Individual Details
John Penn Reed
(Sep 1852 - 1909)
John married (1) Meoma Nancy Dover on 3 Sep 1876, Christian County, MO. She was the daughter of Thomas Dover & Lucinda Kasinger, and was born in Arkansas, died between 1889 and 1895. John married (2) Mary Matilda Young, on 30 Jan 1895 in Iron County MO. Mary was the daughter of Andrew Young & Nancy Couch, and was born 28 Dec 1876 in Madison Co and died 14 Jan 1965 in Des Arc, MO.
Another marriage to Maria Elizabeth Young, sometime after 1898, is possibly a different man.
1880 Census, Baxter Co AR
T. J. Dover & Lucinda and their younger children were next door. John's family in household 48 is listed as:
Reed, John P. age 26, Farmer, b. MO. His father b. KY, his mother b. IL
Oma age 18, b. Missouri. Her father b. AR, nothing given for birth of mother.
Millie C. age 3, daughter, b. AR
Charles A., age 2 months, b. month of Mar, son, b. AR
The French Mills School tax list for 13 May 1898 shows that John P. Reed paid tax for Charles age 18, Almeda 14, Sarah 11 and Limme age 9.
1900 Census, Madison County, Libery Twp, MO
John P. Reed, 46, b. Sep 1853 MO and Mary M, 23, b. Dec 1876, MO. Married 5 years. 2 children, 2 living.
Martha R. age 4, b. Nov 1895, and Dosia E. age 1, b. Feb 1898 - children of Mary Matilda
Charles A., age 20, b. Mar 1880, Sarah F. age 13, b. Mar 1887, and Linnie E. age 10, b. Oct 1889 would all have been children of Meoma. All the children were born in MO.
Mary M. Young Reed is buried Mountain View Cemetery, DesArc, MO. No stone for John.
Events
| Birth | Sep 1852 | Saint Francois County, Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Sep 1876 | Christian County, Missouri - Meoma Nancy Dover | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1895 | Iron County, Missouri - Mary Matilda Young | | ||
| Death | 1909 | Iron County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Meoma Nancy Dover (1862 - 1889) |
| Child | Millie Carolina Reed (1877 - ) |
| Child | Charles Albert Reed (1880 - ) |
| Child | Almeda Lucinda Reed (1884 - 1977) |
| Child | Sarah Frances Reed (1886 - 1967) |
| Child | Linnie Emaline Reed (1889 - ) |
| Child | Millard Luther Reed ( - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Matilda Young (1876 - 1965) |
| Child | Martha R. Reed (1895 - ) |
| Child | Docia Eveline Reed (1898 - 1969) |
| Child | Nancy E. Reed (1905 - 1965) |
| Child | Clarence Andrew Reed (1907 - 1993) |
| Father | John Reed (1813 - 1900) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Jones (1824 - 1865) |
| Sibling | William R. Reed (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan R. Reed (1845 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Valentine Reed (1847 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane "Polly" Reed (1848 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Rev. James Ellis Reed (1849 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Noah Reed (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Malinda Caroline Reed (1853 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Thomas F. Reed (1855 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Alice Reed (1856 - ) |
| Sibling | Harriet Elizabeth Reed (1856 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Martha M. Reed (1861 - 1935) |
Endnotes
1. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Census Records..
2. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
3. Email Correspondence and Computer print out of the genealogy files of the family of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones; includes copies of photos and original documents. Mary Jane Armengol
4. Email Correspondence and Computer print out of the genealogy files of the family of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones; includes copies of photos and original documents. Mary Jane Armengol
5. Email Correspondence and Computer print out of the genealogy files of the family of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones; includes copies of photos and original documents. Mary Jane Armengol
6. Email Correspondence and Computer print out of the genealogy files of the family of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones; includes copies of photos and original documents. Mary Jane Armengol