Claiborne County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Reed, Elijah Adkins April 18, 1940
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Guardian Journal April 1940
Elijah Reed, Colored, Did Wednesday at Home Near Camp:

Elijah Reed, 96,, colored, died last Wednesday afternoon at his home near 
Camp.  He was born in slavery in 1844, and live[d] his life in the community 
where he was well thought of by the white people.

Uncle Lige, as he was known by all of his white friends, lived a useful and 
respected life.  He was buried at Pine Hill cemetery last Saturday.  Our Camp 
correspondent states that he has know[n] Uncle Lige for over sixty years and 
never heard a word said against him by anyone.

Additional Comments:
Elijah Adkins (later changed his surname to Reed) was the son of Lemiah 
Christopher Columbus Adkins and a slave woman named Mariah in Henry County, 
Georgia.  Oral histories and the dna analysis of Elijah's great grandson 
confirms his biological relationship to the Adkins family.

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