Elizabeth (Unknown) Reed (abt. 1839)

Born about 1839 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth (Unknown) Reed is a part of US Black heritage.

Elizabeth (Hamar^[1], Hymer^[2], or Johnson^[3]) was born about 1839^[4] in Richmond^[5] or Washington^[3], Virginia^[4]. Her parents were born in Africa^[4]. She was the second^[5] wife^[4] of Charles Reed - also her second marriage - and the stepmother of Civil War veterans Charles E. Reed and Joseph W. Reed of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Residences

• 1880: Oxford, Massachusetts with her husband and children^[4]
• 1873: Oxford, Massachusetts^[5]

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 21:23, 28 May 2020 (UTC): Handwriting in marriage record is uncertain; the last letters in her surname are probably ymer but the presumed H is formed differently than other for-sure Hs on the same page; holding off until I can find another record to confirm. Also unclear if this was her married name from her first marriage or if it was her last name at birth.

Raymoure-1 15:45, 29 May 2020 (UTC): In son Albert's birth record, transcribed by the Holbrook Research Institute, her last name at birth looks more like Hamar; definitely an H this time.

Sources

1. ↑ son Albert's birth record
2. ↑ handwriting is difficult to read in their marriage record from the Holbrook Research Institute; see Research Notes
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} daughter Nellie's birth record
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 1880 federal census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Massachusetts marriage record

• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 563; Page: 436C; Enumeration District: 820
• Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook.) Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, Utah.