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- Notes of Jean Reid Edwards: David and Ruth must have emigrated to theU.S. in late 1868 or early 1869 as William was born in Scotland andMargaret in Barclay, Pa. David was killed in a mine accident. Heleft 7 sons,1 daughter, and 1 daughter was born two months after hisdeath. The Reid Family Bible that came from Scotland is now inthe possession of Susan Reid Sharp. Ruth Simpson's wedding ringis in the possession of Jean Reid Edwards. A vanity stand withmirror, which the family brought from Scotland, is in the possessionof Ruth Reid Neal. Jean Reid Edwards has pictures of it. U.S. Census1870, Bradford County, Barclay Township, PA, Page 47, Enumerationdate, 22 August 1870 dwelling no. 179, family no. 178, Reed, David,28, male, white, miner, POB Scotland, mother and father of foreignbirth, Col. 20 checked ( Male citizen of 25 years & upwards whoseright to vote is denied or abridged on grounds other than rebellion orother crime); Ruth, 25, female , white, keeps house, POB Scotland,mother and father of foreign birth; Andrew, 5, male, white, at home,POB Scotland, mother and father of foreign birth; Wm., 2, male, white,at home, POB Scotland, mother and father of foreign birth; Margaret,1/12, female, white, at home, POB PA, mother and father of foreignbirth. U.S. Census 1880, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, BarclayTownship, page 37, Enumeration date 21 June 1880, Dwelling No. 244,Family No. 271. David Reid; white; male; age 38; married; mining coal;place of birth, Scotland; place of birth- father, Scotland; place ofbirth - mother, Scotland. Ruth Reid; white; female; age 36; wife;married; keeping house; place of birth, Scotland; place of birth-father, Scotland; place of birth - mother, Scotland. Andrew Reid;white; male; age 14; son; single; mining coal; place of birth,Scotland; place of birth father, Scotland; place of birth- mother,Scotland. William Reid; white; male; age 12; son; single; leads inmine; attended school within the census year; place of birth,Scotland; place of birth- father, Scotland; place of birth- mother,Scotland. Margaret Reid; white; female; age 9; daughter; single;school; attended school within the census year; place of birth,Penna.; place of birth -father, Scotland; place of birth- mother,Scotland. David Reid; white; male; age 7; son; single; attended schoolwithin the census year; pace of birth, Penna.; place of birth- father,Scotland; place of birth- mother; Scotland. Robert Reid; white; male;age 6; son; single; attended school within the census year; place ofbirth, Penna.; place of birth- father, Scotland; place of birth-mother, Scotland. John J. Reid; white; male; age 3; son; single; placeof birth, Penna.; place of birth -father, Scotland; place of birth-mother, Scotland. Alleck Reid; white; male; age 1; son; single; placeof birth, Penna.; place of birth- father, Scotland; place of birth -mother, Scotland. Thomas Reid; white; male; age 5/12; son; single;place of birth, Penna.; place of birth- father, Scotland; place ofbirth- mother, Scotland. Andrew Reid; white; male; age 65;father-in-law; widowed; laborer; place of birth, Scotland; place ofbirth -father, Scotland; place of birth- mother, Scotland. Note:Nellie, David and Ruth's youngest child was born 3+ months afterDavid's death. Notes of Jean Reid Edwards: Mormon Church Film No.(0102258) Notes: Source unknown (probably Jean Reid Edwards) Accordingto family gossip, David Reid came to the USA from Scotland with 2sisters and a brother (as well as his wife and some children). Onesister is said to have lived near DuBois, Pa. and the other nearIndiana, Pa. Obituary: Located in surname file in the Towanda,Pennsylvania Historical Society's Museum, 21 Main St., Towanda, Pa.Bradford Reporter, Towanda, Pa., Thursday Morning, April 28, 1881. By a fall of slate in the Barclay mines on Thursday last, David Reed,one of the oldest and most respected miners of Barclay was killed. Heleaves a wife and seven children to mourn his sudden death. BarclayCemetery, Barclay, Pennsylvania (near Towanda) Tombstone Inscription:Asleep in Jesus, David Reid born May 5, 1842, died Ap'l 21, 1881. ANative of Scotland, FLT, REID, husband Thou has left us loss isdeeply feel: alone ? hath heard us our sorrows heal. Yet again we hopeto meet thee, When our day of life is fled; Then in heaven will joyto greet thee Where no farewell shed Lillies of the Valley and myrtleare planted around the base of the stone. Book: The Romance of OldBarclay, by Staley N. Clarke, City Editor, The Daily Review, Towanda,Pa., Copywright 1928. Page 8, Odd Fellows at Barclay. Barclay LodgeNo. 807 was instituted July 17, 1872, and by October 1, 1877, it had amembership of 107. The first officers at Barclay were: Noble Grand,Charles Hutchinson; First Vice-Grand, John Ditchburn; Secretary, L. S.Kelder; and Treasurer, Ed Wheatley. (David Reid's tombstone indicatesthat he was a member of the Odd Fellows. In a photograph I have he iswearing an Odd Fellows pin.) Page 9, Chapter 6, Accidents and fires,Paragraph 3, Among others killed in the mines were men by the names ofReed, Hunter, McCloskey, Dayton, Devine, Lynch, McAuliffe and Davitt.Page 19, Chapter 13, Some Interesting Letters, Mrs. Geroge McCabe ofSouth Waverly had contributed some very interesting additional factsregarding the Presbyterian Church at Barclay between the years 1876and 1855. She says Andrew Beveridge, a fine tenor, was leader of thefamous old choir and the others in it were Richard Simpson, WilliamDuggan, David Reed, Joseph Baitson, Mary Walker, Jane Duggan, MargaretBaitson, Robena Ditchburn, Flora Petrie, Montie Finnelson and NelliePage. Josephine Petrie was organist and the pastor at that time wasthe Rev. J. E. Petrie. Try to find the Reverend David Craft's Historyof Bradford County, Pennsylvania, published in 1878. This book isreferenced in The Romance of Old Barclay, Chapter 3, Page 5. TheRomance of Old Barclay, Chapter 7, page 11, The big newspaper thateveryone read in the mining settlement was the Williamsport Grit. Tryto locate this paper.
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