I am looking for the family of my GGgrandfather, JJ Reed, but it has been difficult becausse I know very little about him. This is what I do know:
He was born ~1828 in Indiana.
He married Mary Malissa Talkington before 1855, probably in Tomlinson, Scott, AR. She was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Bland) Talkington.
By 1860, they had two daughters (Delina J, 1855 and Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie), 1857) and were living in Tumlinsonville, Tomlinson Township, Scott Co, AR
JJ died sometime between 1862 (when his third daughter, Georgia Mattie) was born and 1865 when his wife remarried in Missouri.
Did he fight in the War? Did he die as a result of the war? Where and when did he die?
The only other tiny piece of information I have about him is that there was another young couple living nearby in 1860 - HZ Reed. This man's marriage also shows up in the Scott Co marriage records. However, I am only guessing that they are related.
I would love to know which of the Reed famiies in the area was his and his first name. With that, I think i could go a lot further in available documents!