Ann E. Reid was the daughter of Arthur L. Reid and Ellen Nesbitt. She was orphaned by the death of her father in 1861 and the death of her mother in 1865. Rhoda Montanye McCluer was her great-aunt, the sister of Ann's grandmother Elizabeth Montanye Nesbitt. At the same time as Samuel and Rhoda adopted Ann Reid, they also adopted her baby sister, Martha Rachel Reid.
It looks as if Samuel and Rhoda McCluer made a habit of adopting orphans, since almost all of their listed children have two surnames.
Anne M. Reid |
Auther Reed 38, farmer, born Ireland; Ellen Reed 37, born Pennsylvania; Agnes Reed 13, born Ohio; ; James Reed 11, born Ohio; Albert Reed 6, born Ohio; ; Almina Reed 5, born Ohio; Ann Reed 3, born Ohio; Susan Reed 1, born Ohio; John Reed 26, farm laborer, born Ohio
Saml Mc Clure 68, retired farmer, born Pennsylvania; ; Ann Reed 14, keeping house, born Ohio; Rachel Reed 8, at home, born Ohio.