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.