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GEORGE MOSES REED
GEORGE
MOSES REED
an honored veteran of the civil war, lining a retired life at
Langhorne, was born November 23, 1839, in Ireland, whence he was
brought to America at the age of five years by his parents.
David and Jane (HUNTER) REED. His grandfather was Moses
REED.
The Public schools of Philadelphia and the Bensalem school
provided him his educational privileges, and after putting aside
his text books he assisted his father on the home farm, gaining
practical and comprehensive knowledge of the best methods of
conducting agricultural pursuits. In 1866 he began farming on
his own account on land owned by Alexander SCHRIVER, of
Hartford county, Maryland, where he remained for eight years.
On leaving that locality he came to Bucks county, Pennsylvania,
and purchased his present fine farm in Middletown township,
where he still remains. At the time of the Civil war Mr. Reed
enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company K.
Thirteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, with which he served
throughout the period of hostilities, and then received an
honorable discharge in Philadelphia, on the 25th of
August, 1865, being mustered out at Camp Cadwallader. Mr.
REED’s was an active campaign, for he took part in many
skirmishes and in a number of important engagements, including
the battles of Winchester, Strasburg and two engagements at
Martinsburg, South Mountain, and the seven days battle of the
Wilderness. He was twice wounded, once at Winchester and again
at Culpeper Courthouse. He now belongs to H. Clay BEATTY
Post. No 73. G. A. R., at Bristol. He is also a member of
Neshaminy Lodge. No. 422. I. O. O. F., has taken the encampment
degrees, belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 100, to
the Knights of the Golden Eagle, No. 262, at Langhorne, and of
the last named has been a trustee for eight years. In his
political views Mr. REED is a stalwart Republican, and
has served his township as supervisor of roads for six years,
during which time great improvement, has been made in the roads
in this section of the state. He is recognized, as a
painstaking efficient and honorable official and citizen, and
his co-operation can always be counted upon to aid in any
progressive measure for the general good. He was one of the
directors of the board of education of Middletown in 1895 and
1896. In 1903 he sold his magnificent farm to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, receiving there-from the price which he asked,
and which was a handsome increase, over the original cost. He
now resides at Langhorne, enjoying the fruits of his active
life.
On the 2d of April, 1863, Mr. REED was married to
Miss Mary Jane SHARKEY, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, a
daughter of William and Ellen SHARKEY, who are both
deceased. They have become the parents of ten children: David
Lincoln, born September 28, 1864, was married April 13, 1896, to
Mazie GAFFNEY. William born September 14, 1866, married
Minnie Viola Phillips, on the 14th of March, 1894,
and they have one son, William Hervey, who was born December 16,
1894, Mary Jane REED, twin sister of William, was married
April 24, 1889, to Samuel C. BUNTING of Bensalem, and
they have three children-Charles Henry BUNTING, born
January 23, 1891;George Moses BUNTING, born March 5,
1892; and Mary Jane BUNTING, born April 25, 1899. Emma
REED, born January 17, 1868, is unmarried and resides
with her parents. Frederick Shriver REED, born June
29,1869, was married March 23, 1892, to Mary Reed, and they have
one child, George Moses, who was born May 18, 1893. Robert
Hunter REED, born February 20, 1871, was married April
21, 1894, to Josephine ROBINSON, and they have one child,
Mary Jane REED, born September 9, 1894. George Mann
REED, born May 8, 1874, was married May 10, 1898, to Marion
HELLINGS. James Field REED, born November
29,1876. Henry Gaw REED, born November 1, 1878. Pierson
Mitchell REED, born July 8, 1880. The children were
educated in the public schools of Langhorne. James F., Henry
G., and Pierson M., reside on the farm, assisting in farm work.
These boys are all good Republicans, like their father. Mr.
REED is an owner of real estate in Langhorne borough, having
several houses there.
Text taken from page 694 of:
Davis, William W. H., A.M., History of Bucks County,
Pennsylvania [New York-Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company,
1905] Volume III
Transcribed May 2007 by Joan Lollis as part of
the Bucks Co., Pa., Early Family Project,
www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/bucksindex.html
Published May 2007 on the Bucks County, Pa., USGenWeb pages at
www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/
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