Note: Sarah Jane Busby could not write and one of her daughter’s wrote the letters that, I believe, her mother dictated. At the end of one of the letters, the daughter writes as herself, a little note to Aunt Pearl. She doesn’t sign her name though so I don’t know which one it was. Sarah … Continue reading Correspondence Relating to George Reed’s Estate
Today I am posting the Final Report of George Reed’s Estate file. It includes the names and locations of his five surviving siblings. Two sisters, Josie Campbell Robertson and Lilly Louise Reed Shoemaker, predeceased him. It has the address and location of the family home on Kenwood Avenue, and the amounts and location of his … Continue reading George Reed Probate Record – 1946
George Reed Funeral “Funeral Services for George Reed, 73, colored, who died Monday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Cleage, Detroit, were held today at the C.M.C. Willis mortuary, with the Rev. J.A. Alexander, pastor of Bethel, A. M. E. church, officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill. the body was accompanied here … Continue reading George Reed Funeral – May 31, 1945
Last Will and Testament of George A. Reed State of IndianaCounty of Marion I, George A. Reed, being at this time a resident of the city of Indianapolis, Marion County, in the state of Indiana and although impaired physically, of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be … Continue reading Last Will & Testament of George Reed 1943
George Reed was my grandmother Pearl Reed Cleage’s oldest brother. He gave his birth date as January 10, 1867, in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. He never married and had no children but as the oldest in a home without a man, he became the man of the house. He never learned to read or write … Continue reading George Reed 1867 – 1945
George Reed was my grandmother Pearl Reed Cleage’s oldest brother. Their mother, Annie Ray Allen Reed, was a single mother for most of her life and George was the man of the house. His resting place in Crown Hill Cemetery looks very peaceful. Last Will and Testament of George Reed You can read about George … Continue reading George Reed 1873 – 1945
Sarah Jane Reed Busby was my grandmother Pearl Reed Cleage’s older sister. She was sixteen when my grandmother was born. She grew up in Lebanon, Kentucky and moved to Indianapolis around 1887. In 1889 she married James Busby and moved to Benton Harbor Michigan where their ten children were born. All but the two oldest … Continue reading Sarah Jane Reed Busby – Obituary
A is for Anna Allen Reed B is for Buford Avritt Postcard to My Grandmother from her Niece 1909 I is for Inventions M is for the Music of Hubert Averette Louise Reed Shoemaker 5 Generations of Pearls Seven Generations of L3e21b Grandmother Pearl Reed Cleage’s Birthday Minnie Averitt Reed Mullins Hugh Marion Reed Averette … Continue reading The Reeds
My friend, historian Paul Lee shared this today and I am sharing it with you, in remembrance of my father who died on February 20, 2000 on Beulah Land, the Shrine’s farm in South Carolina. ‘A Day of Remembrance’ Salute to Jaramogi By Paul Lee On Feb. 20, 2000, Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman, formerly the Rev. … Continue reading That’s a Creed: A ‘Day of Remembrance’ Salute to Jaramogi
My grandmother’s older sister is wearing a cameo broach here, but is otherwise unadorned. Louise Reed was born about 1873 in Lebanon, Kentucky. She was the fourth child of Anna Allen Reed. Her father was Palmer Reed. In 1889, her sister Sarah married James Busby and moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan. On June 10, 1891, … Continue reading Louise Reed Shoemaker