John Reed and Jane Burns

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Husband John Reed ¹

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           Born: 24 Aug 1815 - East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Reed (1784-1845) 2
         Mother: Sarah McWilliams (1789-1839) 2 3

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       Marriage: 20 Feb 1844 1

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Wife Jane Burns ¹

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         Father: John Burns (1799-Bef 1882) 1 4
         Mother: Martha Carroll (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M James Linn Reed ¹

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2 M John B. Reed ¹

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           Born: Abt 1846
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           Died: 17 Oct 1887 1
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         Spouse: Mary L. Stone (      -      ) 1

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3 F Sarah Martha Reed ¹

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         Spouse: William Barry (      -      ) 1

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4 M Robert J. Reed ¹

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         Spouse: Louise Butler (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 30 Nov 1887 1

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5 F Mary L. Reed ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Reed

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He received his education at the subscription schools of East Finley township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. After marriage he remained on the home place ten years, and then moved to Burnsville, West Finley township, where he remained fifteen years, thence removing to Dallas, West Virginia, where they lived two years. In 1874 he and his wife located in West Alexander, Pennsylvania, where they had a pleasant home.
He was always very interested in educational matters, and general public topics. In politics he was always a Democrat, prior to the year 1885, when he became a strong advocate of Prohibition. In religious connection he was an elder in, and was for forty-five years or more a member of the Presbyterian Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 635.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 675.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 552.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 980.