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Melissa Elizabeth Reed 1844–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1844

Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 27 October 1919

Death Location: Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob Reed

Mother: Maria Jones

Spouse(s): Erastus Sober

Children(s): Della Sober

Melissa Elizabeth Reed was born in 1844 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob W Reed And Maria Jones. Melissa Elizabeth Reed married Erastus Cook Sober, and had children including Della Cecelia Sober. Melissa Elizabeth Reed passed away in 1919 in Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Elizabeth Reed was born in 1844 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob W Reed And Maria Jones.
  • Melissa Elizabeth Reed married Erastus Cook Sober, and had children including Della Cecelia Sober.
  • Melissa Elizabeth Reed passed away in 1919 in Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Reed
1806–1879
Birth Location: Rush Twp Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Maria Jones
1808–1891
Birth Location: Snydertown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Erastus Sober
1841–1923
Birth Location: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Della Sober
1868–1951
Birth Location: Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA
DS

Melissa Reed's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Reed
1844–1919
Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Jacob W. Reed
1806–1879
Rush Twp Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Maria Jones
1808–1891
Snydertown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Reed's Descendants

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Melissa (Elizabeth) Reed (30 Mar 1844–27 October 1919) m. Erastus (Cook) Sober (02 June 1841–24 Jan 1923)
  1. 1. Della (Cecelia) Sober 1868–1951 m. Knox (Jones) Anderson 1858–1919
    1. 1. Eunice Anderson 1893–1974 m. John (Alvin) Patton 1895–1957
      1. 1. Ruth (Ellen) Patton 1923–2001 m. Harold (Le Roy) Arnott 1922–2015
        1. 1. Infant (Girl) Arnott 1943–1943

Melissa Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1844
30 Mar 1844
Birth of Melissa Elizabeth Reed in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
1919
27 October 1919
Age 75
Death of Melissa Elizabeth Reed in Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1844
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1919
    Event Place: Alfalfa, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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