1,763 documented Reed ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English & Scottish nickname from Old English 'read' (red-haired), or a topographic name from 'reed.'
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 1,755 Reed records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Mary, Robert, William, Charles and John.
Of the 1,746 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Captain Andrew Reed, born 1693.
Documented Reed families on this page come from Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Past and Present of Pike County, Illinois and Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio.
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Deceased Reed ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English & Scottish nickname from Old English 'read' (red-haired), or a topographic name from 'reed.'
The documented line here reaches back to 1693. Most Reed lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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