Francis Allen Reed

Brief Life History of Francis Allen

When Francis Allen Reed was born on 28 January 1850, in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, his father, William R. Reed, was 26 and his mother, Mary Electa Day, was 27. He married Amy Menefee on 15 September 1870, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Elgin, Union, Oregon, United States in 1920. His occupation is listed as ogden city electric in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 17 January 1928, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Summerville-Imbler Cemetery, Summerville, Union, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Allen Reed
1850–1928
Alice Susannah Beddes
1869–1952
Marriage: 13 September 1890
Jessie Reed
1890–1891
Hazel Reed
1891–1926
Ruth Reed
1894–1997
Burlah Reed
1897–1964
Francis Reed
1899–1983
Georgian Reed
1903–1993
Leora Reed
1909–1952
Sally Maude Reed
1913–2004

Sources (33)

  • Francis Reed, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mr. Frank Reed, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Francis Allen Reed, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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World Events (8)

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

1861

Historical Boundaries - 1861: Baker, Oregon, United States; 1864: Union, Oregon, United States

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

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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