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Lee Olly Reid
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Lee Olly Reid 1 2 3
- Born: 27 Jan 1885, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi 1 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Gertrude L. about 1912
- Died: Aug 1981 at age 96 7
General Notes:
At the time of the 1900 census, Lee was a farm laborer in McLennan County, Texas. He was a traveling salesman for the Pittsburg Lightening Rod Co. in 1908. At the time of the 1910 census, Lee was a traveling salesman for sewing machines. When Lee registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was a mechanic for Newton County Motor Company in Neosho, Newton County, Missouri. Gertrude L. Reid was his nearest relative. He listed his occupation as mechanic for an auto shop on the 1920 census. He rented his home in Neosho. At the time of the 1930 census, Lee was an engineer, clamshell for a coal mine. He owned his home in Tyrone, Franklin County, Illinois. It was valued at $1600.
When Lee registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he was living in Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois and working for Old Ben Coal Corp. Mine #14, in Buckner, Franklin County, Illinois. Robert Reid would always know how to reach him.
Social Security had his last residence as Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois.
Lee married Gertrude L. about 1912. (Gertrude L. was born about 1891 in Illinois.)
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Sources
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1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 5, McLennan, Texas; Roll T623_1658; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 88. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Coryell, Texas; Roll T624_1542; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 1035. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1920 United States Federal Census, Neosho Ward 2, Newton, Missouri; Roll: T625_937; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 897. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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William Ellis Reid Bible (in possession of Sammy Bruce Reid).
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Repository: Ancestry.com.
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Newton County, Missouri; Roll: 1683431; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 343-05-1384; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.
