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- Tri-County Press, Polo, Illinois, Thursday, 7 November 1912
Death of Jane Reed
?Aunt Jane? Reed, as those who knew her best were used to lacc her died at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Reed in Springville, Ia., last Thursday night. She was born in Andes, Delaware county, New York, June 11th, 1921, so was over 90 years of age. She was the second of a family of eight, of which family, M.F. Bassett of Polo is the only one now living.
Her father moved with his family from New York to Coldwater, Mich., in 1836, where in 1842, Mrs. Reed was married to Nathaniel Woodard, who died in 1851, leaving ?Aunt? Jane a young widow with two children, Augusta,, now Mrs. Jhon Reed, and Adelbert, who died in 1903.
She came back to Illinois in 1887 and has made her home until the last few years at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Bassett. During this time she was married a second time Lyman Reed of Polo, Ill., who lived but a few years after their marriage, when she again made her home with the Bassetts.
She made her home the last few years with her daughters, Mrs. Reed in Springville, Ia., where she died. Beside her daughter and her brother, M.F. Bassett, she leaves nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and hosts of friends to call her memory blessed.
To know her was to love her. She was one of those cheery, helpful persons whom everybody love4d and wanted. Of her it can be truthfully said:
?Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.? Her grandsons and one of her great grandsons were the pall-bearers who carried her to her last resting place. She was buried in Springville Sunday afternoon, Nov 3, 1912.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1821 - 1912 (91 years)