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From: "Terry L. Harper" <>
Subject: Re: [ILEDWARD] Richard T Reid/Edwards County Illinois/Wayne County
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 13:18:26 -0500
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Jane,

Richard Taylor Reid was a son of Benjamin Prall Reid and his wife,
Hannah E. Willis. Benjamin and Hannah had 13 sons and 1 daughter.
[History of Edwards County, IL - Volume One; 1980, page 358]

Terry Harper

Jane wrote:

>I am searching for the birth family of Richard Taylor Reid, born 1856 in
>Edward's county Illinois. He married and lived in Wayne County. My father
>states that he had 10 brothers or was one of ten brothers and that he had
>one sister, but he stated he wasn't sure, there might have been two sisters.
> I found one family that fits the description on ancestry.com, but Richard
>is not listed.
>
>I have ordered the 1860 census to see what I can glean. I would be
>interested in corresponding with anyone whose Reid ancestors helped settle
>Edward's County.
>
>THank you,
>Jane Pittman McIrvin
>
>


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