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Major REED

Reedsville - Olive Twp. Cemetery
Meigs County,
Ohio

Major Reed
Died July 26,1879
Aged 89Y 10M 13D
Soldier of the War of 1812
Magistrate of Olive Township 51 consecutive years.
(Major Reed (1789-1879),a native of Washington County New York, was a veteran of the War of 1812, a Justice of the Peace of Olive Township for 51 years and a Meigs County Commissioner. Reedsville was laid out by Major Reed about 1855. Olive Township was named for his daughter. Source,a bronze plaque.)
Major Reed was my 3rd Great Grandfather. Major Reed shares this stone with Salvinia Reed and Cornelia B. Reed. See the index for these individual's names and links to photos of their sides of this stone.

Contributed on 6/28/09 by pelicanpal
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Submitted: 6/28/09 • Approved: 6/29/09 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R99083-G0-S3

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