Margaret Reed

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Reed was born on 6 November 1839, in Washington, Virginia, United States, her father, Hugh John Reed, was 38 and her mother, Barbara Nancy Keys, was 39. She married John Montgomery McCall on 7 January 1867, in Washington, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Western District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Holston, Washington, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 8 October 1911, in Washington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rock Spring Cemetery, Jackson, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Montgomery McCall
1842–1886
Margaret Reed
1839–1911
Marriage: 7 January 1867
Bettie Jane McCall
1868–1900
Hugh James McCall
1870–1949
Isaac Newton McCall
1872–1934
Mary May McCALL
1875–1875
Robert J. Mc Call
1877–
William Reed McCall
1880–1960
Sallie Grace McCall
1883–1912

Sources (42)

  • Margaret Reed in household of John Reed, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margaret, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Margaret Reed, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English and Older Scots red(e) ‘red’, no doubt denoting someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.

English: from Middle English ride, rede, rude (Old English rīed, rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or near a clearing, or habitational, for someone who lived at one of a number of places so named, including Rede Court in Strood (Kent), Rides in Eastchurch (Kent), Ride Way in Ewhurst (Surrey), and Reed Farm in Wadhurst (Sussex). The word is particularly common in the southeastern counties of England, from Kent to the Isle of Wight. See also Rider and Reader .

English: habitational name from Read (Lancashire), Reed (Hertfordshire), or Rede (Suffolk). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English rǣge ‘roe, female roe deer’ + hēafod ‘head’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English rȳhth ‘rough piece of ground’. The etymology of the Suffolk placename is uncertain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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