Friday, June 7, 2013

WILL THE REAL OLIVER PERRY REED PLEASE STAND UP

Just who is Oliver Perry REED. Well to begin with he is my 2nd Great Grandfather on my Fathers side. He is my Grandmother's Grandfather.


Oliver Perry REED

 For the next few posts, I will research and try to discover just who he was! So lets start with what is known (note: that what is known is not necessarily accurate; so all sources will be presented and evaluated during the course of these posts). NOTE: This document will be looked at in greater detail in a later post. So with that noted, lets get started: according to the entries from papers found in the possession of a relative; Oliver Perry REED was born 15 Aug 1840, and died 31 July 1898. He married Malissa A. Sutton 24 February 1865.

Oliver Perry REED Family Information




Oliver Perry REED Marriage information

  I decided to first check the 1870 Census based on the marriage and birth entries from the family documents. Checking the census; the following individuals born between 1835 and 1845 were examined:

  • Oliver REED living in Westchester, Porter, Indiana; born about 1843 in Illinois; no matches for wife or any of the children.
  • Oliver REED living in Shelby, Edwards, Illinois; born about 1845 in Illinois; no matches for wife or any of the children.
  • Oliver REED living in Blackick, Cambria, Pennsylvania; born about 1835 in Pennsylvania; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver REEDE living in 12th District, Baltimore, Maryland; born about 1836 in Maryland; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver Reid living in Magnolia, Abbeville, South Carolina; born about 1839 in South Carolina; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver F. REED living in Penn Van, Yates, New York; born about 1837 in New York; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver H. REED living in Columbus Ward 4, Franklin, Ohio; born about 1842 in Ohio; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver H. REED living in Washington Ward 4, Washington, DC; born about 1839 in Maryland; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver H. REED living in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; born about 1839 in Vermont; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Oliver P. REID living in Township 18, Range 9, Choctaw, Mississippi; born about 1843 in Mississippi; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Perry REED living in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut; born about 1841 in Connecticut; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Perry L. REED living in Pleasant Valley, Scot, Iowa; born about 1842 in Ohio; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Perry REID living in Madison, Morgan, Georgia; born about 1843 in Georgia; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • O. F. REED living in Keokuk Ward 5, Lee, Iowa; born about 1838 in Iowa; no matches for wife or any of the children
  • Op REED living in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; born about 1839 in Illinois; Match for wife Malisa, and female child Martha 

US 1870 Census Return for Columbus, Platte, Nebraska listing Op REED and his family


With the information gleaned from the 1870 Census, I was able to find an O P REED at the same location in the 1880 Census. He is listed as a widower, occupation laborer, age 41 with female children Martha E. age 14, Ida M. age 7, and Maude E. (my great grandmother) age 4 months.It also shows that his parents were born in Tennessee.



US 1880 Census Return for Columbus, Platte, Nebraska listing O P REED and family

Now that Oliver Perry ( O P) REED and family has been established in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, I will further pursue examinations of other federal census' before moving on to other document types. In the next post we will attempt to find Oliver in the 1890 Veterans Census, and the 1860 US Census.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

"Day of Days"


Today, June 6th 2013, I decide to create a blog that will chronicle my journeys into Family History Research and Discovery. Sixty Nine years ago today the Allied Forces (which included the United States) landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. It was truly a "Day of Days"! So I wondered, what was my Father doing at the time? I knew that he was a veteran of the United States Navy during World War II; but, like many of us, I failed to take advantage of the time he was alive to ask questions. Then I came across this photo; which depicts his recruit graduation for Navy Boot Camp.


This is Company 547, Regiment 2, Battalion 8, U.S. Naval Training Center, Farragut, Idaho L.B. Levey C.SP (he is the one center bottom row with the billed hat), CO (Company) CMDR (Commander) June 13, 1944. My Father: Donald Norman Hall is in the top row, 5 in from the right.

Donald Norman Hall age 17 from Junction City, Kansas

I would like others to look at the picture and identify any and all individuals in the picture and comment here.
Wouldn't it be great that all of the individuals be identified by this time next year, on the 70th anniversary of their graduation from the United States Navy Boot Camp at Farragut Island, Idaho. Let's not forget about the men of the "Greatest Generation" that fought and died for us.