Individual Details

Theodore & Cecelia were married by the Rev. James Ellis Reed, MB - Theodore's half brother.

Theodore's parents sold part of their land to him.. The deed cited has a problem with descriptions of the land - seems to be selling overlapping tracts - and doesn't give a total acreage. All of the heirs of his father, John Reed, also deeded property to Theodore - this has been assumed to be the same but it was not - the heirs deeded over 100 acres that had been where John was living at the time of his death. These were different parts of the 300 acres that John Reed's brother Noah had sold to him, as the descriptions are close enough to the original to draw that assumption.

On 19 Jan 1894, John Reed & Jane Reed, his wife, sold to Theodore Reed, land in Madison Co described as: SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 and the N half of said 1/4 of Section 17, T32, R5 East. The land John Reed bought from his brother was in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 17 so that's part of the confusion. Then the description goes on to say the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 and the N half of said 1/4 of Section 17 - this overlaps the previous description so definitely something has been transcribed wrong - either into the deed book originall or by the person who abstracted the deed. Some of the land John bought from his brother Noah was in Section 8, not 17 so perhaps that's where the mistake was made. Based on the descriptions, each part would be 120 acres - 40 acres for a 1/4 of a 1/4 and 80 for half of a 1/4 - or a total of 240 acres. This also doesn't come out right with the subsequent deed of the heirs which was for 100 acres. John had bought 300 from Noah, not 340. Of course other portions of this could have changed - John could have bought additional acerage, or sold some. All of the deeds have evidently not been examined. The price to Theodore was $50, which would be very little for 240 acres. Maybe there was just one tract of 120.
John Reed & Jane Reed appeared before C. H. Sharp, JP, and testified that the above was their act and deed. It was filed for record on 24 Mar 1894.

There is no date given when the heirs of John Reed signed over their claim to the 100 acres, known as the John Reed farm where John Reed was living at the time of his death in 1901 to Theodore Reed. I don't know if this date of 1901 was actually given in the deed or is an assumption. The property is described as part of the NE 1/4 and part of the East half of the NW 1/4 in Section 17 and part of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, both in T32, R5. This doesn't match the description of the land previously sold to Theodore. Based on the required signatures, it's fairly obvious that John Reed died without a will. They signed over a period of about five years, so it took awhile to find the heirs. Some of Theodore's siblings were deceased, so signatures of all their living children were required.

I don't know if the signers of the deed actually signed as given here of it the names have been given as known by the transcriber - I suspect the latter. Presumably those signing earliest still lived in the area of Madison Co MO.

Signers included the following full siblings of Theodore [Children of John & Malissa Jane0
Signed on 13 Jun 1902: Sina Lou Alberta Reed Sillivan & her hsuband James A. Sillivan and Alozo Reed and his wife Kittie Bailey Reed.
Signed on 14 Jun 1902: Albert C. Reed and wife Ida Mae Jett Reed and Leroy R. Reed
Signed on 17 Jun 1902: Martha M. Reed Boarer/Boares and her husband Elisha.

Half siblings of Theodore - children of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones:.
Signed on 13 Jun 1902: James E. Reed & wife Sarah J. Young Reed; John P. Reed & wife Matilda Young Reed; Harriett Elizabeth Reed Arnett & husband Benjamin F. Arnet
Then on 19 Dec 1903, Charles Freeman & M. C. Freeman of Madison Co TX signed. This has been presumed to be Caroline M. Reed and her husband.

Then three of the children of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones were deceased but left heirs who signed:
Children of Mary Jane "Polly" Reed Young & husband Joshua McClard Young
13 Jun 1902 Rev. William Thomas Young & wife Minera Belle King Young
7 Jan 1905 Clarinda Jane Young King & husband Samuel W. King
12 Oct 1907 Noah Young & wife Litha Ann Williams Young
Children of Susan R. Reed Young & husband George Harrison Young
1 July 1902 John Wesley Young and wife Eura Young
8 Jul 1902 Charles Marion Young & wife Alice Billiter Young
7 Jan 1904 William H. Young
Children of Thomas F. Reed & wife Frances Ann Elizabeth Dover
30 Aug 1902 All in Baxter Co AR John H. P. Reed, Elisha Reed, Russell Reed & wife M. Reed
8 Oct 1903 Ozark Co MO Ellie Reed Watson & husband David P. Watson


1900 Census, Madison Co MO, Liberty Twp, next to father John Reed
Theodore Reed, age 24, b. Sep 1870, MO
Lulu age 28, b. Sep 1881. Married 10 years. 5 children.
Dora C, 8, b. May 1892; Gilbert, 7, b. Feb 1893; Edgar E, 5, b. Jun 1894; Arthur A., 2, b. Jun 1897, and Sherman, 6 months, b. Nov 1899

1910 Census, Madison Co MO, Liberty Twp
Theodore R. Reed, age 39
Lucilia, 37. Married 20 years. 9 children, 8 living.
Dora C. age 19, Jiles G. age 17, Charles E age 14, Arthur A age 12, Clara P. age 7, Ollie E age 5, Claud E, Noah B age 13 months. The baby Sherman, age 6 months in 1900, is evidently deceased.

1920 Census, Madison Co MO, Liberty Twp
Theodore Reed, age 49. Lou C. age 47.
Giles G. age 26, Arthur age 21, Pearl age 17, Ollie age 15, Claude age 14, Noah age 10, John E age 8, Elza age 6, and Floy E. age 2.

Theodore is said to be buried Black Mountain Cemetery in Madison Co MO.

Birth	2 Sep 1870	Madison County, Missouri
Marriage	3 Jun 1890	Iron County, Missouri - Cecelia Lousetta Young
Death	1 Sep 1938	Madison County, Missouri

Spouse	Cecelia Lousetta Young (1872 - 1958)
Child	Dora Clementine Reed (1891 - 1984)
Child	Giles Gilbert Reed (1893 - 1994)
Child	Charles Edgar Reed (1895 - 1923)
Child	Arthur Andrew Reed (1897 - 1987)
Child	Sherman Otto Reed (1899 - 1910)
Child	Pearl Clara Reed (1902 - 1984)
Child	Ollie Elma Reed (1904 - 1997)
Child	Claude Elmer Reed (1906 - 1989)
Child	Noah Burns Reed (1909 - 1971)
Child	John Earl Reed (1911 - 1981)
Child	Elzie Owen Reed (1913 - 1933)
Child	Floy Eveline Reed (1917 - 1990)

Father	John Reed (1813 - 1900)
Mother	Malissa Jane Picket (1844 - 1900)
Sibling	Leroy R. Reed (1866 - 1940)
Sibling	Albert Charles Reed (1873 - 1945)
Sibling	Alonzo Reed (1876 - )
Sibling	Sina Lou Alberta Reed (1878 - 1974)
Sibling	Almeda Reed (1879 - 1879)