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Joseph Dewey Reed 1914 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1914

Birth Location: Crawford, Delta, Colorado

Death Date: 24 Jul 1949

Death Location: Delta County, Colorado

Father: Charles Reed

Mother: Bertha Sherrer

Spouse(s): Leora Pitt

Children(s): Joan Reed, Barbara Reed, Harry Reed, Larry Reed

Joseph Dewey Reed was born in 1914 in Crawford, Delta, Colorado, the child of Charles Roy Reed and Bertha Eunice Sherrer. In 1920, Joseph Dewey Reed resided in Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado. In 1930, Joseph Dewey Reed resided in Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado. Joseph Dewey Reed married Leora Glenrose Pitt, and had children including Joan Faith Reed, Barbara Ellen Reed, Harry Roy Reed, Larry Orvil Reed. Joseph Dewey Reed passed away in 1949 in Delta County, Colorado.

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Biography

  • Joseph Dewey Reed was born in 1914 in Crawford, Delta, Colorado, the child of Charles Roy Reed and Bertha Eunice Sherrer.
  • In 1920, Joseph Dewey Reed resided in Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado.
  • In 1930, Joseph Dewey Reed resided in Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado.
  • Joseph Dewey Reed married Leora Glenrose Pitt, and had children including Joan Faith Reed, Barbara Ellen Reed, Harry Roy Reed, Larry Orvil Reed.
  • Joseph Dewey Reed passed away in 1949 in Delta County, Colorado.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Reed
1892 – 1987
Birth Location: Trinadad, Santander, Colombia
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Bertha Sherrer
1896 – 1955
Birth Location: Crawford, Delta, Colorado
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Spouses(s)

Leora Pitt
1916 – 1961
Birth Location: Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska
LP

Children(s)

Joan Reed
1935 – 2003
Birth Location: Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
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Barbara Reed
1936 – 2000
Birth Location: Lander, Fremont, Wyoming
BR
Harry Reed
1940 – 2021
Birth Location: Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
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Larry Reed
1943 – 2012
Birth Location: Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
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Joseph Reed's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Reed
1914 – 1949
Birth Place: Crawford, Delta, Colorado
Parents
Charles Roy Reed
1892 – 1987
Trinadad, Santander, Colombia
Bertha (Eunice) Sherrer
1896 – 1955
Crawford, Delta, Colorado
Grandparents
John (William) Reed
1860 – 1948
Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
Frankie (Louise) Head
1864 – 1950
Brookfield, Linn, Missouri
Isaac (E) Shearer
1857 –
Kansas, USA
Lilliebell (Alice) Montgomery
1874 – 1942
Sheridan, Sheridan, Kansas
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Reed
1834 –
Maria Willits
1843 – 1894
Theophilus Head
1832 –
Sarah Gipson
1839 – 1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reed
1808 –
Mary Reed
1810 –
Levi Willits
1793 – 1850
Mary Alloir-Lapierre
1797 – 1850

Joseph Reed's Descendants

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Joseph (Dewey) Reed (11 Dec 1914 – 24 Jul 1949) m. Leora (Glenrose) Pitt (14 Nov 1916 – 28 Oct 1961)
  1. 1. Joan (Faith) Reed (26 Nov 1935 – 16 Aug 2003) m. Harold (Raymond) Roach (15 Dec 1930 – 9 Jul 1980)
    1. 1. Glenda (Rose) Roach (1 Jul 1953 – ) m. Francisco (Barrera) Benavidez (abt 1951 – )
    2. 2. Gail (Lee- Ray Roach) Spletzer (1956 – 15 Dec 2016)
    3. 3. Gail (L) Roach (16 Jan 1956 – 15 Dec 2016) m. Carl Spletzer (17 Nov 1957 – )
      1. 1. Katherine (Marie) Spletzer (Jul 1987 – )
      2. 2. Katherine (Marie) Spletzer (Jul 1987 – )
      3. 3. Jennifer (Lynn) Spletzer (Feb 1989 – )
    4. 4. Harold (Raymond) Roach (23 Feb 1957 – 25 Apr 2022)
      1. 1. Karen Roach
      2. 2. Crystal Roach m. Bert Lucero
      3. 3. Andrea Roach m. Lucas Uhrig
    5. 5. Hal (Edward) Roach (Nov 1965 – )
    6. 6. Gloria (Ann) Roach (Feb 1966 – )
  2. 2. Barbara (Ellen) Reed (30 Jan 1936 – 8 May 2000) m. Oran (Charles) Maize (8 Mar 1924 – ) m. Robert (Deforest) Girten (3 Aug 1927 – 1 Mar 1971) m. Melvin (Milton) Belverstone (abt 1927 – )
    1. 1. Vida (V) Girten (21 Oct 1953 – ) m. Nunez
    2. 2. Robert (Deforest) Girten (26 Nov 1954 – 19 Aug 2022) m. Terry (Kay) Lester (4 Jul 1954 – 3 Jul 2023)
      1. 1. Amber (Fawn) Girten (May 1979 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Deforrest) Girten (Dec 1982 – ) m. Erika Herbst
    3. 3. Venita Girten (abt 1960 – )
    4. 4. Patina (Ann) Girtin (7 Apr 1964 – 20 Jun 2013) m. Chris Jones
      1. 1. Nicole Girtin (Jul 1988 – )
      2. 2. Melanie Jones (1991 – )
      3. 3. Ruben (Girtin) Jones
      4. 4. Christopher (Girtin) Jones
      5. 5. Dakota (Girtin) Jones
      6. 6. Alize (Girtin) Jones
      7. 7. David (Girtin) Jones
      8. 8. Sarah (Girtin) Jones
      9. 9. April (Girtin) Jones
  3. 3. Harry (Roy) Reed (5 May 1940 – 4 Dec 2021) m. Shirley (A) Sauter (abt 1938 – )
    1. 1. Roi (Delene) Reed (25 Aug 1957 – ) m. Randall (Wayne) Jacobs (Mar 1954 – )
    2. 2. Joseph (Charles) Reed (26 Sep 1958 – 27 Sep 1958)
    3. 3. Stephen (K) Reed (29 Dec 1959 – )
    4. 4. Charles (Chuck) Reed (abt 1965 – )
    5. 5. Kristen (Leanne) Reed (1 May 1965 – ) m. Siedelmann
  4. 4. Larry (Orvil) Reed (23 Feb 1943 – 27 Jul 2012) m. Delylah (Cleo) Adams (1 Feb 1944 – ) m. Reba (Justine) Patterson (7 May 1938 – )
    1. 1. Shane (Justin) Reed (5 Dec 1961 – )
    2. 2. Deanna (Rose) Reed (25 Sep 1963 – ) m. David (Tobe) Dupea (4 Mar 1953 – )
      1. 1. Joshua (Cole) Dupea (31 Jul 1988 – )
    3. 3. Vance (Sheridan) Reed (12 Apr 1969 – 21 Apr 2013) m. Gail (Lynn) Persson (21 Jun 1968 – )

Joseph Reed's Timeline

6 Records

1914
11 Dec 1914
Birth of Joseph Dewey Reed in Crawford, Delta, Colorado
Crawford, Delta, Colorado
1920
1920
Age 6
Joseph Dewey Reed resided here in Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado
Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado
1930
1930
Age 16
Joseph Dewey Reed resided here in Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado
Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado
1935
1935
Age 21
Joseph Dewey Reed resided here in Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
1940
1940
Age 26
Joseph Dewey Reed resided here in Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
1949
24 Jul 1949
Age 35
Death of Joseph Dewey Reed in Delta County, Colorado
Delta County, Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Crawford, Delta, Colorado
    Record Source:
    [1] National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Colorado, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 198
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00459; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-20
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado; Roll: T625_157; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339982
    [5] Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006
    [6] Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1973, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; County Marriage Records Through 1908

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado; Roll: T625_157; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huerfano, Mesa, Colorado; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339982

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00459; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado
    Record Source:
    [1] National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Colorado, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 198
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Payne and Payne Mesa, Delta, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00459; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Delta County, Colorado

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
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