Wayland, John W., Historic Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, VA: C. J. Carrier Co., 1973
Harrisonburg, VA: 1973, p. 93.
Mary Catherine Byrd daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Samuels Byrd was widow of Robert M. Kyle when she married my father [writer was Mrs. Douglass T. Elam, a half sister to Dr. Walter Reed], Rev. L. S. Reed on Dec. 11, 1866. At that time he was in charge of the Charlottesville District and moved to Harrisonburg for one year in 1870 to be near my aged grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Samuels Byrd. It was then my brother was there [Harrisonburg] on a visit...With regard to Stoneleigh Inn, I do not know just when my grandparents, the Byrds, moved there. They came from out in the country--grandfather had an iron foundry, and also a mill. I think the latter was on Smith Creek. I do not know the location of the foundry, but have seen stoves made there. My mother bought the place from the Byrds [Stoneleigh Inn]. My mother's Kyle home was on the Dayton road, a brick house set back from the road and now [until recently] owned by one of the Reherds [Peter W. Reherd]. I always thought that was the place mentioned when speaking of the Union Army headquarters in the years 1861-5. I have heard my mother tell of the officers being in that house time and again, with their horses in the meadow between the house and the creek. I think it more than probable that Stoneleigh Inn was purchased about the time grandmother died. It is possible that Federal Officers had headquarters at the Kyle house more than once..._Rockingham Register, Feb. 2, 1866, carried an item..."Last Summer, after the surrender of the Confederate armies, and when the war was over, a regiment of U.S. troops came to this place for the purpose of gathering up property belonging to the Government. They camped upon the farm of Mrs. Mary C. Kyle, a widow lady...Though she was given a properly endorsed order assuring payment for the use of her property, her claim for payment was refused by Washington."
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The Farmville Herald (Farmville, Virginia)
Fri., 13 Oct 1899, p. 3
Mrs. Reed Passes Away
Mrs. M. C. Reed, widow of Rev. L. S. Reed, of the Virginia Conference, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock aged 73 years. For some months past Mrs. Reed was a great sufferer and though all that love and the best medical skill could do was done little or no relief was afforded. She leaves one child, Mrs. D.T. Elam. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. D. T. Elam.
Harrisonburg, VA: 1973, p. 93.
Mary Catherine Byrd daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Samuels Byrd was widow of Robert M. Kyle when she married my father [writer was Mrs. Douglass T. Elam, a half sister to Dr. Walter Reed], Rev. L. S. Reed on Dec. 11, 1866. At that time he was in charge of the Charlottesville District and moved to Harrisonburg for one year in 1870 to be near my aged grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Samuels Byrd. It was then my brother was there [Harrisonburg] on a visit...With regard to Stoneleigh Inn, I do not know just when my grandparents, the Byrds, moved there. They came from out in the country--grandfather had an iron foundry, and also a mill. I think the latter was on Smith Creek. I do not know the location of the foundry, but have seen stoves made there. My mother bought the place from the Byrds [Stoneleigh Inn]. My mother's Kyle home was on the Dayton road, a brick house set back from the road and now [until recently] owned by one of the Reherds [Peter W. Reherd]. I always thought that was the place mentioned when speaking of the Union Army headquarters in the years 1861-5. I have heard my mother tell of the officers being in that house time and again, with their horses in the meadow between the house and the creek. I think it more than probable that Stoneleigh Inn was purchased about the time grandmother died. It is possible that Federal Officers had headquarters at the Kyle house more than once..._Rockingham Register, Feb. 2, 1866, carried an item..."Last Summer, after the surrender of the Confederate armies, and when the war was over, a regiment of U.S. troops came to this place for the purpose of gathering up property belonging to the Government. They camped upon the farm of Mrs. Mary C. Kyle, a widow lady...Though she was given a properly endorsed order assuring payment for the use of her property, her claim for payment was refused by Washington."
Obituary [Source: Newspapers.com]
The Farmville Herald (Farmville, Virginia)
Fri., 13 Oct 1899, p. 3
Mrs. Reed Passes Away
Mrs. M. C. Reed, widow of Rev. L. S. Reed, of the Virginia Conference, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock aged 73 years. For some months past Mrs. Reed was a great sufferer and though all that love and the best medical skill could do was done little or no relief was afforded. She leaves one child, Mrs. D.T. Elam. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. D. T. Elam.
Wayland, John W., Historic Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, VA: C. J. Carrier Co., 1973
Harrisonburg, VA: 1973, p. 93.
Mary Catherine Byrd daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Samuels Byrd was widow of Robert M. Kyle when she married my father [writer was Mrs. Douglass T. Elam, a half sister to Dr. Walter Reed], Rev. L. S. Reed on Dec. 11, 1866. At that time he was in charge of the Charlottesville District and moved to Harrisonburg for one year in 1870 to be near my aged grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Samuels Byrd. It was then my brother was there [Harrisonburg] on a visit...With regard to Stoneleigh Inn, I do not know just when my grandparents, the Byrds, moved there. They came from out in the country--grandfather had an iron foundry, and also a mill. I think the latter was on Smith Creek. I do not know the location of the foundry, but have seen stoves made there. My mother bought the place from the Byrds [Stoneleigh Inn]. My mother's Kyle home was on the Dayton road, a brick house set back from the road and now [until recently] owned by one of the Reherds [Peter W. Reherd]. I always thought that was the place mentioned when speaking of the Union Army headquarters in the years 1861-5. I have heard my mother tell of the officers being in that house time and again, with their horses in the meadow between the house and the creek. I think it more than probable that Stoneleigh Inn was purchased about the time grandmother died. It is possible that Federal Officers had headquarters at the Kyle house more than once..._Rockingham Register, Feb. 2, 1866, carried an item..."Last Summer, after the surrender of the Confederate armies, and when the war was over, a regiment of U.S. troops came to this place for the purpose of gathering up property belonging to the Government. They camped upon the farm of Mrs. Mary C. Kyle, a widow lady...Though she was given a properly endorsed order assuring payment for the use of her property, her claim for payment was refused by Washington."
Obituary [Source: Newspapers.com]
The Farmville Herald (Farmville, Virginia)
Fri., 13 Oct 1899, p. 3
Mrs. Reed Passes Away
Mrs. M. C. Reed, widow of Rev. L. S. Reed, of the Virginia Conference, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock aged 73 years. For some months past Mrs. Reed was a great sufferer and though all that love and the best medical skill could do was done little or no relief was afforded. She leaves one child, Mrs. D.T. Elam. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. D. T. Elam.
Harrisonburg, VA: 1973, p. 93.
Mary Catherine Byrd daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Samuels Byrd was widow of Robert M. Kyle when she married my father [writer was Mrs. Douglass T. Elam, a half sister to Dr. Walter Reed], Rev. L. S. Reed on Dec. 11, 1866. At that time he was in charge of the Charlottesville District and moved to Harrisonburg for one year in 1870 to be near my aged grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Samuels Byrd. It was then my brother was there [Harrisonburg] on a visit...With regard to Stoneleigh Inn, I do not know just when my grandparents, the Byrds, moved there. They came from out in the country--grandfather had an iron foundry, and also a mill. I think the latter was on Smith Creek. I do not know the location of the foundry, but have seen stoves made there. My mother bought the place from the Byrds [Stoneleigh Inn]. My mother's Kyle home was on the Dayton road, a brick house set back from the road and now [until recently] owned by one of the Reherds [Peter W. Reherd]. I always thought that was the place mentioned when speaking of the Union Army headquarters in the years 1861-5. I have heard my mother tell of the officers being in that house time and again, with their horses in the meadow between the house and the creek. I think it more than probable that Stoneleigh Inn was purchased about the time grandmother died. It is possible that Federal Officers had headquarters at the Kyle house more than once..._Rockingham Register, Feb. 2, 1866, carried an item..."Last Summer, after the surrender of the Confederate armies, and when the war was over, a regiment of U.S. troops came to this place for the purpose of gathering up property belonging to the Government. They camped upon the farm of Mrs. Mary C. Kyle, a widow lady...Though she was given a properly endorsed order assuring payment for the use of her property, her claim for payment was refused by Washington."
Obituary [Source: Newspapers.com]
The Farmville Herald (Farmville, Virginia)
Fri., 13 Oct 1899, p. 3
Mrs. Reed Passes Away
Mrs. M. C. Reed, widow of Rev. L. S. Reed, of the Virginia Conference, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock aged 73 years. For some months past Mrs. Reed was a great sufferer and though all that love and the best medical skill could do was done little or no relief was afforded. She leaves one child, Mrs. D.T. Elam. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. D. T. Elam.
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MARY C. REED Wife of REV. L.S. REED
Born in the valley of Va. Feb. 22, 1826.
Died in Farmville Va.
Oct. 12, 1899
A devoted wife and Mother. A friend to the poor and needy.
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