GENEALOGY OF THE REED FAMILY - of South Jersey (NJ) ---------------------------- Information located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~njatlant/ On a USGenWeb/NJGenWeb Web site, July 2007 TRANSCRIBED BY GEORGE PRICE, a volunteer for NJGenWeb Please see the web site for email contact. ---------------------------------- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber. ======================================================== Source: The Daily Union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and county, with maps and illustrations specially prepared, by John F. Hall; Atlantic City, N.J.: Daily Union, 1900 REED FAMILY Dr. Lewis Reed, Atlantic City’s first physician, moved here from Millville in 1857. He was the oldest son of a family of twelve children. His father, David Reed, was one of a well known South Jersey family. He was a tailor by trade and a hotel keeper by occupation. He died before he was fifty and his widow, Lodemia Reed, married a man of the name of Barnes. The children, three of whom are still living, were Lewis, David, Samuel, George, Charles, William, Joseph, Thomas S. Henry, Eliza Miller, and two who died young. Lewis, born November 10, 1806, married Susanna Stanger, a woman of German parentage, born in 1810. For some years he followed the trade of his father, that of a tailor, later studying medicine and giving his profession his exclusive attention. They had a family of nine children, all born in Millville, where one of them, Francis Lee, still lives. They were: 2. Caroline Duffy, b. 1828; 3. Francis L., b. 1830; 4. Edward Stone, b. 1833; 5. Lewis , b. 1836; 6. Thomas Kemble, b. 1839; 7. George , b. 1842; 8. Joseph Gaskill, b. 1846; 9. Mary H., b. 1848; and 10. Ella, b. 1853; d. 1864. By mere incident, while gunning in the woods about Weymouth, of connecting with a train to Atlantic City, he made his first visit to this resort when the population was too small to support a physician with a large family. But arrangements were made by the people whom he met whereby $500. a year was guaranteed so that he removed here to live permanently in 1857. He was elected Mayor the four years following. His son Edward, who had just married, came with him and soon opened the first drug store, and his son Thomas came a few years later to be the second physician on this island. For eleven years Dr. Reed was Postmaster, and always a genial, public spirited citizen, who lived under the administration of every President of the United States save the first two, dying Tuesday, March 22, 1898 at Ocean Grove. Mrs. reed died in 1893, aged 82 years. Before her death the sixty-fifth anniversary of their wedding was observed by a family reunion. Mrs, Reed was one of the well known Stanger family. Her grandfather established the first glassworks in New Jersey. She was the sister of Mrs. Hosea Madden. At the time of his death he was the oldest living graduate of Jefferson Medical College. 2. Caroline Duffy, b. 1828; m. Dr. Charles Souder, of Millville, and had three children, Charles, Lewis, and George. Charles, b. 1858; m. Fanny Tompkins and had six children: Caroline, Charles, Mary and Elizabeth, Ethel and Lewis. Lewis m. Louise Hutchinson and is a physician in Atlantic City, and George m. Mary Norris and has a drug store in Atlantic city. 3. Francis L., pattern maker in Millville glass factory, b. 1830; m., second, Rebecca Carmelia. They had two children, Frank and Laura (deceased). 4. Edward Stone, b. 1833; m. Elizabeth C. Gilkey of Philadelphia, in 1858. They had nine children: Dr. eugene, b. March 1859; m. Lilias Sweigard; Charles Sumner; Delies, deceased; Hortense, Alga, Oras, Dr. Talbert, Edward S., and Theosda. Edward S. Reed was City Clerk six years, from 1861 to 1867. He was school superintendent nine years and school trustee several years, always alive to the best interests of the city. He was successful in business, found great pleasure in his home life and served public interests efficiently. He died December 12, 1895, after a lingering illness, aged 62 years. 5. Lewis Reed, b. 1836, m. Phoebe Hamilton and had two children, Susie, who m., first Frank Barber; second, William Bell; and Rena, who m. Thomas Murphy. 6. Thomas Kemble, b. 1839; m. Annie Hutton. They had two children, Ralph, who died an infant, and Ella, who m. Walter Norris of Philadelphia. Thomas studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. Thomas S. Reed, of Philadelphia, and located in this city with his father as a second resident physician. He has ever since been one of the active men of the town, identified with various interests, standing at the head of his profession and possessing a fund of wit, eloquence and scholarship that have made him many friends. 7. George Reed, b. 1842; m. Alice Parker. They had five children living, having buried two: Hattie Applegate, Carrie Lake, Alice, George and Laura. He was a Methodist minister and lives at present at Absecon. 8. Joseph, b. 1846; m. Sarah Lee. They have three children, Irving, Susie A., and Charlotte 9. Mary, b. 1848; m. Charles McPherson, an internal revenue officer of Camden. (end)