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- Miles Felix Reed 1 2 3 4, son of Edward Reed and Rebecca Ridenhour,was born in 1836 in Missouri 4 died on 11 Nov 1881 in Nocona, TX, atage 45 4, and was buried on an unknown date in Reed Cemetery, Bonita,Montague County, Texas 4.
General Notes: Enumerated in the 1860 Montague County Census. Agelisted a s 24, from MO, Farmer. Name is misspelled as Miles T. A son,John M., age one, born in MO, is listed
Also there is a deed where Miles Reed bought a blacksmith shop in StJo for $ 137.00 on June 20, 1876. He purchased it from R. H Wood. Itwas located on the N W corner of the public square.
Miles married Sarah Jane Hayes 4 in 1858.
He first came to Texas with his parents, wife and child just prior tothe 1860 Montague Co. Census. The Indian trouble caused him and hisfather to sell their property just above St. Jo and move to CiikeCounty (next to Montague Co) where there were soldiers and rangers toprotect the people from the Indians. After the war started he joinedCaptain Ragsdale's Company, Texas Confederate Calvary as a private.
He enlisted in 1864 at Gainesville, Cooke Co., Tx and was stationed atFort Smith Arkansas, where his company helped to quell Indianuprisings in the Indian Territory across the Arkansas River.
They all moved back to Texas, again settling above St. Jo, MontagueCo., Tx. sometime after 1876. (see Blacksmith bill of sale above.).
Miles built a home before 1881, where he was living when he suddenlydied at age 46 in 1881.
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1835 - 1881 (45 years)
