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  1. Amanda Catherine Reader: Birth: 10 MAY 1850 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Death: 02 MAY 1909 in *Pueblo County, Colorado

  2. Mary Frances Reader: Birth: 26 FEB 1852 in Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois. Death: 19 DEC 1921 in *Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

  3. Elizabeth J. Reader: Birth: 05 MAR 1854 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Death: 28 MAY 1929 in *Centralia, Craig County, Oklahoma

  4. Ellen Nora Reader: Birth: 02 JUN 1857 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Death: 23 JUN 1950 in *Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas

  5. Josephine W. Reader: Birth: 10 AUG 1859 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Death: 05 MAR 1908 in *Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas

  6. John Charles Reader: Birth: 02 OCT 1865 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Death: 24 AUG 1943 in *Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri

  7. Emma Bell Reader: Birth: 18 DEC 1866 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Death: 07 JUN 1946 in *Auburn, King County, Washington

  8. Albert Reader: Birth: FEB 1870 in Peoria, Peroia County, Illinois. Death: BET 1870 AND 1880 in Illinois or Missouri

  9. Henry Benton Reader: Birth: 19 AUG 1872 in Coal, Henry County, Missouri. Death: 25 FEB 1940 in *Corvallis, Ravalli County, Montana

  10. Jasper Peyton Reader: Birth: 17 MAR 1876 in Coal, Henry County, Missouri. Death: 23 JUL 1933 in *Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado


Notes
a. Note:   Family bible entry spells her name BAILOR. Marriage record spells her name Comfort Baylor. OBITUARY [from The Clinton Advocate, Thursday, January 14, 1886] Mrs. Reeder, wife of the well-known cooper of Coalsburg, died this morning at that place and will be buried tomorrow in Park's graveyard, southeast of Coalsburg. The lady was aged 60 years and leaves a family of 7 children mostly grown, who will be present at the funeral. From the DEATH RECORDS in the Genealogy Library of the Henry County Historical Society in Clinton, Missouri. Name: Comfort Reeder Sex: Female Color: White Age: 51 years 1 day Married Born: Columbus, Ohio How long a resident in this state: 15 years Place of Death: Leesville, Twp., Henry Co., MO Cause of Death: Enteritis Duration of Disease: 8 days Place of Burial: Parks Cemetery Date of Burial: January 14, 1886 Name of Physician returning Certificate: W. C. Brownfield, Coalsburg, MO. **Correction: Her age at death was actually, 58 years 1 day. On both the death record and the news article about her death, the name is spelled (REEDER). Comfort's granddaughter, Edna Reader Gildersleeve, says that Comfort's family was of Pennsylvania stock. She, also, remembers being told that Comfort had a bad stomach ache but kept going. Finally she took a dose of castor oil and soon died. Years later, the family decided she had probably died from appendicitis. READER, Comfort Williams BAYLOR - b: Jan 12 1828 - d: Jan 13 1885 Coal, MO - m: 1849 to George Daniel READER - ch: Amanda, Mary, Lizzie, Ella, Josie, Jasper, John, Emma, Henry - bur: Jan 14 1885 Parks Chapel Cemetery, Leesville Township, Henry County, Missouri


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