Sunday, August 23, 2015

2016 Family Reunion

CANCELLATION NOTICE

Hello Family,
It is with disappointment that I announce that the 2016 Reed & Puryear Family Reunion, scheduled for the weekend of July 29 in Houston, TX, has been cancelled. The low response, as well as many family members' inability to attend, was a great indicator that our attendance was likely going to fall beneath the attendance number that is required by the Marriott Hotel. This would have created a financial shortfall; therefore, the committee felt that the sound and safe thing to do is to cancel the reunion. We know that this is also a great disappointment to the family members who were planning to attend. However, in the meantime, the idea of having an one-day event this summer in the Memphis area is being considered. Many of us are anxious to see our family members again, and this special event will allow it to happen. If we are able to work out the details, we will notify the family soon about the new plans. We are a great family with a great legacy and a history of togetherness and love. This cancellation will not drown that great aspect of our family. If you have any additional questions, feel free to e-mail me at AlbertinaReed@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Albertina Reed, Chairperson

Reunion History

In 1992, Robert E. Puryear, the oldest son of the late Mr. Lucious Puryear, Jr. and Mrs. Armintha Reed Puryear, had a vision for a grand, combined family reunion.  Consequently, the first Reed & Puryear Family Reunion was organized and held in Senatobia, Mississippi on July 2 - 4, 1992, uniting the descendants of Bill & Sarah Reed and Edward & Julie Puryear.  Pleas Reed’s daughter, Armintha, married into the Puryear Family, and also Pleas’s son, Leonard Reed, married Lucious’s sister, Gladys Lydia Puryear.  From these two unions birthed the idea of Reed & Puryear Family Reunion. Previous Reed Family Reunions had been held and organized by the late Mr. Enos Reed, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Enos was the son of the late Pleas Reed and the grandson of Bill & Sarah Reed.


Our Family Reunions


1992
Senatobia, Mississippi


1994
Senatobia, Mississippi


1996
Senatobia/Coldwater, Mississippi


1998
Memphis, Tennessee


2000
Memphis, Tennessee


2002
Chicago, Illinois


2004
Atlanta, Georgia


2006
Pensacola, Florida


2008
Nashville, Tennessee


2010
No reunion


2012
Chicago, Illinois


2014
Memphis, Tennessee


2016
Cancelled

Family Tree

Our Family Tree

1- Pleasant (Pleas) Barr
Born: 1814, Abbeville, S.C. to Lewis & Fanny Barr
Died: 1889, Ripley, MS
Married: Isabella and Amanda Young

Pleasant’s Children:

2- William (Bill) Reed
Born: 1846, Abbeville, S.C.
Died: 1937, Senatobia, MS
Married: Sarah Partee
Born: 1852, Como, MS
Died: 1923, Memphis, TN

2- Mary Reed Pratt
Born: 1850, Abbeville, S.C.
Died: c. 1910, Como, MS
Married: David Pratt
Daughter: Louvenia Hunter

2- Elijah Barr
Born: 1866, Ripley, MS
Died: 1918, Memphis, TN
Married: Lula Winston
 Children: Frances Barr Evans and James Barr


The Family of Bill & Sarah Reed

3- James (Jimmy) Reed
Born: 1872, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1959, Senatobia, MS
Married: Anna Davis

His 6 Children:
James Mitchell "Mitch" Reed
Rev. Leroy Reed, Sr.
Marcus Reed
Matthew Reed
Joe Lovie Reed
Etoy Reed Denson

3- William (Willie) Reed
Born: 1874, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1927, Crenshaw, MS
Married: Mary Roland

His 5 Sons:
Roger William Reed, Sr.
Johnny Reed
Eli (Butler) Reed
Bill Reed, Sr.
McBrady (Mack) Reed

3- Lou Anna Reed
Born: 1875, Senatobia, MS
Died: Before 1900, Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- Doctor (Dock) Roger Reed, Sr.
Born: 1878, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1958, Senatobia, MS
Married: Mary Frances Scott

His 13 Children:
Tommy Reed, Sr.
Edward Reed
Sarah Jane Reed Smith
Cleodel Reed
Leona Reed Lewis
Fred Reed
Doctor Roger (Rush) Reed, Jr.
Robert "Steve" Reed
Jimmy L. Reed Holliday
Maeweather Reed
Winnie Reed Wilson
Mary Frances Reed
Delsey Reed

3- Sarah Reed
Born: c. 1880, Senatobia, MS
Died: (young age), Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- Simpson A. Reed
Born: 1881, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1955, Senatobia, MS
Married: Addie Person & Minnie Davis

His 8 Children:
Leon S. Reed
Delphine Reed
Thomas Adison Reed**
Eartha Reed Campbell
Versia Reed Collier
John W. Reed, Sr.
Melvin O. Reed
Willie Ed Reed, Sr.
(**died at 7 months of age)

3- John Ella Reed Bobo
Born: 1882, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1974, Senatobia, MS
Married: Eli Bobo
No children.

3- Mary Etta Reed Lee
Born: 1884, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1915, Senatobia, MS
Married: Rev. Henry Miles Lee

Her son:
John Will Lee

3- Robert Reed
Born: 1887, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1920s, Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- Pleasant (Pleas) Reed
Born: 1888, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1966, Senatobia, MS
Married: Aristarcus Pratcher

His 13 Children:
Willie "Stone Pony" Reed
Lou Anna Reed Sims
Leonard Reed
Jessie Reed
Armintha Reed Puryear
Cleveland Reed
Enos Reed
Otis Reed
Jewell C. Reed, Sr.
Snorilla Reed Clark
Ophelia Reed Madden
Murlene Reed
Carrie Bell Leggins

3- Martha Reed Deberry
Born: 1892, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1971, Memphis, TN
Married: Ollie Deberry

Her 11 Children:
Roger Deberry
Isaac Deberry, Sr.
Ernestine Deberry
Olivet Deberry Harper
Willie Mae Deberry
William Bill Deberry
Rev. Fred Deberry
Lucille Deberry Piggee
Dan Deberry
Rev. John Deberry, Sr.
Sarah J. Deberry Smith

The Puryears

1- Marinda Puryear
Born: c. 1815, Mecklenburg Co., VA
Died: After 1880, Senatobia, MS
Married: (unknown)

2- Edward (Ed) Puryear
Born: c. 1840, Mecklenburg Co., VA
Died: Before 1910, Senatobia, MS
Married: Julia Rogers
Born: 1855, Kentucky
Died: 1913, Como, MS

3- Frances Puryear
Born: 1874, Senatobia, MS
Died: ?, Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- Linky Puryear Jones
Born: 1877, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1960, Como, MS
Married: Will Jones

Her 8 Children:
Maybelle Jones
Minnie Jones
Viola Jones Anderson
Francis Jones Davis
Leona Jones Brown
Richard Jones
Johnny Jones
Will Jones, Jr.

3- Hattie Puryear
Born: 1881, Senatobia, MS
Died: ?, Senatobia, MS

Her 2 Children:
Jannie Puryear
Daisy Puryear Wright

3- Lucious Puryear, Sr.
Born: 1883, Senatobia, MS
Died: 1960, Senatobia, MS
Married: Cora Wilson

His 7 Children:
Willie Puryear
Mattie Puryear Love
Lucious Puryear, Jr.
Clyde Puryear Hicks
Lydia Puryear Reed
Johnny Puryear
Lucille Puryear Roseman

3- Janie Puryear
Born: 1886, Senatobia, MS
Died: ?, Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- Maggie Puryear
Born: 1891, Senatobia, MS
Died: ?, Senatobia, MS
No children.

3- George Puryear
Born: 1894, Senatobia, MS
Died: ?, Senatobia, MS
No children.