RICHARD ALLEN THOMAS REED
Richard Allen Thomas Reed (called "Tom"), b July 25, 1857 in Falls
County, Texas, d January 24,1924 and buried in McClanahan Cemetery in Falls
County - was a son of Thomas Dudley and Sarah (Oakes) Reed. Richard Allen Thomas
Reed married first ca 1880 to Sarah Minerva ("Minnie") McClanahan, b 1862 in
Anderson County, Texas, d 1897 in Falls County, Texas - a daughter of Thomas R.
and Sarah Julia Ann (Black) McClanahan, who married March 26,1861 in Anderson
County, Texas and had only two children, Sarah Minerva ("Minnie") and a son,
Lee, be- fore Thomas R., McClanahan died - probably in the Civil War. His widow,
Julia, married third on February 17, 1876 in Anderson County to M. R. Brown, but
she died before 1880. Thomas R. McClanahan was a younger brother of John Rice
McClanahan, who married Kate Smith, for whom the McClanahan Community of Falls
County, Texas was named - and it was with her Uncle John that young "Minnie"
resided when she met and married Richard Allen Thomas Reed. After her death, he
married second to a widow, Mrs. Emma (Adams) Oakden.
Richard Allen Thomas Reed had seven children by his first wife, Minnie;
and two by his second wife, Emma:
John A. Reed, b March 6, 1882, d January 28, 1930, and buried in
McClanahan Cemetery. No further information.
Sarah Oakes Reed ("Sallie"), b ca 1884 - married November 20, 1900 to
John Rufus Ogden, of Cedar
Springs in Falls County, Texas
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purchased a ranch in Mexico, where several of their children
were born, before returning to Falls County.
Lee Henry Reed, b January 1, 1887 at McClanahan, Falls County, Texas, d
February 19, 1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas - married Gertrude Jane
McAndrew, b February 13, 1893 in Tennessee, d March 25, 1976 in Marlin, Falls
County, Texas - and both buried in McClanahan Cemetery.
Thomas Stanley Reed, b February 1, 1890, d March 14, 1969, and buried in
Calvary Cemetery- married Hattie M. (maiden name unknown), b June 13, 1890, d
October 8, 1946, and also buried in Calvary Cemetery. They had three children:
Grady Lee Reed, b September 3, 1913, d February 18, 1970, and buried in
Hillcrest Cemetery at Marlin - married Pauline C. Maroney, and served in Palau
and the Philippines with the U.S. Navy during World War II. They are said to
have had two children. The only daughter of Thomas Stanley and Hattie M. Reed,
Imo Jean Reed, married William Eugene Connor (called "Kujoe"), a son of William
Mack and Lillie Mae (Bland) Connor - both natives of Falls County, and had five
children: Jean Ann, b August 22,1946 - married James R. Jones, has two sons, and
resides in Marlin; Larry Stanley, b March 3, 1948; Sherry Mae, b November 24,
1950 - married Mark F. Dornon and resides in Marlin; Theresa Gail, b April 30,
1953 - married a Mr. Drake and resides in Belton, Texas; and Kathy Lynn, b
October 29, 1955- married a Mr. Lehmann and resides in St. Paul, Falls County,
Texas. Imo Jean and "Kujoe" Connor now reside in Lake Limestone, Texas. The
third child of
Thomas Stanley and Hattie M. Reed was Thomas
Allen Reed, b December 25, 1919, d November 17, 1978 and buried in Calvary
Cemetery by his parents. He served during World War II with the U.S. Army.
Thomas Stanley Reed was one of the Board of Directors of the Marlin National
Bank when it was organized April 20, 1934.
Frank Allen Reed, b January 17, 1892, d December 7, 1974 and buried in
Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, Texas - married first to Mable Whaley, b December
20, 1892, d December 7, 1946 - daughter of Waller Dea and Willie Belle (Tacker)
Whaley; and married second to Lydia Lea Stahl - a daughter of an Arkansas
Dentist who had relocated in Yoakum, Texas: Dr. S. S. Stahl and wife, Nellie
Geraldine (McGowan) Stahl. By his first wife, he had two children, and by his
second wife, Frank had four children.
Katherine Reed - married a Mr. Gamble and moved to Sterling City, Texas;
had three daughters, Mabel, Allie, and one who married a Mr. Pollard and for
years had an antique business in west Marlin. Mr. Gamble died many years ago,
and Katherine (Reed) Gamble returned to Marlin, where she died and was buried in
Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin.
Gina Reed - married, moved to California, and had issue-among them a
daughter, Nettie. No further information.
By his second wife, Emma (Adams), Richard Allen Thomas Reed had two
children:
Hiram Reed -
no further information.
Carolyn Reed - married Mr. McClain, and her
daughter, Carolyn McClain, married Dr. Walter L. Reese, who had his practice in
Marlin, Texas before relocating in Waco.
When the original Marlin National Bank was organized in 1900, Richard
Allen Reed was elected to the presidency of that institution - a position he
held for twenty-three years and re-elected for his twenty-fourth term just
before his death. He was a member of the American and the Texas Bankers'
Associations. Al- though best known as a banker, he was also a builder,
businessman, an agriculturist, and stockman. He was president of the Reagan
Mercantile Company, and was an investor in other business establishments in the
area. In the late 1890's, he served on the Falls County Democratic Executive
Committee; served as County Commissioner of Falls County - Marlin Precinct, from
1900 - 1902; and as one of a special board of commissioners responsible for
supervising expenditure of a half-million-dollar good roads bond issue.
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 379 column 1 and 2 and page 380 column 1.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.