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From: "Mary Bickford" <>
Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Branch Co a stone throw from Ohio
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 17:39:12 -0500
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Hi Ruth,
Yes, this is quite a confusing family, I agree.

The Branch Co. Clerks death index online is :
http://www.co.branch.mi.us/deathsearch.taf


NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH
REED, ABIGAIL MAY 5, 1878
REED, ADELBERT JANUARY 4, 1947
REED, ALFRED SHIPMAN JANUARY 13, 1947
REED, ALICE D SEPTEMBER 21, 1963
REED, BABY GIRL APRIL 11, 1895
REED, BARBARA ANNE JANUARY 13, 1963
REED, BARBARA JEAN OCTOBER 15, 1962
Reed, Bertha King Feburary 25, 1987
REED, BERTHA V FEBRUARY 14, 1954
REED, CARL DEWAYNE APRIL 5, 1961
Reed, Carrie July 30, 1973
REED, CARRIE F MAY 27, 1942
REED, CEDRIC JAMES MAY 30, 1962
REED, CHARLES L JANUARY 28, 1948
REED, CLYDE JUNE 13, 1955
REED, CORA PENDER NOVEMBER 18, 1915
REED, DAISY MAY APRIL 9, 1965
REED, EBENEZER M MAY 15, 1904
REED, EDD JASPER NOVEMBER 20, 1967
REED, FRANCES OCTOBER 31, 1920
REED, GEORGE H MAY 25, 1919
REED, GEORGE W JUNE 18, 1900
Reed, Gerald O. July 9, 1993
REED, GERTRUDE JUNE 6, 1936
REED, HAROLD E DECEMBER 29, 1927
REED, HARRIET M NOVEMBER 16, 1893
REED, HARRY OCTOBER 17, 1907
REED, JOHN ALLEN JULY 3, 1950
REED, JOHN L DECEMBER 4, 1931
REED, JOHN W APRIL 4, 1956
REED, LEWIS C MAY 31, 1918
REED, LILLIAN R OCTOBER 15, 1906
Reed, Loren S. October 12, 1978
REED, LUCY MAY AUGUST 17, 1953
REED, LULA MAE DECEMBER 4, 1961
REED, MARJORIE B FEBRUARY 26, 1968
REED, MARY JUNE 19, 1894
REED, MARY ANN DECEMBER 7, 1920
Reed, Melvin Burton December 8, 1993
REED, MINNIE G JANUARY 12, 1899
Reed, Myrna Baker October 9, 1985
REED, NATHAN JANUARY 21, 1900
REED, NORRIS SYLVANIUS NOVEMBER 16, 1912
REED, OTIS FEBRUARY 23, 1880
REED, PHILLIP DEWAYNE SEPTEMBER 7, 1963
REED, PHILLIP MICHAEL NOVEMBER 7, 1949
REED, RACHEL FEBRUARY 1, 1933
REED, ROLAND W JULY 20, 1967
REED, ROSE ELLAN DECEMBER 7, 1958
Reed, Ruth Elizabeth January 28, 1984
Reed, Teddy E July 28, 1995
REED, VERGIE MAY MAY 23, 1952
REED, WALTER FRANCIS APRIL 14, 1949
Reed, Wilford D. April 20, 1996
REED, WILLIAM L NOVEMBER 26, 1909
Reed, Zella W. April 6, 1980
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REID, BERNARD JUNE 25, 1966
REID, BETTY LUCILLE JANUARY 26, 1966
Reid, Jackson H. September 25, 1982
Reid, Leonard W. November 23, 1974
Reid, Lottie B. May 19, 1983
REID, STEPHEN FEBRUARY 21, 1887
REID, THEODORE JANUARY 12, 1965
REID, WILLIAM MCSEITH SEPTEMBER 3, 1901


NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH
LETTS, CARRIE MAUDE MAY 2, 1956
LETTS, CHARLES E JANUARY 14, 1945
LETTS, DELIA JANUARY 29, 1950
LETTS, DOROTHY MAY JANUARY 18, 1970
LETTS, HARRY V JUNE 10, 1933
LETTS, INEZ LUCILE AUGUST 2, 1969
LETTS, JAMES MAY 13, 1934
LETTS, JESS R NOVEMBER 28, 1934
LETTS, WILLIAM JANUARY 29, 1936

You can search further if you wish.
Here is the page for Marriages in Branch County, MI> not a complete listing !!
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1050/Branchmarriages.html
Suggest you search Reed / Reid / Read and other names. These pages take a minute to load, be patient.

As far as cemetery records, there are just toooo many REED to copy them all.
One Mary :
Reed, Mary E. 1880 - 1952 West irardCem.

There are some LETTS from IN. Oak Grove Cem., Coldwater, MI. (Branch co.)

Letts, Belle, b Jamestown, {Steuben Co} IN, d Grand Rapids, MI. 8 Feb 1913, age 40y 8m 18d, female, married, (D. E. Letts) Lot 25, Sec A. Vol 2-51.

Letts, Charles E., b Steuben Co, IN, d Coldwater 14 Jan 1945, age 57, male, married, (Mrs. Christine Letts), Lot 167, Sec 15, Vol 2-141.

Letts, Harry V., b Fremont, {Steuben Co.}, IN., d Coldwater 10 Jun 1933, age 38, male, married, (Mrs. Letts), Lot 43, Sec 20, Vol 2-110.

Letts, James, b Fremont, IN, dColdwater Twp. 13 May 1934, age 55y 3m 12d, male, Lot 43 Sec 20, Vol 2-113.

......Ruth, Harry and James are buried in the same LOT, so probably close family. This is all LETTS listed in Oak Grove Cem. All from Steuben County, IN.
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Too many REED to type them all, in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater. 2 Mary names:

Reed, Mary, b Adrian, MI, d Batavia Twp {Branch Co}, 19 Jun 1894, age 52, female, married, Lot 92, Sec OP, Vol OB-136.

Reed, Mary Ann, b Girard Twp, {Branch Co}, died Coldwater 7 Dec 1920, age 69y 10m 3d, female, widowed, (Mrs. Byron Johnson), Lot 46, Sec 13, Vol 2-75.

I don't see any Frank or Franklin REED listed anywhere in a cemetery.

Sorry I could not find anything more concrete for Mary Soules REED. Did not see anyting for her siblings either.
Mary


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Reed" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Branch Co a stone throw from Ohio


> Hi,
> My family of Lutts/Reeds or Soules/Reeds seemed to be following the
> railways. So I presumed that the tracks lead them to Branch Co. from
> Stueben Co. Was I wrong? This family is very confusing. I have a Franklin
> Reed who Married a Mary Soules in New London, Huron Co. in April 1875. In
> May 1876 I have a birth being recorded in the Huron County Probate office
> for a Ora Sylvanis Reed, born 9 July 1875 in Stueben Co Indiana to a Frank
> and Mary Soules. She then disappears and Frank has 4 more children with a
> Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts about 2 years apart. OK, I presumed that Mary Soules
> died and he married a Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts before the birth of sister
> Effie on 1 May 1877. I have not been able to find a Soules family for Mary.
> I did find a Litts/Lutts/Letts family for second wife in Stueben Co. Ind.
> This family then moved to Branch Co Michigan. Ora married in Jan 1901 and
> gave his mother as Mary Letts. I could never find a death record for Mary
> Soules Reed. Mary Letts (This spelling used in Census and records most) had
> parents Daniel and Diane Letts. Daniel lived and died in Huron County in
> late 1850s when Mary was about 6 years old. Diane continued to live with
> her in laws and moved to Scott Twp, Stueben Co. Ind. when they moved. She
> was listed as a pauper in the Census of 1870. Her inlaws were Edward and
> Caroline Letts. It was Edwards will that lead me to Branch Co. Mi. Mary
> Letts siblings were Edward, Viola, John and Cornelia. I need a big light to
> shine in a direction with info on this family.
> Ruth
>
>
>
>
> At 08:02 PM 03/29/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Ruth, I don't really know what to say about this. Michigan wasn't a state
> until about 1836-7, But some folks came for the early party, hee hee. They
> got land from the government, and this land was covered with lush prairies,
> hardwood forests, many lakes, lots of game and rich soil for their crops.
> Need I say more ? well, a little. Branch County is centrally located
> between Detroit and Chicago, on the old Saulk Trail, which was an indian
> trail between these two major cities. The highway US 12 mainly follows
> that old indian trail, and if you look closly, you might still see a couple
> of trees that are wrapped together....the indians marking the trail by
> twisting together the young saplings... From the upper Ohio area, the
> waterway to the west, and all, many folks traveled thru this lower tier of
> counties in Michigan on their way westward.
> >I hope this helps you picture the beauty of the area.
> >
> >Ruth, was there someone you wanted me to look up ? Please give one family,
> or a couple names...and a timeframe....if you have specific info for me to
> work with, that's good too.
> >Mary
> >
> >
> >> Mary,
> >> Could you tell us what drew these people to Branch Co Michigan. Or maybe
> >> what they had in common. I also have traced my family from Huron Co Ohio to
> >> Stueben Co Indiana to Branch Co Michigan. My family name was Letts/Lutts
> >> and Soule.
> >> Ruth
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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