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Note: William was born on the home farm near Monmouth, Kansas, a small town about 14 miles south of Girard. He farmed in this area all his life. Later in life when he was semi retired, he leased a small farm about half a mile east of Girard on the Pittsburg Highway. There he raised a few pigs and beef cattle they butchered for their own use, and like most farmers, lots of chickens, both layers and fryers, as well as a large garden. Much of my early chldhood was spent on this farm. He owned a team of work horses, actually one mule named Beck and a mare named Mary. He used this team for extra income in the spring to plow family gardens in the area, often taking grandsons Charles and Lloyd Cunningham with him. His mule became semi-famous in the area for winning the annual mule race at the county fair several times, often ridden by his oldest granddaughter Helen Sale. William and Della died six months apart and both are buried in the Myers Cemetery in Girard. 1. 1900 census, 29 Jun, Sheridan Twp, Crawford Co, KS, Roll T623_477, Pg 12B. Fam 239, William Reed 28, farmer, rents farm, b. Jun 1871 in KS, parents b. OH, wife Della 24, b. Jan 1876 in KS, parents b. NY and IL, married 5 years, 2 children, 2 living, dau Nellie b. Mar 1896 in KS, dau Bessie, b. Jan 1898 in KS. Neighbors: Fam 238, Francis Reed (his brother) and Sarah Reed, widow (his mother). 2. 1905 Kansas State census, 1 Mar 1905, Crawford Twp, Crawford, KS, Roll ks 1905_39, Line 10 Fam 176, W (IWilliam) Reed 34, farmer, b. KS wife D (Della) Reed 26, b. KS dau N (Nell) Reed 8, b. KS dau B (Bess) Reed 6, b. KS dau H (Hazel) Reed 3, b. KS dau R (Ruth) Reed 6/12, b. KS 3. 1910 census, 18 Apr, Crawford Twp, Crawford Co, KS, Roll T624_436, Pg 80B. Fam 19, William M Reed 41, farmer, owns farm with mortgage, b. KS, parents b. OH, wife Della 34, b. KS, parents b. NY and IL, married 14 years, 7 children, 6 living, dau Hillie (Nellie) W 14, b. KS dau Bessie V 12, b. KS dau Hazel M 7, b. KS dau Ruth R 5, b. KS son George B 3, b. KS dau Alice 1, b. KS 4. 1915 Kansas State census, 1915, Sheridan Twp, Crawford, KS, Roll ks1915_63, Line 7 Fam 2, David Reed 44, farmer, owns farm, b. KS wife Della 37, b. KS dau Nellie 17, b. KS dau Bessie 15, b. KS dau Hazel 10, b. KS dau Ruth 8, b. KS son George 6, b. KS dau Alice 4, b. KS son Lloyd 2, b. KS 5. 1920 census, 28 Jan, Sheridan Twp, Crawford Co, KS, Roll T625_529, Pg 5B, Image 0600. Fam 113, William Reed, 50, farmer, owns farm, has mortgage, b. KS, parents b. OH wife Della 44, b. KS, parents b. NY and IL dau Hazel 16, b. KS dau Ruth 14, b. KS son George 12, b. KS dau Alice 10, b. KS son Lloyd 8, b. KS. Neighbors: Fam 114, Sarah Reed, 84, (his mother) widow, owns farm, no mortgage, b. OH, parents b. OH and England Fam 112 Ira and Etta Alexander (Della's sister), Fam 111 Gilbert and Martha Kennedy (Della's sister) 6. 1925 Kansas State census, 1925, Sheridan Twp, Crawford, KS, Roll KS1925_35, Line 23 Fam 21, William Reed 54, farmer, rents, b. KS wife Della 49, b. KS dau Ruth 20, single, b. KS son George 18, b. KS dau Alice 16, b. KS son Lloyd 13, b. KS 7. 1930 census, 25 Apr, Sheridan Twp, Crawford Co, KS, Roll T626_698, Pg 9A. Fam 237, William Reed, 61, farmer, rents farm, b, KS, parents b OH, wife Della 54, b. KS, parents b. NY and IL, married 34 years at ages 27 and 20. son Lloyd 18, single, farm laborer home farm, b. KS.
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