Andrew Jackson Reed (1824 - 1910)

Born 23 Mar 1824 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Otty) Reed — married 21 Aug 1855 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1910 at age 86 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Biography

Andrew was born in 1824 to Griffith E. and Olive "Oli" Reed. He is listed with his widowed father on the 1850 Census^[1] and both of his parents are listed on his marriage record to Mary "Polly" Otey in August of 1855:

• Andrew J. Reed: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Andrew J. Reed
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 21 Aug 1855
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 31
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Guffy K. Reed
• Mother's Name: Ali Reed
• Spouse's Name: Polly Otoy
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 22
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
• Spouse's Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Jonathan Otoy
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy Otoy
  • Sources^[2][3]

Andrew Reed is listed with his wife on the 1860 Census,^[4] the 1870 Census,^[5] and the 1880 Census^[6] in Floyd, Virginia. His wife passed away in 1889 and he is listed as widowed on both: the 1900 Census^[7] and the 1910 Census.^[8] He passed away in 1910 at the age of 86. ^[9] He is buried next to his wife in Akers Cemetery in Floyd County, Virginia.^[10]

Research Notes

Records indicate that Andrew and Polly had at least ten children; see her profile for a list of children and relevant sources

Sources

• William Duncan, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by William and others.

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-Z7X : 23 December 2020), Andrew J Reid or Red in household of Griffen Reid or Red, Jacksonville, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y8-5QQ : 29 January 2020), Andrew J. Reed, 1855.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y8-KPX : 29 January 2020), Andrew J. Reed, 1855.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-C8Q : 18 February 2021), A J Reed, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLB-M3F : 29 May 2021), Andrew J ? Reed, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC59-TTH : 15 January 2022), Andrew J. Reed, Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFB-F7N : 11 March 2022), Andrew J Reed in entry for Uriah M Reed, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPN-RLQ : accessed 1 July 2022), A Jackson Reed in household of Uriah M Reed, Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1628; FHL microfilm 1,375,641.
9. ↑ Entered by William Duncan, Nov 21, 2012
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30812545/andrew-jackson-reed : accessed 01 July 2022), memorial page for Andrew Jackson Reed (23 Mar 1824–28 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30812545, citing Akers Cemetery, Floyd County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Dudley Eanes (contributor 46785535) .