Family Bible of Edward Reed of Shelby County, Illinois Bible is in the possesion of GG-Grandaughter Susan Reed-Potts Note's included in parentheses ( ) are by Susan First page of bible reads: THE Holy Bible containing the OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, translated out of THE ORIGINAL TONGUES; and with the former TRANSLATION DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED ---------------------- NEW YORK AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY instituted in the year MDCCXVI 1850. Family Record Page's reads: (Un-readable) Reed was borned the fifteenth of January 1848 (Other records show this would have been Ewing Reed) Sary an Reed was borned the twenty third of April 1849 (Legal name is Sarah Ann Reed-Keeler) Mary Francis Reed was borned the eight day of august 1853 Lucinda Reed was borned the third day of June 1854 Ruthy Reed was borned the seveth day of March 1856 (Next Page) Moses Reed was born March 12th 1858 Delie Reed was borned September the third 1860 (Adelia (Delsie) Reed-Roller) Alfred Reed was Borned July the 26 1862 Ida Bell Reed was Borned April the 5 1865 Josephine Reed was born January 31st 1868 Olivia Reed was Born August 18th 1871 (Next Page) Sarah Ann Keeler Died March 18th 1872 in Crawford County, Kansas (This is the above Sary An Reed) Ewing Reed died Dec 3. 1886 (This is not the same Ewing Reed above) Melvira Reed Born the Jan 8, 1827 (Nancy Melvira Austin-Reed) Edward Reed born July 25, 1827 Ova Forgey Bornd Sept 2, 1826 (Next Page) Jan 3 1895 Jacob Forgey borne May 3, 1872 Ollie Forgey Borne Aug 18 1871 Flosie Forgey Borne Nov 26, 1890 Ova Forgey Bornd Sept 22, 1895 Byrd Forgy Born apr 18. 1902 (Written on inside back cover) Ovia Forgey Bornd Sept 22. 1.8.9.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Notes from GG-Grandaughter Susan Reed-Potts - This Edward Reed is the son of the Moses Reed who's obituary may be found in the USGenWeb, Shelby County Illinois Archives. He is also the brother of the Albert Reed who's Biography may be found in the same archives. Edward Reed was born July 25, 1827 in Shelby County, Illinois. On January 07, 1847 he married Nancy Melvira Austin born January 08, 1827 Shelby County, Illinois. At some point Edward and Nancy moved with their children to Siligman, Benton County, Arkansas the first known non-Illinois marriage was between Ruthy Reed and Jackson Vaughn Roller. The Forgey children are from the marriage of Olivia (Aunt Ollie) Reed and Jacob Forgey) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Susan Reed-Potts (© 1997 Susan Potts ) USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------