LEE HENRY REED

 

 

     Lee Henry Reed, b January 1, 1887 at McClanahan, Falls County, Texas, d February 19,1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas-was a son of Richard Allen Thomas and Sarah Minerva ("Minnie" McClanahan) Reed. Lee Henry Reed married Gertrude Jane (McAndrew), b February 13, 1893 in Tennessee, d March 25, 1976 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas - a daughter of Reverend William McAndrew (a Methodist minister who died in Tennessee) and his wife, Roxanne ("Roxie" Fox) McAndrew, who died in Louisiana and is buried there. After the death of her first husband, Roxie married second to her first husband's cousin, Samuel O. Denton, and they moved to Texas with her two daughters (Gertrude and Mamie McAndrew), and their four sons, Varnie, Grady Homer, Thomas, and Lee Denton - all born in Tennessee - settling in Robertson County, Texas by 1910.

     Lee Henry Reed was a rancher, banker, and owned a great deal of real estate in and around Marlin, Texas. He and Gertrude were buried in the McClanahan Cemetery in the community which was named for his mother's uncle, John Rice McClanahan.

     The ten children of Lee Henry and Gertrude Jane (McAndrew) Reed Were:

     Richard Allen ("Red") Reed, b October 8, 1912, d February 6, 1986 - married first to Gladys Scott, and second to Peggy Faustine Herron.

     Minnie Sarah Reed, b December 16, 1913 in Falls County, Texas - was the second wife of Milton Joseph Demaret, b August 16, 1908, d October 7, 1967 - a son of John and Mary Frances Demaret of Louisiana, and they adopted three children: Milton Joseph ("Joe") Demaret, Jr., b June 11, 1942, who married Mrs. Pam Koslosky, who had Karolyn and John Koslosky by her first marriage, and have had Milton Joseph Demaret III, and reside in Alice, Texas where "Joe" is a Golf Pro; Minnie Judith Demaret, b December 16, 1944 - who married William Wayne Tillman and had three sons: William Wayne, Jr., Barrett Alexander, and Anthony David Tillman, and resides in Houston, Texas; and Tracy Lee Demaret, b April 19, 1946 - married Mrs. Elaine Meta (Williams) Raspberry, who had a daughter, Teri, by her first marriage, and resides in Austin, Texas where he has had one daughter, Cassaundra Demaret. Minnie Sarah (Reed) Demaret retired back to Marlin after residing in Houston, Texas where she and her husband had operated a pro shop at Houston's Brae Burn Country Club until his retirement in 1963. After Milton's death, Minnie managed the pro shop at West- wood Country Club in Houston, which she later purchased, and then at Inwood Forest Country Club until her own retirement in 1979. Since her return to Marlin, she has been active in various volunteer endeavors, including at local schools, and is a member of First United Methodist Church and Marlin Civic Club.

     Hazel Vandelea Reed, b July 15, 1915 in Falls County, Texas, d December 5,1971 in Houston, Harris County, Texas - married first to James Mrosko and had two daughters; married second on December 5, 1942 to Sanford Quay Garrett, Jr., b February 1, 1918 in Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, d July 12, 1985, and had four children.

     Lee Henry Reed, Jr., b August 29, 1917 in Falls County, Texas - entered the U.S. Navy during World War II in 1943, serving in New Guinea, the Solomon and Marshall Islands, on Wake Island, and the Admiralty Islands - earning five Battle Stars, and having the rank of Lieutenant. Lee, Jr. attended Sam Houston University, and taught for a time in the Eureka School in Falls County. He subsequently married Martha Katherine Lochridge - a librarian in the Marlin High School, and they had two daughters: Sara Kay and Elizabeth Reed. Lee, Jr. became an executive with Humble Oil, resided in California for many years, and he is now retired and living in Houston, Texas.

     Mamie Frances, b August 19, 1919 in Falls County, Texas - married Virgil Lewis of Beaumont, Texas. They had no children, and Frances now resides in Houston, Texas.

     Joyce Gaynell Reed, b November 30,1922 - married Willard H. Parrott and for a time managed the McArthur Motor Court in Marlin, Texas; moved to Beaumont, Texas, where they still reside, and had two children: Richard and Melissa Parrott.

     Katie Laverne Reed, b March 19, 1924 - married Sidney Chadwell, who served in the military during World War II, and moved to Mart, Texas where they had an insurance business. They had four children: Sharon Gayle, Cynthia, Deborah, and Sidney ("Bud") Chadwell - the latter now an M.D. with his practice in Longview, Texas. Laverne continues to run the insurance business, and to reside in Mart.

     Rebecca Rose Reed, b September 12, 1926 - married Lee Archer of Houston, Texas, and had James Edwin and Lowell Michael Archer. She now resides in Austin, Texas.

     Stella Bob Reed, b February 12, 1929, d December 2, 1935, and buried in McClanahan Cemetery in Falls County, Texas.

     Hiram D. Reed, b September 26, 1933, d June 16, 1954, and buried in McClanahan Cemetery in Falls County, Texas.

 

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 377 column 2 and page 378 column 1 and 2.  
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