Family Group Record for Mitchell REED
Submitted bt: Jim Adkins
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Husband: Mitchell REED
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Born: 28 Feb 1827 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 1 Mar 1911 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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Father: Samuel REED (1790-1833)
Mother: Mary SHANNON (1798-1878)
Marriage: 9 Apr 1846 Place:
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Wife: Sarah FOSTER
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Born: 17 May 1827 - Scio, Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 26 Feb 1893 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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Father: George FOSTER (1794-1849)
Mother: Jerusha WORTMAN (1797-1836)
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Children
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1 M Samuel Foster REED
Born: 15 Feb 1847 - (Green TWP) Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 6 Aug 1920 - El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri, USA
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Spouse: Catherine C NICHOLAS (1849-1910)
Marr. Date: 19 Mar 1868 - Page, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Clara BRADLEY (Abt 1851- )
Marr. Date: 22 Dec 1915 - Bates, Missouri, USA
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2 F Mary Jerusia REED
Born: 23 May 1848 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 31 Oct 1851 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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3 F Elizabeth J REED
Born: 23 Oct 1849 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 14 Dec 1849 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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4 F Sarah Jane REED
Born: 4 Apr 1851
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Died: 29 Nov 1921 - Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
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Spouse: Hugh Copeland ARMSTRONG (1845-1891)
Marr. Date: 31 Dec 1872 - Page, Iowa, USA
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5 F Lavinia Florence REED
Born: 18 Dec 1852 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Died: 23 Oct 1853 - Harrison, Ohio, USA
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6 M William Duel REED
Born: 29 Mar 1854
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Died: 1 Nov 1938
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Spouse: Lydia J MARTIN (1857-1911)
Marr. Date: 17 Jan 1878 - Page, Iowa, USA
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7 M Emmit REED
Born: 30 Dec 1856 - Kirkville, Wapello, Iowa, USA
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Died: 3 Aug 1921 - College Springs, Page, Iowa, USA
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Spouse: Ida Eldora MORROW (1859-1938)
Marr. Date: 17 Jan 1878 - Page, Iowa, USA
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8 M George Washington REED
Born: 16 Dec 1858 - Kirkville, Wapello, Iowa, USA
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Died: 7 Aug 1922 - Shambaugh, Page, Iowa, USA
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Spouse: Eliza CASE ( - )
Marr. Date: 15 Apr 1892 - College Springs, Page, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Flora Viola ROBINSON (1859-1891)
Marr. Date: 31 Mar 1880 - College Springs, Page, Iowa, USA
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9 M Frank Eugene REED [GGF]
Born: 10 Jan 1861 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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Died: 12 Aug 1935 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
Buried: - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Clara Belle SANDERS [GGM] (1866-1940)
Marr. Date: 7 Jan 1885 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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10 F Mary Elma "Ella" REED
Born: 19 Apr 1864 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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Died: 19 Mar 1932 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
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Spouse: † Clergy †, Robert F JOHNSTON (1864-1938)
Marr. Date: 4 Oct 1883 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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11 M James Mitchell REED
Born: 8 Feb 1867 - Page, Iowa, USA
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Died: 14 Dec 1867 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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12 M Thomas Mitchell REED
Born: 16 Dec 1869 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
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Died: 2 May 1952 - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
Buried: - Braddyville, Page, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Stacy J BURCH (1874-1968)
Marr. Date: 29 Mar 1894 - Page, Iowa, USA
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From: THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDENTS OF MITCHELL REED AND HIS WIFE, SARA FOSTER
WITH NOTES ON SOME RELATED FAMILIES. 1967 by Arthur Reed Armstrong
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Mitchell Reed was born 28 February 1827 in the small farm home of his parents
in Harrison County, Ohio When he was only six years old his father died leaving
six young children and a widow. Although his mother remarried three years
later, the family never had more than the bare essentials of life
After receiving a limited education Mitchell began to learn the wagon maker's
trade at which he worked at Cadiz and Unionvale in Harrison County.
It was probably while he was working at Cadiz that he met his future wife Sarah
Foster. They were married 9 April 1846 by the Reverend John Rea of the Beech
Spring Presbyterian Church and continued to live in Harrison County until 1854.
Of six children born to them there, three died in infancy.
In 1854 Mitchell Reed moved his family to the boundless prairies of Iowa. They
packed their meager belongings into their wagon and set off for Wheeling, West
Virginia, where they boarded a steamboat for the journey down the Ohio River
and then up the Mississippi to Keokuk, Iowa. There they hired a man with a team
to take than to Kirkville in Wapello County, Iowa
A few miles from their destination, at Eddyville, Mitchell's wife, Sarah, was
stricken with cholera. Few people survived this dreaded illness, and for
several days she was not expected to Live. They had secured quarters in a
hotel, but the owner soon found himself with quarantine on his building. The
family was delayed there about two weeks, but Sarah Reed did recover. They
finally reached their new home in Kirkville, Wapello County where they lived
until 1859.
By l856 however, Mitchell Reed was looking westward again. This time,
accompanied by a brother and a cousin, he walked from Kirkville to Page County,
Iowa, a distance of about 175 miles. While In Page County he purchased two
tracts of Land of 90 end 40 acres each. The 90 acre tract was on the northern
limits of the town of Braddyville, and the smaller tract adjoined it on the
northwest. The land was selected for its valuable timber which could be used to
make wagons. Mitchell returned to Kirkville and in the spring of 1859 moved his
family to Braddyville.
The new land was heavily timbered so the family rented a farm southwest of
Braddyville until a home was finally built on their own land in 1863. The
rented farm on which they lived for a time was on the Iowa state line and was
heavily patrolled during the Civil War. Mitchell's son William once traded a
loaf of homemade bread for a border so1dier blue coat. They became fast friends
and marched the sentry duty together
White farming the rented land Mitchell Reed was busy clearing his own purchase.
He used some for the lumber in his wagon making and much of it went into their
new home which he worked on when be had the time. He finally finished the
story-and-a-half structure and moved his family there in the fall of l863. The
house burned in 1909 and a new one was built on the same site.
The new farmland was not entirely cleared; by the time the family moved there.
Gradually more and more of it was planted each year, but Mitchell's time was
primarily taken up with wagon making. He was an expert in selecting the proper
timber and knowing when to cut it. It was an exacting trade and Mitchel1 was
quite successful in it. He relied on his sons to help with the-work on the farm
while he built wagons. Although William worked at wagon making with him for
while none of his sons ever pursued it an as occupation.
Mitchell Reed was greatly respected in the Braddyville community. He was one of
the trustees of the Braddyville Methodist Church at the time it was built and
also served as a steward. He was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party.
Perhaps the best description of Mitchell and Sarah Reed is the recollection of
their granddaughter, Mrs. J. F. Bening. In a letter to the compiler she
presents the following remembrance:
"As a small child I well remember Grandfather and Grandmother Reed. He was
always quiet and good natured, Grandmother was small arid plump. She had dark
wavy hair and always played up to the whims of children, I had many a good
times with her. After she was gone he stayed on at the old home. Some of the
Reeds have lived there continuously. Grandfather died on the sane day my
youngest daughter was born."
"During his last days he lived very quietly. Until the very last he took long
walks to the Nodaway River. Then he had his bees. When he emptied the hives of
honey the grandchildren who happened to be around were much amused. He put on a
broad brimmed straw hat and over this he draped mosquito net. It hung down over
his shoulders. Then he beat on a tin pan and proceeded to remove the honey. I
never could get the connection, but he got it done without a sting. All of us
received a gift of honey."
"He always went to the M E. Church on Sundays, always wore a Prince Albert
coat, and always came in a trifle last."
Mitchell Reed lived another 18 years (after Sarah's death)and died 1 March 1911
at his home in Braddyville Following funeral services in the Methodist Church
he, too, was buried in the peaceful knoll that is the Braddyville Cemetery. He
had observed his eighty-fourth birthday the day before his death
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MITCHELL REED
I Mitchell Reed, of Braddyville, Page County Iowa, being of the age of 83
years, on February 28, l910 and yet of Sound mind and in good health,- but
being mindful of the uncertainty of life,- do now publish and declare this
writing as and to be my Last Will and Testament; to wit--.
First It is my will, and I do hereby direct and empower my Executor hereinafter
named, to sell all my real estate, being at this time about 169 acres of land
in Buchanan Twp, Page County, Iowa, adjoining and partly within the corporate
limits of Braddyville and any other real estate of which I may die seized,- at
such price and on such terms and. at such time, as to him shall appear best,
and to make conveyance or conveyances thereof to the purchaser or purchasers,
with all the authority incident thereto,- as fully as I myself could do if
living; it being my wish that said land be sold and the proceeds divided as
below indicated.
Second,- My family Bible, and his (sic) mother picture, I will and bequeath to
my son Geo W Reed; all my other personal effects in my room at the present
time, I give and bequeath to my daughter-in law Clara Reed (wife of my son
Frank E Reed), and I also give and bequeath to her the sum of $200.00, out of
the proceeds of sale of my real estate; it being my understanding that said
Clara and Frank E Reed have no claim on my estate for my board or other
personal expense which matter has been fully adjusted in connection with their
lease on my farm, from year to year.
Third, - After payment of all my just debts expenses etc, my Executor shall
divide the remaining proceeds of my estate into eight equal shares and he shall
distribute the same among my children as follows, to wit, one share each to my
sons, Samuel F. Reed of Cass Co., Mo, George W Reed, of Page Co., Iowa, Emmett
Reed, of Page Co., Iowa Frank E Reed, of Page Co., IA, and Thomas M Reed, of
Page Co., IA, and my daughter Sarah Jane Armstrong of Sloan, Woodbury Co., IA,
and Mary Ella Johnston, of Earl, Frontier Co., Nebraska,- and the remaining one
share, to my son George W. Reed as trustee; my other son William D. Reed, now
in Canada,- has been or will be otherwise provided for, satisfactorily to
himself. The above named being my only children.
Fourth, I do hereby nominate and appoint my son George W Reed, of Shambaugh,
Page County, Iowa for Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and I direct
that he be permitted to qualify without bond or security.
Signed at Clarinda, Iowa, this 21st day of Apr A. D. 1910
Mitchell Reed
W. R. Ryerson, Clarinda, IA«tab»«tab»«tab»)«tab»
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Witnesses
A B Loranz, Clarinda, IA, «tab»«tab» «tab»)
CODICIL TO LAST WILL OF MITCHELL REED
I, Mitchell Reed, of Braddyville, Iowa, do hereby make and publish this Codicil
to my Last Will and Testament made April 21st 1910, viz-
My son Frank E. Reed and his wife Clara Reed, mentioned in said will, having
now arranged to remove from my home, it is my will and I hereby direct that the
special legacy of $200.00 and personal effects, in her favor, in the second
paragraph of said will, be and the same is hereby now revoked and canceled; my
said son shall share equally as provided in the third paragraph.
Signed at Clarinda, Iowa, this 4th day of November, A D 1910
Mitchell Reed
W R. Ryerson«tab»«tab» )
«tab»«tab»«tab») Witnesses
Orville C. Greene«tab»«tab»)
Found on Braddyville Website
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapage/towns/buchanan/BRAD-HST.HTM
An interesting item is that in July 1857, Granville HOLBROOK sold 90 acres of
land to, Mitchell REED, another early settler for the sum of $455.O0. Today the
farm would bring $500.00 per acre or more. The farm lies about 1/2 mile north
of Braddyville on Highway #71, and belongs to Lloyd REED, a grandson of
Mitchell REED.
«b»«i»Biographical History of Page County, Iowa«/i», Lewis & Dunbar Publishers,
113 Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1890«/b»
«b»MITCHELL REED is one of the few remaining old settlers of Buchanan Township;
his father, Samuel Reed, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and a pioneer in
Harrison County, Ohio, where he owned a farm. He married Mary Shannon, daughter
of Isaac Shannon, of Jefferson County, Ohio, and to them were born six
children: Samuel, Jane, Isaac, Mitchell, John and Thomas. Mr. Reed died in
Harrison County, Ohio, when his son Mitchell was a mere lad, so that he has no
distinct recollection of his father. The mother afterward married Andrew Clark,
who also died in Ohio, and she then removed to Clarinda, Iowa, and resides with
her son Samuel.
Mitchell Reed was born February 27, 1827, on his father's farm in Harrison
County, Ohio, and received a limited education in the primitive log
school-house of that day. At the early age of nineteen years he married Miss
Sarah Foster, a daughter of George and Jerusha (Workman) Foster. They are the
parents of eight children: Samuel F., Sarah J., William D., Emmett P., George
W., Frank E., Mary E. and Thomas M. Mr. Reed worked at the wagon-makers' trade
in Cadiz, Ohio, and also at Union Yale, Ohio. The tide of emigration being
westward, in the year 1855 he decided to remove with his family to Iowa; he
settled in Wapello County, Iowa, and remained there three years; at the end of
this period he came to Page County and settled in Amity Township, where he
lived another three years, and then located on his present homestead of 180
acres; it is excellent farming land and is peasantry situated one-half mile
from Braddyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr.
Reed was oneof the trustees at the time the church was built, and he has also
fulfilled the office of steward. Politically he affiliates with the Republican
party, and is a strong supporter of its principles.
Mr. Reed's oldest son, Samuel F., married Catharine Nichols; Sarah J. is the
wife of Hugh C. Armstrong; William D. married Lydia J. Martin; Emmett P.
married Ida Morrow; Frank E. married Clara Sanders: Mary E. is the wife of
Robert Johnston; George W. married Flora Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have
twenty-three grandchildren and one great-grandchild, the grand- [page 745]
child of Samuel F. Reed, and the child of his daughter Eva R., who married
George Gruver.
The descendants of this old pioneer of Page County are distinguished as a large
and flourishing race of people. Mr. Reed is a man who has always lived an
honorable, upright life, and has brought up his family in the paths of
rectitude and virtue. He has the entire confidence and respect of his community
and his whole family are held in high regard.«/b»
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From: THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDENTS OF MITCHELL REED AND HIS WIFE, SARA FOSTER
WITH NOTES ON SOME RELATED FAMILIES. 1967 by Arthur Reed Armstrong
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Sarah Foster Reed died 26 February 1893 at their home in Braddyville. The
following obituary appeared in the Clarinda Herald 1 March l893:
"Mrs. Mitchell (sic) Reed expired at 6 p.m. on the 26th surrounded by all of
her children but two, and numerous kind and sympathetic friends. Mrs. Reed has
been a great sufferer the last four years. She bore her sufferings with
Christian fortitude but for the Last four weeks all hope of her recovery has
been abandoned, and her children gathered in from far and near to receive her
last token of love and farewell. Her end, like her life, was peacefu1 and she
gently dropped to sleep. She was 67 years old, and leaves a husband and six
grown sons and two daughters to mourn the loss of wife and mother. Mr. and Mrs.
Reed have been residents of this place near 30 years and their friends are
numbered by hundreds, all of whom extend their deepest sympathy to this
bereaved family in this great loss. The funeral services were held on Tuesday
at the M. E. Church in Braddyville, conducted by Rev. A B. Buckner, who
delivered a very able and appropriate discourse. Her remains were followed to
their last resting place by a large concourse of friends and relatives, and at
12 o'clock she was laid to rest…."
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