Alfred Reed

Birth: 1814 Perry County Kentucky, USA Death: Apr. 25, 1880 Barry County Missouri, USA

Son of George Reed b.12 Jun 1760 in King William Co., VA & d.15 May 1855 in Warrick Co., IN & Grace Rachel Utterbach b.abt 1770 & d.abt 1830 in Warrick, Co., IN and who were married abt 1790.

Alfred Reed was married 3 times.

Marriage #1: 14 Feb 1835 in Spencer Co., IN Mary M. Phillips b.20 Aug 1815 in Surry Co., NC & d.22 Mar 1847 in Barry Co., MO.

Children: 1. Rachel S. Reed b.abt Apr 1840 in Spencer Co., IN & d.abt 17 Mar 1910 in Barry Co., MO. Married: James Samuel Faulkner on 7 Jul 1861 in Forsyth, Taney Co., MO.

2. George C. Reed b.7 Nov 1841 in IN & d.24 Jun 1921 in Barry Co., MO Married #1: Narcisis M.West on 4 Oct 1865. Married #2: Married: #2 Sarah Elizabeth Garrett on 30 Oct 1878 in Barry Co., MO.

3. Thomas E. Reed b.1 Dec 1846 in Barry Co., MO & d.21 Jul 1911 in Folsomville, Owen Twp, Warrick Co., IN Married #1: Sofila C. Walker abt 1866 in Warrick Co., IN. Married #2: Margaret McSwane on 3 Oct 1905 in Warrick Co., IN.

3. William Green Reed b.1846 in Barry Co., MO

4. Mary Mahala Reed b.abt 1847 in Barry Co., MO

Marriage #2: 5 Sep 1849 in Barry Co., MO Elizabeth Davis b.abt 1816 in KY & d.1863 in MO

Children: 1. Harriet Reed b.abt 1850 in AR 2. Matilda Reed b. abt 1853 in MO

Marriage #3: 26 May 1863 in Boonville, Warrick Co., IN Louisa Margaret Bristow b.12 Mar 1826/1831 in Warrick Co., IN & d.12 May 1911 in Pettigrew, Madison Co., AR

Children: 1. Sherman Monroe Reed b.11 Aug 1866 in Warrick co., IN & d.2 Apr 1942 in Talihina, LeFlore Co., OK Married: Frances Brashear, b.abt 1865 in MS, abt 1886 in Dekalb Co., MO Married: Glendora D. Joyner, b.abt Mar 1865 in MS, abt 1892.

2. Ulyssis Grant Reed b.19 Feb 1869 in Eagle Rock, Barry Co., MO & d.10 Jun 1944 in Oakland, Alameda Co., CA Married: Moylissa Elizabeth Morris, b.14 Apr 1867 in Searcy, White Co., AR & d.27 Nov 1948 in Berry Hill, Tulsa Co., OK, on 11 Sep 1890 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR. Note: see RCAkins148 Family Tree on Ancestry for the Story of Ulyssis Grant Reed aka Thomas Smith.

3. Jesse C. Reed b.1872 in Barry Co., MO & d.abt 1908 in Hontubby, LeFlore, OK. Note: Shot while asleep in the night in LeFlore, OK Note: See RCAkins148 Family Tree on Ancestry for the Story of Jesse Reed.

Some believe that during the Civil War that Alfred was a Confederate, others say a Neutralist, however, I believe, according to records I have found, he was a member of the Missouri Union State Militia during the Civil War.

It is my understanding that Alfred ran a mill in Eagle Rock, Barry Co., MO

Story of the Death of Alfred Reed as told by his some of his descendants:

Alfred Reed was killed by unknown assailants on the White or Roaring River in Missouri. Most likely the Roaring River. He was found by the Curry girls (young women) dead on the road, after they could hear him yelling for help, and was taken, by sled, back to the Curry Farm, where he was buried next to his first wife, Mary M. Phillips. It is not known why Alfred was killed, but according to genealogy notes from the daughter of his son, Sherman Monroe Reed, Alfred was a bare fisted fighter, who for many years, performed at fairs and other events, and held a championship belt up to about the time he was killed. As the story is told, he was finally defeated by someone about 40 years his junior, so obviously he was one tough man. He was nicknamed "Black Alfred". My speculation is that, perhaps, his death might have been tied to his fighting.

Alfred and Mary M. Reed are buried side by side on the banks of the Roaring River, just off AR86, on FR2260, just past Curry Bridge, right along the river, on the Curry Farm in a very quiet, beautiful, and serene setting.

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Note from this researcher: Alfred Reed, my g-g grandfather, while known to be a son of George Reed, could not be proven as a son of George Reed by the researchers, Opal B. Phillips & Carrie Hart at the time they wrote their Bicentennial Project "They Came to Warrick County Indiana Volume III" which was published in cooperation with the local DAR.

My mother's sister Aunt Juanita (Reed) Frost interviewed her grandfather Ulyssis Grant Reed when he was still living and Grant stated to her, and she wrote it down, that he had met Alfred's brothers when they would visit in Missouri. They were Amer Reed and Maynard aka Minard/Minyard Reed, both recognized sons of George Reed.

On a DNA analysis recently performed on my mother's brother, Robert Grant Reed, he had a perfect Y-DNA match with a known male ancestor of Maynard aka Minard/Minyard Reed in the "Reed" Project on Family Tree DNA.

This was about the only way that I could find to prove this connection. ____________________________________________________________

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Parents:

 George Claybourne Reed (1760 - 1855)

 Grace Rachel Utterbach Reed (1780 - 1830)

Spouses:

 Mary M. Phillips Reed (1815 - 1847)

 Louisa Margaret Bristow Simpson Reed Allred (1826 - 1911)*

Children:

 Rachel Reed Faulkner (1840 - 1910)*

 George C. Reed (1842 - 1921)*

 Thomas E. Reed (1846 - 1911)*

 Harriet Reed Faulkner (1850 - 1921)*

 Sherman Monroe Reed (1866 - 1942)*

 Ulyssis Grant Reed (1869 - 1944)*

 Jesse C. Reed (1872 - 1908)*

Siblings:

 Armer Reed (1805 - 1882)*

 Elizabeth Rose Reed Laslie (1808 - 1834)*

 Alfred Reed (1814 - 1880)

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Reed Cemetery Barry County Missouri, USA

Created by: RCAkin148 Record added: Sep 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76489601