Known Information
Thomas and John Reeder owned property together on 1st St NW
Sources
Bank Records
Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M816, 27 rolls | ancestry.com
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company’s was established to allow freedmen to deposit their savings in 1865; it closed in 1874 due to mismanagement. The bank kept records of depositors which included some demographic data including place of birth and family members.
These records show the family connections between the James Reeder family with the Mary Fountain family.
Further Research Needed:
- Locate the Reeder family in St. Mary’s County
- Locate the siblings in the 1870 Census
- Locate marriage records for the Reeder siblings, esp James, Mary, and Thomas
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