Robert Morton Reed, 18911967 (aged 75 years)

Birth
Birth
Birth
Birth of a brother
Birth of a brother
Birth of a brother
Note: His WWII draft registration card states he was born in Texas County, MO.
Birth of a brother
Note: Sunday morning at 4:00 a.m.
Birth of a brother
Anecdote
Note: According to his daughter Alta, "he was sent to work [about 1901/2] for Mr. Coffey, as farm labor, he was abt. 10 years old, 5th grade & never returned to school until he went to Salina, Kansas in 1912 Telegrapher School, then onto the Railroad. After 1917 when my parents married they were sent to Iron Mountain (Laramie County) Wyoming to work. They bought land, as did Anna (his mother) my parents sold the ranch abt. 1924 when my father was transfered to Wheatland (Platte County) Wyoming. Anna hated the cold weather and Samuel (her son) bought her out, believed she returned to Missouri."
Death of a paternal grandfather
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
Note: Rev. King [Presbyterian] conducted the funeral service at the family home.
Marriage of a parent
Death of a paternal grandmother
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Occupation
Death of a maternal grandfather
Burial of a maternal grandfather
Occupation
Description
tall, with medium build, gray eyes, and brown hair
June 5, 1917
Marriage
Anecdote
Note: Mort filed on land: S/2S/2 Sec 13, W/2 Sec 24, S/2SE/4 Sec 14, T18N, R70W, 6th P.M., Wyoming. He proved up about 1922 and then sold and moved to Wheatland, WY in 1924. His cattle brand was Reverse E over Lazy D.
Anecdote
Note: According to his son, Leslie, "He was [railroad] Agent at Iron Mountain about 20 miles NW of Cheyenne on the old road to Chugwater 1918 to 1923 and he homesteaded 160 acres there.. proved up and sold to Charlie Farthing, a large rancher in the area.. Dad's place was next to Doc Ballard's. They moved to Wheatland where I was born in August, 1924."
Birth of a son
Occupation
a station agent at Farthing, Wyoming for the Colorado and Southern RailwaY
February 4, 1920
Birth of a daughter
Real Estate Grantee
Note: Township 18 North, Range 70 West, Section 13: S/2, Section 14: S/2SE, Section 24: W/2, 560 acres. Patent #872948
Birth of a son
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Occupation
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Anecdote
Note: He helped the family of his younger brother Owen Herbert Reed when Herbert died on the job in Colorado. Herbert's widow could get insurance benefits only by relocating from Wyoming to Colorado. She lacked the resources to do that so Mort traded farmland he owned south of Wheatland, WY and secured a house for them in Loveland, CO. When Herbert's oldest son, Owen, joined the Army in December, 1940, he purchased the home from Mort.
Baptism
Note: Robert was baptized at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Baptism of a son
Occupation
a worker for the Colorado & Southern Railway.
April 26, 1942
Description
6' tall, 192 pounds, and bald with gray eyes and a light complexion.
April 26, 1942
Marriage of a daughter
Marriage of a son
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Marriage of a daughter
Residence
Death of a mother
Burial of a mother
Residence
Death of a half-sister
Burial of a half-sister
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Cause of Death
Note: coronary occlusion
Death
Burial
Religion
a member of the First Christian Church
Family with parents
father
Nancy and Samuel Reed scanned
18451928
Birth: April 9, 1845 26 20 Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois
Death: October 2, 1928Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
mother
18651961
Birth: April 1, 1865 23 Indianapolis, Indiana
Death: February 13, 1961Kline Nursing Home, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri
Marriage MarriageSeptember 6, 1883Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois
Divorce DivorceMay 26, 1904Houston, Texas County, Missouri
1 year
elder sister
18841981
Birth: August 31, 1884 39 19 Harper County, Kansas
Death: August 19, 1981Mullen Hospital, Mullen, Hooker County, Nebraska
3 years
elder brother
18871951
Birth: October 20, 1887 42 22 Upton Township, Texas County, Missouri
Death: March 16, 1951Jamaica Twp., Vermilion County, Illinois
18 months
elder sister
18891983
Birth: April 20, 1889 44 24 Texas County, Missouri
Death: November 11, 1983Mattoon Health Center, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
23 months
himself
18911967
Birth: March 14, 1891 45 25 Texas County, Missouri
Death: February 9, 1967at his winter home, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona
19 months
younger brother
18921977
Birth: October 2, 1892 47 27 Texas County, Missouri
Death: October 16, 1977Harry Truman Veteran's Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
2 years
younger brother
REED Thomas Aaron Military
18941966
Birth: September 17, 1894 49 29 Huggins, Wright County, Missouri
Death: July 31, 1966Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
2 years
younger brother
Owen Herbert Reed scanned phot
18961935
Birth: December 6, 1896 51 31 near Huggins, Wright County, Missouri
Death: July 6, 1935Brighton, Adams County, Colorado
Father’s family with Nancy Jane Dudley
father
Nancy and Samuel Reed scanned
18451928
Birth: April 9, 1845 26 20 Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois
Death: October 2, 1928Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
stepmother
Nancy and Samuel Reed scanned
18451880
Birth: November 8, 1845 49 33 Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois
Death: June 3, 1880Ashmore Township, Coles County, Illinois
Marriage MarriageAugust 1, 1869Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois
13 months
half-sister
Annie and Louis McDavitt scann
18701967
Birth: August 23, 1870 25 24 Kansas
Death: March 23, 1967
23 months
half-sister
18721875
Birth: July 13, 1872 27 26 Coles County, Illinois
Death: September 21, 1875
3 years
half-sister
18751964
Birth: July 8, 1875 30 29 Bachelorsville, Coles County, Illinois
Death: October 22, 1964Marshall, Clark County, Illinois
5 years
half-sister
18801880
Birth: June 3, 1880 35 34 Coles County, Illinois
Death: July 2, 1880
Mother’s family with James W. Coffey
stepfather
18451935
Birth: January 1845Kentucky
Death: December 12, 1935Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri
mother
18651961
Birth: April 1, 1865 23 Indianapolis, Indiana
Death: February 13, 1961Kline Nursing Home, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri
Marriage MarriageMay 28, 1906the W. B. Ragains, M.G., residence, Texas County, Missouri
Family with Alta Mae Neal
himself
18911967
Birth: March 14, 1891 45 25 Texas County, Missouri
Death: February 9, 1967at his winter home, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona
wife
18971984
Birth: July 22, 1897 Texas County, Missouri
Death: January 9, 1984Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
Marriage MarriageNovember 17, 1917Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
11 months
son
19181986
Birth: September 29, 1918 27 21 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
Death: August 9, 1986St. Joseph Hospital, City and County of Denver, Colorado
3 years
daughter
19212015
Birth: November 19, 1921 30 24 Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming
Death: May 15, 2015Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado
3 years
son
19242008
Birth: August 24, 1924 33 27 Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming
Death: September 18, 2008Levine & Dickson Hospice House, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Birth
Birth
Citation details: Robert Morton Reed, Denver, Colorado
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Citation details: Robert Morton Reed, Denver, Colorado
Description
Citation details: Robert Morton Reed, Denver, Colorado
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Real Estate Grantee
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Anecdote

According to his daughter Alta, "he was sent to work [about 1901/2] for Mr. Coffey, as farm labor, he was abt. 10 years old, 5th grade & never returned to school until he went to Salina, Kansas in 1912 Telegrapher School, then onto the Railroad. After 1917 when my parents married they were sent to Iron Mountain (Laramie County) Wyoming to work. They bought land, as did Anna (his mother) my parents sold the ranch abt. 1924 when my father was transfered to Wheatland (Platte County) Wyoming. Anna hated the cold weather and Samuel (her son) bought her out, believed she returned to Missouri."

Anecdote

Mort filed on land: S/2S/2 Sec 13, W/2 Sec 24, S/2SE/4 Sec 14, T18N, R70W, 6th P.M., Wyoming. He proved up about 1922 and then sold and moved to Wheatland, WY in 1924. His cattle brand was Reverse E over Lazy D.

Anecdote

According to his son, Leslie, "He was [railroad] Agent at Iron Mountain about 20 miles NW of Cheyenne on the old road to Chugwater 1918 to 1923 and he homesteaded 160 acres there.. proved up and sold to Charlie Farthing, a large rancher in the area.. Dad's place was next to Doc Ballard's. They moved to Wheatland where I was born in August, 1924."

Real Estate Grantee

Township 18 North, Range 70 West, Section 13: S/2, Section 14: S/2SE, Section 24: W/2, 560 acres. Patent #872948

Anecdote

He helped the family of his younger brother Owen Herbert Reed when Herbert died on the job in Colorado. Herbert's widow could get insurance benefits only by relocating from Wyoming to Colorado. She lacked the resources to do that so Mort traded farmland he owned south of Wheatland, WY and secured a house for them in Loveland, CO. When Herbert's oldest son, Owen, joined the Army in December, 1940, he purchased the home from Mort.

Baptism

Robert was baptized at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Cause of Death

coronary occlusion