Family of

James Hill Reed (1815 – 1887)

and

Jane (Reynolds) (1816 – 1900)

Parents of Annie Reed (1860 – 1945)

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James Hill Reed (1815 – 1887)
and wife Jane (Reynolds) (1816 – 1900)

James Hill Reed and Jane Reynolds were first cousins:

1. Sampson Reynolds (1753 – 1831) m Mary Real (1755 – 1823)
..2. John Reynolds (1791 – 1869) m Sarah Roberts (1792 – 1868)
....3. Jane Reynolds
..2. Johanna Reynolds (1796 – 1823) m Joseph Reed (1794 – 1875)
....3. James Hill Reed

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Historic Church at Constantine, Cornwall
(taken 1894)

"Downtown" Constantine,
June 1904

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April 1908

Constantine Post Office, abt.1926

Group in Post Office doorway (numbers are explained below):
baby 4.4.5.1. Desmond Reynolds, aunt 4.4.4. Hilda (l), and mother Minnie (r).
(See "4. Charles Reynolds," below.)

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Church group, Constantine

Wheal Vyvyan tin mine, Constantine

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Blue plate brought from Cornwall

This is one of three survivors from a set of blue plates brought from Cornwall to New York City and Illinois in April 1867 on "City of Boston" by the James Hill Reed family. (Copeland Spode’s Italian, England)
Photo by Russell Martin (1939 – 1954), grandson of Annie (Reed) — [b/w edited to color 2002, LPM].

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Card sent from Cornwall to the Reed family in Illinois.

Inscription (below picture of rock; enlarged in lower view):
"To the Revd Charles Lyttleton LLD Dean of Exeter. This Tolmen in Constantine Parish in Cornwall is most gratefully inscrib’d by Wm. Borlase"

See: "The History of Constantine," by Charles Henderson (Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1937); also: Journal of the RIC, 1925. Dr William Borlase was the first to describe it in print. He gives an engraving of it in his Antiquities of Cornwall (1769).

Maen Rock, also called Maen Toll (hence Tolmen: see dictionary reference below) was 33 feet long and 14½ feet high, and probably weighed about 400 tons. The upper surface was honeycombed with rock basins, caused by the action of weather but attributed by Dr Borlase to the Druids. The rock was located at the lip of a quarry about 3 miles north of Constantine, and by 1869 its situation had become dangerous. "Had the owner appealed for compensation, a public fund would have been raised for its preservation; as it was, the mighty rock was toppled over [by vandals] into the quarry beneath and smashed to pieces on March 9th, 1869." Indignation over this vandalism led eventually to the Ancient Monuments Act calling for preservation of similar rocks. A neighboring rock called Devil’s Nightcap still stands nearby.

The photographer was John Beringer Jr, who was established in Helston by 1862. See "Views and Likenesses," by Charles Thomas (RIC, 1988). This photo is probably taken from Borlase’s engraving.

Webster Dictionary, 1913:

Tol"men, n. See Dolmen.

Dol"men, n. [Armor. taol, tol, table + mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.] A cromlech. See Cromlech. [Written also tolmen.]

Crom"lech (kr?m"lk), n. [W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac.] (Archol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries.

DESCENDANTS OF JAMES HILL REED AND JANE (REYNOLDS)

REED, James Hill b: 18 Dec 1815 in Wendron, Cornwall d: 27 Nov 1887 in Apple River, Jo Daviess, IL
REYNOLDS, Jane b: 19 Jun 1816 in Constantine, Cornwall m: 23 Apr 1840 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England d: 31 Mar 1900 in Apple River, Jo Daviess, IL Father: REYNOLDS, John (Ronals) Mother: ROBERTS, Sarah Sally

........ 1.1. REED, John b: 26 Apr 1841 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England d: 10 Dec 1868 in London England
............ +RICHARDS, Grace b: 1841 m: 23 Jan 1864 in Breage, Cornwall, England d: 18 Nov 1913 in Rinsey Villa, Breage, Cornwall, England

........ 1.2. REED, William b: 18 Jul 1842 d: 10 Sep 1867 in Belleville IL
............ +ZZZ, Mary Jane b: 26 May 1839 d: 20 Mar 1890 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England

........ 1.3. REED, James b: 01 Sep 1843 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England d: 29 Jun 1892 in Greenvale Rush IL
............ +ZZZ, Mary Ann b: 1840 in England m: 27 Jun 1872 in IL

........ 1.4. REED, Charles b: 07 Sep 1845 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England d: 08 Sep 1902 in Apple River, IL
............ +LUPTON, Mary Ann b: 26 May 1839 in Knesborough, England m: 20 Dec 1883 d: 20 Mar 1918 in Clinton, IA Father: LUPTON, Samuel Mother: ZZZ, Jane

........ 1.5. REED, Mary Jane b: 08 Feb 1849 in Magwan, Cornwall, England d: 19 Dec 1880 in Council Hill, IL

........ 1.6. REED, Sampson Reynolds b: 29 Jul 1850 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England d: 26 Feb 1880 in Elizabeth, IL

........ 1.7. REED, Thomas b: 29 Oct 1853 d: 25 Mar 1859 in Breage, Cornwall, England

........ 1.8. REED, Johannah b: 05 Nov 1855 d: 10 Nov 1859 in Breage, Cornwall, England

........ 1.9. REED, Anna C Annie b: 10 Apr 1860 in Breage, Cornwall, England d: 17 Apr 1945 in Los Angeles CA
............ +KLEEBERGER, Joseph Alonzo Van b: 16 Apr 1860 in Monticello, Lafayette Twp, WI m: 22 Oct 1890 in Apple River, Jo Daviess, IL d: 20 Aug 1905 in Tunica MS Father: KLEEBERGER, George Louis Henry Mother: FUNK, Harriet

1.1. JOHN REED (1841 – 1868)

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Ellen Jane (Reed) (1865 – 1914)

Peter Prout (husband of Ellen Jane)

Ellen Jane's parents were 1.1. John Reed and Grace (Richards)

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Ellen Jane (b 1865) died at Redruth 9 Feb 1914
[Age should be 48]

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Peter Prout

Rinsey Villa (Ashton, Breage, Cornwall)
built by Ellen Jane & Peter Prout

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Wedding of Ellen Jane & Peter Prout
Front right: Ellen Jane’s mother, Grace (Richards)
[the man behind her is probably
her husband, ? Nicholls]

Ellen Jane’s mother — Born Grace Richards;
married (1) John Reed, (2) ? Nicholls
died at Rinsey Villa on 18 Nov 1913

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Wedding of John Reed Jr and Elizabeth Ann (Peters) at Camborne, 1895
John Reed Jr (b about 1868) is son of John Reed and Grace (Richards)

1.2. WILLIAM REED (1842 – 1867)

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William migrated to America and died soon afterward.
His wife Mary Jane (b 1839) remained in England

1.3. JAMES REED, Jr (1843 – 1892)

1.3.1. REED, Clara Ellen b: 1874 in IL; m ZZZ, Allen m: Bef. Jun 1892

1.3.2. REED, Thomas Henry b: Abt. 1877 in IL d: Aft. Jun 1902; m SINCOCK, Amelia Jane b: 22 Jul 1883 in Thompson Twp m: 14 Nov 1901 in Galena, IL d: 04 Jun 1902 in Greenval, Rush Twp, IL Father: SINCOCK, Edward

1.3.3. REED, Charles Leslie b: Abt. 1877 d: 14 Nov 1879 in Elizabeth IL

1.3.4. REED, Elsie b: Abt. 1885

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Probably 1.3. James Reed Jr (b 1843) and wife Mary Ann (b 1840)
(taken at Galena IL)

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Probably James Jr and Mary Ann

Probably James Jr and Mary Ann
(taken at Apple River IL)

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1.3.2. Thomas Henry Reed (b abt 1877)
with wife Amelia Jane (Sincock)
taken at Elizabeth IL

1.3.3. Charles Leslie Reed,
twin brother of Thomas Henry, d 1879

1.4. CHARLES REED (1845–1902)

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1.4. Charles Reed

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Home of 1.4. Charles Reed & wife Mary (Lupton) in Apple River IL
They were weavers — made rugs in the room shown at left
Detail at right.

 

Karen (Lupton) Giblin email Jun 2005: According to the certified records of births, deaths and marriages from the Public Records office in London, Mary Ann Lupton's mother was Jane Stubbs.  Her father, Samuel, was a weaver in Knaresborough.
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or: b 23 May 1839 (see below)
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"Aunt Mary" bought a house next to Anna Kleeberger in Clinton. Hazel Kleeberger Meissner says she died in 1917; tombstone says 1918. Bur West Ella Highland Cem WI (n of Apple River IL)
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KG: Mary Ann was born in Knaresborough on May 26, 1839, daughter of Samuel Lupton, weaver, and Jane Stubbs. Her parents must have died young, because she came to Jo Daviess Co around 1850, and was raised by the family of John and Mary Ann (Jackson) Lupton, (older brother of my great-grandfather, Samuel) who lived first in Thompson Township, then Council Hill, and lastly, East Galena Township. Throughout the census records, she was always identified as a "cousin."
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KG: Today, January 2, 2005, I have begun the new year by finally solving the mystery of the identity of "Mrs. Charles Reed" of Apple River, IL, the "COUSIN" who attended the funeral of my great-grandfather, Samuel Lupton, when he died in 1906.
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Census records of Jo Daviess Co indicated that a cousin, Mary Ann Lupton, was raised by the family of John Lupton, Jr., the older brother of my great-grandfather. She was not present on the Lapland ship which sailed from Liverpool, Eng New Orleans in 1846, but by 1850 she was residing with the John Lupton Jr family in Thompson Twp, and later Council Hill and East Galena in Jo Daviess Co IL.
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During the late 1970's, I made a genealogical excursion to Jo Daviess Co, IL, the ancestral home in America for my father's Lupton ancestors. While in the Jo Daviess Co courthouse, I discovered the marriage record of Mary Ann Lupton to Charles Reed of Apple River. Census records of Jo Daviess Co indicated that she was probably born in May 1839. The International Genealogical Index (IGI) at the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints indicated that a Mary Ann Lupton, daughter of Samuel and Jane, was baptized at Knaresborough, Yorkshire on June 21, 1839.
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Later, I obtained the civil registration of her birth, which indicated that a Mary Ann Lupton, daughter of Samuel Lupton and Jane Stubbs was born May 23, 1839 in Knaresborough. I still did not know for certain that Mary Ann Lupton, born in Knaresborough, and Mary Ann Reed were one and the same until I discovered the burial record of Charles and Mary Ann Reed on the Internet, courtesy of IL GenWeb Projects. The cemetery is just north of Apple River in Wisconsin, and known variously as Roberts, Levitt and West Ella Highland Cemetery. According to the gravestone inscription, Mary Ann Lupton was born May 26, 1839, three days later than the birth record from London, the latter which I have entered as an alternate date of birth.

1.5. MARY JANE REED (1849–1880)

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1.5. Mary Jane (1849 – 1880)
(died of tuberculosis)

1.6. SAMPSON REYNOLDS REED (1850–1880)

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1.6. Sampson Reynolds Reed (1850 – 1880),
He was hunchbacked due to spinal tuberculosis; died at age 29.

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1.9. Annie (about 1881)

Annie (about 1892)

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Erma Ruth Kleeberger (b 1896),
Fred Reed Kleeberger (b 1892),
Hazel Mabel Kleeberger (b 1891),
Annie (Reed) (b 1865),
Jessie Genevieve Kleeberger (b 1893)
(Picture taken about 1917?)

BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF JANE REYNOLDS

FIRST GENERATION: John Reynolds (1791 – 1869) and Sarah Roberts (1792 – 1868)

SECOND GENERATION:

1. Jane Reynolds (1816 – 1900) m James Hill Reed
(shown above)
2. Joanna Reynolds (b 1818) m (1) Miller; m (2) Parmenas Rowe
3. John Reynolds (b 1820)
4. James Reynolds (1822 – 1903) m Martha Symmons
5. Sampson Reynolds (b 1824)
6. Mary Reynolds (b 1826) m Nicholas Winn
7. Elizabeth Reynolds (1828 – 1900) m William Evans
8. Richard Reynolds (b 1831)
9. William Reynolds (b 1835) m Ann Adams

2. JOANNA (REYNOLDS) (b 1818)

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Parmenas Rowe, husband of 2. Joanna Reynolds (b 1818);
died at Constantine 18 Oct 1890.
He was also a brother of Elizabeth Rowe, wife of Thomas Reed (b abt 1817), brother of James Hill Reed

4. JAMES REYNOLDS (1822–1903)

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4. James Reynolds (1822 – 1903)

4. James Reynolds (1822 – 1903) m Martha Symmons (1827–1902)

THIRD GENERATION

4.1 William 1 Reynolds (b 1843)
4.2 John Reynolds (1845 – 1905) m Elizabeth Swingler
(Emigrated to Australia about 1881; grandfather of Norma (Talbot), Daisy, John H, etc.)
4.3 James Reynolds (b 1847)
4.4 Charles Reynolds (b 1849) m Louisa Williams
Grandfather of Desmond, Cyril, and Marlene (Swadling)
4.5 Margaret Reynolds (b 1853)
4.6 William 2 Reynolds (b 1856)
4.7 Emma Reynolds (1865 – 1889)
4.8 Sara Reynolds (1865 – 1912)
4.9 Elizabeth Reynolds (1867 – 1883)

4.2 John Reynolds (1845 – 1905) M Elizabeth Swingler (1860 – 1921)

FOURTH GENERATION

4.2.1 Elizabeth Reynolds (1884 – 1890)
4.2.2 John Reynolds (1886 – 1948) m Alma Dedman (1887–1964)
(Parents of Norma (Talbot), Daisy, John H, etc.)
4.2.3 William Reynolds (1888 – 1949) m Elizabeth Brookfield
4.2.4 Alfred Reynolds (1890 – 1904)
4.2.5 Olive Reynolds (1892 – 1957) m John Longmore
4.2.6 Albert 1 Reynolds (1895 – 1896)
4.2.7 Henry Reynolds (1898 – 1956) m Mary Forbes
4.2.8 Albert 2 Reynolds (1900 – 1935)

4.2.2. John Reynolds (1886 – 1948) m Alma Dedman (1887 – 1964)

4.2.2.5. John Hamilton Reynolds (1916 – 1997) m Helen Ramsey

4.2.2.5.1. Graeme John Reynolds m Yolanda Forti

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Yolanda (Forti) & Graeme Reynolds,
with daughter Hayley.
Australia, 1985

Debbie, Hayley, & Angie Reynolds
1987

Graeme & Yolanda Reynolds
with daughters Hayley, Angie, Debbie
1990

4.4 Charles Reynolds (b 1849) m Louisa Williams

FOURTH GENERATION

4.4.1 Ada Louise Reynolds (b 1879) m Howard Vague
4.4.2 Emmaline Reynolds (b 1880) m Sydney Courage
4.4.3 Elva Reynolds (b 1884) m Herbert Bishop
4.4.4 Hilda Reynolds (b 1888)
4.4.5 Leonard Reynolds (1892–1935) m Ethel Philpot (1898? – 1986) [Parents of Desmond, Cyril, and Marlene]
4.4.6 Gwendoline Reynolds (b 1895) m Sydney Hodges

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4.4. Charles Reynolds (b 1849)
taken 1875
[But my notes say, "This is not Charles."]

Constantine Band
4.4. Charles Reynolds with baton;
4.4.5. Leonard next left with horn

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Back: 4.4.6. Gwendoline, Sidney Hodges, 4.4.3. Elva
Front: 4.4.1. Ada, 4.4.5. Leonard, 4.4.4. Hilda

Herbert Bishop, 4.4.3. Elva, 4.4.4. Hilda
(detail from church group)

4.4.5 Leonard Reynolds (1892–1935) m Ethel Philpot (1898? – 1986

FIFTH GENERATION

4.4.5.1. Charles Desmond Reynolds
4.4.5.2. Cyril Leonard Reynolds m Sheila
4.4.5.3. Hilda Marlene Reynolds m Denis Swadling

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4.4.5. Leonard (1892 – 1935)

4.4.5.1. Desmond & 4.4.5.2. Cyril

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4.4.5.1. Desmond , 4.4.5.3. Marlene,
4.4.2.5.1. Graeme (from Australia),
Dennis Swadling (husband of Marlene),
 Doris Klock
(taken at Constantine, Aug 1988)

Ethel Minnie (Philpot) (1898? – 1986)
wife of 4.4.5. Leonard Reynolds
with mother of Cyril’s wife Sheila, 1978

Ethel and her
sister-in-law 4.4.4. Hilda

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31. Sydney Hodges, wife 4.4.6. Gwendoline (Reynolds),
and children Blanche, Trevor, Jeffery, Vera, Muriel

More Children of 4. James Reynolds

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4.5. Margaret
(taken 1891)

4.7. Emma (1865–1889) and 4.8. Sarah (1865–1912),
twin daughters of James
taken about 1882

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4.7. Emma died 1889 at age 24.

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4.8. Sarah, age 26 (1891)

4.8. Sarah

4.9. Elizabeth (1867 – 1883)

6. MARY REYNOLDS (b 1826)

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Mary (Reynolds) (m Nicholas Winn)
with daughter Mary Ann Winn

Nicholas Winn (b abt 1824)
d. Constantine 23 Jun 1896

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Mary Ann Winn (b 1857)

Son of Mary and Nicholas Winn

7. ELIZABETH REYNOLDS (b 1828)

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r: 7. Elizabeth (Reynolds) (b 1828);
l: Possibly Martha Symons (b 1827),
wife of 4. James Reynolds (b 1822)
(from tintype) Note plaid dresses

7. Elizabeth
with husband William Evans

7. Elizabeth and William

8. RICHARD REYNOLDS (b 1831) and 9. WILLIAM REYNOLDS (b 1835)

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Richard Reynolds (l, b 1831); William Reynolds (r, b 1835)
taken abt 1854

OTHER

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Vera (Baker) Snell (b. abt 1910)
daughter of Mary Grace (Reynolds).
Vera is descended 5 generations
from Richard Reynolds b 1780, uncle of Jane.

Henry Reed?

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Uncle ? Reed, IL

Unknown

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Unknown
(same studio as photo of James & Jane
on first page)

Unknown

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Unknown

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L: Thomas Henry; R: Unknown

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Tintype, probably taken abt 1860 – 1865.
(The man on the left resembles Thomas Henry Reed.)

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