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EDWARD D. REED 1896–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1896

Birth Location: Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1979

Death Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Father: JAMES REED

Mother: VIOLA HATFIELD

Spouse(s): LENA LEOTA

Children(s): Dwight Reed, Roberta Reed, Lowell Reed, JOSEPH REED

The story of EDWARD D. REED began in 1896 in Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA. EDWARD D. REED married Lena Leota, and had children including Dwight Hatfield Reed, Joseph Lester Reed, Lowell Gene Bud Reed, Roberta Jean Reed. EDWARD D. REED passed away in 1979 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of EDWARD D. REED began in 1896 in Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.
  • EDWARD D. REED married Lena Leota, and had children including Dwight Hatfield Reed, Joseph Lester Reed, Lowell Gene Bud Reed, Roberta Jean Reed.
  • EDWARD D. REED passed away in 1979 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES REED
1851–1941
Birth Location: Fulton County, Indiana, USA
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VIOLA HATFIELD
1858–1945
Birth Location: Seward, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

LENA LEOTA
1899–1996
Birth Location: Royal Center, Cass County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Dwight Reed
1921–1986
Birth Location: Yellow Creek Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
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Roberta Reed
1922–2012
Birth Location: Claypool, Indiana, USA
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Lowell Reed
1926–1997
Birth Location: Claypool, Seward, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
LR
JOSEPH REED
1918–1991
Birth Location: Yellow Creek Lake, Seward Twp., Kosciusko Co., Indiana
JR

EDWARD REED's Ancestors

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EDWARD REED
1896–1979
Birth Place: Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Parents
JAMES ARTHUR REED
1851–1941
Fulton County, Indiana, USA
VIOLA HATFIELD
1858–1945
Seward, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM (R.) HATFIELD
1822–1895
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
MARY (ANN) ROSE
1829–1912
Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL SR
1780–1851
AMY ARIAN
1784–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Goundry
1758–1787

EDWARD REED's Descendants

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EDWARD (D.) REED (18 Jan 1896–31 Jan 1979) m. LENA LEOTA (31 January 1899–17 June 1996)
  1. 1. Dwight (Hatfield) Reed 1921–1986
  2. 2. Roberta (Jean) Reed 1922–2012
  3. 3. Lowell (Gene "Bud") Reed 1926–1997
  4. 4. JOSEPH (LESTER) REED 1918–1991 m. BETTE (VIRGINIA) McCLURE 1919–2001
    1. 1. Cathy (Ann) Reed 1946–1997

EDWARD REED's Timeline

2 Records

1896
18 Jan 1896
Birth of EDWARD D. REED in Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
1979
31 Jan 1979
Age 83
Death of EDWARD D. REED in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Sidney, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
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