John Christopher REID & Amana Parlee MOORE

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John Christopher REID
Amanda Parlee MOORE

Husband: John Christopher REID
Birth: 13 Sep 1839, Washington Twp., Livingston [now Mercer] Co., MO
Death: 24 Aug 1922, Grundy Co., MO
Disposition: buried Half Rock Cemetery, Mercer Co., MO
Occupation: farmer
Military Service: Civil War
Father: Willam REID, Jr.
Mother: Sarah M. "Sallie/Sally" THOMPSON

Marriage: 13 Jun 1861, Grundy Co., MO

Wife: Amanda Parlee / Paralee MOORE
Birth: 20 Oct 1844, Grundy Co., MO
Death: 9 or 12 May 1935
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John Jackson MOORE (1822-1916), s/o Levi MOORE (1777-1875) & Rachel HAINES (1781-1863)
Mother: Emeline WASSON (1830-1861)

Children:

1. William Halleck REID, b. 26 May 1862; d. 11 Jul 1928
2. John Milton REID, b. 12 Oct 1863; d. 4 Sep 1954
3. George Sheridan REID, b. 7 Jun 1867; d. 6 Aug 1934
4. Sylvanus Edwin REID, b. 16 May 1869; d. 3 Apr 1935
5. S. Maybelle REID, b. 1870/1
6. Arma REID, b. 1871/2
7. Amanda Parlee REID, b. 14 May 1876
8. Martha REID, b. 1877/8
9. Davis REID, b. Mar 1880

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Missouri, West Virginia

Sources (n.b., Grundy Co. was formed in 1841 from part of Livingston Co.; Mercer Co. was formed in 1845 from Grundy Co.; Washington Twp. was split between Mercer and Grundy Cos.; these families were living virtually on the county line making it appear they moved around more than they actually did):

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

John C. REID
Spouse: Amanda Parlee MOORE
Marriage: 13 Jun 1861, Grundy, Missouri
Source: patron submission

2. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): John C. REID (æ 20, b. MO) is living in Washington Twp., Mercer Co., MO (p. 196), with his parents (q.v.). Parlee MOORE (æ 15, b. MO) is living in Washington Twp., Grundy Co., MO (p. 453), with her grandparents, Levi & Rachel MOORE, who are listed next to Parlee's parents, John & Emiline MOORE.

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image # can't find, and I did page-by-page searches of Medicine Twp., Mercer Co.; Liberty and Washington Twps., Grundy Co.

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 27): Medicine Twp., Mercer Co., MO, Roll T9_703, p. 123C, PN 27, SD 7, ED 229, enumerated 1 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 21 23 24 25 26

235 235 Reid John C W M 40 / Farmer MO KY MO

____ Amanda P W F 35 Wife / Keeping House MO WV

____ William H W M 18 Son / Farm Laborer / MO MO MO

____ John M? W M 16 Son / Farm Laborer / MO MO MO

____ George W M 12 Son / Farm Laborer / MO MO MO

____ S Edwin W M 11 Son / Chores / / MO MO MO

____ S Maybelle W F 9 Dau / MO MO MO

____ Arma W F 7 Dau / MO MO MO

____ Amanda W F 4 Dau / MO MO MO

____ Martha W F 2 Dau / MO MO MO

____ Davis W M 2/12 Mar Son / MO MO MO

Listed next to John's parents, William & Sallie M. (THOMPSON) REID.

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900

7. 1910

8. 1920

9. 1930

10. Half Rock Cemetery, Christian Churchyard, Medicine Twp., Mercer County, MO (online a the Mercer County MOGenWeb site):

REID John C. 1839 1922 Civil War vet

REID Amanda P. 1935 1944

Did the transcriber screw up their notes?

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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