James
Reed
Born in Vigo, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Hamilton Reed
and Rebecca (Pound) Reed
Brother of
Thomas Reed, Joel Reed, William Reed, Nancy Ann (Reed) Hunt, Eunice (Reed) Hunt, Sarah Elizabeth (Reed) Rosecrans and Washington Reed
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Reed
— married
29 Aug 1839 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Gilbert Curtis Reed and Eunice Ann (Reed) Clark
Died
at age 86
in Lafayette Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Aug 2020
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Biography
James Reed was born 27 Apr 1817, Vigo County, Indiana. He is a son of Hamilton Reed and Rebecca Pound. [1] "Said to be first white male child born in Vigo County, Indiana." [1]
He married Mary Thomas, 29 Aug 1839. [1]
James passed away 13 May 1903, [1] Lafayette Township, Ogle County, Illinois. He is buried in the Washington Grove Cemetery, Chana, Ogle County, Illinois. [1] [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 116-117.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9270469, database and images accessed 22 April 2022, memorial page for James Reed (1817–1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9270469, citing Washington Grove Cemetery, Chana, Ogle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by David Lee Zellers (contributor 8112551).
- 1860 Census Place: Lafayette, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: M653_215; Page: 518; Image: 162; Family History Library Film: 803215
- 1880 Census Place: La Fayette, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 185A; Enumeration District: 157
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Charles Petty
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Nancy (Latimer) Chemelewski :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Doug Latimer :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Henderson) Fores :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A159794 [compare], Ancestry member cindi4s
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~0.78%
Tom Allen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 919a86d9 [compare], Ancestry member ThomasAllen68
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