Clearfield County PA Archives - Biographies: Reed, Matthew William September 1850 - March 4, 1928 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charles Reed reedgeneology@hotmail.com March 23, 2008, 12:38 pm Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/bios/reed-matthew-w.txt Author: Charles M Reed Jr. Matthew William Reed was born September 1850 in Clearfield Co. Pennsylvania to Amos Read and Sina Reed as located in the 1900 Census of Happy Twp, Graham County Kansas (Sep 1851) and the 1850 Census of Lawrence twp, Clearfield County Pennsylvania (age is in months). Jemima Tilda Mclinsey was born in 1862 Clearfield County at or near Clearfield (According to David Lewis Reed's Affidavit of birth signed by Andrew Jackson Mclinsey- brother to Jemima). Her parents are James Mclinsey and Cathrine Spencer. The Read/Reed and Mclinsey families were settlers of the Clearfield area and appear to have been leaders in the society there. The Read/Reed ancestors are know to have built a Fort named Fort Reed in Lockhaven, Clinton Co. Pennsylvania. The Read/Reeds belonged to several society groups in Clearfield and one was married to Govenor Bigler of Pennsylvania. One wrote stories under the heading of "Pioneer Jane". Matthew and Jemima married in Clearfield Co. around 1881. David Lewis was born to them in 1882. Sometime between 1881 and 1889 Matthew and Jemima split apart. The children are being raised by various families. I'm not sure they were part of the orphan train because they kept in contact. One of the children, John Wise even has legal papers giving his gaurdiansip to George O Farr. Matthew Read is shown as a widow in the 1900 census, however, later records show him as divorced. During that time period, David L Reed (1882-1966) is being raised by Walter Mcnutt. Mcnutt is noted in the area history for building the first frame house in Ashrock, Rooks County Kansas. I also located a record that shows David attending the Ashrock School there. David was also an indentured servant to J.W. Hulter (or Huster) for a while. Mariam J. "Mamie" (Reed) Bright (1884-1963) is raised by the Hary C. Robbins family in Woods and Alfalfa Counties of Oklahoma. Hary was married to Mary C Everet, Mamie's future mother in law. James Nelson "Jim" Reed isn't located during that period but later moves to the Roll/Streeter, Rogermills Co. Oklahoma area. Charles L. Reed is raised by the Zachry Greer family in Rooks Co. Kansas. Arvey Jessie (Reed) Graves was adopted by the Martin L. Graves family in Planville, Rooks Co. Kansas. And Jemima apparently had, a boy from another relationship, John Wise. Even though not blood related, John Wise takes care Matthew W. Reed in his later years. In the 1915 Turkey Creek, Barber County Kansas census there is a M.W.Read who appears to be Matthew William. he lives near J.A.Wise and E.P. Wise who appear to be John Ardery and Ella Pearl. Matthew eventually moves to Roll, Rogermills Co. Oklahoma and lives with John and Ella Pearl Wise but is also close to Jim and Mamie. Mamie moved in with Jim after her husband was killed in 1913. Matthew died March 4, 1928, and is buried in the Silent Home Cemetery there (According to the Cemetery index on U.S.Genweb) and Matthews funeral record from the Grubitz and Sons Casket Dealer (now the Savage Funeral Home of Elk City, Oklahoma) and his Death Certificate which shows him as divorced. NOTE: This family is related to the Thomas Reed and Dolly Letson family which entered the U.S. through Havre De Grace Maryland. The two sons, John and William, started the family lines in the United States. The family is said to be of Scotch or Irish descent. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb