Robert was born 09-21-1880 in Jamestown, Guiford, North Carolina 3rd child of Captain Henry W. Reed and Marianna Regina Lindsay Reed who went by Annie. He had 4 siblings, Fannie Louise Reed 1875 - 12-12-1950. She married Herbert Davis Bartlett and lived in Seattle, Washington most of her life. Elizabeth, "Beth" was born 1883 and died in Seattle 7-14-1919 at age 35. Another sister was name Elizabeth and born on 11-3-1888, died 7-14-1913 and is buried beside her Mother at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington. Samuel G. was born 1877 and died 1901 in Mt. Airy, N.C. at age 26.

Robert married Mollie "Mary" Anderson and lived most of his life in Charlotte from 1924 on. They had one daughter, Marianna Wilson Reed 11-25-1911. He worked for Wade Manufacturing Co and was a master custom woodsman. Some of his work can still be seen in Charlotte, one place being White Oaks on Ardsley Rd which was the former home of Doris Duke and her family.

Robert worked for Wade Manufacturing Co. in Charlotte. Wade Manufacturing Company, is located off South Graham Street between Stonewall and Hill Streets near the railroad tracks. For over seventy years, Wade Manufacturing produced custom interiors, primarily of fine polished wood, including fixtures, furnishings and paneling, for stores, banks, churches and other similar establishments. Expert craftsmen were brought over from Europe to make the furnishings, examples of which may still be seen at 630 South Graham Street, now the office of Southern Shows, Inc. He built many of the beautiful teller areas in Charlotte. Upon H. M. Wade retirement, he built one of the first homes in Myers Park.

The enterprising Mr. Wade designed their first Hermitage Road residence himself, and had it built by workers from his manufacturing company. His daughter, Isabelle Wade Bacon, described it thus:

"It was a white shingle house, and he drew the plans himself. Downstairs it had a living room, library, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, bedroom and bath . Then on the second floor it had four bedrooms and two baths. The feature we all loved was an old-fashioned porch, all open, and we all sat around on it."

The house was elevated. You had to go up a round driveway, and it was one of the old houses with the porte-cochere that the driveway goes up underneath.

Upon finishing his house, Mr. Wade was instrumental in the development of Myers Park and Robert produced a lot of the beautiful custom interior woodworking. One such house is the Duke Mansion that Doris Duke lived in on Ardsley Rd. It is now called White Oaks and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Robert married Mollie "Mary" Anderson and lived most of his life in Charlotte from 1924. They had one daughter, Marianna Wilson Reed 11-25-1911.

It is also noted on his draft card that he is missing part of his middle and little finger of his left hand. I am unable to find any history on this.