James Harrison REED, SR.
Iowa, Taylor, Platte - 1885 Iowa State Census
Ancestral File
Internet IGI
Nelson, Clara, family records, Wheeling, W. Va.
REFN: 2580
Family information found in Stella Reed's scrapbook, p.#10
Confirmation and initiatory done 21 May 1992
Occupation: farmer
According to wifes niece, Florence, both James and Damaris are burried in
Lennox Cemmetary.
According to records colected by Jacqi Lynn Reed, box 103 Prescott, Io. 50850
515-235-2503, from Johnny Reed's Obituary and cemetary and tombstones, James is
buried in Fairview W. Cemetary, Lenox Iowa, plot #282
In the family bible (see "sources") there is no Sarah but Nora is the name given for that b-day.
REFN: 2564
According to her niece, Florence, both Damaris and James are burried in the Lennox Cemetary
Lennox Cemetary.
Reported to be a great beauty.
IGI records show two other sets of ordinance dates: 1993 & 1994 in Oklahoma, and 1950, 1952 &1953 in Logan.
died as child
Found childs name in 1860 Iowa Census 276-A pg. 291
Burried in McDuffie Cem.Platte Twp.,Iowa
Confirmation and initiatory work done 21 May 1992 IFALL
Burried Morgan Cemetary, Union Cnty. Io.
Burried in McDuffie Cem.
Confirmation ane Iniiatory work done on 21 May 1992 IFALL
E.D #40 sheet 19 lits children as:
William H. son age 20
Alpha E. son age 19
Mary E. daughter age 17
Ralph E. son age 12
Glenn C. son age 10
Addis M. son age 7
Harley O. son age 5
Helen A. daughter age 1 1/2
E.D.#127 sheet # 17
Geneology of the Bliss Family (Salt Lake Family history Library) lists
children as William Harrison, Alpha Ernest, Mary Emma, Lula Ellen, Ralph Elmer,
Glenn Custer, Addis Milo, Harley Otto,Helen Arleito, and Johnny Maxwell.
Buried in Lenox W. Fairview Cemetery plot 290
While family records showed a birthplace of Lenox, Iowa. 1885 Iowa Census shows a birthplace of Union County, IA.
1910 U.S. census
E.D.# 740 sheet 21 states his father is from Ohio, his moher is from New York.
Her parents are boh Irish. It says that there were 4 children, 3 living.
Minnie D.daughter, age 18
Egean daughter, age 15
Harold J. son, age 12 Parents ages recorded as William 45 and Mary J. 47
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Geneology of the Bliss Family (Salt Lake Family History Library) lists
children as Edna Grace, Minnie Otta, Jean Marie, Harrold Jennings.
Drowned as child. Burried McDuffie Cem. Platte twnsp.Union Cnty Iowa.
While family records showed a birthplace of Lenox, Iowa. 1885 Iowa Census shows a birthplace of Union County, IA.
Confirmation and initiatory work done 21 May 1992 by family proxie
Confirmation and Initiatory work done 21 May 1992 IFALL
Listed as Leonora Reed
Bliss Family History (Salt Lake geneological Library) lists this child as
Leonora. Same b-day and marriage dates.
Confirmation and initiatory done 21 May 1992 IFALL
Bliss Family History (Salt Lake geneological library) lists this person as
Hattie, same b-day, same husband, but marriage date is 17 Oct. 1920.
He married Demaris Goodwin Bliss 23 Oct 1857 at Union . Demaris Goodwin Bliss was born at Calais, Washington, Vermont 24 Jan 1835 daughter of David Bliss and Leonora Pitkin .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Alta Reed
born 24 Jul 1858.
Orlando Reed
born 1 Jan 1860.
Carrie Reed
born 3 Apr 1862.
John Charles Fremont Reed
born 26 May 1863.
William Reed
born 10 Nov 1864.
Cora Reed
born 25 Dec 1865.
Emma Reed
born 14 May 1867.
Truman Pitkin Reed
born 22 Oct 1869.
Damaris G. Reed
born 1 Feb 1872.
David Bliss Reed
born 13 Apr 1874.
Sarah Leonora Reed
born 30 Jan 1877.
Hatta A. Reed
born 21 Jan 1879.
James Harrison Reed, Sr. died 23 Sep 1895 at Lenox, Taylor, Iowa .
Demaris Goodwin Bliss died 9 Oct 1903 at Taylor, Iowa .