George Reid1

b. 1863
Family
Father*William Reid1 b. 1829
Mother*Louisa Ross1 b. 1837
Birth*1863George Reid was born about 1863 in Canada.1 
(Son) Census Canada 18712 April 1871George was enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in the household of his parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. He was 8 years old and going to school.1 

Citations

  1. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of William and Louisa Reid, (their surname spelled "Read" by the census taker), Year: 1871; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 33, Ancestry image# 213 of 316. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.

Hugh Reid1

b. 1852
Family
Father*William Reid1 b. 1829
Mother*Louisa Ross1 b. 1837
Birth*1852Hugh Reid was born about 1852 in Canada.1 
(Son) Census Canada 186114 January 1861Hugh was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of 14 January 1861 in the household of his parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. He was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S2576] 1861 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Louisa Reid, West Zorra, Oxford, Canada West, page 46, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1061-1062; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1269-1270, Ancestry image# 210 of 1245. Hereinafter cited as 1861 Census of Canada.

James Reid1

b. January 1853, d. 26 June 1929
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*William Reid2 b. 1829
Mother*Louisa Ross2,3 b. 1837
Birth*January 1853James Reid was born in January 1853 in Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada.1,4 
Name VariationHis full name was James Alexander Reid.4 
(Son) Census Canada 186114 January 1861James was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of 14 January 1861 in the household of his parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. He was 8 years old.5 
(Son) Census Canada 18712 April 1871James was enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in the household of his parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province. He was 16 years old and going to school.6 
Marriage*11 February 1880He married Ellen McKee, daughter of John McKee and Jane Hinds, on 11 February 1880 in Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. Ellen's brother, George McKee, had married James's sister, Esther Reid, eight years before.2,4,7 
Death*26 June 1929He died in 26 June 1929 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, at age 764 
Burial* and was buried in the Reid Family Burial Plot, in Block 2, Lot 5, grave D, of Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen.4 

Family

 Ellen McKee b. 8 Dec 1859, d. 4 May 1935

Citations

  1. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ellen McKee, age 22, born about 1858 in Zorra, Ontario Province, daughter of John and Jane McKee, married James Reid, age 27, born about 1853 in Zorra, Ontario Province, son of William and Louise Reed, married on 11 February 1880 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Reel# 34. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943.
  2. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ellen McKee, age 22, spinster, Baptist, born about 1858 in Zorra, Ontario Province, daughter of John and Jane McKee, married James Reid, age 27, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian, born about 1853 in Zorra, Ontario Province, son of William and Louise Reed, married on 11 February 1880 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Reel# 34.
  3. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Reid and Louisa Ross on 22 January 1851 in Canada, Brock, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858, Reel# 1.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Alexander Reid, Memorial# 108284362. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2576] 1861 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Louisa Reid, West Zorra, Oxford, Canada West, page 46, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1061-1062; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1269-1270, Ancestry image# 210 of 1245. Hereinafter cited as 1861 Census of Canada.
  6. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of William and Louisa Reid, (their surname spelled "Read" by the census taker), Year: 1871; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 33, Ancestry image# 213 of 316. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ellen (McKee) Reid, Memorial# 108284307.

Jane Reid1

b. 1865
Family
Father*William Reid1 b. 1829
Mother*Louisa Ross1 b. 1837
Birth*1865Jane Reid was born about 1865 in Canada.1 
(Daughter) Census Canada 18712 April 1871Jane was enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in the household of her parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. She was 6 years old and going to school.1 

Citations

  1. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of William and Louisa Reid, (their surname spelled "Read" by the census taker), Year: 1871; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 33, Ancestry image# 213 of 316. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.

John Reid1

b. 1889, d. before 15 January 1920
Family
Birth*1889John Reid was born in 1889 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*20 December 1906He married, as her first husband, Nancy E. Turner, daughter of David Y. Turner and Sarah Sallie Sandlin, on 20 December 1906 in Clay County, Kentucky.1,2 
Great Flood of 1913*between 23 March 1913 and 26 March 1913 The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between 23 March 1913 and 26 March 1913, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. While the exact number is not certain, flood-related deaths in Ohio, Indiana, and eleven other states are estimated at approximately 650. The official death toll range for Ohio falls between 422 and 470. Flood-related death estimates in Indiana range from 100 to 200. More than a quarter million people were left homeless. The death toll from the flood of 1913 places it second to Pennsylvania's Johnstown Flood of 1889 as one of the deadliest floods in the United States. The flood remains Ohio's largest weather disaster. In the Midwestern United States, damage estimates exceeded a third of a billion in 1913 dollars. Damage from the Great Dayton Flood at Dayton, Ohio, exceeded $73 million. Indiana's damages were estimated at $25 million in 1913 dollars. Further south, along the Mississippi River, damages exceeded $200 million. Devastation from the flood of 1913 and later floods along the Mississippi River eventually changed the country's management of its waterways and increased federal support for comprehensive flood prevention and funding for flood control projects. The Ohio Conservancy Act, which was signed by the governor of Ohio in 1914, became a model for other states to follow. The act allowed for the establishment of conservancy districts with the authority to implement flood control projects.

John Reid and his wife, Nancy (Turner) Reid, with their three young children, were living in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, when, between Tuesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 25, heavy rains and rising waters from the Great Miami River burst levees on Dayton's south side and flooded 14 square miles of the city. Dayton's downtown streets experienced water 10 feet deep. On March 26, as floodwaters reached their crest, Dayton's business district suffered more damage after an early morning fire and gas explosion. An estimated 123 people were killed in Dayton. Downstream in nearby Hamilton, Ohio, about 100 people died after water 10 to 18 feet deep flowed into its residential neighborhoods.3,4 
(Husband) Flood Victims10 April 1913After their family’s harrowing experiences during The Great Flood of 1913 in Hamilton, Ohio, his wife, Nancy, wrote to her father, David Y. Turner, in Adela, Clay County, Kentucky describing the ordeal. David shared her letters with a local newspaper, The Berea Citizen, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, which, on 10 April 1913, under the heading, "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood" published that The Citizen was in receipt of letters from Mr. David Turner of Adela, Clay County, written by his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Reid of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, stating that everything they possessed, with the exception of the clothes they had on, was washed away in the flood, and appealing to her father and brother for money to start to housekeeping again. The letters in part were as follows:

"Dear Father:
"A flood struck us Tuesday and lasted until Thursday evening. We were upstairs and the water was up to the last step and ready to come in on us. We had to go from our house to another through the windows, crossing on two bed rails. John had gone to work and did not get to us until Thursday when he waded in water up to his arms.
"We were in the house fifty-four hours without anything to eat and of course became very weak from the nervous strain and want of food.
"The flood came very unexpectedly, the largest reservoir breaking owing to a cloud-burst. We saved nothing but what we had on. We had just recently furnished our house.
"John was in another house which was struck by a floating house and knocked from its foundations. He caught to a telephone post and then swam to another house, and when it floated away swam to another and so on. He had no change of clothing from Tuesday until Thursday night, and part of the time his clothing was frozen on him.
"And we were not the only people to suffer this way. There were thousands of others, and just how many are dead cannot yet be told.
"The house I was in washed away about an hour after I was rescued. It is awful to think that we now have nothing for ourselves and little children. But, as I have said, there are many that are in the same condition.
"John saw a father pull three of his little children out of the water dead and lay them one by one on boxes. He has not found his wife and sister yet.
"We have spent all the money we had except $1.95, and I shall have to ask you to help us start life again. We will repay you as soon as we can.
"Your daughter, Nancy Reid, 30 West Fairview, Hamilton, Ohio."4
 
Death*before 15 January 1920He probably died at less than age 30, and before 15 January 1920, when the woman we believe to have been his widow was enumerated on the 1920 census as a roomer in the household of Mary Settlemire on North B Street, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Using her maiden name, Nancy E. Turner was 30 years of age, a widow, and worked for wages as a laborer in a paper mill. She was able to read, write and to speak English. When John's widow married a second time in 1922 in Butler County, Ohio, she reported her occupation as a paper cutter.5,6 

Family

 Nancy E. Turner b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 6 Jun 1971
Children 1.Otto Reid1 b. 1908
 2.Cynthia Louise Reid+1 b. 1909, d. 19 Jan 1967
 3.Pearl Reid7 b. 13 Aug 1911, d. 12 Dec 1912
 4.Nannie May Reid8 b. 28 Oct 1913, d. 7 Apr 1918

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Jr. and Nancy E. Reid, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burning Springs, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: T624_471; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374484. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 December 1906 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, of John Reid and Nancy E. Turner, citing FHL Film# 001904623. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  3. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, The Great Flood of 1913, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  4. [S2879] Letters from Nancy (Turner) Reid to her Father David Turner re 1913 Flood: "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood", online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Berea Citizen, Berea, Kentucky, 10 April 1913, page 8, under the heading, "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood", reporting that the newspaper was in receipt of letters from Mr. David Turner of Adela, Clay County, written by his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Reid of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, stating that everything they possessed, with the exception of the clothes they had on, was washed away in the flood, and appealing to her father and brother for money to start to housekeeping again. Hereinafter cited as Letters from Nancy (Turner) Reid to her Father David Turner re 1913 Flood: "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood."
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Nancy Turner as a roomer in the household of Mary Settlemire, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hamilton Ward 1, Butler, Ohio; Roll: T625_1351; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nancy E. Reid of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, age 32 as of 27 September 1922, occupation paper cutter, born in Burning Springs, Kentucky, daughter of David Turner and Sallie Sandlin, married once before, a widow, and her married name was Mrs. John Reid, married and Frank H. Bradley of Hamilton, Ohio, age 32 as of 22 July 1922, occupation musician, born in Lexington, Kentucky, son of Charles Bradley and Mollie Lunsford, his first marriage, married on 27 September 1922 in Butler County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000355794. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  7. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death from whooping cough and pneumonia of Pearl Reid, age 15 months, on 12 December 1912 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born on 31 August 1911 in Kentucky, to Johny Reid and Nancy Ellen Turner, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  8. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death from measles of Nannie May Reed, age 4, on 7 April 1918 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born on 28 October 1913 in Clay County, Kentucky, to John Reid and Nancy Ellen Turner, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Margaret Reid1

b. 1859
Family
Father*William Reid1 b. 1829
Mother*Louisa Ross1 b. 1837
Birth*1859Margaret Reid was born about 1859 in Canada.1 
(Daughter) Census Canada 186114 January 1861Margaret was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of 14 January 1861 in the household of her parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. She was 2 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census Canada 18712 April 1871Margaret was enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in the household of her parents in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province. She was 10 years old and going to school.2 

Citations

  1. [S2576] 1861 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Louisa Reid, West Zorra, Oxford, Canada West, page 46, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1061-1062; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1269-1270, Ancestry image# 210 of 1245. Hereinafter cited as 1861 Census of Canada.
  2. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of William and Louisa Reid, (their surname spelled "Read" by the census taker), Year: 1871; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 33, Ancestry image# 213 of 316. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.

Nannie May Reid1

b. 28 October 1913, d. 7 April 1918
Family
Father*John Reid1 b. 1889, d. b 15 Jan 1920
Mother*Nancy E. Turner1 b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 6 Jun 1971
Birth*28 October 1913Nannie May Reid was born on 28 October 1913 in Clay County, Kentucky,1 
Death*7 April 1918 and died there on 7 April 1918 at age 4.1 

Citations

  1. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death from measles of Nannie May Reed, age 4, on 7 April 1918 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born on 28 October 1913 in Clay County, Kentucky, to John Reid and Nancy Ellen Turner, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.

Otto Reid1

b. 1908
Family
Father*John Reid1 b. 1889, d. b 15 Jan 1920
Mother*Nancy E. Turner1 b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 6 Jun 1971
Birth*1908Otto Reid was born about 1908 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Flood Victims10 April 1913After their family’s harrowing experiences during The Great Flood of 1913 in Hamilton, Ohio, his mother, Nancy, wrote to her father, David Y. Turner, in Adela, Clay County, Kentucky describing the ordeal. David shared her letters with a local newspaper, The Berea Citizen, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, which, on 10 April 1913, under the heading, "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood" published that The Citizen was in receipt of letters from Mr. David Turner of Adela, Clay County, written by his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Reid of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, stating that everything they possessed, with the exception of the clothes they had on, was washed away in the flood, and appealing to her father and brother for money to start to housekeeping again. The letters in part were as follows:

"Dear Father:
"A flood struck us Tuesday and lasted until Thursday evening. We were upstairs and the water was up to the last step and ready to come in on us. We had to go from our house to another through the windows, crossing on two bed rails. John had gone to work and did not get to us until Thursday when he waded in water up to his arms.
"We were in the house fifty-four hours without anything to eat and of course became very weak from the nervous strain and want of food.
"The flood came very unexpectedly, the largest reservoir breaking owing to a cloud-burst. We saved nothing but what we had on. We had just recently furnished our house.
"John was in another house which was struck by a floating house and knocked from its foundations. He caught to a telephone post and then swam to another house, and when it floated away swam to another and so on. He had no change of clothing from Tuesday until Thursday night, and part of the time his clothing was frozen on him.
"And we were not the only people to suffer this way. There were thousands of others, and just how many are dead cannot yet be told.
"The house I was in washed away about an hour after I was rescued. It is awful to think that we now have nothing for ourselves and little children. But, as I have said, there are many that are in the same condition.
"John saw a father pull three of his little children out of the water dead and lay them one by one on boxes. He has not found his wife and sister yet.
"We have spent all the money we had except $1.95, and I shall have to ask you to help us start life again. We will repay you as soon as we can.
"Your daughter, Nancy Reid, 30 West Fairview, Hamilton, Ohio."2
 
Accident*17 June 1919 On 17 June 1919, when Otto Reid of Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky, was only about nine years old, and a pupil at the Baptist Institute at Oneida, Kentucky, a small boat described as a skiff overturned with him and a number of companions in the Oneida River, Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky. Everyone except five-year-old Walter W. Roberts, son of Tom Roberts, could swim, and Otto saved him from drowning at the risk of his own life. By the time his heroism was recognized by the Carnegie Hero Commission, Otto was living with his mother, Nancy (Turner) Reid in Hamilton, Ohio.3,4,5 
Award*April 1922 The Carnegie Hero Commission awarded 23 medals for valor in April 1922 and Otto Reid of Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky, received the Carnegie Bronze Award for, while a young school boy himself, saving the life of Walter W. Roberts, age 8, from drowning at Oneida, Kentucky on June 17, 1919.5,4 
AwardNovember 1924When Otto entered as a Junior into Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, in November 1924 from Berea Academy in Clay County, Kentucky, he was asked to tell about receiving his bronze medal from the Carnegie Institute for saving a boy from drowning in the Kentucky River at Oneida, Kentucky. He explained that on June 17, 1919, while swimming in the river, which was higher than usual, his attention was attracted to a small boy, nine years old, who was frantically struggling in the water. Otto, who was then eleven years old, managed to drag the boy to land, and said that, "Even though I do not know how, I finally brought him to the river's bank by overcoming him". Otto, at the time, was attending the Oneida Baptist Institute at Oneida, Kentucky. The Carnegie Institute awarded him a bronze medal in 1921 and has appropriated sixteen hundred dollars towards his college education. And later, if he needs more money for his education, they will supply enough for his expenses.6 
AwardApril 1926 In April 1926, Otto and his mother had a chance of being named America's "Ideal Youth". A newspaper dispatch from Philadelphia had arrived at the newspaper in Hamilton confirming that Young Reid was one of the 29 Carnegie medal holders who were to be candidates for the honor. One boy and one girl would be selected from the group in a competition, and the winners would receive the American Youth Award prize.7 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Jr. and Nancy E. Reid, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burning Springs, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: T624_471; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374484. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2879] Letters from Nancy (Turner) Reid to her Father David Turner re 1913 Flood: "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood", online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Berea Citizen, Berea, Kentucky, 10 April 1913, page 8, under the heading, "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood", reporting that the newspaper was in receipt of letters from Mr. David Turner of Adela, Clay County, written by his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Reid of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, stating that everything they possessed, with the exception of the clothes they had on, was washed away in the flood, and appealing to her father and brother for money to start to housekeeping again. Hereinafter cited as Letters from Nancy (Turner) Reid to her Father David Turner re 1913 Flood: "Lost Everything in Hamilton Flood."
  3. [S2882] Otto Reid, age 12, Saved Companion from Drowning at Oneida, Kentucky on June 17 1919, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Plain Dealer, (Cleveland, Ohio), Saturday, April 29, 1922, Page 8, (Downloaded on July 5, 2025), reporting that Otto Reid, 12, school boy of Burning Springs, Kentucky, saved a companion from drowning at Oneida, Kentucky on June 17, 1919. Hereinafter cited as Otto Reid, age 12, Saved Companion from Drowning at Oneida, Kentucky on June 17 1919.
  4. [S2881] Otto Reid Awarded Bronze Carnegie Medal 1922, Ohio, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Journal News, (Hamilton, Ohio), Friday, May 5, 1922, Page 15, (Downloaded on July 5, 2025), under the headlines, "Hamilton Boy Has Been Awarded Carnegie Medal; Otto Reid Saved the Life of Five-Year-Old Boy", reporting that a dispatch from Manchester said: Otto Reid was granted a bronze medal by the Carnegie Hero commission; that three years ago he saved the five-year-old son of Tom Roberts from drowning in the Kentucky River at Oneida, Kentucky; that Otto was at the time of the article living with his mother at Hamilton, Ohio; that he was only nine years old and a pupil at the Baptist Institute at Oneida, when a skiff overturned with him and a number of companions; that all could swim except for one boy whom Otto saved at the risk of his own life. Hereinafter cited as Otto Reid Awarded Bronze Carnegie Medal 1922, Ohio.
  5. [S2884] Otto Reid, Age 12, Among 23 Carnegie Hero Commission 1922 Awards, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer, (Cincinnati, Ohio), Saturday, April 29, 1922, Page 4, (Downloaded on July 5, 2025), under the headlines, "Ohio Valley; Blessed with Heroes; As Is Shown By Awards of Carnegie Commission; Cleveland and Indianapolis Men on List -- Medals are Granted to 23 for Valor", reporting that Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky were represented in the 23 awards made that day by the Carnegie Hero Commission; and that Otto Reid of Burning Springs, Kentucky, won a bronze medal; that Reid was a school boy, 12 years old, when he saved Walter W. Roberts, 8, from drowning at Oneida, Kentucky, June 17, 1919. Hereinafter cited as Otto Reid, Age 12, Among 23 Carnegie Hero Commission 1922 Awards.
  6. [S2885] New Ohio High School Pupil 1926, Otto Reid, Tells How He Saved Little Boy, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Journal News, (Hamilton, Ohio), Wednesday, November 26, 1924, Page 4, (Downloaded on July 5, 2025), under the headlines, "Hero Medal Winner Here; New H.S. Pupil Tells How He Saved Little Boy From Drowning", reporting that Otto Reid, who entered as a Junior in Hamilton High School last week from Berea Academy has received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Institute for saving a boy from drowning in the Kentucky River at Oneida, Kentucky; that on June 17, 1919, while swimming in the river, which was higher than usual, his attention was attracted to a small boy, nine years old, who was frantically struggling in the water; that Otto, who was then eleven years old, managed to drag the boy to land; that "Even though I do not know how, I finally brought him to the river's bank by overcoming him"; that at the time he was attending the Oneida Baptist Institute of Oneida, Kentucky; that the Carnegie Institute awarded him a bronze medal in 1921 and has appropriated sixteen hundred dollars towards his college education; that later, if he needs more money for his education, they will supply enough for his expenses. Hereinafter cited as New Ohio High School Pupil 1926, Otto Reid, Tells How He Saved Little Boy.
  7. [S2883] Hamilton, Ohio Hero, Otto Reid, Candidate for 1926 Coveted Award, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Journal News, (Hamilton, Ohio), Thursday, April 22, 1926, Page 1, (Downloaded on July 5, 2025), under the headline. "Hamilton Hero Candidate for Coveted Award", reporting that Otto Reid, 17, of R.R. 8, Hamilton, until recently a student at Hamilton school, and who holds a Carnegie hero medal for saving the lives of three persons, has a chance of being named America's "Ideal Youth"; that newspaper dispatches from Philadelphia that day told that Young Ried is one of the 29 holders of Carnegie medal holders who were to be candidates for the honor; that a boy and a girl would be selected from the group in a competition and the winners would receive the American Youth Award prize; that Reid came to Hamilton high school from Berea Academy in Kentucky and, while a student there, saved the lives of three persons who were drowning in the Kentucky River; that for that act he had received the Carnegie medal; that the American Youth Award was founded by the directors of the sesquicentennial international exposition association of Philadelphia; that the basic idea upon which the award was founded was somewhat similar to the coveted Rhodes Scholarship which is awarded to graduates of colleges and universities. Hereinafter cited as Hamilton, Ohio Hero, Otto Reid, Candidate for 1926 Coveted Award.

Pearl Reid1

b. 13 August 1911, d. 12 December 1912
Family
Father*John Reid1 b. 1889, d. b 15 Jan 1920
Mother*Nancy E. Turner1 b. 27 Sep 1890, d. 6 Jun 1971
Birth*13 August 1911Pearl Reid was born on 13 August 1911 in Kentucky1 
Death*12 December 1912 and died on 12 December 1912 from whooping cough and pneumonia, at the age of fifteen months, in Clay County, Kentucky.1 

Citations

  1. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death from whooping cough and pneumonia of Pearl Reid, age 15 months, on 12 December 1912 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA, born on 31 August 1911 in Kentucky, to Johny Reid and Nancy Ellen Turner, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.

William Reid1

b. 1829
Family
Birth*1829William Reid was born about 1829 in Scotland.2 
Marriage*22 January 1851He married Louisa Ross on 22 January 1851 in Brock County, Ontario Province, Canada.1,3 
Census Canada 1861*14 January 1861Louise and William Reid were enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of 14 January 1861 in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. William was 32 years of age and a farmer, and Louisa was 24 years of age. Five children were enumerated with the couple in 1861. Hugh was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year; James and Esther were ages 8 and 6 years, respectively; and Alex and Margaret were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively.2 
Census Canada 1871*2 April 1871Louise and William Reid were enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in West Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province. William was 42 years of age and a farmer, and Louisa was 34 years of age. Six children were enumerated with the couple in 1871 and they were all going to school. James, Esther and Alexander were ages 16, 14 and 12 years, respectively, and Margaret, George and Jane were ages 10, 8 and 6 years, respectively. The family's religion was Presbyterian.4 

Family

 Louisa Ross b. 1837
Children 1.Hugh Reid2 b. 1852
 2.James Reid1 b. Jan 1853, d. 26 Jun 1929
 3.Esther Reid+2 b. 6 Feb 1855, d. 20 Mar 1928
 4.Alexander Reid2 b. 1857
 5.Margaret Reid2 b. 1859
 6.George Reid4 b. 1863
 7.Jane Reid4 b. 1865

Citations

  1. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ellen McKee, age 22, spinster, Baptist, born about 1858 in Zorra, Ontario Province, daughter of John and Jane McKee, married James Reid, age 27, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian, born about 1853 in Zorra, Ontario Province, son of William and Louise Reed, married on 11 February 1880 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Reel# 34. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943.
  2. [S2576] 1861 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Louisa Reid, West Zorra, Oxford, Canada West, page 46, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1061-1062; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1269-1270, Ancestry image# 210 of 1245. Hereinafter cited as 1861 Census of Canada.
  3. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Reid and Louisa Ross on 22 January 1851 in Canada, Brock, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858, Reel# 1.
  4. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of William and Louisa Reid, (their surname spelled "Read" by the census taker), Year: 1871; Census Place: West Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 33, Ancestry image# 213 of 316. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.

Frances Barbara Reif1

b. 1860
Family
Birth*1860Frances Barbara Reif was born about 1860 in Solon, Johnson County, Iowa.1,2 
Marriage*28 December 1880She married Frank Minto Waln on 28 December 1880 in Johnson County, Iowa.1,2 

Family

 Frank Minto Waln b. 1860
Child 1.Luella Isabell Waln1 b. 28 Dec 1882, d. 31 May 1961

Citations

  1. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for Luella Isabell Waln, born on 28 December 1882 in Webster, Hamilton, Iowa, USA, daughter of Frank Minto Waln and Frances Barbara Reif, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  2. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Frank M Waln, age 21, born in Iowa, son of A T Waln and Isabelle Minto, and Frances B Reif, age 20, born in Iowa, daughter of Adam Reif and Mary A. Altman, married on 28 December 1880 in Johnson County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.

Charles Reilly1

b. circa 1825
Family
Birth*circa 1825Charles Reilly was born circa 1825 in Ireland.1 
Marriage*before 6 May 1846He married Mary __?__ before 6 May 1846 in Ireland.1 

Family

 Mary __?__ b. c 1825
Child 1.Jane Reilly+1 b. 6 May 1846, d. 8 Jan 1928

Citations

  1. [S24] Florence Black, History of the Family of James and Margaret Black and Relatives, November 1987. Hereinafter cited as James & Margaret Black Family.

Jane Reilly1

b. 6 May 1846, d. 8 January 1928
Family
Jane (Reilly) Hinds
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*Charles Reilly1 b. c 1825
Mother*Mary __?__1 b. c 1825
Birth*6 May 1846Jane Reilly was born on 6 May 1846 in Bellananagh, County Cavan, Ireland.2,3 
Immigration1868The 1900 census noted that Jane (Reilly) Hinds and James Hinds immigrated in 1868, had been in the United States for 31 years, and that James had been naturalized. The 1920 census provided the same year of 1868 as the year of immigration for both and said they had both been naturalized in 1877.3,4 
Immigration*1868 The details of her immigration from Ireland to Warwick, New York are not known. On the 1920 Census, Jane's year of immigration was noted as 1868.4 
Immigration13 May 1868A young woman named Jane Reilly, age 20, a Spinster from Ireland, arrived in Steerage on the ship Nebraska on 13 May 1868 from Liverpool and Queenstown.5 
Census US 1870*1870Jane Reilly appeared on the 1870 census in Cornwall, Orange County, New York. "Jane O'Reilly" was age 24 and worked as a Servant in the James O'Hara household.6 
Immigration1870 According to the Black Family booklet, Jane Reilly emigrated from Ireland to America in 1870.1 
Immigration28 March 1870Jane Reilly immigrated on 28 March 1870.7 
Immigration*1872The 1910 census reported that both Jane (Reilly) Hinds and James Hinds immigrated in 1872 and that James had been naturalized.8 
Marriage*5 June 1872She married James Hinds, son of Walter Thomas Hinds and Margaret Charters, on 5 June 1872 in Christ Episcopal Church, Warwick, Orange County, New York. They were married by E. L. Prentice and Jane's surname name was spelled "Riley" on their marriage record.9,1 
Naturalization*1877Jane Reilly and James Hinds were naturalized in 1877. 
Census US 1880*7 June 1880Jane and James Hinds were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 7 June 1880 in Warwick, Orange County, New York. James was 33 and Jane was 30. Their three children resided with them in 1880. Jennie was 6, Maggie was 5, and Ella, a daughter who was enumerated as a son, was 1.10 
Census US 19009 June 1900Jane (Reilly) and James Hinds appeared on the 1900 census taken on 9 June 1900 in Warwick, Orange County, New York. James was 56 and Jane was 54. They had been married for 28 years and had given birth to seven children, five of whom were living. Three of their children resided with their parents in 1900. Fannie was 18, Robert 17, and Belle was 12. They owned their own home, which was a house, free of mortgage and the whole family could read, write and speak English.3 
Census US 191015 April 1910Jane (Reilly) and James Hinds appeared on the 1910 census taken as of 15 April 1910 on High Street, Warwick, Orange County, New York. James' age was recorded as 63 and Jane's as 60. They had been married for 36 years and had given birth to seven children, five of whom were still living. They owned their own home with a mortgage and both James and Jane could read and write.8 
Census US 192021 January 1920Jane (Reilly) and James Hinds appeared on the 1920 census taken on 21 January 1920 at 45 High Street, Warwick, Orange County, New York. James' age was recorded as 76 and Jane's as 65.4 
(Wife) Death22 October 1922Jane became a widow when James Hinds died on 22 October 1922.1 
Death*8 January 1928Jane (Reilly) Hinds probably died on 8 January 1928 in Warwick, Orange County, New York, at age 81.1 

Family

 James Hinds b. May 1844, d. 22 Oct 1922
Children 1.Jennie Hinds+1 b. 11 Sep 1873, d. 1 Jun 1930
 2.Margaret Hinds+1 b. 26 Oct 1874, d. 24 Apr 1934
 3.Agnes Hinds1 b. 6 Nov 1876, d. 16 Sep 1879
 4.Ellen Hinds1 b. 30 Dec 1878, d. 16 Nov 1884
 5.Fannie Hinds+1 b. 25 Jun 1881, d. 19 Mar 1972
 6.Robert Hinds+1 b. 9 Mar 1883, d. 12 Jul 1960
 7.Isabella Hinds+1 b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 27 Jul 1959

Citations

  1. [S24] Florence Black, History of the Family of James and Margaret Black and Relatives, November 1987. Hereinafter cited as James & Margaret Black Family.
  2. [S24] Florence Black, James & Margaret Black Family, the source notes Jane's place of birth as "Bellanauth", which is believed to be a misspelling of Bellananagh.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Hinds, Warwick, Orange County, New York; Roll: T623 1142; Page: 7A. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Hinds, Warwick, Orange County, New York; Roll: T625_1253; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 691. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S169] Irish and British Immigrants to America 1860s-1870, online at www.Genealogy.com, Manifest ID Number: 30750. Hereinafter cited as Irish Immigrants 1860s-1870s.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S169] Irish Immigrants 1860s-1870s, online at www.Genealogy.com.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Hinds, Warwick, Orange County, New York; Roll: T624_1061; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 83. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S172] James Hinds and Jane Riley marriage, Certificate of Holy Matrimony (Copy), 5 Jun 1872, LHB Notebook - Document Copies, Summerlin, Nevada. Copy of original.
  10. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Hinds, spelled "Hines", Warwick, Orange County, New York; Roll: T9_912; Family History Film: 1254912; Page: 366.1000; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 0109. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

John Reilly1

b. circa 1802
Birth*circa 1802John Reilly was born circa 1802.1 
(Servant) Census Ireland 18211821John Reilly appeared on the 1821 census in the household of Walter Hinds as a Labouring Servant in Corrakane, County Cavan, Ireland. He was 19 years old. A total of eight servants, including Anne Leonard, Grace McGuire, Grace Foster, Margaret Sheridan, James Leddy, William Clarke, John Reilly and Terence Reilly, were a part of the Hinds household which consisted of Walter, age 20, and his mother, Jane (Smith) Hinds, age 45.

Walter Hinds was described as a farmer and a gentleman and his house was two stories high. At the time the census was taken, they had an Ellis family visiting overnight. The visitors included James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha (Hinds) Ellis, Mary Jane Ellis and Sally Jane Ellis. The seven other servants who resided there were Terence Reilly, also 19, William Clarke, 16, James Leddy, 30, Anne Leonard, 25, Grace McGuire, 25, Grace Foster, 22 and Margaret Sheridan, 25.1 

Citations

  1. [S501] 1821 Ireland Census, County Cavan, as transcribed by Debbie Annandale from LDS Film# 0597155, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcav2/1821Census.html. Hereinafter cited as 1821 County Cavan Census.

Terence Reilly1

b. circa 1802
Birth*circa 1802Terence Reilly was born circa 1802.1 
(Servant) Census Ireland 18211821Terence Reilly appeared on the 1821 census in the household of Walter Hinds as a Labouring Servant in Corrakane, County Cavan, Ireland. He was 19 years old. A total of eight servants, including Anne Leonard, Grace McGuire, Grace Foster, Margaret Sheridan, James Leddy, William Clarke, John Reilly and Terence Reilly, were a part of the Hinds household which consisted of Walter, age 20, and his mother, Jane (Smith) Hinds, age 45.

Walter Hinds was described as a farmer and a gentleman and his house was two stories high. At the time the census was taken, they had an Ellis family visiting overnight. The visitors included James Ellis, Mary Anne Martha (Hinds) Ellis, Mary Jane Ellis and Sally Jane Ellis. The seven other servants who resided there were John Reilly, also 19, William Clarke, 16, James Leddy, 30, Anne Leonard, 25, Grace McGuire, 25, Grace Foster, 22 and Margaret Sheridan, 25.1 

Citations

  1. [S501] 1821 Ireland Census, County Cavan, as transcribed by Debbie Annandale from LDS Film# 0597155, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcav2/1821Census.html. Hereinafter cited as 1821 County Cavan Census.

Thomas Reilly1

(Party to Deed) Deed Memorial9 September 1766Thomas Reilly was a party to the transactions when Walter Hinds of Corrakane purchased the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, County Cavan, Ireland, in County Cavan on 9 September 1766 from James Fleming, soon to be of Bellville, County Cavan in a complicated series of documents which included the following memorial:

A memorial of deeds of lease and release intended, bearing dates respectively of 08 and 9 September 1766, the lease made or meant to be made between James Fleming of Killybandrick in the county of Cavan Esq., brother and heir of Arthur Fleming late of Bellville, County Cavan Esq. deceased, who was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Fleming formerly of Bellville aforesaid Esq. and Frances Hamilton otherwise Hamilton his wife both deceased, John Lloyd, George Moore, Thomas Reilly and Alexander Burrowes, of the first part and Walter Hinds in the County of Cavan gentleman of the other part, and the release made or meant to be made between the said James Fleming of the first part, the said John Lloyd of Gloster in the Kings County, barrister-at-law, George Moore of Moynehall in County Cavan, Thomas Reilly of Tiroukan in County Cavan, and Alexander Burrowes of Killyconnan in County Cavan and the said James Fleming of the second part and the said Walter Hinds of the third part. By which said deed of release the said John Lloyd, George Moore, Thomas Reilly, Alexander Burrowes and James Fleming, in consideration of £3,410 to them paid and of 10 shillings to the said James Fleming also paid by the said Walter Hinds, the receipt whereof is thereby acknowledged, they, the said John Lloyd, George Moore, Thomas Reilly, Alexander Burrows and James Fleming did grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm, and the said James Fleming did ratify, approve, release and confirm unto the said Walter Hinds all that and those the towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, County Cavan, situate, lying and being in the County of Cavan with the appurtenances to hold to the said Walter Hinds, his heirs and assigns forever subject only to the yearly quit rent and fees of £2, 8 shillings payable to his majesty, his heirs and successors out of the said lands. The deeds of lease and release and the memorial were witnessed by Hugh Reilly, John White and John Maddock, all of the city of Dublin, gentlemen, signed and sealed by James Fleming, fully executed and registered on 9 September 1766.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1766; Film# 461411, Volume 245, pages 305-307, Deed# 161877. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Clara Reinecker1

b. circa 1776, d. 1858
Family
Birth*circa 1776Clara Reinecker was born in Pennsylvania circa 1776, based upon her reported age on the 1850 census.1,2 
Marriage*1792She married Cornelius Howard Gist, son of Joseph Gist and Elizabeth Elder, in 1792.1 
(Mother) Census US 185017 August 1850Clara Gist appeared on the 17 August 1850 census as the Head of household in District 4, Brooke County, Virginia. She was age 74. Residing in her household were Elizabeth and Joseph Gist, her son and daughter-in-law. Joseph, age 34, was a farmer with real estate valued at $7,875. Joshua Gist, age 32 and an M.D., appeared as the Head in the neighboring household with real estate also valued at exactly $7,875, leading us to believe that he was likely Joseph's brother. In addition to Joseph and Elizabeth, who was age 24, in Clara's household were another Clara Gist, age 15, Louisa Gist, age 1/12 and two male laborers. Young Louisa was likely the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, and the younger Clara, while believed to have been a relative, was probably too old to have been a daughter of either Joseph or Joshua, and too young to have been Clara's daughter. Her relationship to the extended Gist family has not yet been determined.2 
Death*1858She died in 1858.1 

Family

 Cornelius Howard Gist b. 1770, d. 1830
Children 1.Joshua Gist3 b. c 1818
 2.Joseph Gist+1,2 b. 12 Mar 1820, d. 22 Nov 1892

Citations

  1. [S1385] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, Volumes 55-56, National Member# 54001-56000, downloaded from Google Books, Volumes 55-56 (Washington, D.C.: press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc., 1920-1921), National Member# 54964, Volume 55, page 422. Hereinafter cited as DAR Lineage Books, Volumes 55-56.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clara Gist, District 4, Brooke County, Virginia; Roll: M432_937; Page: 256A; Image: 172. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joshua Gist, District 4, Brooke County, Virginia; Roll: M432_937; Page: 256A; Image: 172.

Sarah Reip1

Family
Marriage*She married Robert Ramsey.1 

Family

 Robert Ramsey
Child 1.Thomas C. Ramsey+1 b. 25 Aug 1854, d. 12 Mar 1889

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas C “Doc” Ramsey, Memorial# 260228530. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Hannah Reller1

Family
Marriage*She married Abner Lunn, son of Elisha Lunn and Amy Thomas.1 

Family

 Abner Lunn

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XI. The children of Mannesseh Thomas, pages 48-49, Amy Lunn. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

James Remick1

Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Marriage*He married Mary Bolton, daughter of John Bolton and Cynthia Chamberlain.1 

Family

 Mary Bolton b. 29 Aug 1811, d. 30 Sep 1835
Children 1.James Remick1
 2.John Remick1

Citations

  1. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

James Remick1

Family
Relationship4th great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*James Remick1
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 29 Aug 1811, d. 30 Sep 1835

Citations

  1. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

John Remick1

Family
Relationship4th great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*James Remick1
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 29 Aug 1811, d. 30 Sep 1835

Citations

  1. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

Joseph Renfro1

b. 1802
Birth*1802Joseph Renfro was born about 1802 in South Carolina.1 
(Witness to Deed) Land Records31 July 1850Joseph Renfro signed as a witness to a deed whereby Micajah E. Wheeler and Frances Wheeler, his wife, sold 100 acres of land on the waters of Skaggs and Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky, to Obadiah Britt Sr. on 31 July 1850 for and in consideration of the sum of $200. The property was described as one piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being in the county and state aforesaid on the waters of Skaggs and Peter's Creek and bounded as follows: beginning at a poplar on Curd's line near the corner of said Wheeler's fence, thence North 20 degrees 76½ poles (crossing the tobacco road at 53 poles) to a small mulberry, hickory, beach and black oak on a path, thence South 89 degrees East 210 poles to three black oaks and a chestnut on Doss's line, thence with said line South 48 degrees West 153 poles to a stone, thence North 73 degrees West 126 poles to the beginning, containing 100 acres. It was also understood and agreed by the parties that the said Micajah E. Wheeler and Frances, his wife, also sold and conveyed to the said Obadiah Britt a pass way 20 feet wide from the beginning corner in this deed along said Wheeler's and Curd's lines to the spring, and that the said Britt and his heirs to have a perpetual (access) to said pass way to said spring, and also to water from the spring for all necessary uses for family use and for stock to drink.2 
(Executor) Will16 January 1851Joseph Renfro was named in the will of Micajah E. Wheeler, dated 16 January 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, as the person Micajah wanted to act as the Executor and Cestui que trust of his estate.

Micajah's primary directive was that all of his estate, both real and personal, be divided equally between his children, by both of his wives, including all that may be born to him after the preparation of his will. He directed that all of his children were to live with his wife, Frances Wheeler, who was to have charge and custody of his property during her widowhood to be used for the benefit of all the children. He directed that his estate was not to be divided until the youngest living child became of age.

He did not want his gray horse or roan mare to be sold, nor one young yoke of steers, cows and heifers, hogs and sheep. He directed that all his farming tools and personal property that could be spared, be sold to pay his debts. His tobacco was to be priced and freighted by H. P. Curd, and he wanted the transaction details, for the land he had recently sold to Obadiah Britt Sr., to be completed. He wanted Joseph Renfro to act as the Executor and Cestui que trust of his estate.

His will was signed and sealed by the X mark of M. E. Wheeler on 16 January 1851, and witnessed by John T. Rogers, John J. Curd and George M. Page, to the attention of: Travis Cockrill.3,4,5 
(Witness to Deed) Land Records17 January 1851 On 17 January 1851, Joseph Renfro signed as a witness to a deed whereby Obadiah Britt Sr. sold back to Micajah E. Wheeler the same 100 acres of land on the waters of Barren County, Kentucky, he had purchased from the same Micajah E. Wheeler and his wife six months earlier. Obadiah had paid $100 for the land, and Micajah paid $300 to buy it back. After identifying the land as being the same 100 acres conveyed to Britt by Wheeler, the land was further described as beginning at a poplar on Curd's line near the corner of Wheeler's fence, thence North 20 degrees 76½ poles, crossing the tobacco road at 53 poles, to a small mulberry, hickory, beach and black oak on a path, thence South 89 degrees East 210 poles to three black oaks and a chestnut on Doss's line, thence with said line South 48 degrees West 153 poles to a stone, thence North 73 degrees West 126 poles to the beginning. The deed was signed by Obadiah Britt, witnessed by John J. Curd and Joseph Renfro, and recorded in Barren County on 10 March 1852.6 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Sally Renfro, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 352b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935. Microfilm of original and typescript at the Barren County courthouse in Glasgow, Kentucky; includes general index: Film# 209729, Digital# 8402413, Book T, pages 111-112, image# 62-63 of 579; Obadiah Britt Sr., grantee, from Micajah E. Wheeler and Frances his wife, grantors, 100 acres on Skaggs Creek and Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky).
  3. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate on 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Executor Bonds, 1848-1882, Barren County Court, Barren County, Kentucky, citing image# 44 of 274. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  4. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, typed abstract of the will of Micajah E Wheeler proved for probate during February Term 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing page 341, citing Barren County Court, Barren County Will Books, image# 282 of 320.
  5. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will dated 16 January 1851 of M E Wheeler of Barren County, probated 17 February 1851 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, referencing Mixed Records, Vol 3-4, 1828-1884, Mixed Probate Records, 1799-1884, Kentucky. County Court (Barren County), Barren, Kentucky, citing the will of Micajah E. Wheeler, pages 341-342, image# 189-190 of 495.
  6. [S2247] Clerk of the County Court, Barren County (Kentucky). Deeds, 1798-1902, 1961; indexes, 1798-1935 (Barren County, Kentucky): Film# 209729, Digital# 8402413, Book U, pages 138-139, image# 369 of 579; Obadiah Britt Sr., grantor, to Micajah E. Wheeler, grantee, 100 acres on Skaggs Creek and Peters Creek, Barren County, Kentucky; on 35 microfilm rolls.

Juliann Renfro1,2

b. 1830
Family
Birth*1830Juliann Renfro was born about 1830 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*12 April 1850She married Richard H. Kinslow, son of Reuben Kinslow and Judith Emmerson, on 12 April 1850 in Barren County, Kentucky.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census US 18507 September 1850Juliann was enumerated with her new husband on the 1850 census taken on 7 September 1850 in the household of her husband's parents, Judy and Reuben Kinslow, in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. Juliann was 20 years old, and she and her husband had married within the year. Her husband was 21 years of age and worked on the family farm with his father and brothers.2 

Family

 Richard H. Kinslow b. 1829

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 April 1850 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Richard H. Kinslow and Julia A. H. Renfro, citing FHL Film# 000209757. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Reuben and Judy Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 360a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Martha Ann Renfro1

b. 23 August 1827, d. 17 October 1853
Family
Birth*23 August 1827Martha Ann Renfro was born on 23 August 1827 in Kentucky.2,3 
Marriage*30 November 1848She married, as his first wife, Thomas Black Campbell, son of John Berry Campbell and Cynthia Beard Black, on 30 November 1848 in Scott County, Illinois.4 
Death*17 October 1853She died on 17 October 1853 at age 262 
Burial* and was buried in Appel Cemetery, Mahaska County, Iowa.2 

Family

 Thomas Black Campbell b. 31 Dec 1827, d. 14 Mar 1883
Child 1.Olive Luella Campbell5 b. 23 Aug 1851, d. 14 Oct 1878

Citations

  1. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, Thomas B. Campbell and Martha Ann Renfro, Scott County, 30 November 1848. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann Campbell, Memorial# 31808782. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Martha Ann Campbell, Scott, Illinois; Roll: M432_128; Page: 29A; Image: 336. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, Thomas B. Campbell and Martha Ann Renfro, Scott County, 30 November 1848, referencing the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah Microfilm: 1311774.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Olive Luella (Campbell) Montgomery, Memorial# 23963165.

Jeremiah S. Renn1,2

b. 1826
Family
Birth*1826Jeremiah S. Renn was born about 1826 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.2 
Marriage*He married, as his first wife, Harriet Conrad.1,3,2 
(Husband) Death23 January 1866Jeremiah became a widower when Harriet (Conrad) Renn died on 23 January 1866 at age 35.3 

Family

 Harriet Conrad b. 20 Feb 1830, d. 23 Jan 1866
Child 1.Landis C. Renn1,2,4 b. 29 Sep 1863

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Alda May Yoder, age 37, divorced, born on 28 January 1874 in Missouri, daughter of John J. Yoder and Abbie E. "Suntmier", married Landis C. Renn, age 48, widowed, born on 29 September 1863 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, son of Jeremiah Renn and "Mary" Conrad, married on 18 November 1911 in Elkhart County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1845560 , Reference ID: 22-3. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jeremiah S Renn, Memorial# 83322023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet (Conrad) Renn, Memorial# 50963267.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Landis Conrad Renn, Memorial# 213333629.

Landis C. Renn1,2

b. 29 September 1863
Family
Father*Jeremiah S. Renn1,3,2 b. 1826
Mother*Harriet Conrad1,4,2 b. 20 Feb 1830, d. 23 Jan 1866
Birth*29 September 1863Landis C. Renn was born on 29 September 1863 in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Landis Conrad Renn.2 
Marriage*18 November 1911He married second, as her second husband, Alda May Yoder, daughter of John J. Yoder and Abbie E. Sunthimer, on 18 November 1911 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Landis was a widower and Alda was divorced.1 

Family

 Alda May Yoder b. 28 Jan 1874

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Alda May Yoder, age 37, divorced, born on 28 January 1874 in Missouri, daughter of John J. Yoder and Abbie E. "Suntmier", married Landis C. Renn, age 48, widowed, born on 29 September 1863 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, son of Jeremiah Renn and "Mary" Conrad, married on 18 November 1911 in Elkhart County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1845560 , Reference ID: 22-3. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Landis Conrad Renn, Memorial# 213333629. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jeremiah S Renn, Memorial# 83322023.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet (Conrad) Renn, Memorial# 50963267.

Catherine Renner1

Family
Marriage*10 November 1861She married John Peter Wilhelme on 10 November 1861 in Wagner, Clayton County, Iowa.1,2 

Family

 John Peter Wilhelme
Child 1.Eleanor Wilhelme+1 b. 1884

Citations

  1. [S1449] Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992, online at www.ancestry.com, her name spelled "Elenor Wilhelme" and referencing FHL Film# 1014489, Record ID: 2:3Z30WH5. Hereinafter cited as Iowa Select Marriages, 1809-1992.
  2. [S1449] Iowa Select Marriages, 1809-1992, online at www.ancestry.com, referencing FHL Film# 1255482 Record ID: 99 p82.

Lydia M. Renner1

b. 1889
Family
Birth*1889Lydia M. Renner was born about 1889 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*19 September 1908She married John S. McMurray on 19 September 1908 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. John was 21 years of age and Lydia was age 19.1 

Family

 John S. McMurray b. 1887
Child 1.Elizabeth Louise McMurray1,2 b. 14 May 1909, d. 2007

Citations

  1. [S2031] Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 September 1908 of Lydia M. Renner, age 19, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Otto J. and Minnie Renner, and John S. McMurray, age 21, born in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, son of James R. and "Franks" McMurray, referencing Marriage Records - 19. Hereinafter cited as Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933.
  2. [S1866] Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Elizabeth Louise Mc Murray on 14 May 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to John S. Mc Murray and Lydia M. C. (Renner) Mc Murray, citing certificate# 80545-A, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910, Box 241 and 079904-082425 certificate number range. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911.

Sarah A. Renshaw1,2

b. 10 January 1843, d. 26 December 1930
Family
Birth*10 January 1843Sarah A. Renshaw was born on 10 January 1843 or 1844 in Virginia.2 
Marriage*8 November 1900She married second, as his third wife, George Wilson on 8 November 1900 in Orange County, Indiana.3,1,2 
(Wife) Death2 February 1904Sarah became a widow for the second time when George Wilson died on 2 February 1904 at age 71.4 
Death*26 December 1930She died on 26 December 1930 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, at age 86 or 872 
Burial* and was buried in Community Cemetery, Paoli.2 

Family

 George Wilson b. 9 Aug 1832, d. 2 Feb 1904

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Wilson, Memorial# 42566549, reporting his third wife was Sarah (Renshaw) Montgomery, widow of Robert. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah A (Renshaw) Wilson, Memorial# 15736790, containing several suggestions regarding her father, mother, and first husband.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George Wilson and Sarah A Montgomery, mother's name L. Lane, on 8 November 1900 in Orange County, Indiana, United States, citing page 22 and referencing FHL Film# 001316745. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Wilson, Memorial# 42566549.