TX Family Groupsheet for William Daken REED Family Submitted by: Ann BOWMAN Email address: RBowman3@satx.rr.com Husband: William Daken REED Birthdate: Abt. 1825 Birthplace: AR Death date: Place of death: Father: John REED Mother: Mary Marriage date: 1841 Marriage place: Newton Co, MO Wife: Elizabeth C. JOY LARAMORE Birthdate: 30 Mar 1817 Birthplace: TN (probably Rutherford Co) Death date: abt. 1848/49 Place of death: Father: George JOY Mother: unknown CHILDREN Child No. 1: Benjamin F. REED Sex: M Birthdate: abt. 1844 Birthplace: Newton Co, MO Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Julia W. Child No. 2: Mary R. REED Sex: F Birthdate: abt. 1846 Birthplace: Williamson Co, TX Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: George CONWAY Child No. 3: Sarah A. REED Sex: F Birthdate: abt. 1848 Birthplace: Williamson Co, TX Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Source for the Reed and Larramore families: Clif Young. Marriage Records for William Daken REED and Elizabeth C. JOY LARAMORE located in the records of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Newton County, Missouri. Dake Reed was mentioned in a letter written by George Joy in 1853. All the people mentioned by George Joy, in one section of the letter, were family. So a mentioned of Dake Reed and his three kids means he was part of George Joy's family. In Martha Joy's widows benefits section of, George Joy's War of 1812 pension file is an affidavit stating that B. F. Reed, a son of William Daken Reed is a grandson of Martha Joy. Also in an E-mail message from Joy Hobbs is a statement from (......) stating that Elizabeth Joy died after giving birth to her 3rd child. William Daken Reed is listed on the 1850 census with his three children, the third age 2. William D. Reed married a second time to Louisa J. and had other children. Benjamin F. REED and wife Julia W. are listed on the 1880 census of McCullough Co, TX. ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb representative with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ *************************************************************************