William Robert ReedAge: 28 years1859–1888
- Name
- William Robert Reed
- Given names
- William Robert
- Surname
- Reed
 Birth | February 7, 1859 31 25 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 17, 1860 (Age 17 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Noah Reed after 1860 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John N Reed February 1, 1861 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Almira Reed January 1, 1863 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens October 9, 1863 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Milus G Reed — Mary “Polly” Roach — View this family May 12, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-sister | Doley Reed August 23, 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Reed 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 6, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Amelia Reed September 22, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles “Charley” Reed September 18, 1872 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Shemwell February 22, 1879 (Age 20 years) Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca E Reed October 1879 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Milie Reed February 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Lenora Monroe Riley — View this family about 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Maude Robert Reed December 23, 1887 (Age 28 years) |
 Death | January 28, 1888 (Age 28 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Farmer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milus G Reed Birth: May 7, 1827 23 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 15, 1890 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens Birth: 1834 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1863 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1849 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Izora Reed Birth: October 18, 1850 23 16 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1933 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
James Winfred Reed Birth: June 8, 1852 25 18 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: May 23, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary E “Polly” Reed Birth: November 25, 1855 28 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Rebecca E Reed Birth: about 1856 28 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1879 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Robert Reed Birth: February 7, 1859 31 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1888 |
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2 years younger brother |
John N Reed Birth: February 1, 1861 33 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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23 months younger sister |
Almira Reed Birth: January 1, 1863 35 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1930 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary “Polly” Roach |
| father |
Milus G Reed Birth: May 7, 1827 23 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 15, 1890 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary “Polly” Roach Birth: about 1835 40 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: May 12, 1865 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Doley Reed Birth: August 23, 1867 40 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 6, 1941 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Sarah Reed Birth: 1869 41 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1890 |
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21 months half-sister |
Amelia Reed Birth: September 22, 1870 43 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 8, 1940 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Charles “Charley” Reed Birth: September 18, 1872 45 37 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1935 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years half-sister |
Milie Reed Birth: February 1880 52 45 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1967 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lenora Monroe Riley |
| himself |
William Robert Reed Birth: February 7, 1859 31 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1888 |
| wife |
Lenora Monroe Riley Birth: March 27, 1861 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1891 |
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Marriage: about 1886 — |
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2 years daughter |
Maude Robert Reed Birth: December 23, 1887 28 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 26, 1964 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
William Robert Reed has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Murphy Reed + Margaret McCain
Parents Benjamin Owens + Rebecca Ann Reed
Parents Henry S Reed + Sarah L Wood
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Milus G Reed - Household
Smiths, Marshall, Kentucky
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