Lawrence Edward Reed (1888 - 1913)

Born 5 Aug 1888 in Deseret, Millard, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa Marvin (Butt) Parker — married 21 May 1911 (to 1913) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 4 May 1913 at age 24 in Lone Mountain, Elko, Nevada, United States

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Biography

Lawrence married Melissa Marvin Butt in 1911 in Salt Lake City. He then went to work as a carpenter in the Copper Queen Mine in Elko County, NV, where he died. Family story that has been told is that the miners relaxed after work by holding boxing matches, and Lawrence took a blow to his heart, which killed him.

He died on May 4th, 1913 in Elko, Nevada, United States ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: Laurence E Reed; Copper Queen Mine, Elko, Nevada; 453; 4 May 1913 TMPLT FIELD Name: Name VALUE Laurence E Reed FIELD Name: Jurisdiction VALUE Copper Queen Mine, Elko, Nevada FIELD Name: Form FIELD Name: CertificateNo VALUE 453 FIELD Name: Date VALUE 4 May 1913

• Source: S12 Abbreviation: NV Death Certs Title: , Death certificate , State of Nevada, Divison of Health, Vital Statistics, . Subsequent Source Citation Format: , Death certificate . BIBL . Vital Statistics. State of Nevada, Divison of Health. Death certificate. TMPLT TID 72 FIELD Name: Agency VALUE State of Nevada, Divison of Health FIELD Name: Repository VALUE Vital Statistics FIELD Name: RepositoryLoc
• "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSGT-GH9 : 25 January 2016), Lawrence E. Reed and Melissa M. Butt, 1911.
• Death Certificate - copy in my personal files
• "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85M-K9K : 5 December 2014), Lawrence E. Reed, 04 May 1913; citing Elko, Lone Mountain, Nevada, reference rn I-614; FHL microfilm 26,557.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8161123/laurence-e-reed
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 February 2021), memorial page for Laurence E Reed (5 Aug 1888–4 May 1913), Find a Grave Memorial no. 8161123, citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Michelle (contributor 46491256) .

• Salt Lake City Cemetery (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA). Laurence E Reed's headstone. Personally photographed by Michelle Reed on March 29, 2024.