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Wiley James Reed 1820–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1820

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1862

Death Location: Putnam County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willie Read

Mother: Nancy Spoon

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Wiley James Reed was born in 1820 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willie Blount Read And Nancy Spoon. Wiley James Reed passed away in 1862 in Putnam County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Wiley James Reed was born in 1820 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willie Blount Read And Nancy Spoon.
  • Wiley James Reed passed away in 1862 in Putnam County, Tennessee, USA.

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Wiley Reed's Ancestors

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Wiley Reed
1820–1862
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Willie Blount Read
1793–1869
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA or Grainger Co., TN
Nancy Spoon
1814–1876
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Phelps (Read) Reed
1768–1835
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Noe
1773–1802
North Carolina, USA
Abraham Spoon
1778–1866
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Smith
1789–1882
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adam Spoon
1740–1810
Mary
1750–1820
Benjamin Smith
1758–1840
Phoebe Smith
1763–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Loeffel
1711–1810
Anna Trinckel
1716–1784
Penelopie Wright
1743–1801
Benjamin Smith
1735–1808
Tabitha Exum
1739–1820

Wiley Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1820
18 Oct 1820
Birth of Wiley James Reed in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1862
20 Feb 1862
Age 42
Death of Wiley James Reed in Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Putnam County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1820
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Putnam County, Tennessee, USA

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