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• Name: John Edgar Reed I
• Born: October 7, 1841 in Henrietta, Monroe County, New York
• Father: John William Reed
• Mother: Lorinda Webster
• Married: December 22, 1885
• Spouse: Ruth Elizabeth Close
• Child:
• Allan Edgar Reed
• Died: June 7, 1905 in Collins, Huron County, Ohio

He fought in the Civil War in the 8th Ohio and served in the 145th Ohio.

Sources:

• 1850 US Census, New York, Monroe County, Henrietta, Family No. 1540, Line 32. Name, John E. Reed; Age, 8; Sex, Male; Birthplace, Massachusetts; Attended school.
• 1860 US Census, Ohio, Erie County, Perkins, Post office, Sandusky, family 2363, line 1. Name: Edgar J. Reed Age: 18, Male; Birthplace, New York; Married within the year, yes (apparent mistake).
• Uncle Bob told me he was a purser on a ship on the great lakes. He got to sit at his desk a lot of the time in this job, which was good because his injury from the Civil War, shot in the back, made it hard for him to stand for long periods of time.

• pp. 1148, History and genealogy of the Gov. John Webster family of Connecticut, by Webster, William Holcomb and Webster, Melville Reuben, 1915, E.R. Andrews Print. Co., Rochester, NY. https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00webs/page/1148

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reed-6092