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Franklin Brown Reed 1864–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1864

Birth Location: Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1946

Death Location: Streator, La Salle County, Illinois

Father: Daniel Reed

Mother: Eliza Merrill

Spouse(s): Ida Willavize

Children(s): Mabel Reed

Franklin Brown Reed was born in 1864 in Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA, the child of Daniel Brown Reed And Eliza Grauff Merrill. Franklin Brown Reed married Ida Belle Willavize, and had children including Mabel Reed. Franklin Brown Reed passed away in 1946 in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Franklin Brown Reed was born in 1864 in Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA, the child of Daniel Brown Reed And Eliza Grauff Merrill.
  • Franklin Brown Reed married Ida Belle Willavize, and had children including Mabel Reed.
  • Franklin Brown Reed passed away in 1946 in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Franklin Reed's Ancestors

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Franklin Reed
1864–1946
Birth Place: Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Parents
Daniel Brown Reed
1826–1894
Clermont Co., Ohio
Eliza (Grauff) Merrill
1830–1904
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Conrad (R. (Read)) Reed
1795–1874
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Weaver
1807–1888
Goshen Township, Clermont Co., Ohio
William Merrill
1796–
New Jersey, USA
Mary (Ann) Woliver
1796–1833
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1765–
Rebeckah Gooding
1782–1872
Frederick Wavor
1774–1859
Elizabeth 
1777–1858
Peter Woolever
1764–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reed
1744–1817
Anna Acheson
1747–1823
Georg Sr
1738–1802
Conrad 
1735–1822

Franklin Reed's Descendants

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Franklin (Brown) Reed (27 Mar 1864–25 Nov 1946) m. Ida (Belle.) Willavize (24 Mar 1866–15 Dec 1924)
  1. 1. Mabel Reed 1886–1960 m. Adelbert (Devor) Wabel 1878–1932
    1. 1. Lydia Nations 1912–2001 m. Gordon Nations 1904–1993
      1. 1. Barbara Nations 1932–1999 m. Carl (E Galbreath) Sr. 1928–2010

Franklin Reed's Timeline

3 Records

1864
27 Mar 1864
Birth of Franklin Brown Reed in Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA
1885
2 Dec 1885
Age 21
Franklin Brown Reed was married in La Salle, Illinois, United States
La Salle, Illinois, United States
1946
25 Nov 1946
Age 82
Death of Franklin Brown Reed in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois
Streator, La Salle County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Ancona, Livingston, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1885
    Event Place: La Salle, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Streator, La Salle County, Illinois

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