1910:
As of 16 May 1910 the Edward Reed family owns their farm free and clear in the Town of Broadalbin, Fulton Cnty, New York and is listed in the U. S. Census as follows: Edward (head of household, general farmer, age 52), Carrie (his wife, age 45), and his children, Harry (son, farmer at his home farm, age 26), William (son, farmer at his home farm, age 21), John (son, farmer at his home farm, age 17), Catherine (daughter, age 14), Morris (son, age 12), Gladys (daughter, age 9), Pearl (daughter, age 8), Frank (son, age 6), and Edna (daughter, age 5).
591920:According to the Federal Census, the J. Edward Reed family lived in Hagaman, Montgomery Cnty, New York. The family included: J. Edward Reed (age 62), head of household; Carrie Reed (age 54) his wife; William L. Reed (age 30), their son; Kathryn F. Reed (age 24), their daughter; Maurice L. Reed (age 22), their son; Gladys G. Reed (age 20), their daughter; Pearl L. Reed (age 18), their daughter; Frank H. Reed (age 16), their son; Edna M. Reed (age 14), their daughter and Clara Gravatt (age 69), Carrie’s sister.
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1925:
John E. (age 67) and Carrie Reed (age 60) still lived in house number 8 on Church Street in Hagaman as of 1 Jun 1925, along with their children William (age 35), John E. (age 31), Frank H. (age 22), Edna M. (age 20); and their widowed daughter Glara G. Stewart (age 32) and grand daughter Eleanor M. Stewart (age 8). William was a well driller, John E. was a carder at a knitting mill, Frank H. was a laborer in a rug mill and Clara G. was a finisher in a knitting mill.
5221938:As of 25 Oct 1938, Frank lived in Broadalbin, New York.
766Eliza and Frank Reed lived on the Harry Reed farm for a while before they bought the Broadalbin farm.
191950:Frank died in a fire at his home, Ext. Elm St., Broadalbin, while sleeping.
7,769 He had been ill for the previous three days and had apparently been smoking in bed. His body was discovered by his wife, Eliza, when she came home from work. She was a Grades 1 and 2 teacher at the Perth Central School at the time and classes had been dismissed early because of drifting road conditions.
829 Ironically, Frank and Eliza Reed’s son, John (Jack) died in a house fire at the same location on 20 Apr 1974.
8392002:“He liked unusual [Christmas} trees, especially if you could bend the top along the ceiling!” according to Annamarie Reed, Fall 2002, referring to daughter Laurel’s Baptismal pictures.
8 He liked to hunt and fish.
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