Brief Life History of James R
When James R Reed was born in 1839, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Tebbs Reed, was 20 and his mother, Mary Hall, was 27. He married Phoebe Jane Glass about 1865, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 4, Fleming, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 February 1913, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Brick Union Cemetery, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States.
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- James Reed, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Reed, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Reed in entry for John Reed, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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James R Reed ~ Find a Grave Information
James R. Reed Birth: 1839 Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Death: 24 Feb 1913 (aged 73–74) Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Brick Union Cemetery, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Memorial …
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