Stephen Reed
Stephen was born in 1813.
- General Notes
- I don't know if this is referring to this Stephen Reed or not, From at he "History of DeKalb County, IN. In reference to Sheldon Crooks"
. He became the father of twelve children,
three of whom died in infancy; Lucinda died in 1865, aged nine years;
Harriett died in 1871 at the age of eleven years; Mrs. Amanda Reed died
October 19, 1893, being the widow of Stephen Reed, who died March 14,
1893, and she left a son, Carl Reed, then about three years old; Alice
died in 1904, and was the wife of Thomas Cool, of South Bend; Marinda
is the wife of Theodore McCush, of Litchfield, Nebraska; Sheldon, the
subject of this sketch is next in order of birth; Robert A. lives in
Auburn and is a retired farmer; Barbara is the wife of John Hefty, who
lives south of Butler in Wilmington township; George W. is an attorney
at Waterloo, this county.
I don't know if this is refering to this Stephen Reed????
Stephen and Elizabeth were married (further details are not known).
They had three sons and four daughters, named
Elnora,
Stephen,
Jeffery,
Elizabeth,
Sarah,
Mary and
Thomas.
Elnora Reed
Elnora was born on 6-Feb-1841. She died, at the age of 73, on 2-Feb-1915.
- Death Notes
- Born in England. Died a few days after a lamp exploded and burnt her severly. Her obituary indicates she had a strong Christian faith.
Elizabeth Reed
Elizabeth was born on 6-Dec-1846. She died, at the age of 72, on 5-Jun-1919.
- Death Notes
- Born in England, Died in Lawrence, Van Buren Co., Michigan.
Elizabeth's death record lists her parents as Stephen Reed and Elizabeth Dinsdale.
Mary Reed
Mary was born in 1851.
- Death Notes
- First child born in the US
Thomas Reed
Thomas was born in 1858.
- Death Notes
- Second child born in the US