Informaton from " The Mellet and Hickman Families of Henry County, Indiana" by Franklin Miller, Jr.
Vol. 1 Pgs. 191-193
Descendants of John Reed Generation No. 1 1. JOHN REED was born 1735 in Ireland, and died 1819 in Morgantown, W.Va. He married MARGARET HUTCHINSON. She was born 1734, and died 1796. Notes for JOHN REED: Immigrant, served as a private in 4th Va. Regiment. Children of JOHN REED and MARGARET HUTCHINSON are: i. SARAH REED, b. 1754; m. JAMES DUNN; b. Unknown. Notes for SARAH REED: Born on the Atlantic on the way to America. ii. MARTHA REED, b. 1756; d. 1821; m. NICHOLAS VANDERVORT; b. Unknown. iii. JOSEPH REED, b. 1760; d. 1816, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH CHANDLER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. Notes for JOSEPH REED: That had 10 children. iv. JOHN REED JR., b. 1765; d. Unknown; m. NANCY ANN FRUM; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 2. v. WILLIAM REED, b. September 11, 1769; d. October 12, 1846. vi. JAMES REED, b. 1788; d. 1839; m. LYDIA WATSON; b. 1797; d. 1892. Notes for JAMES REED: He was a private in the war of 1812. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM REED was born September 11, 1769, and died October 12, 1846. He married MARY ANN STEVENSON 1796. She was born September 12, 1773, and died January 29, 1848. Notes for MARY ANN STEVENSON: year of death may have been 1818. Also Maiden name could have been Evenson. Children of WILLIAM REED and MARY STEVENSON are: 3. i. JAMES REED, b. 1797; d. 1880. 4. ii. JOHN REED, b. July 30, 1801; d. March 16, 1883, Henry Co., Ind.. iii. WILLIAM REED, b. 1803. Notes for WILLIAM REED: Went to Ohio. iv. JOSEPH REED, b. 1806. Notes for JOSEPH REED: Went to Tyler Co.,West Virginia. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES REED was born 1797, and died 1880. He married ELIZABETH GUSEMAN. She was born 1799, and died 1876. Notes for JAMES REED: He was founder of Reedsville,W.Va., about 15 miles East of Morgantown. A son, William Reed , married a Beal and came to Delaware Co., Ind. in 1876. Two other sons stayed near Reedsville, there also were several daughters. Child of JAMES REED and ELIZABETH GUSEMAN is: i. WILLIAM4 REED, b. 1846; d. Unknown; m. A. BEALL; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 4. JOHN REED was born July 30, 1801, and died March 16, 1883 in Henry Co., Ind.. He married MARGARET MELLETT September 11, 1823, daughter of JESSE MELLETT and JUDITH GLASSCOCK. She was born September 19, 1803, and died August 03, 1878. Notes for JOHN REED: Went to Henry Co., Indiana, in 1827. East Lebon Cemetery Children of JOHN REED and MARGARET MELLETT are: 5. i. THOMAS REED, b. June 06, 1824; d. January 05, 1877, Labette Co., Kansas 6. ii. JESSE MELLETT REED, b. April 03, 1827; d. May 21, 1884, Mt. Summit, In.. iii. CHARLES MELLETT REED, b. June 11, 1828; d. April 11, 1832. Notes for CHARLES MELLETT REED: Died in infancy. 7. iv. WILLIAM MELLETT REED, b. November 03, 1829; d. November 19, 1909. v. MARY ANN REED, b. August 12, 1834; d. February 01, 1863; m. HENRY H. VEACH; b. Unknown. Notes for MARY ANN REED: 2 Children. vi. JOHN MELLETT REED, b. January 19, 1837; d. April 22, 1908; m. ANKAH BEAVERS; b. March 09, 1837; d. October 23, 1926. vii. JOEL REED, b. May 08, 1839; d. December 04, 1844. Notes for JOEL REED: Died in infancy. viii. RUFUS REED, b. August 06, 1841; d. March 20, 1863. Notes for RUFUS REED: d. unmarried at 21 yrs. ix. VIRETTA REED, b. August 06, 1842; d. January 04, 1895; m. JOSHUA HICKMAN BEAVERS, January 04, 1863; b. December 08, 1841; d. July 24, 1920. Notes for VIRETTA REED: 7 Children. x. JUDITH REED, b. 1844; d. 1921; m. RICHARD W. BARNARD; b. 1846; d. 1932. Notes for JUDITH REED: 3 Children. Generation No. 4 5. THOMAS REED was born June 06, 1824, and died January 05, 1877 in Labette Co., Kansas He married SARAH HARLAND June 21, 1845, daughter of STEVEN HARLAN and POLLY SPARKS. She was born April 30, 1829, and died March 22, 1887. Notes for THOMAS REED: Went to Kansas ,11 children. M121.Thomas Reed (1824-1877) married Sarah Harlan in 1845 in a double wedding ceremony at the same time his first cousin Arthur Veach (M113) married Sarah's sister Mary Ann. The Harlan girls were daughters of Stephen and Polly (Sparks) Harlan. These two families went to Coffey Co., Kansas in 1857 and then to Labette Co. where Tom Reed bought a farm about 1870/72 . Thomas and Sarah Reed were founding members of the primitive Baptist church in Coffey Co. in 1866,along with families named Harlan, Beavers, Veach and others. Their son Charles Mellet Reed ,age 20, was also a founding member of that church, and he later became a Baptist preacher at Connersville, Ind. Notes for SARAH HARLAND: Sarah Harlan Reed returned to Indiana and later married Rezin H. Powers, Widower of Elizabeth Mellett(M24) Children of THOMAS REED and SARAH HARLAND are: i. CHARLES MELLETT REED, b. September 19, 1846; d. September 20, 1905; m. MARIA BANNING; b. 1849, Missouri; d. December 13, 1913. Notes for CHARLES MELLETT REED: He was a Primitive Baptist preacher for over 40 years at connersville,Ind. ii. MARTICIA REED, b. March 01, 1848; d. December 24, 1925; m. (1) W. L. NELIGH; b. Unknown; d. 1930; m. (2) NATHAN HOPKINS; b. Unknown; d. 1895. Notes for MARTICIA REED: No child. by either marriage. Notes for W. L. NELIGH: Vice Pres. or Pres. of the Katy Railroad. Notes for NATHAN HOPKINS: developed a 500 acre bottom farm near Parsons, Kansas iii. MARTHA JANE REED, b. 1850; d. 1877; m. DAVID LAMB; b. Unknown; d. Abt. 1880. iv. MARY E. REED, b. 1852; d. April 16, 1878; m. HENRY ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS, December 26, 1869; b. August 30, 1847; d. May 30, 1927. Notes for MARY E. REED: Was 17 Yrs. old on date of marriage. Notes for HENRY ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS: He was a corporal in Company M,19th Regiment of Kansas Calvary volunteers, sent to reinforce Gen. Custer. He settled in Labette Co., Kansas. v. MARGARET E. REED, b. 1854; m. LEMUEL A. DOUGHERTY; b. Unknown. Notes for MARGARET E. REED: B. 1854 or 1855 age 5 in June, 1860 census. Lived near Hartford, Coffey Co. Kansas Notes for LEMUEL A. DOUGHERTY: lived near Hartford, Coffey Co., Kansas. vi. WILLIE S. REED, b. 1856; d. 1857. Notes for WILLIE S. REED: d. Infancy vii. NANCY REED, b. 1857; d. 1858. Notes for NANCY REED: lived 6 mos. viii. EMMA ZETTA REED, b. 1859; d. 1876. Notes for EMMA ZETTA REED: Unmarried, buried Sheridan Cemetery. ix. JENNIE REED, b. 1860. Notes for JENNIE REED: Killed at school. x. HESTER FRANCES REED, b. September 17, 1863; d. March 10, 1952; m. RUFUS REED; b. June 12, 1863; d. February 13, 1937. Notes for HESTER FRANCES REED: Married Cousin Son of William M. Reed (M124) and Malinda Ann Mellett (M212) Notes for RUFUS REED: Baptist preacher. xi. JOHN STEPHEN REED, b. January 22, 1872; m. JESSIE R. SPRINGER, September 26, 1891; b. May 12, 1873. Notes for JOHN STEPHEN REED: Farmer, Springport, Ind. More About JOHN STEPHEN REED: Occupation: Farmer , Springport, Ind. 6. JESSE MELLETT REED was born April 03, 1827, and died May 21, 1884 in Mt. Summit, In.. He married (1) MARTHA ANN DAVIS, daughter of NATHAN DAVIS and HANNAH MOORE. She was born December 06, 1839, and died May 22, 1903 in Henry Co., Ind.. He married (2) NANCY FRANCES MCALLISTER October 11, 1855, daughter of JOHN MCALLISTER and HESTER UNKNOWN. She was born February 17, 1829, and died September 22, 1870. More About JESSE MELLETT REED: Occupation: Farmer, Mt. Summit, Ind. Children of JESSE REED and MARTHA DAVIS are: i. WILLIAM NATHAN REED, b. November 03, 1876; d. March 27, 1953, Muncie, In.; m. SYLVA GRAHAM PATTERSON, June 25, 1902; b. July 06, 1878; d. June 19, 1956, Muncie, In.. Notes for WILLIAM NATHAN REED: Farmer,Oakville,Ind. More About WILLIAM NATHAN REED: Fact 1: Farmer, Oakville, Ind. ii. ETHEL VIRGINIA REED, b. July 30, 1880; d. April 05, 1918, Cleveland , Ohio; m. (1) HARRY MCNEAL; b. Unknown; d. March 03, 1923; m. (2) HARRY S. MC NEAL, August 08, 1910; b. October 1856, Cleveland , Ohio; d. March 03, 1923. Children of JESSE REED and NANCY MCALLISTER are: iii. JOHN OREN5 REED, b. December 31, 1856; d. January 22, 1916; m. MARY MCNEAL; b. Unknown. Notes for JOHN OREN REED: Dean of College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and head of Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. More About JOHN OREN REED: Occupation: Dean of College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and head of Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Notes for MARY MCNEAL: Her Brother Harry McNeal Married John's Sister Ethel V. Reed(See M1227) Mary McNeal Later married William J. Hussey of the Astronomy Dept. iv. HESTER REED, b. September 19, 1860; d. October 15, 1881. v. AUGUSTUS WALTER REED, b. September 04, 1865; d. March 21, 1919; m. IDA ANTOINETTE SCHWARTZ, November 18, 1896; b. July 26, 1872, Saginaw, Michigan; d. March 18, 1960. More About AUGUSTUS WALTER REED: Occupation: M.D. in Cleveland, Ohio vi. FRANCIS EUGENE REED, b. November 18, 1868; d. March 10, 1938; m. OLGA FRANCES SCHWARTZ, May 24, 1904; b. September 19, 1878, Saginaw, Michigan. Notes for FRANCIS EUGENE REED: His wife's sister, Ida married his brother Augustus Walter Reed. More About FRANCIS EUGENE REED: Occupation: Right of way man for N.Y. Tel. Co. vii. ALBERT JESSE REED, b. September 14, 1870; d. April 13, 1932; m. FLORENCE ETHEL SHIER, January 31, 1905; b. Unknown. More About ALBERT JESSE REED: Occupation: Dental surgeon 7. WILLIAM MELLETT REED was born November 03, 1829, and died November 19, 1909. He married MALINDA ANN MELLETT. She was born June 07, 1839, and died June 01, 1910. Notes for WILLIAM MELLETT REED: 9 Children. Child of WILLIAM REED and MALINDA MELLETT is: i. RUFUS5 REED, b. June 12, 1863; d. February 13, 1937; m. HESTER FRANCES REED; b. September 17, 1863; d. March 10, 1952. Notes for RUFUS REED: Baptist preacher. Notes for HESTER FRANCES REED: Married Cousin Son of William M. Reed (M124) and Malinda Ann Mellett (M212)
