James Reed (1878)

Born 1878 in Louisiana

Ancestors

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Biography

James Reed is a part of US Black heritage.

The 1880 U.S. Census lists James as a 2 year old black boy living with his parents and an older brother in Avoyelles, Louisiana.^[1]

The 1900 U.S. Census lists James as a 20 year old single Black man living with his maternal grandmother, Hannah Conley and his older brother, Jeff, in Ward 9, Avoyelles, Louisiana. His birth date is recorded as July 1880 and it is noted he and his parents were born in Louisiana. James works as a farm laborer. He is unable to read or write.^[2]

The 1910 U.S. Census lists James as a 30 year old black man living with his wife and two daughters in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. His birth year is estimated as 1880. James and his wife, Rena, have been married for 9 years. He works as a farmer on rented land. James is unable to read or write.^[3]

The 1920 U.S. Census lists James as a 49 year old married black man living with his wife and a daughter in a rented home in Cheneyville. His birth year is estimated as 1871. James is unable to read or write. He is a farmer working on a general farm "on own account".^[4]

The 1930 U.S. Census lists James "Ried" as a 65 year old married Negro man living with his wife and a daughter in Cheneyville. His birth year is estimated as 1865. The family no longer lives on a farm. James has not attended school recently but he is able to read and write. He works as a laborer doing odd jobs. James did not serve in the military.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBJ-44G?i=25&cc=1417683
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPG-N7L : accessed 17 July 2020), James Read in household of Hanna Conly, Ward 9, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 11B, family 223, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,558.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ6-JNC?i=17&cc=1727033
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRX5-QV?i=25&cc=1488411
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4V-4TX?i=9&cc=1810731