Son of Mary "Mollie" Gray [born c1862] and William Joseph Reed. Ancestry shows a marriage date for Mary Gray and William J Reed as 16 Aug 1881 Longview, Gregg, Texas.

Grandfather: Sumpter Hill Reed
Grandmother: Lurenia Halston Reed B 1827 Ellaville, Marion GA D 1860 Georgia

husband of Dona L. Starr Reed, father of
Travis Leon Reed, B 12-14-1909 Upshur County TX
Dona Fay Reed Marshall b 4-29-1912 Upshur County TX
Vernon Ray Reed
B 7-26-1914 Upshur County TX (died in a car/train accident in Sanger, TX 7-15-1968)
Adren Jay Reed, B 7-14-1918 Upshur County TX
Herman Fenuic Reed B 11-3-1922 Upshur County TX
Bonnie Dean Reed Cole B 12-24-1928 Denton County TX
James Oliver Reed B 1-8-1932 Denton County TX

More Information

The 1900 census Gregg County, Texas
Household Members:

Wm J Reed 41
Mary Reed 38
Burdette Reed 16
Claude Reed 13
Annie May Reed(Reid) Oney 9

William Joseph Reed was born 1859 in Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia1158, and died December 26, 1908 in Probably Gregg or Marion County, TX1159. He married Mary (Mollie) Gray on August 16, 1881 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas - Book B, Pg. 4751160, daughter of James P. Gray and Elizabeth Ann Blevins.

Includes NotesNotes for William Joseph Reed:
Census Records:
1880 - Harrison Co., Tx. - June 8th - Marshall, Ward 2
#327-352
Gray, William 26M Works on Farm MS TN KY
Mary F. 26F GA GA GA
Emma 6F TX MS GA
Oscar 4M TX MS GA
Robert 2M TX MS GA
Mary 17F Sister MS TN KY
Note: Mary Gray married William J. Reed August 16, 1881 in Gregg Co., TX.

1880 - Harrison Co., TX - Pct. 4
Pg. 510B - LDS Census
Alexander, J.H. 27M Farmer SC SC SC
Amanda 22F - Wife - Keeping House AR AL AL
Ula M. 1F - Dau TX SC AR
Reed, W. J. 21M - Other - Work on Farm GA SC SC

1890 - census burned

1900 - Gregg Co., TX - Pct. 1 - June 12th
Pg. 7A & B - HH#140
Reed, Wm. J. Nov 1858 41M Farmer (M18 yrs) GA GA GA
Mary May 1862 38F - Wife (4ch-4liv) MS MS KY
Burdette Jan 1884 16M - Son TX GA MS
Claude Mar 1887 13M - Son "
Annie Jun 1890 - Dau "
Note: son Dow is living in a household #132 as a hired hand.

1910 - Marion Co., TX - May 6th
Pg. 139 - HH#79-80
Reed, Mollie 48F (4ch-4liv) No Occupation AL AL KY - Renting
Burdett 26M - Laborer at Saw mill TX AL AL
Annie 20F - No Occupation TX AL AL
Note: son Claud, age 23, is living on Pg. 139, HH#91-93
Note: son Dow, is living in Harrison Co., TX - Pg. 226

More About William Joseph Reed and Mary (Mollie) Gray:
Marriage: August 16, 1881, Longview, Gregg County, Texas - Book B, Pg. 475.1160

Children of William Joseph Reed and Mary (Mollie) Gray are:

+Arthur Dow Reed, b. July 14, 1881, Texas1161, d. February 18, 1979, Gregg Co., TX1162.
Annie Reed, b. 1883, Texas1163.
Berdet Reed, b. January 1884, Texas1164, d., (was listed as widow in 1920 Harrison Co., TX).
Claud Oliver Reed, b. March 10, 1885, Texas1165, d. September 15, 1972, Krum, Denton Co., TX1166.