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Marion William Reed was born in Indiana on January 30 1870, the second of 12 children and first son of Thomas Reed and Mary Eleanor Mullett Reed.
According to the 1870 US Census, (Taken in Noble Township, Wabash Co. Indiana on July 18, 1870) Others in the household included his father Thomas 26,, mother Ellen 21, sister Alice 2 and John Mullett, 13, brother of his mother, Mary Eleanor Mullett.
In the 1880 US Census, the family is living in Bell Crrek, Washington County, Nebraska. Marion is listed as Mariane, female age 10. Others on this record include his father Thomas 37, mother Ellen M. 31, older sister Melle 12, and younger siblings Minia 8, Thomas 6, Florence 4, Harry 2, and Clarence as a female age 5 months.
The 1885 Nebraska State Census lists the family living in Eden Precinct of Antelope County Nebraska: Tom 43, Ellen 36, Nelli 17, Marion 15, Minnie 13, Tom 11, Florence 9, Harry 7, Walter 3 and Elsie 7 months. Thomas and Marion were again listed as farmers, and the other children were At School or too young.
The 1900 US Census records his family living in district 0074 of Logan Township,, Dixon County Nebraska. His birth is noted as January 1870 in Indiana. His father Thomas as July 1843 born in Indiana, mother Ellen October 1845 Indiana, sister Minise April 1871 Indiana, Brother Thomas January 1874 in Nebraska, Florence December 1875 in Nebraska, Henry F. February 1877 in Nebraska, brother Clarence February 1879 in Nebraska, Walter W. September 1881 in Nebraska, Elsie November 1884 in Nebraska, Lloyd May 1890 in Nebraska, Russell on August 1896 also in Nebraska.. Father Thomas, Marion, brother Thomas and Henry all listed as farmers. Sisters Minise and Florence listed as Teachers. Elsie and Lloyd are listed as At School and Russell was not old enough to attend school.
1910 US Census lists Marion and Elizabeth L (nee Gotto) married for five years (19 Oct. 1905 in Bristol, aurora, South Dakota) with two daughters: Margaret E age 3 and Helen B age 1, both born in Nebraska. Marion was listed as working on his Own Account as a farmer and paid rent. Elizabeth is listed as born in Minnesota whose parents were from Germany.
The 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta shows Marion W, 46, Elizabeth L., 34 Margaret E. 9, Helen B.7, Marian K. 5, Elizabeth L. 3 and William W. 1 at 219 18 Avenue West, next door to the rectory of St. Mary’s Church (now Cathedral) which is currently located at that very address. I was told that Marion worked as a custodian for St. Mary’s school during the time they lived in Calgary. I’m not sure what took them outside the US border, but we have a letter to the Canadian consulate asserting that they did not intend to stay in Canada but were just there to work. They are listed as Roman Catholic. Although all are listed as born in the United States, Marion and all the children are of “Irish: race and Elizabeth is listed as “French.”
According to the US Census of 1920, the family “immigrated” back to the US in 1919 and were residing in Spokane, Washington where he worked in a Gas Plant. Once again, Marion’s father’s nationality iand language are listed as Irish (his mother as German). Elizabeth is listed as having a French born mother who spoke French. Children are Margaret, Helen, Marian, Elizabeth, Willard and Anna M. age 1 1/2.
US Census of 1930 finds the family living on a farm in Pleasantview, Boulder County, Colorado with Marion 61, Lillian L. 49, Willard W 14, Anna M. 11, Thomas E. 8 Colorado, James R. 5 months Colorado. The family did own a radio In this census, Marion’s father’s birthplace is listed as Ohio.
In 1940, Marion was living with 15 year old son Jimmy Reed on a farm in Pleasantview, Boulder County, Colorado.
In 1950, the US census records 80 year old Marion a widow living with daughter Anna May 31 at 612 Mapleton St. in Pleasantview, Boulder County, Colorado. Wife Elizabeth Lillian Gotto Reed died 23 August 1941 in Boulder County, Colorado.
Marion was an avid beekeeper and passed away on 23 June 1951 after a fall which occurred while he was trying to remove a swarm of bees. He is interred in Green Mountain Cemetery in Boulder, Colorado.
The information on her death certificate says that my great Aunt Nora Beauchamp McQueen, my maternal grandfather Charles Lessley Beauchamp’s sister, was born in Rockwell (Rockwall?) Texas on March 27 1886. However, the 1900 US Census lists Norah Beauchamp born in Indiana in March 1888. The 1910, 1920,1930, 1940 and 1950 US Censuses also give Texas as her birthplace.
Since she lived most of her adult life in Pulaski County, AR, I’m curious as to why her parents Steven (Stephen) Ross Beauchamp and Ada Ann Thompson Beauchamp were in Texas at the time of her birth. This seems Out of Place and bears more research.
My first step will be to talk with my cousin who is Nora’s granddaughter and who lived in Arkansas near her grandmother. I will also sketch out a time line to get a feel about how Nora’s family moved from place to place during her lifetime.
Or in other words, what have I gotten myself into? National Blog Posting Month is a challenge that I’m hoping I have enough words to fill, because there are other challenges that I haven’t done so well at 🙂
During November, I pledge to write a post each day to at least one of my three blogs. Hopefully, I can find enough inspiration to post to more than one, but realistically, I’ll only promise to post to at least one each day. Since AncesTrees is my primary blog, this is where I’ll be writing most often, which means that I’ll be trying hard to find something interesting to say about my ancestors, or genealogy, or family trees, or cemeteries or any of the dozens of tags I’ve attached to this blog. The hardest part, is of course to keep it interesting.
And I pledge to read posts from at least one other blog each day. I’m going to really enjoy this part of the challenge because there are so many fascinating people blogging about everything imaginable. In addition to learning something new each day, I’ll be seeing new styles of writing and ways of thinking! Talk about broadening my horizons, and all without leaving the comfort of my desk chair.
So thanks for hanging with me during the month of November, and if you are participating in NaBloPoMo as well, let me know and I’ll be sure to check out your blog as well.
I’ve got to say I’m inspired by the camaraderie in the genealogical community. Most of those I’ve reached out to with questions about shared ancestors have responded. And they have been helpful, whether or not there is an actual family connection.
In fact, I am so impressed that I’ve decided to reach out to at least one of my GenFriends each day. If nothing else, just to keep in touch. I know we may never meet in person, but that doesn’t matter. These people are special to me.
They are the comforting souls at the other end of my message or email or phone call who understand a brick wall or an amazing discovery or double first cousins or disappearing ancestors. They just “get it.”
And I appreciate that … especially the fact that they take the time to respond, however brief. Some even go way beyond that, sending me CDs of information that I would never have guessed existed. And there are those in Find A Grave who have driven miles to document and photograph graves of my ancestors living far away from me.
For my part, I am trying to be just as good a GenFriend to other genealogists as they are to me. So if you have research questions about any of the branches on our family tree (see Word Cloud above) bring them on. I’ll try to help!
Just wondering, how do you reach out to your GenFriends?
This summer has flown by and my good intentions to concentrate on blogging regularly are “Gone with the Wind.” Luckily, we were able to get to the family reunion in July. On the way to that, we went to Corsicana, where we made some amazing discoveries including the resting place of my husband’s second great grandfather, Louis Munson. That was quite a thrill, even though his grave had been relocated and no gravestone could be found.
We’re already planning the 2014 Munson Family Reunion, our 30th year. It should be very special, with lots of great ideas and volunteers.
Closer to home, we also attended the Ancestry Day in Texas last weekend and enjoyed seeing Crista Cowan and others from Ancestry.com. More than a thousand came for genealogy tips and tricks and to network with others who were “climbing their family trees.”
My latest efforts – working on organizing my genealogy research with a form that helps you list all the documentation you have on each ancestor. Really helpful for getting a handle on my paperwork.
Please share – what is your secret to staying organized?
Over this past weekend, we got together with members of my mother’s family for a “Beauchamp Family Lunch.” At this point, this is the closest we’ll come to a reunion, because of distance and health issues of some members. But we had such a good time! Sharing a meal, trading stories, looking at old photos, taking new ones for our tree.
And most importantly, the best result of reconnecting is renewing kinship. Time and life itself puts distance between siblings, cousins, even whole branches of the same family. It was so good to see each other, face to face, to give hugs and kisses, to make new memories to carry us on to the next time we can get together and renew our family ties.
I’d love to know: Other than through family reunions, how does your family “keep in touch?”
It’s official, I’m taking the Family History Writing Challenge, which runs all through February! Offered by The Armchair Genealogist, this attracted me because, although I find myself doing the mechanics of genealogy, I often need to put pen to paper, or fingers to the keyboard, and see what happens.
And also, my blog deserves more than an occasional post. So, here goes. I’m hoping to turn the corner on procrastination in both areas. Added incentive: Reading other people’s blog posts definitely inspires me, so I’ll bet I meet some interesting people with the same interests along the way!
I’d like to know: what are your favorite genealogy blogs?
We went to the Dallas Public Library, 8th floor, Genealogy section this weekend. What a treat! The research librarian was so helpful and directed me to the stacks and the card catalog.
Although I have worked in libraries before, it has been some time since I held a drawer of index cards in my hand. It was like meeting an old friend again 🙂
I spent most of my time in the Pennsylvania reference section and before I knew it, had found lots of information about someone who might be my fourth great grandfather.
Can’t wait to scan and add these records to my tree and print out the family group sheet. We had a great time and are looking forward to going back to do more research!
I’d like to know: which libraries do you rely on for genealogy research?
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Happy to be a Geneablogger …
April 28, 2013 in Growing the tree ... | Tags: blog, comments, family history, family stories, GeneaBlogger.com, genealogy, research | 5 comments
I was so happy to find my blog featured among the new genealogy blogs by GeneaBloggers.com on April 27. What an honor.
I enjoy reading the blogs in this group because they are so varied, so colorful, so full of what makes history come alive: real people! I don’t need reality shows to catch my attention when there are so many spellbinding true stories that I can find in their family trees as well as my own.
They set the bar high and I hope I can continue to offer observations and comments on genealogical research and family histories that will be of interest to my fellow genealogy bloggers.
I’ve got a lot to learn and am thankful for this group and any advice I receive from its members. I’d like to know: have you found genealogy blogging groups or organizations that are encouraging to your efforts?