Notes
Unmarked grave. Found in the Daughters of the American Revolution Cemetery Collection compiled in 1940, parts of which were donated by the Joseph Ligon Chapter of Paris & copied by Sallie Lee Lightfoot of Paris. The book was located in the Corsicana Genealogical Library, Corsicana, TX., & copied by Betsy Mills & Elizabeth House. DAR records state, 'wooden slab & no dates'. From the records of Ron Brothers: Wife of Gardner Reed who came to Lamar County in 1841 from Greene County IL. See record of Gardner Reed for children. After the death of Gardner, she was deeded 50 acres of the homestead from the probate court, but little can be found of the transaction nor to whom it was sold to after her death. In the 1860 Lamar County census she is living with her daughter and son in law, William & Elizabeth Reed Stephens. Rebecca died sometime after 1860 since she is not found in the census after that date.
Notes
Unmarked grave. Found in the Daughters of the American Revolution Cemetery Collection compiled in 1940, parts of which were donated by the Joseph Ligon Chapter of Paris & copied by Sallie Lee Lightfoot of Paris. The book was located in the Corsicana Genealogical Library, Corsicana, TX., & copied by Betsy Mills & Elizabeth House. DAR records state, 'wooden slab & no dates'. From the records of Ron Brothers: Wife of Gardner Reed who came to Lamar County in 1841 from Greene County IL. See record of Gardner Reed for children. After the death of Gardner, she was deeded 50 acres of the homestead from the probate court, but little can be found of the transaction nor to whom it was sold to after her death. In the 1860 Lamar County census she is living with her daughter and son in law, William & Elizabeth Reed Stephens. Rebecca died sometime after 1860 since she is not found in the census after that date.
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