When Martha Reid was born on 21 June 1823, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas C Reid, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Harris, was 19. She married Jesse Pieratt Tipton on 13 March 1843, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Estill, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Millers Creek, Estill, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 May 1894, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70.
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Scottish: variant of Reed , of which Reid is the common modern Scots spelling.
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