James Harvey Reed and Eva S. Knight

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Husband James Harvey Reed ¹

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           Born: 8 Mar 1846 1
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         Father: Charles Reed (1796-1860) 2
         Mother: Kezia Boyle (1804-1884) 2

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       Marriage: 9 Oct 1879 - Topeka, Shawnee Co, KS 3

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Wife Eva S. Knight ³

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - James Harvey Reed

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He became a railroad engineer early in life and never lost interest in the throttle valve. Eventually his home was at Ellensburg, Washington, where he owned a nice farm. In a personal letter he once said, in part: "I am, as you know, an old locomotive engineer, and have run all through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Montana and parts of Canada. Have gone into the ditch, turned upside down in the river and through bridges, made awful front end collisions and many and various accidents that railroad men are subject to and it seems I have had more than my share, but have been very fortunate in not getting seriously injured. It has often been said that, 'Old Harve will never be killed,' but my time may come yet. I came to Ellensburg, Washington in 1886, bought 160 acres of land two and a half miles from town. Now my family 'run the ranch.' I run a locomotive and send the butt end of my salary to my wife and she and the boys improve the home. If I have fair luck now for a year or so I will then go home and enjoy the big arm chair by the fireside."

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Notes: Marriage

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Their children were:
1. Charles E. Reed, born July 30, 1880, was married December 24, 1905, to Elizabeth May George, of Denver, Colorado. They lived at Bend, Oregon.
2. Minnie Blanch Reed, born September 8, 1882, was married April 21, 1903, to Edgar L. Gale. He is editor of the Brimerton News, Washington. They had a child, Florence Evalyn Gale, born December 4, 1904.
3. George Chester Reed, born April 27, 1885.
4. Bertha E. Reed, born February 4, 1887.
5. Arthur Todd Reed, born November 11, 1891.
6. Mabel E. Reed, born July 6, 1896.
7. Etta Lois Reed, born September 4, 1904.

1 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 51.

2 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 50.

3 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 57.