• Born: 15 December 1821, Paris, Stark County, Ohio, USA
• Marriage (1): Mortimer F. REED on 11 December 1842 in Paris, Stark County, Ohio, USA
• Died: 26 September 1910, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, USA at age 88
• Buried: 1910, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, USA

  General Notes

   Mrs. Amanda Reed (nee Thomas) was born in Paris, Ohio, December 15, 1821, and departed this life the 26 of September 1910, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Dora Janney, north 10th street. The cause of her death being old age, being 88 years, 10 months and 11 days. She was married to Mr. Mortimer Reed December 11, 1842, in Paris, Ohio, who died in this city in 1864. This union was blessed with eight children, five of whom preceded her in death. Mr. And Mrs. Reed came to Clark County by the wagon road in 1843 and located on a farm south of Casey, later moving to Martinsville.
   Three children survive her: Mrs. Sarah Center of Knox, Indiana, Timothy Reed of Casey, Mrs. Dora Janney of Marshall; besides 11 grandchildren, 10 great grand children and friends and relatives.
   E.J. Nitsche conducted the funeral.

      —  Source: Marshall Herald, 12 October 1910

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  Burial Notes

Marshall Cemetery

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 23 July 1860 in Marshall Township, Clark County, Illinois, USA. M F Read       44
  Amanda Read       38
  Sally Read       16
  Timothy Read       14
  Elizabeth Read       11
  Dora Read       9
  Charles Read       2

Amanda married Mortimer F. REED on 11 December 1842 in Paris, Stark County, Ohio, USA. (Mortimer F. REED was born on 30 May 1816 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA, died on 2 July 1864 in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, USA and was buried in 1864 in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, USA.)