1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

William REED Spouse: Lucinda WILLIAMS Marriage: 22 Apr 1849, Eaton, Michigan Source: Marriage Records, 1838-1956. Eaton County (Michigan). County Clerk

William REED Spouse: Elizabeth Ann SHEPHERD Marriage: 18 Jan 1865, Eaton, Michigan Source: Marriage Records, 1838-1956. Eaton County (Michigan). County Clerk

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 9):  Roxand, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M432_349, p. 158A, 1139/1158, enumerated 3 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Reed	28	M		Farmer	100	Md
Lucinda   "	23	F				NY
Sarah A   "	5/12	F				Mich

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 20):  Charlotte P.O., Roxand, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M653_542, p. 893, PN 208, 1672/1643, enumerated 8 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Reed	38	M		Farmer	500	220	Maryland
Lucinda   "	33	F					New York
Sarah A   "	10	F					Michigan
Martha    "	7	F					"

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 29):  Roxand Centre P.O., Roxand, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M593_670, p. 292A, PN 25, 206/199, enumerated 27 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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9

10

11

12

15

19

206

199

Reed William

48

M

W

Farmer

800

315

Maryland

/

____ Elizabeth

37

F

W

Keeping House

England

/

/

____ Martha

16

F

W

At Home

Mich

/

____ Ellen

4

F

W

Mich

/

____ Charles

1

M

W

Mich

/

Collyer Edmund

15

M

W

England

/

/

_______ Fannie

12

F

W

Mich

/

/

_______ William

11

M

W

Mich

/

/

Martha is William's child from his former marriage, and the COLLYER children are Elizabeth's from her first marriage.

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 32):  Roxand, Eaton Co., MI, Roll T9_577, p. 58C, PN 23, SD 2, Ed 62, enumerated 17 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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23

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240

Reed William

W

M

58

/

Farmer

/

MD

NJ

VA

____ Elizabeth A

W

F

47

Wife

/

Keeping House

Eng

Eng

Eng

____ Adelbert

W

M

7

Son

/

MI

MD

Eng

____ Alvira

W

F

4

Dau

/

MI

MD

Eng

____ Nellie

W

F

4/12

Jan

Dau

/

MI

MD

Eng

Is Nellie really Elizbeth's daughter?  For a woman, having a child at age 47 is astounding.

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found

8.  Michigan Department of Community Health.  GenDIS: Genealogical Death Indexing System, 1867-1897 (online at the Michigan State Goverment web site):

Name:	Read, EllenElizabeth	Read, CharlesF
Date of Death:	2-Sep-1871	14-Feb-1872
Ledger Page:	137	177
Record Number:	667	811
Place of Death:	Roxand	Roxand
County of Death:	Eaton	Eaton
Sex:	Female	Male
Race:	White	White
Marital Status:	Single	Single
Age:	5y 1m 15d	2y 7m 7d
Cause of Death:	diphtheria	diphtheria
Birthplace:	Roxand	Michigan
Occupation:		none
Father's Name:	Read, William	Read, William
Father's Residence:	Roxand	Roxand, Mich
Mother's Name:	Read, Elizabeth	Read, Elizabeth
Mother's Residence:	Roxand	Roxand, Mich
Date of Record:	4-May-1872	21-May-1873

9.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name	Deathdate	Age at Death	Result
Ellen Elizabeth READ	02 Sep 1871	15d 1m 5y	18 Jul 1866
Charles F. READ	14 Feb 1872	07d 7m 2y	07 Jul 1869