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Beverly Reed

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Beverly Reed

Birth
Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Apr 1940 (aged 78)
Coal, Henry County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.3953242, Longitude: -93.7728145
Memorial ID
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78Y

Son of Lafayette and first wife, Mary, Reed
m: Amanda Elizabet Wright , 1884; she died 1915
ch Opal, Ira, Eula and Oral Reed

m: Cora Belle Fewell Anderson-Ward-Sweets, bet 1930-1940; he was in 70's.

1900 Clinton, Henry MO: REED Bebley*/36, Opal/14, Ira/12, Eula/11, Oral/8. *Beverly shown as married for 15 yrs, but wife is not in household. In 1910 he is a widower, coal miner, with children Ira and Eula. In 1920 , 1930 is widower, does odd jobs and lives alone. He died just 19 days after being enumerated, where he is shown as married, but alone.
Note: While he is "married" in 1900 but wife not with him, and shown as "widower" in 1910, but his wife lived until 1915, it appears they separated and he raised the known children. In 1910 an Amanda Reed/41/B/Md is in Ward 6, Kansas City, a roomer in large rooming house run by Ella Anderson. Amanda is a laundress -- not proved to be Beverly's wife.

Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name Beverly Reed
Marriage Date 27 Dec 1884, Marriage Place Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
Spouse Amanda Wright

Married to Cora Belle at time of death
Ira Reed, Clinton was Death cert informant

From Henry Co. birth records:
REED, Opell - black female - b: Sep 23 1885, Clinton - 1st child of Amanda E. WRIGHT - age: 17 - bca: 1868, MO - fth: Beverly - age: 24 - bca: 1861, MO - occ: laborer - att: Ann Wright, Clinton - bk: 5, pg 57

REED, unnamed - black male - b: Aug 13 1887, Clinton - 2nd child of Amanda Elizabeth WRIGHT - age: 19 - bca: 1868, Benton Co, MO - fth: Beverly - age: 26 - bca: 1861, Henry Co, M - occ: laborer - att: Ann Wright and Nancy Wright - reported by: J. F. Land, Clinton - bk: 2, pg 218

Per daughter Eula's obit, daughter Opal was Opal Clay, living in St. Louis as of 1964.

Alert: Another contributor has linked Robert Beaver 1897-1956 as Beverly's son. Roberts mother was Bettiy Davis-Beaver who said she was a widow as of 1900. While Beverly and wife Amanda aren't together in 1900 (and have not located her), their youngest child was born abt 1898. Researching for connection, link may be in error.

Black male
78Y

Son of Lafayette and first wife, Mary, Reed
m: Amanda Elizabet Wright , 1884; she died 1915
ch Opal, Ira, Eula and Oral Reed

m: Cora Belle Fewell Anderson-Ward-Sweets, bet 1930-1940; he was in 70's.

1900 Clinton, Henry MO: REED Bebley*/36, Opal/14, Ira/12, Eula/11, Oral/8. *Beverly shown as married for 15 yrs, but wife is not in household. In 1910 he is a widower, coal miner, with children Ira and Eula. In 1920 , 1930 is widower, does odd jobs and lives alone. He died just 19 days after being enumerated, where he is shown as married, but alone.
Note: While he is "married" in 1900 but wife not with him, and shown as "widower" in 1910, but his wife lived until 1915, it appears they separated and he raised the known children. In 1910 an Amanda Reed/41/B/Md is in Ward 6, Kansas City, a roomer in large rooming house run by Ella Anderson. Amanda is a laundress -- not proved to be Beverly's wife.

Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name Beverly Reed
Marriage Date 27 Dec 1884, Marriage Place Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA
Spouse Amanda Wright

Married to Cora Belle at time of death
Ira Reed, Clinton was Death cert informant

From Henry Co. birth records:
REED, Opell - black female - b: Sep 23 1885, Clinton - 1st child of Amanda E. WRIGHT - age: 17 - bca: 1868, MO - fth: Beverly - age: 24 - bca: 1861, MO - occ: laborer - att: Ann Wright, Clinton - bk: 5, pg 57

REED, unnamed - black male - b: Aug 13 1887, Clinton - 2nd child of Amanda Elizabeth WRIGHT - age: 19 - bca: 1868, Benton Co, MO - fth: Beverly - age: 26 - bca: 1861, Henry Co, M - occ: laborer - att: Ann Wright and Nancy Wright - reported by: J. F. Land, Clinton - bk: 2, pg 218

Per daughter Eula's obit, daughter Opal was Opal Clay, living in St. Louis as of 1964.

Alert: Another contributor has linked Robert Beaver 1897-1956 as Beverly's son. Roberts mother was Bettiy Davis-Beaver who said she was a widow as of 1900. While Beverly and wife Amanda aren't together in 1900 (and have not located her), their youngest child was born abt 1898. Researching for connection, link may be in error.

Black male


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