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| Union County Indiana in 1829 (notes in CCT files--source will of Hugh Reid, which was dated that year and refers to son James' residence) James is the father of Hugh Reid, the general from Iowa mentioned in the letter from Mary T. Barr to Susan Miller dated March 15, 1863. See below. I have a letter to Hugh Reid Miller from James M. Reid, from Fort Madison, Iowa, dated July 19, 1857 which encloses his advertisement for "locating land warrants" in Iowa. The letter states "I am the younger brother of Hugh T. Reid, am practising law here with his old partner Mr. Johnston who is now candidate for County Judge, a new office created by the "New Code". My brother and family are well. he lives at Keokuk. Father is in excellent health I never saw him better. I know very little about my relatives . should be pleased to hear from my cousins south. Note that 15th Iowa Regiment Web page states that Hugh Thompson Reid's father was a native of South Carolina and Hugh Thompson Reid was born 18 Oct 1811 in Union City, Union County, Ind. WA Reid lists as veteran of War of 1812. ------ Transcription of a letter written by Mrs. Mary T. Barr, 15 March 1863 widow of James Barr, to Miss Susan Miller telling of kinsman Union General Hugh Reid being in Oxford, MS Original transcriber unknown; letter given to me, Sandra Lake (Newton) Lassen, by Harriet Venable Miller in the 1970's in Leesburg, Florida. Harriet, called "Hattie," was an avid amateur genealogist, my mentor, and the aunt of my first husband Charles Groff Miller. The letter had been handed down in the Miller family since the Civil War. -------- Oxford, Miss. March the 15th 1863 Dear Cousin SUSAN: It has been a long, long time since I received a letter from you. Why have you not written? Since the blessed (cussed) Yanks deserted us, it seems that all our friends and the rest of manking followed their example. We have been living a very isolated life of late -- cut off from everybody and everything, get nothing to eat and nothing to wear, see no one but ourselves -- and precious seldom get the mail. We will realize a change either for the better or worse, soon I think. Two thousand cavelry Yankess passed LAMAR yesterday coming in this direction. They will either open the way I suppose for the better or for worse. I don't care much which, so we whip finally. The vile wretches cannot serve me much worse than they have. Five of my negroes went off with them -- SUSAN, GEORGE, ANNA, EDY, SUSA, and BEN. WASH died a short time before the Yankees came, so you see I am broken up almost entirely. We managed to get along very peacibly with the "Blue retches" -- CORNELIA LOBDELE stayed with us and WILLIE was at home. We slept in our dresses three weeks, not knowing at what time my house would be broken open or burned. FLORENCE took down their vile Flag which was hoisted on ALEC BARR'S gate, and they made threats about what they were going to do. They did not like to see WILLIE either, in his gray suit, with brass buttons -- one went so far as to tell him he had a great mind to take it off him. WILLIE told him he had better come and try it. Your cousin, HUGH REID, from Iowa was talking to WILLIE at the time. He rode up to my gate and asked for ALEC B. and told WILLIE to tell his grandma that his father was still living, and to tell em if he could be of any service at all, he would render it with a deal of pleasure. But the next day they retreated -- he was only in town one day. WILLIE said he was the image of Cousin Hugh. He is a Brigadier-General. How would you like to see him? ALEC says he is an out and out abolitionist and he did not want to see him. ALEC has gone to Panole -- is in Chalmer's staff, I believe. EMILY is coming home in April with WILLIAM, if he goes to S.C. Their lot and house was very much damaged by the Yankess -- It seemed that the whole of Grant's Army camped in this end of Town -- My yard and kitchen were filled with them all the tme. I tell you it was a perfect reign of Terror!! We are expecting them again, but have made up our minds to stand like Southern woman should do, firmly at our post, and let them see what we are willing to suffer and endure, and what our sentiments are towards them. But I know you are tired of this, but I have very little else to write you. WILLIE will not return to Va. till August. He is a grown man and very good looking. FLORENCE is taking music lessons, with a view to teach, when the war is over. LIZZIE BELCHER married a gentleman from Memphis -- MISS STOCKARD has come to Memphis with MRS. TAGGART to try and get some of her surplus negroes. They haven't one. The TAGGARTS are doing nothing here, barely living! Their father sends them money occasionally. He is in COUSIN HUGH'S Regiment. DR. ISOM is in Jackson -- in the hospital. He lost 3 negroes by the Yankess, and had 4 young negro girls to die when they were here -- It is thought they were poisoned. A good many negroes died on two farms thought to be poisoned. We have not heard anything from MARGARET CATER lately. She was doing her own work when I heard from her last. Are you ever coming to see us again -- We would like to go to Pontotoc while WILLIE is here, but that is entirely out of the question, it is with difficulty we can get a horse to plough or go to Milen. Give my love to CLEMENTINE, to COUSIN BOB and his wife. Write by JENY(?), send your letter to MRS. JOHN H. MILLER in town. Affectionately yours, M.T. BARR Information provided by Annette Carroll, Placentia, CA: Notes for JAMES REID: Bible Record-Hugh T. Reid's Bible (son of Hugh Reid) - DOC. #77 Marriage Records, Preble Co., Ohio, LDS #564953 - DOC. #86 U.S. Census Information from Family Pensioners of the War of 1812..(located at the LDS Branch Lib.,Anaheim,Ca.) War of 1812 Pension Request Records, Claim #30.479, Aug. 15, 1876 - DOC. #154 James Reid Will-Lee County Iowa - DOC. #87 1856 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Charleston Twp, Pg. 120 (1), LDS #1021305 Land Records, Union Co., Indiana-Hugh & Margaret to James Reid, 1 Aug. 1815 - DOC. #84 INCLUDED WITH: Land Records, Union Co., Indiana-James Reid - DOC. #84 Land Records, Lee County, Iowa-James Reid - DOC. #85 INCLUDED WITH: Land Records, Madison Co., Iowa, Book P, pg. 258 - DOC. #85 Misc. information on James Reid's first marriage to Ann Thompson and their children filed in the Document file under James and Ann Thompson Reid. PROFESSION - FARMER James Reid's Death Date is shown as 16 Feb. 1868 in some records. 17 May 1810-Married (1) Ann Thompson-South Carolina...Bible Record Ann Thompson died 17 Mar 1832 1811-1828-Children born in Union County, Indiana...Bible Record 1812-1814-James Reid may have fought in the War of 1812-Capt. Glover's Co., Indiana. (see the following information) Militia-Pension WO-30479, Wife, Levina. (WO=Widow's Original) This Pension Application was denied 15 April, 1879 on the grounds that there was no record of the organization in which James Reid's service was claimed. Information from the application: Filed by James M. Reid, Attorney, Keokuk, Iowa. (son of James Reid by Ann Thompson) Requested by Lavina Reid, Charleston, Iowa, widow of James Reid-9 March,1878 She said that James Reid had been a Private in Capt. Glover's unit of the Indiana Militia and was a volunteer for 3 weeks. No Bounty Land received. Mr. C. E. Wolsworth, age 74 years and Mrs. M. A. Wolsworth, age 60 years both of Fort Madison, Iowa, said they knew Lavina Reid for 20 and 25 years, respectively, knew nothing of James Reids service, but could identify Lavina as his wife and that she has remained a widow. LAVINA REID SAID THAT SHE WAS 66 YEARS OLD ON 6 APRIL, 1878 AND A RESIDENT OF CHARLESTON, IOWA, WIDOW OF JAMES REID WHO VOLUNTEERED AT LIBERTY, UNION COUNTY, INDIANA IN 1812 FOR THE TERM OF 60 DAYS. HE SERVED 3 WEEKS, HIS SERVICES TERMINATED BY REASON OF DISBANDING AT CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA IN 1812. SHE THOUGHT THAT JAMES REID WAS CALLED OUT IN DEFENSE OF CONNERSVILLE INDIANA ON THE FRONTIER UNDER GENERAL HARRISON. SHE SAID SHE MARRIED JAMES REID NEAR NEW PARIS IN THE COUNTY OF PREBLE, STATE OF OHIO ON 11 AUGUST, 1836. THEY WERE MARRIED BY LEVI PERVIANCE, A CHRISTIAN MINISTER. HER NAME BEFORE MARRIAGE WAS LAVINA WASSON. SHE SAID ALSO THAT JAMES REID WAS MARRIED TO SARAH SPROWL AND TO ANNA THOMPSON. LAVINA SAID THAT JAMES REID DIED NEAR CHARLESTON, LEE COUNTY, IOWA ON 16 MARCH, 1868. PLACES OF RESIDENCE, UNION COUNTY, INDIANA UNTIL MARCH 1845. LANDED AT KEOKUK 17 MARCH, 1845 AND LIVED IN LEE COUNTY, IOWA UNTIL JAMES REID'S DEATH. SHE APPOINTS JAMES M. REID, ATTORNEY OF KEOKUK, IOWA AND DECLARES THAT SHE HAS NEVER MADE APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND OR PENSION BEFORE. SHE STATED THAT HER RESIDENCE IS NEAR THE TOWN OF CHARLESTON, LEE COUNTY, IOWA, AND HER POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS CHARLESTON, LEE COUNTY, IOWA. Signed by Lavina Reid. (See note below on "Fort at Connersville") The ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF LEE COUNTY-Andreas-1874, states that: "When the war raged upon the frontiers in 1811 and 1812 James Reid volunteered as a soldier in the company of Captain Glover stationed at the stockade fort of Connersville". (Connorsville probably was not a "fort" but a few block houses used to protect settlers, according to the Wayne County Historical Museum curator in Richmond, Indiana Oct. 1995.) 1 August 1815: Received land from parents, Hugh and Margaret in Franklin Co. (now Union Co.) Indiana. Photocopies in the possession of Annette (Strange) Carroll. Nov. 1835: Married (2) Sarah Sprowl...Bible Record Sarah Sprowl died Nov. 1835. There were no children of this marriage. 11 Aug. 1836: Married (3) Lavina Wasson...Bible Record and Marriage Record Preble Co., Ohio 1808-1859 (LDS SLC #461073) 1844: Purchased land in Marion Twp., Lee County, Iowa (N.E. Quarter, Sec. 31 & North half of Sec. 32 in Twp. 69 N & Range 6W-40 Acres) INFORMATION ON LAND OWNERSHIP-JAMES REID: Indentures (deeds) of land from parents Hugh & Margaret Reid, Abbeville Co., South Carolina to James Reid, Franklin Co. (now Union Co.,) Territory of Indiana, for the sum of One Dollar each Indenture. (See notes for Hugh Reid) 1 Aug. 1815-160 Acres, more or less-NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION NUMBER NINETEEN OF TOWNSHIP NUMBER ELEVEN IN RANGE NUMBER ONE (west of a Meridian line drawn from the Mouth of the Great Miami River) of the lands directed to be sold by the act of Congress of the United States in the Territory North West of the Ohio and above the mouth of the Kentucky River. (IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA) 1 Aug. 1815-160 Acres, more or less-NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION NUMBER TWENTY FOUR OF TOWNSHIP ELEVEN IN RANGE NUMBER TWO....etc., etc. (same as above) James Reid sold part of the NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION NUMBER NINETEEN OF TOWNSHIP NUMBER ELEVEN to his son, Hugh Thompson Reid on 6 June 1833 as well as portions of the same land and also the land in the NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION NUMBER TWENTY FOUR OF TOWNSHIP ELEVEN IN RANGE NUMBER TWO prior to that time to other buyers. (See the photocopies of land records in the possession of Annette (Strange) Carroll) James Reid purchased land in Lee County, Iowa for $1,413.00..NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY ONE AND THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION THIRTY TWO ALL IN TOWNSHIP SIXTY NINE AND RANGE SIX WEST CONTAINING FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHT ACRES MORE OR LESS. September, 1844. James and Lavina Reid deeded land to son Matthew Reid in Lee County, Iowa dated 3 April 1845-NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY ONE AND THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY TWO ALL IN TOWNSHIP NUMBER SIXTY NINE NORTH RANGE NUMBER SIX WEST CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES MORE OR LESS..for $640.00 James and Lavina Reid deeded land to son Samuel J. Reid in Lee County, Iowa dated 10 July 1852-SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY ONE IN TOWNSHIP SIXTY NINE NORTH AND RANGE SIX WEST..for $500.00 Purchased land----Date of Patent, May 15, 1855-Vol. 17, pg. 241 Land in Madison County, Iowa: SOUTH FRACTIONAL HALF OF SECTION THIRTY IN TOWNSHIP SEVENTY SEVEN NORTH OF RANGE TWENTY NINE WEST IN THE DISTRICT OF LANDS SUBJECT TO SALE AT FORT DES MOINES, IOWA CONTAINING THREE HUNDRED AND THREE ACRES AND FOURTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN ACRE. This Patent is signed by President Franklin Pierce. Cert. # 1909. (Fort Des Moines is now Montrose, Iowa) The original Land Patent of this land is owned by Carrol Don Reid, Kansas City, Missouri. James and Lavina sold land to son Lafayette W. Reid for $100.00, 1 Aug. 1865: SEVENTY ONE ACRES AND FIFTY SEVEN ONE HUNDREDTHS OFF OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY TOWNSHIP SEVENTY SEVEN NORTH OF RANGE TWENTY NINE WEST, SITUATED IN MADISON COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA. James and Lavina sold land to son Rufus C. Reid for $300.00. 1 Aug. 1865: WEST HALF OF SOUTH HALF OF SECTION THIRTY TOWNSHIP SEVENTY SEVEN NORTH OF RANGE TWENTY NINE WEST, SITUATED IN MADISON COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA. U.S. Census Summary: 1880..Lavina............Lincoln Twp., Cloud Co. Kansas (W/Lafayette & Fam.) 1870..Lavina............Charleston, Lee Co., Iowa 1860..James and Lavina..... " " " 1850..James and Lavina......Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa 1840..James.............Union Co., Indiana 1830..James " " 1856 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Charleston Twp., Pg. 120 (1): James Reid 73 Farmer b. So. Car. In Iowa 11 years Lavina " 40 b. Ohio " " " " Lafayette " 18 b. Ind. " " " " R. Corwin " 15 " " " " " " This census shows James Reid's agricultural information as follows: 40 acres unimproved land, 40 in meadow, 50 tons of hay, 8 in bushels of grass seed, 50 acres spring wheat. 10 acres oats, 120 bushels harvested. 20 acres corn, 800 bushels harvested. 1 acre potatoes, 30 bushels harvested. 8 hogs sold, value of hogs sold, $80.00, 100 lbs of butter manufactured, 4 lbs of cheese, 28 lbs of wool. Value of domestic manufactures, $100.00. There is an S.J. Reid (son from 1st marriage) living next door to James Reid and family on this State Census, age 28, in Iowa 11 years, wife, H. Reid age 17, in Iowa 7 years and child, Mary E. Reid, age 1, b. Iowa. According to Jeff (Jefferson) Reid, son of Rufus Corwin Reid, Grandson of Lafayette W. Reid and Gr. Grandson of James and Lavina Reid..."When Lafayette Wasson Reid went to Kansas, he took his mother, Lavina along." Jeff said that he took his Dad, Rufus C. Reid to her grave near Jamestown, Kansas one time but was not sure exactly where it was. Lavina Reid died in 1883. Per the ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF LEE COUNTY, (IOWA)..Andreas-1874: James Reid's father, Hugh (who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, entered a large tract of land in the Northwestern Territory which he gave to his son James Reid, giving him the choice between lands in the wilderness and slaves in Carolina. (The choice mentioned has not been proven but Hugh did give James this land.) Even at that early day, and forever afterwards he was conscientiously opposed to slavery. In 1810 he removed with his wife, whose maiden name was Thompson, traveling in wagons over the mountains to his lands in what was afterwards Union County, Indiana. He settled in the Beech woods and opened a farm. THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES REID DECEASED: In the Name of God, Amen! I, James Reid of Charleston Township in the County of Lee and State of Iowa, being feeble in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs whilst I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me heretofore at any time made: and first and principally, I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the direction of my executor hereinafter named. And as to such worldly estate as it has pleased God to intrust me, I dispose of the same as follows: 1st, it is my wish and will that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be fully paid. 2nd, having heretofore made the best provision in my power for all my children by my first marriage and having full confidence that my present wife, Lavina Reid will do what is just and right by my children born of her, I do hereby devise and bequeath to her the said Lavina Reid my wife, all my estate both real and personal of which I may be seized and possessed subject to the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses. I do hereby authorize and empower my Executor to sell as much of my real or personal estate as he may deem best as may be necessary to pay any such debts or expenses as herein before mentioned. 4th, I do hereby appoint my son H.T. Reid my Executor and it is my wish and will that no security be required of him in the discharge of his duties as such Executor In Testimony whereof I, James Reid the testator have at this my last Will and Testament set my hand this 2nd day of February, AD 1865. James Reid Witness: George Hiler Lafayette W. Reid H.T. Reid State of Iowa Lee County In the County Court of said County I Admmd (?) Jaeger, Judge of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing last Will and Testament of James Reid, late of Lee County, State of Iowa deceased, was on this day duly proved before and allowed by the County Court of said County. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Fort Madison, Iowa, this 2nd day of November 1868. (SEAL) Admmd (?) Jaeger County Judge of Lee County, Iowa | ||||||||||||||||
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