Help with these darn Reeds please.
I have learned not to believe everything I read in the census.I have learned that our ancestors would give different names of states where they were born. They lied about their birth year and they would give their nicknames when the census person would was recording their information.
My Reeds are those I talked about in the above statement.
Infor from 1850 Census Cincinnati, Ohio
George Reed32 Carpenter b. abt 1818 Va
Eliza 30 b. abt 1820 OH
Isabella 7 b. 1842 OH
Granville 4 b. 1846 OH
James H1 b. 1849 OH
One would think with the name Granville I would find him somewhere.
1860 Census Cincinnati, Ohio
George Reed 27 Actioner b. Va
Eliza 20 b. OH
Edward 10 Bookseller b. OH
Isabella 16. b. OH
Granville 12 b.OH
Wilton 8 b. OH (my gr-grandfather)
Laura 6 b. OH
Alla 1 b. OH
The name of Alla is different but found nothing on her either
1870 censusVigo Co. Indiana Terri Haute Indiana
Reed Edward 29 Negro Minstrell b. Oh
Emma22 Actress b. Missouri
George 55 Negro Minstrell b. OH
William 18 Negro Minstrell b. OH (aka Milton,Wilton Billy) He was my gr-grandfather
These folks must have traveled with them
Thompson Mary 16 Actress b. New York
Harry 21 Negro Minstrell b. Missouri
Mandle Henry 21 Negro Minstrell b. Tenn
Alberts Harry 32 Negro Minstrell b. Louisanna
1880 census Montgomery Co. Dayton, Ohio
Reed Edward 39 Saloon owner b. OH father b. Va mother b.OH
Ada 24b. Ohio
Edward 8 b. Ohio
George 65 Boarder Retired b.Va. father b.Va mother b.Va
Now my grandfather Robert Reed his brother Wm and their sister Kittie were all performers, dancers and singers.So I have to believe that this George is related.On my gr-grandfathers death notice his father was Geo born in Va and his mother Elizaclaims she was born in Va. A Lilly Smith provided this information on the 1919 death certificate.
So I am asking if anyone can help with any information about my Reeds.
To make matters worse Robert, Wm and Kitty were placed in an orphanage between 1900 to 1910.
Their mother Suzetta or Florence Welsh Reed died when she was 29.I don't know anything about Suzette Welsh Reed except that she was born in Ireland married Milton in 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio, gave birth to Kitty in 1890 in Montgomery Co., Dayton Ohio in 1890 Gave birth to Wm in Louisville,Ky 1893 and gave birth to Robert inSt. Louis, Missouri in 1895
Thank you in advance
deb