John Herman Reed 1895–1961 – Reed / Bentsen Family Tree

John Herman Reed, 1895–1961 (aged 65 years)

Name

John Herman Reed

Name: John Herman /Reed/

Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988.

Citation details: p. 9

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	October 25, 1895 38 33 Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: page 800 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Death of a paternal grandfather	Joseph Caleb Reed November 10, 1903 his home, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: Coles County, Illinois deaths, Record Type: Death certificates, Name Of Person: Caleb Reed Source: unknown title, Family Info: Caleb and Jane Reed family Bible, Present Owner: held by great-granddaughter Nola Griffith Adams in 1988, Location: New Mexico Citation details: pages 80-82 Source: Jane and Caleb Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Jane and Caleb, Reader: Earl Reed Source: Mattoon Daily Journal: Ashmore [news], Location: Mattoon, Illinois, Page: page 8 Note: Mr. Reed had been ill for a long time with kidney trouble and died very suddenly. He ate a hearty breakfast and was taking his usual rest after that meal and felt as well as usual. There was no one present when he passed away. His aged companion was in another room attending to her household duties. Thinking that he had slept long enough she went to rouse him and found he had passed over the river.
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Joseph Caleb Reed November 12, 1903 Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Source: Coles County, Illinois deaths, Record Type: Death certificates, Name Of Person: Caleb Reed Source: Jane and Caleb Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Jane and Caleb, Reader: Earl Reed Source: Mattoon Daily Journal: Ashmore [news], Location: Mattoon, Illinois, Page: page 8 Note: Rev. King [Presbyterian] conducted the funeral service at the family home.
Death of a paternal grandmother	Janete Carter April 30, 1907 the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Wright, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: Coles County, Illinois Death Records, Record Type: Death certificate, Name Of Person: Jane Reed Source: The Charleston Courier: Ashmore's Eldest Answers Summons, Location: Charleston, Illinois, Page: 1 Source: Jane and Caleb Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Jane and Caleb, Reader: Earl Reed Source: Jane Carter Reed funeral card, Manuscript Info: facsimile of card for Jane Carter Reed held in 2015 by Teri Reed Hjelmstad
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Janete Carter May 2, 1907 Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Source: Coles County, Illinois Death Records, Record Type: Death certificate, Name Of Person: Jane Reed Source: Jane and Caleb Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Jane and Caleb, Reader: Earl Reed
Education	1916 the James Millikin Academy Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Milit-Beg	about 1917 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 31 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857 Note: He servedas a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in the 425th Attack Squadron in World War I.
Marriage	Leona Temple Childress — View this family December 24, 1919 (aged 24 years) Terre Haute, Indiana Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 49
Occupation	a farmer. He took over his father's farming operations and farmed part of the original land his great-grandfather Thomas Reed purchased from the U.S. government in 1829-30. 1921 Coles County, Illinois Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Death of a father	John Carter Reed October 11, 1921 Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: John Carter Reed death registration, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: John Carter Reed, Number: 34450 Source: Mamie C. and John C. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Mamie C. and John C., Reader: Earl Reed
Burial of a father	John Carter Reed October 13, 1921 Ashmore Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: John Carter Reed death registration, Record Type: Certificate of Death, Name Of Person: John Carter Reed, Number: 34450 Source: Mamie C. and John C. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Mamie C. and John C., Reader: Earl Reed
Birth of a son	John Keith Reed August 28, 1923 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: pages 700-801
Birth of a daughter	Mary Kathryn Reed January 22, 1927 Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Mary Kathryn Reed Brandt FindAGrave memorial #27513641
Birth of a daughter	unnamed Reed November 26, 1927 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17
Death of a daughter	unnamed Reed November 28, 1927 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates
Milit-End	1932 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96 Note: when he retired from the Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant.
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Jean Reed July 9, 1934 Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Margaret Jean Reed Winkleblack FindaGrave memorial #144144464
Death of a mother	Mary Christina Scheer December 26, 1943 Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 8 Source: Mamie C. and John C. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Mamie C. and John C., Reader: Earl Reed Source: The Daily Journal-Gazette: Central Illinois Deaths: Mrs. Mamie C. Reed, Location: Mattoon, Illinois, Page: page 3
Anecdote	1949 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96 Note: John and two other farmers purchased a Piper Cub plane, and he renewed his pilot's license. He became a charter member of the Flying Farmers.
Death of a sister	Gertrude Eleanor Reed October 6, 1956 Decatur, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: page 800
Death of a wife	Leona Temple Childress September 1959 Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates
Cause of Death	January 25, 1961 Coles County, Illinois Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857 Note: a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anecdote	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96 Note: John enjoyed many activities including the Masons, the Community Club, and the Camera Club. He served as a justice of the peace and as a director of the Ashmore State Bank.
Burial of a mother	Mary Christina Scheer Ashmore Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 8 Source: Mamie C. and John C. Reed cemetery marker, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Reed, Mamie C. and John C., Reader: Earl Reed
Death	January 25, 1961 (aged 65 years) Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: page 800 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Burial	Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Religion	Presbyterian and served as an elder in the Ashmore Presbyterian Church. Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: April 27, 1857 38 32 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Marriage: January 17, 1883 — Liberty Prairie, Illinois Occupation: a farmer Anecdote: February 1, 1902 — Charleston, Coles County, Illinois Real Estate Grantee: September 1902 — lands in Sec. 6, Twp. 12, Range 11, Coles County, Illinois Cause of Death: October 11, 1921 Death: October 11, 1921 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Burial: October 13, 1921 — Ashmore Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Christina Scheer Gertrude Eleanor Reed John Herman Reed John Carter Reed 1857–1921 Birth: April 27, 1857 38 32 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: October 11, 1921 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois
mother	Links Birth: June 4, 1862 Birth: 1883 Marriage: January 17, 1883 — Liberty Prairie, Illinois Anecdote: May 29, 1903 Death: December 26, 1943 — Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Presbyterian Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Carter Reed Gertrude Eleanor Reed John Herman Reed Mary Christina Scheer 1862–1943 Birth: June 4, 1862 Death: December 26, 1943 — Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Marriage	Marriage — January 17, 1883 — Liberty Prairie, Illinois
10 years elder sister	Links Birth: August 2, 1892 35 30 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: October 6, 1956 — Decatur, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elsum Grove Hedges Gertrude Eleanor Reed 1892–1956 Birth: August 2, 1892 35 30 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: October 6, 1956 — Decatur, Illinois
3 years himself	Links Birth: October 25, 1895 38 33 — Coles County, Illinois Education: 1916 — the James Millikin Academy Milit-Beg: about 1917 Marriage: December 24, 1919 — Terre Haute, Indiana Occupation: a farmer. He took over his father's farming operations and farmed part of the original land his great-grandfather Thomas Reed purchased from the U.S. government in 1829-30. — 1921 — Coles County, Illinois Milit-End: 1932 Anecdote: 1949 Cause of Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Presbyterian and served as an elder in the Ashmore Presbyterian Church. Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leona Temple Childress John Keith Reed Mary Kathryn Reed unnamed Reed Margaret Jean Reed John Herman Reed 1895–1961 Birth: October 25, 1895 38 33 — Coles County, Illinois Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois

Family with Leona Temple Childress
himself	Links Birth: October 25, 1895 38 33 — Coles County, Illinois Education: 1916 — the James Millikin Academy Milit-Beg: about 1917 Marriage: December 24, 1919 — Terre Haute, Indiana Occupation: a farmer. He took over his father's farming operations and farmed part of the original land his great-grandfather Thomas Reed purchased from the U.S. government in 1829-30. — 1921 — Coles County, Illinois Milit-End: 1932 Anecdote: 1949 Cause of Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Presbyterian and served as an elder in the Ashmore Presbyterian Church. Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Leona Temple Childress John Keith Reed Mary Kathryn Reed unnamed Reed Margaret Jean Reed John Herman Reed 1895–1961 Birth: October 25, 1895 38 33 — Coles County, Illinois Death: January 25, 1961 — Coles County, Illinois
wife	Links Birth: May 27, 1900 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Marriage: December 24, 1919 — Terre Haute, Indiana Death: September 1959 Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Herman Reed John Keith Reed Mary Kathryn Reed unnamed Reed Margaret Jean Reed Leona Temple Childress 1900–1959 Birth: May 27, 1900 — Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois Death: September 1959
Marriage	Marriage — December 24, 1919 — Terre Haute, Indiana
4 years son	Links Birth: August 28, 1923 27 23 Milit-Beg: September 1943 Anecdote: 1944 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Milit-End: 1946 Anecdote: 1954 — Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1954 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1958 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1960 — Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1961 Anecdote: 1964 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Occupation: a farmer — 1976 — Coles County, Illinois Anecdote: 1976 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Presbyterian — 2000 Death: August 24, 2013 Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Betty June Brotherton Family with spouse John Keith Reed 1923–2013 Birth: August 28, 1923 27 23 Death: August 24, 2013
3 years daughter	Links Birth: January 22, 1927 31 26 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: July 13, 1987 — Federal Way, King County, Washington Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn, King County, Washington Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Henry Brandt Mary Kathryn Reed 1927–1987 Birth: January 22, 1927 31 26 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: July 13, 1987 — Federal Way, King County, Washington
10 months daughter	Links Birth: November 26, 1927 32 27 Death: November 28, 1927 Burial: Ashmore Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships unnamed Reed 1927–1927 Birth: November 26, 1927 32 27 Death: November 28, 1927
7 years daughter	Links Birth: July 9, 1934 38 34 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Description: She could be counted on to volunteer for any project at the Ashmore Presbyterian Church or the local school. — March 24, 2015 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: March 25, 2015 — Charleston Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois Burial: Enon Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois Religion: Presbyterian Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Theron Paul Winkleblack Margaret Jean Reed 1934–2015 Birth: July 9, 1934 38 34 — Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois Death: March 25, 2015 — Charleston Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois

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Birth	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: page 800 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Education	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Milit-Beg	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 31 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Marriage	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 49
Occupation	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Milit-End	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Anecdote	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Cause of Death	Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Anecdote	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96
Name	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9
Death	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: p. 9 Source: History of Coles County, 1876-1976 Citation details: page 800 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Burial	Source: Hayden, Michael A., The Reeds of Ashmore, privately printed, 1988. Citation details: page 17 Source: Ashmore Cemetery census of Reeds and associates Source: John Herman Reed FindAGrave memorial #175509857
Religion	Source: Ashmore Illinois: 1800-2000 Citation details: page 96

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Milit-Beg	He servedas a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in the 425th Attack Squadron in World War I.
Milit-End	when he retired from the Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant.
Anecdote	John and two other farmers purchased a Piper Cub plane, and he renewed his pilot's license. He became a charter member of the Flying Farmers.
Cause of Death	a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anecdote	John enjoyed many activities including the Masons, the Community Club, and the Camera Club. He served as a justice of the peace and as a director of the Ashmore State Bank.

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Last change

February 14, 2023

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Family with parents
father Parents Joseph Caleb Reed Janete Carter	John Carter Reed 1857–1921
mother Parents D. C. Scheer Louise D. Dierking	Mary Christina Scheer 1862–1943
elder sister Family Elsum Grove Hedges Private	Gertrude Eleanor Reed 1892–1956
himself	John Herman Reed 1895–1961

Family with Leona Temple Childress
himself	John Herman Reed 1895–1961
wife Parents Richard Milton Childress Rachel Bond Gover	Leona Temple Childress 1900–1959
son Family Betty June Brotherton Private Private Private Family Private	John Keith Reed 1923–2013
daughter Family Albert Henry Brandt Private Private	Mary Kathryn Reed 1927–1987
daughter	unnamed Reed 1927–1927
daughter Family Theron Paul Winkleblack Private Private Private Private	Margaret Jean Reed 1934–2015

Descendants

John Herman Reed(1895–1961)
- Leona Temple Childress1919