William
"Uncle Billy"
Reed
Born in Butler County, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Reed
and Eunice (Unknown) Reed
Brother of
Samuel Reed Sr, Robert Reed, George Washington Reed [half], Susannah (Reed) Goble, John Reed and Anna (Reed) Haman
Husband of
Prudence Hunewell (Doty) Reed
— married
28 Dec 1825 in Butler County, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Leander Reed and Savana Frances (Reed) Stair
Died
at age 61
in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1806. He passed away in 1868.
- Birth: Apr. 9, 1806 in Butler County, Ohio, USA
- Death: Feb. 16, 1868 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
William Reed was the son of John Reed and Eunice (?) Reed who immigrated from Ireland and settled in Butler Co, Ohio.
William Reed shipped the first load of tan bark to La Fayette, and was a pioneer of Tippecanoe County. He was called "Uncle Billy" by everyone. Died a member of the U.B. church. He married Prudence Hunewell Doty December 26, 1825.
They had 9 children:
- Leander b. 1829,
- George W. b. 1831,
- William R. (Riley) b. 1833 (m. a Williams),
- Albert b. 1836 (m. Jane Johnson),
- Mary Jane b. 1839 m. Wm. Dawson,
- Charles b. 1842 (killed in civil war),
- Emily Elizabeth b. 1844,
- Eunice Ann (Miller?) b. 1849,
- Savannah Frances b. 1851 (m. C.W. Stair and later George Fosnot)
Spouse: Prudence Hunewell Doty Reed (1808 - 1883)
Sources
- Cemetery marker [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robb Reed
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269
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~3.12%
Debby (McFall) Guerriero :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216612 [compare]
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~1.56%
Doris (Blackburn) Morgan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A744579 [compare]
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~0.78%
K M :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A007013 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Catherine (Willhite) V :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T178449 [compare], FTDNA kit #387423
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~0.39%
Robb Reed :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member amhmbs
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B104319
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~0.39%
R (M) G :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A469366 [compare], Ancestry member ReahJaleMG
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~0.39%
S E (M) J :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A491476 [compare]
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Categories: North Union Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana