Arthur Reed1

b. 17 October 1842, d. 5 March 1920
FatherHugh Reid1 b. abt 1801
MotherNancy Keys1 b. abt 1800, d. 31 Aug 1854
Birth17 Oct 1842 Arthur Reed was born on 17 Oct 1842 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Marriage3 May 1866 He married Margaret Ann Edmondson, daughter of Andrew Edmondson and Rosanna Buchanan, on 3 May 1866 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Cens-Sum  Arthur and Margaret spent their married lives farming in the Holston District of Washington County.4,5 
Children  There Margaret gave birth to 8 children between 1867 and 1885, but by 1910 only 2 were still living.5 
  Nancy, the only one for whom there exists a death record, died in 1896 at age 24 of consumption. Two of Nancy's siblings, Mattie and Thomas, both died in their early 20s as well. Although their cause of death is not known, this is a pattern very similiar to that seen in the family of Margaret's brother, John Buchanan Edmondson, who lost several adult children to consumption in the 1890s - early 1900s.

Margaret and Arthur also lost 3 children in infancy or childhood. The two children who survived to adulthood, Sallie and Mae, did not marry. They both lived well into their senior years. 
Death5 Mar 1920 Arthur died on 5 Mar 1920 at age 77.2 
Burial He was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Arthur's side of the Arthur and Margaret monument
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

Margaret Ann Edmondson b. 30 Oct 1842, d. 11 May 1913
Children
Last Edited5 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 296. Arthur Reed, 23y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Hugh & Nancy Reed AND Margaret Ann Edmondson, 23y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Andrew & R. Edmondson; 3 May 1866.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Arthur Reed, 17 Oct. 1842-5 Mar 1920.
  3. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. No marriage date given.
  4. [S165] Arthur Reed household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, page 257(B) stamped, dwelling 289, family 289, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 34 of 54. Enumeration includes: Arthur Reed, 37, marr, farmer; Margaret A., wife, 37; Sallie C., dau, 12; Nancy C., dau, 8; Mattie, dau, 5; Thomas, 2, son; all b, VA; all persons b. VA.
  5. [S237] Arthur Reed household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 12, sheet 4A (p. 76 stamped), dwelling 53, family 53, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2006, image 7 of 28. Enumeration includes: Arthur Reed, 67, marr #1, 43yrs, farmer; Margarett, wife, 67, marr #1, 43yrs, mother 8 children; 2 living; Sallie, dau, 41, sgl; Mae, dau, 26, sgl; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Sallie Reed, d/o Arthur & Margaret Reed, 30 Nov. 1867-31 Mar 1938.
  7. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Rosa Ann Reed, d/o Arthur & Margaret A. Reed, d. 6 Apr. 1871, age 1y 4m 15d.
  8. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Nannie Reed, d/o Arthur & Margaret A. Reed, 6 Feb. 1872-9 Aug. 1896.
  9. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Mattie Reed, d/o Arthur & Margaret A. Reed, Jan 1875-2 Dec. 1898.
  10. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Thomas C. Reed, s/o Arthur & Margaret A. Reed, 22 May 1878-30 Jun 1902.
  11. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Andrew E. Reed, s/o A. & M.A. Reed, 6 Aug. 1880-24 Oct. 1884.
  12. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. John McClure Reed, s/o A. & M.A. Reed, 5 Aug. 1885-13 Dec. 1886.