 ii. Alice Bessie Reed, born 16 Sep 1864 in Kalamazoo, MI; died 1950.
85. Thomas Richmond21 Reed (Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 04 Aug 1841 in Richmond Township, Ontario Co., NY, and died 11 Oct 1908. He married Sara Elmira Pennell 28 Mar 1865. She was born 09 Jan 1844 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY, and died 16 Sep 1908 in Fallon, Churchill Co., NV.
Children of Thomas Reed and Sara Pennell are:
+ 121 i. Fannie Elmira22 Reed, born 15 Jan 1866 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY; died 02 Mar 1945 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY.
122 ii. Alice Reed. She married Joshua Teare.
123 iii. Charles Reed.
87. Adelaide Elizabeth21 Reed (Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 05 May 1845, and died 10 Apr 1920. She married Fayette D. Short. He was born 15 Jun 1842 in Richmond Twp., Ontario co., NY.
Children of Adelaide Reed and Fayette Short are:
+ 124 i. Myra B.22 Short, born 1866; died 10 Apr 1920 in Richmond Mills, New York.
125 ii. Clark Reed Short, born 1869.
126 iii. Bessie E. Short, born 1870; died Deceased.
+ 127 iv. Richmond B. Short, born 1872.
128 v. Perrez Short.
129 vi. Junia Short.
90. Jemima21 Reed (Elijah20, Samuel19, Samuel18, Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 20 Oct 1809, and died 30 Nov 1893. She married William Hills. He was born ABT 1780 in near Paisley, Scotland, and died 1857 in Hartford, CT.
Children of Jemima Reed and William Hills are:
130 i. William22 Hills. He married Julia (Unknown).
131 ii. Charles Hills. He married Josephine Pollard.
132 iii. Sarah Jane Hills. She married Edward Francis.
+ 133 iv. John Reed Hills, born 09 Oct 1841 in Hartford, CT.
+ 134 v. Mary Hills.
93. Henry Harrison22 Reed (Philip Harrison21, John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 12 Dec 1840. He married Elizabeth Gooding 1862. She died 1918 in Richmond, NY.
Children of Henry Reed and Elizabeth Gooding are:
135 i. Fred G.23 Reed, born ABT 1864; died 1942 in Richmond, NY.
136 ii. Louise Reed, born 1867.
137 iii. Hallie Reed.
138 iv. Philip Reed IV, born 1874.
139 v. Murray E. Reed, born 1877.
140 vi. Florence W. Reed, born 1878.
141 vii. Roy W. Reed, born 1879; died 1952 in Richmond, NY.
94. Norman Kellogg22 Reed (Wheeler21, John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 19 Sep 1848, and died 17 Dec 1903 in Richmond, NY. He married Caroline Arnold.
Children of Norman Reed and Caroline Arnold are:
142 i. Eugene Lawrence23 Reed, born 11 Sep 1878; died 1943 in Richmond, NY.
143 ii. Irving Reed, born 27 Sep 1880.
99. Martha Jane22 Reed (John Alexander21, John Fitch20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1860. She married Herman Joel Waterbury 1883. He was born 1857.
Child of Martha Reed and Herman Waterbury is:
144 i. Josephine23 Waterbury, born in Richmond, N. Y.. She married Gail Murphy.
113. George H.22 Reed (George W.21, Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 14 May 1852, and died 25 May 1919 in Coldwater, Ovid Twp., Branch County, MI. He married Leiza Ferguson.
Children of George Reed and Leiza Ferguson are:
145 i. Annie23 Reed, born ABT 1890. She married (Unknown) Brinneman.
146 ii. Florence Reed. She married (Unknown) Cummins.
147 iii. Edith Reed. She married Samuel B. Light 25 Nov 1914 in Coldwater, Branch Co., MI.
114. Elmer Ellsworth22 Reed (George W.21, Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 13 Apr 1864 in Coldwater, Ovid Twp., Branch County, MI, and died 23 Jun 1924 in Ann Arbor, MI. He married Nellie L. Clark 10 May 1886 in Branch county, MI, daughter of Joshua Clark and Gertrude Lockwood. She was born 31 Jan 1867 in Coldwater, MI, and died 25 Nov 1963 in Jackson, MI.
Obituary & Card of Thanks in Newspaper [probably Albion, Michigan newspaper] Elmer Ellsworth Reed
Elmer Ellsworth Reed, son of George W. and Mary E. Reed, sturdy pioneers, was born on a farm near Coldwater, Branch County, April 13, 1864, and died June 23, 1924, after a long illness with heart trouble.
He was married May 10, 1886 to Miss Nellie Clark of Ovid, his home township. To this union were born two daughters; Star Margaret, now Mrs. Robert L. Hicks of Britton, South Dakota, and Gertrude Elizabeth, who resides at home.
For twenty-one years after his marriage he lived on the old homestead and was a very successful breeder of fine sheep and horses. Moving from the farm to Coldwater he built a home on South Sprague street. Three years later he moved on to Albion, there building another fine home on South Monroe street.
In Coldwater and Albion he worked at his trade of carpenter, specializing in inside finishing work, and was considered an exceptionally fine workman.
During the world war he was first employed at his trade in the DuPont plant of New Jersey and later at the Custer Army Cantonment in Battle Creek. Going in 1919 to South Dakota he there built at Britton a home for his older daughter.
He was a loyal member of Coldwater lodge No. 31, I. O. O. F. and of the Methodist church in that city, both memberships being transferred later to Albion.
Since the last return to Michigan, and especially during the last two years, he suffered intensely from heart trouble with which he was destined to fight a losing battle.
Besides the wife and daughters there survive to mourn their loss, relatives in the ancestral Reed neighborhood at Livonia, New York, others at Coldwater and Onsted, Michigan, and a host of friends whom he had made along the way.
Elmer Reed was ever known as a loving and faithful husband and father. He was noted for the very finest of workmanship in his trade while his ready wit and everlasting good humor endeared him to all about him.
Death came at a comparatively early season to take his life but it could not command the optimistic spirit nor could it grace the abiding monuments of good cheer, of unswerving integrity and of splendid workmanship which have been erected to stand guard over his memory.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our appreciation and thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown by our friends and neighbors during our recent bereavement, also for the beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Nellie L. Reed.
Mrs. Star Reed Hicks
Miss Gertrude E. Reed
Another obituary from another newspaper reads;
Elmer E. Reed, Former Ovid Twp. Man, Dead
Elmer Ellsworth Reed, son of the late George W. and Mary E. Reed, died at the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, at 12:40 Monday morning after a long illness with heart trouble. He was born in Ovid township, April 13, 1864. His whole life was spent here until he moved to Albion 13 years ago. May 10, 1886, he was united in marriage to Mis Nellie Clark, also of Ovid township. The wife and two daughters survive him. They are Mrs. Robert Hicks of Britton, S. Dak., and Miss Gertrude Reed, who resides at home. There are also two grandson, Robert Jr. and Graydon Hicks. His only brother, George H. Reed of this city, passed away five years ago. He was a member of the M. E. church and the I. O. O. F. lodge of Albion.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1:30 fast time, at his home in Albion. Interment will be given in the family lot in Oak Grove cemetery here.
Albion Record 11/26/1963 Mrs. Nellie L. Reed
Mrs. Nellie L. Reed, 96, a former Albion resident, died Monday in the Cedar Knoll rest home, east of Jackson, where she had been living for the past five months. She had been failing in health for three years.
Mrs. Reed was born Jan. 31, 1867, the daughter of Joshua and Gertrude Clark. She came to Albion in 1911 from Branch county and lived for many years at 305 South Monroe street. Later she had an apartment at 313 1/2 Burr Oak street. Mrs. Reed was a member of the First Methodist church here and the Golden Age club in Albion. Her husband, Elmer Reed, died 38 years ago in Albion.
Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. Lorris Russell of Brooklyn and Mrs. Robert Hicks of Albion; seven grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be held Wednesday at two P.M. at the Putnam funeral home in Coldwater with burial in that city.
Children of Elmer Reed and Nellie Clark are:
+ 148 i. Star Margaret23 Reed, born 21 Jul 1890 in Coldwater, MI; died 08 Sep 1976 in Albion, MI.
+ 149 ii. Gertrude Elizabeth Reed, born 06 Jun 1906 in Coldwater, MI; died 26 Mar 1984 in Midland, MI.
120. Alice Bessie22 Reed (Henry Gilbert21, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 16 Sep 1864 in Kalamazoo, MI, and died 1950. She married Marcus Frederick Bates. He was born 1862, and died 1948.
Child of Alice Reed and Marcus Bates is:
150 i. Dorothy Whitman23 Bates, born 1899.
121. Fannie Elmira22 Reed (Thomas Richmond21, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 15 Jan 1866 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY, and died 02 Mar 1945 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY. She married Frank Alexander Campbell, Sr 01 Sep 1897 in Bristol ??, NY. He was born 24 Jul 1869 in Seneca, Ontario Co., NY, and died 25 Jan 1956 in Rushville, Ontario Co., NY.
Child of Fannie Reed and Frank Campbell is:
+ 151 i. Frank Alexander23 Campbell, born 30 May 1906 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY; died 10 Sep 1989 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY.
124. Myra B.22 Short (Adelaide Elizabeth21 Reed, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1866, and died 10 Apr 1920 in Richmond Mills, New York. She married Arthur B. Newton ABT 1888. He was born in Fairport, NY.
Child of Myra Short and Arthur Newton is:
+ 152 i. Fayette23 Newton, died 1920.
127. Richmond B.22 Short (Adelaide Elizabeth21 Reed, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 1872.
Child of Richmond B. Short is:
153 i. Richmond23 Short, Jr., born ABT 1896.
133. John Reed22 Hills (Jemima21 Reed, Elijah20, Samuel19, Samuel18, Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 09 Oct 1841 in Hartford, CT. He married Ella Maria Willis. She was born 25 Apr 1844, and died 14 Feb 1897.
Children of John Hills and Ella Willis are:
154 i. Caroline E.23 Hills, born May 1868.
155 ii. Grace M. Hills, born Aug 1871.
156 iii. Jane Reed Hills, born 15 Mar 1877. She married Guy E. Beardsley 02 Dec 1903.
134. Mary22 Hills (Jemima21 Reed, Elijah20, Samuel19, Samuel18, Joseph17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) She married Charles H. Tryon.
Children of Mary Hills and Charles Tryon are:
157 i. (Unknown)23 Tryon.
158 ii. (Unknown) Tryon.
148. Star Margaret23 Reed (Elmer Ellsworth22, George W.21, Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 21 Jul 1890 in Coldwater, MI, and died 08 Sep 1976 in Albion, MI. She married Robert Louis Hicks 18 Sep 1918 in Albion, MI, son of Robert Hicks and Ellen Wetherell. He was born 11 Sep 1899 in Hersey, MI, and died 04 Mar 1972 in Albion, MI.
Star Reed was named without a middle name and decided as a child that she wanted Margaret as a middle name. It may be a name she got from an Aunt but not sure. She began using the name and over time it became her "assumed" middle name and she carried it her entire life. Star graduated from Albion College, Albion, MI in the year 1913.
The Evart Review, Issue for 27 Sept. 1918, Pg. 6, Col. 1.
Word was received that Robert Hicks, formerly of East Hersey, and Mis Starr Reed, of Albion, had been united in Marriage. Miss Reed was teacher in the grammar room of the Hersey Public Schools three years ago.
Star and Robert lived in Britton, South Dakota in the early years of their marriage. Star taught school while there. Her father, Elmer Ellsworth Reed, went out to Britton, SD, and built a house for her and Robert L. Hicks. Their first child, a son, Robert Reed Hicks was born while they lived there.
Obituary - Albion Record Sept. 9, 1976 Star M. Hicks
Mrs. Robert L. Hicks, 86, died Wednesday evening at Sheldon Manor. She had been ill for several years. She was born July 21, 1890, in Coldwater to Elmer and Nellie (Clark) Reed.
Mrs. Hicks married Robert L. Hicks in 1918. He died March 4, 1972. Her former address was 3615 Albion Road, Concord.
Mrs. Hicks was a graduate of Albion College and was a former school teacher.
Survivors include a son, Robert R. Hicks, Concord; three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Phyllis) Foster, Albion, Mrs. Constance Vail, Albion, and Mrs. Robert (Kay) Trautman, Manistee; 30 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. L. M. (Gertrude) Russell, Jackson.
Services will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. at the Albion Chapel of Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapels. Rev. Clarence A. Pedersen will officiate with interment in Albion Memory Gardens.
Those who wish may contribute to the Michigan Heart Fund.
Obituary - Albion Record 3/6/1972 Robert L. Hicks
Robert L. Hicks, 72, resident of 3615 Albion Road, Concord Township, died suddenly about 12:25 P.M. Saturday upon arrival at Albion Community Hospital.
Friends may call at the Albion Chapel of the Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapels, where services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Lynn DeMoss officiating. Burial in Albion Memory Gardens.
The son of Robert E. and Ellen Weatherall (sic Wetherell) Hicks, he was born in Hersey, Mich., Sept. 11, 1899. Following graduation from Hersey High School, he attended Grand Rapids Business College, and then the Detroit School of Law. In 1918, he married Miss Star M. Reed, who survives him. During World War II, he served with the Sea Bees, and until he retired in 1963, had operated his own excavating business. He was a member of V.F.W. Post No. 3672.
Surviving him, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Phillis) Foster, Albion, Mrs. Robert (Constance) Vail, Concord, and Mrs. Robert (Kay) Troutman, Manistee; a son, Robert R. Hicks, Concord; 20 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by another son, Graydon K. Hicks, and by a brother.
Children of Star Reed and Robert Hicks are:
159 i. Robert Reed24 Hicks, born 30 Sep 1919 in Britton, SD; died 11 Feb 1980 in Albion, MI. He married (1) Betty (Unknown) Bef. 1942. He married (2) Mary LaDonna "Donna" Shaner 31 Jan 1942 in Bowling Green, OH; born 23 Jul 1921 in Bowling Green, OH; died 01 Oct 1974 in Albion, MI.
160 ii. Graydon Keith Hicks, Sr, born 02 Jan 1922 in Albion, MI; died 20 Dec 1969 in Grand Blanc, Genesee Co., MI. He married Bertha Jane Coughlen 22 Aug 1944 in Indianapolis, IN; born 02 Nov 1926 in Indianapolis, IN; died 03 Jan 1996 in Jackson, Jackson Co., MI.
161 iii. Phyllis Jane Hicks, born 13 Jan 1925 in Albion, MI; died 21 July 2007 in Marshall, Michigan. She married Earl Paul Foster 25 Nov 1947; born 31 Dec 1927 in Walnut Ridge, AR; died 31 Oct 2001 in Albion, MI.
Obituary - Battle Creek Enquirer
Phyllis J. Foster
Albion
Phyllis J. Foster, 82, of Albion, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2007, at Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall. Born January 13, 1925 in Albion, MI, she was the daughter of Robert and Starr (Reed) Hicks. Phyllis had been employed at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Fabricators in Marshall, and McGraw-Edison Co.
She belonged to the Albion World Outreach, Clarence Township Senior Citizens Group, and she enjoyed leisure time reading, working puzzles, and visiting friends and family.
On November 25, 1947 she married Earl Paul Foster, and he preceded her in death in 2001. Survivors include 3 daughters, Nancy (Jesus) Guerra of San Antonio, TX, Carol (Donald) Wright of Battle Creek, JoAnn (John) Cripe of Springport; 3 sons, Jack (Luane) McAuliffe of Marshall, Edward (Penny) Foster of Orlando, FL, David (Ellen) Foster of Lansing; 1 sister, Kay Troutman of Newberry; numerous grandchildren and great-grand-children; and 1 great-great-grandchild. She was also preceded in death by her son, Barry; daughter-in-law, Georgette; grandson, Jame-son; 2 brothers, Robert and Graydon; and her twin sister, Connie Vail.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., at the J. Kevin Tidd Funeral Home, 811 Finley Dr., Albion, with Pastor Steve Meszaras officiating. Interment in Albion Memory Gardens will follow. Visitations are scheduled Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials to Albion World Outreach or the Alzheimer's Association would be appreciated.
162 iv. Constance Jean Hicks, born 13 Jan 1925 in Albion, MI; died 15 Feb 1982 in Albion, MI. She married (1) Charles Lowell Morgan 16 Jan 1942 in Piggott, AK; born 16 Oct 1923 in Piggott, AK; died 24 Aug 1962 in Albion, MI. She married (2) Lee Norris ABT 1964. She married (3) Robert Vail 05 Jul 1967 in Concord, MI; born 28 Sep 1914 in Neward, OH; died 23 Mar 1973 in Albion, MI.
163 v. Kathryn Margaret Hicks, born 15 Feb 1934 in Albion, MI. She married Robert Paul Trautman 26 Mar 1954 in Camp Rucker, Dothan, Coffee County, AL; born 27 Aug 1931.
149. Gertrude Elizabeth23 Reed (Elmer Ellsworth22, George W.21, Wheeler20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 06 Jun 1906 in Coldwater, MI, and died 26 Mar 1984 in Midland, MI. She married Col. Russell Lorris M. Russell, son of Merrell Russell and Nellie (Unknown). He was born 09 Oct 1901 in Napoleon, MI, and died 15 Jul 1979 in Tawas City, MI.
Children of Gertrude Reed and Lorris Russell are:
164 i. Nancy24 Russell, born 30 Nov 1928. She married Norman C. Olmsted Aug 1938; born 20 Feb 1925 in Jackson, MI.
165 ii. MaryLynn Russell, born 08 Nov 1936 in Jackson, MI. She married (1) Dwayne Cowgill ABT 1957. She married (2) Fred Welch ABT 1960; died Unknown. She married (3) Robert Roberson 1970.
151. Frank Alexander23 Campbell (Fannie Elmira22 Reed, Thomas Richmond21, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) was born 30 May 1906 in Richmond, Ontario Co., NY, and died 10 Sep 1989 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY. He married Ruth Alida Metcalf 14 Jun 1928 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY. She was born 10 May 1909 in Fayette, Seneca Co., NY.
Child of Frank Campbell and Ruth Metcalf is:
166 i. Ralph William24 Campbell, born 20 Jan 1930 in Geneva, Ontario Co., NY. He married Nina Jane Smith 06 May 1950 in parents home, Geneva, Ontario Co., NY; born 10 Apr 1930 in at home, Waterloo, Seneca Co., NY.
152. Fayette23 Newton (Myra B.22 Short, Adelaide Elizabeth21 Reed, Philip20, Philip19, Jacob18, Josiah17, Josiah16, Josiah or Samuel15, John Reed14 (Read), William Reed13 (Reade), Matthew12 Reed, William11 Reade, William10, William9, Edward Edmunde8, John7, Thomas6, Thomas (of Redydale)5 Rede, Galfrinus4 Reed, Robert3, William2 Rede, Brainus1 De Rede) died 1920. He married Lillian Bauer.
Children of Fayette Newton and Lillian Bauer are:
167 i. Elizabeth24 Newton.
168 ii. Bessie Newton.
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