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Temperance Elizabeth Reed 1876–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1876

Birth Location: Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas

Death Date: 4 Mar 1961

Death Location: Coleman, Coleman, Texas

Father: John Reed

Mother: Frances Thomas

Spouse(s): Melvin West

Children(s): Dorothea Reed, Nina West, John West, Mary West, Nolan West, Theodore West, Robert West, FNU West

Temperance Elizabeth Reed was born in 1876 in Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas, the child of John Major Reed And Frances Isolina Fannie Thomas. In 1880, Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided in Bell, Texas. In 1940, Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided in Coleman, Coleman, Texas. Temperance Elizabeth Reed married Melvin Brice West, and had children including Dorothea Reed, Fnu West, John Meredith West, Mary Joyce West, Nina Amelia West, Nolan Brice West, Robert Douglas Snooks West, Theodore Dunman West. Temperance Elizabeth Reed passed away in 1961 in Coleman, Coleman, Texas.

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Biography

  • Temperance Elizabeth Reed was born in 1876 in Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas, the child of John Major Reed And Frances Isolina Fannie Thomas.
  • In 1880, Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided in Bell, Texas.
  • In 1940, Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided in Coleman, Coleman, Texas.
  • Temperance Elizabeth Reed married Melvin Brice West, and had children including Dorothea Reed, Fnu West, John Meredith West, Mary Joyce West, Nina Amelia West, Nolan Brice West, Robert Douglas Snooks West, Theodore Dunman West.
  • Temperance Elizabeth Reed passed away in 1961 in Coleman, Coleman, Texas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Temperance Reed's Ancestors

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Temperance Reed
1876–1961
Birth Place: Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas
Parents
John Major Reed
1851–1940
Rogers, Bell, Texas
Frances (Isolina "Fannie") Thomas
1848–1926
Jasper, Mississippi
Grandparents
John (Burnett) Reed
1809–1871
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee
Elizabeth Harris
1825–1905
Tallapoosa, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Michael Reed
1777–1859
Martha Burnett
1780–1855
Major Harris
1796–1862
Jane Baker
1797–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Temperance Reed's Descendants

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Temperance (Elizabeth) Reed (19 Dec 1876–4 Mar 1961) m. Melvin (Brice) West (18 Jan 1874–7 Jul 1950)
  1. 1. Dorothea Reed 1906–
  2. 2. Nina (Amelia) West 1898–1989
  3. 3. John (Meredith) West 1902–1957
  4. 4. Mary (Joyce) West 1918–1988
  5. 5. Nolan (Brice) West 1900–1987
  6. 6. Theodore (Dunman) West 1907–1986
  7. 7. Robert (Douglas "Snooks") West 1911–1967
  8. 8. FNU West 1904–1904

Temperance Reed's Timeline

4 Records

1876
19 Dec 1876
Birth of Temperance Elizabeth Reed in Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas
Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas
1880
12 Jun 1880
Age 4
Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided here in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas
1940
10 Sep 1940
Age 64
Temperance Elizabeth Reed resided here in Coleman, Coleman, Texas
Coleman, Coleman, Texas
1961
4 Mar 1961
Age 85
Death of Temperance Elizabeth Reed in Coleman, Coleman, Texas
Coleman, Coleman, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Reed's Lake, Bell, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Coleman, Coleman, Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1961
    Event Place: Coleman, Coleman, Texas

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