Family Group Sheet
NameJohnathan Reed
Birth29 May 1796, Tennessee
Death21 Apr 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Other spouses<unknown>
Marriage8 Sep 1847, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseZerilda E. Shropshire
Birth12 Jan 1812, Kentucky or Virginia
Death29 Nov 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialNew Alfrey Cem., Rowan Co., Ky
Other spousesLucas (?) Hood
Children
SpouseAnderson Alfrey
SpouseMary Elizabeth Ginter
3 FMary J. Reed
Birth30 Jun 1853, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birth18 Jun 1856, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Kash
Notes for Johnathan Reed
His gravestone has the inscription Johnathan Reed, May 29, 1796 - April 21, 1881.
Notes for Zerilda E. Shropshire
Her gravestone has the inscription Zarilda Reed, Jan 12, 1812 - Nov 29, 1894.
Most of the Shropshire families in the early censuses of Kentucky were in Bourbon and Clark counties.
Most of the Shropshire families in the early censuses of Kentucky were in Bourbon and Clark counties.
Notes for Johnathan & Zerilda E. (Family)
Bath Co., Ky, marriage records include a bond issued 6 Sep 1847 for Jonathan Reed and Serrilda Hood, bondsman Thomas Donathan. Marriage returns list Jonathan Reed and Zaralda Hood on 8 Sept 1847 by A. G. Williams.
Census
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 11 Sep, lists as family #689:
Jonithan Reid, 45, farmer, b. Tennessee; Zarilda, 36, b. Ky; David, 14, b. Ky; Sabina, 12, b. Ky; James, 9, b. Ky; Jesse, 7, b. Ky; Henry, 5, b. Ohio; Ellen, 2, b. Ky; Cassander (f), 8, b. Ky.
Cassandra being listed out of age order may indicate a non-child relationship, especially since the birth spacing is tight between James and Jesse. She may also be a daughter of Zerilda and her first husband.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 111 as family #803:
Johnathan Reed, 56, farmer, b. Tenn; Zerrelda, 46, b. Ky; Ellen, 11, b. Ky.
I cannot find any of their younger children in 1860. It may be that they were accidentally omitted from the census.
1870 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct, Rock House P.O., enumerated 18 July, lists on p. 8 as family #53:
Reed, Johnithan, 70, farmer, b. Tennessee; Zerilda, 68, b. Kentucky; Ellen, 21; Oliver, 20; Mary, 16; John, 11. All children born in Ky.
The next household is headed by Andrew Reed. Zerilda should be listed as about 56 to 58, not 68.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 19 as family #153/170:
Reed, Johnathan, 83, laborer, b. Tenn Tenn Tenn; Zerilda, wife, 66, b. Ky Ky Ky; Johnathan, 21, son, b. Ky Tenn Ky.
Jonithan Reid, 45, farmer, b. Tennessee; Zarilda, 36, b. Ky; David, 14, b. Ky; Sabina, 12, b. Ky; James, 9, b. Ky; Jesse, 7, b. Ky; Henry, 5, b. Ohio; Ellen, 2, b. Ky; Cassander (f), 8, b. Ky.
Cassandra being listed out of age order may indicate a non-child relationship, especially since the birth spacing is tight between James and Jesse. She may also be a daughter of Zerilda and her first husband.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 111 as family #803:
Johnathan Reed, 56, farmer, b. Tenn; Zerrelda, 46, b. Ky; Ellen, 11, b. Ky.
I cannot find any of their younger children in 1860. It may be that they were accidentally omitted from the census.
1870 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct, Rock House P.O., enumerated 18 July, lists on p. 8 as family #53:
Reed, Johnithan, 70, farmer, b. Tennessee; Zerilda, 68, b. Kentucky; Ellen, 21; Oliver, 20; Mary, 16; John, 11. All children born in Ky.
The next household is headed by Andrew Reed. Zerilda should be listed as about 56 to 58, not 68.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 19 as family #153/170:
Reed, Johnathan, 83, laborer, b. Tenn Tenn Tenn; Zerilda, wife, 66, b. Ky Ky Ky; Johnathan, 21, son, b. Ky Tenn Ky.
