Seventh Generation

198. John REEDY was born on 18 Dec 1815 in Grayson County, VA. He died on 9 Sep 1873 in Grayson County, VA. !BIRTH: Derived from combined census reports, Grayson Co. VA 1840-70.

!DEATH: Family Bible owned by Sylvia Henderson, Rugby, VA

!CHILDREN: Number of children derived from combined census reports, Grayson County 1840-1880.

John REEDY and Elizabeth were married about 1838. Elizabeth was born about 1813. She died after 1880. Derived from combined census reports, Grayson Co VA. 1840-80.

Derived from census report, Grayson Co. 1880. She is enumerated as a widow in the household of Erasmus Reedy. John REEDY and Elizabeth had the following children:

+543	i.	Eli REEDY.
544	ii.	William REEDY was born about 1842 in Grayson County, VA. He died in May 1864 in Chancellorsville, VA. He was buried in Virginia. !BIRTH: Census, Grayson Co. VA. 1850-1860. !MARRIAGE: It does not appear that he was ever married. !DEATH: National Archives, Military Service Records, Washington, D.C. Military: William served in Co. D, 50th VA Reg. CSA. He was wounded in the battle at Chancellorsville in May of 1864. It states that he died from his wounds and was buried there.
+545	iii.	Louisa Chamberlin REEDY.
+546	iv.	Malvina REEDY.
547	v.	Franklin Johnson REEDY was born about 1846 in Grayson County, VA. Census, Grayson Co. VA 1850-1860 Military: Franklin served Co. C, 63rd VA Reg. CSA. He is listed as killed during a campaign in Georgia, 5-25-1864. However, the Union Army reports he took the Oath of Allegiance at Chattanooga on 7-14-1864, was taken north of the Ohio River and released. He never returned to Grayson County.
+548	vi.	Erasmus REEDY.
549	vii.	Phillip REEDY was born about 1851 in Grayson County, VA. !BIRTH: Census, Grayson Co. VA 1880