John Boyd Reid (1887 - 1969)

Born 7 Oct 1887 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina

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Biography

John was born in 1887. He is the son of James Reid and Helen Mills.

His WWI draft card, dated 5 June 1917, lists him as being born in rock Hill, SC, employed by the city, Single with no dependents, and with previous National Guard Service for three years, and the ending rank of Sargent.

In the 1920 Census, he is listed as a border in the household of John J and Bessie M Jansson. Both James and John are listed as salesmen at a Grocery Store.

In the 1930 Census, he is listed as head of household, living with Fred and Mary Dunlap, their children, and Helen Dunlap, listed as James's sister.

In the 1940 Census, he is listed in the household of his sister Mayme Dunlap, along with her husband Fred, and their two children. also listed is Nell Reid, and both John B and Nell are listed as "Borders." James is listed as the proprietor of a florist shop.

(Both Nell and Helen are listed as bookkeepers, so I am assuming they are the same person, and the name was recorded incorrectly in the 1930 Census.

Sources

• "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R8-MY2Z : 24 January 2017), James Ferdinand Reid in entry for John Boyd Reid, 1887.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6T-W93 : 23 February 2021), John Boyd Reid, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZL-NWB : accessed 29 July 2021), John B Reid, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 6B, line 89, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2216; FHL microfilm 2,341,950.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K46G-WVY : 11 January 2021), John B Reid in household of Fred Dunlap, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-20, sheet 2B, line 71, family 31, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3845.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J26J-HJX : 8 January 2021), John Reid, Dec 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42952910/john-boyd-reid