Eighth Generation

551. Linville REEDY was born on 14 Mar 1843 in Grayson County, VA. He died on 5 Jan 1923 in Nealy Ridge, Dickenson County, VA. He was buried in Nealy Ridge, Dickenson County, VA. Information for this family extracted from "Abridged History of the Reedy's of Virginia", by Edward N. Reedy, and from C.M. Reedy, Ironton, OH, 1992. Also from autobiography of son, James Peter Reedy, 1931.

According to E.N. Reedy, Linville served in the 7th Virginia Volunteers, Co. B; CSA. He was captured and held prisoner near Columbus, Ohio, until the end of the war. According to son, James P. Reedy, he was in Colonel Menefee's company and then in Colonel Clarence J. Prentice's company. Later served in Captain Bill Rose's company.(J.P. Reedy, 1931) The truth is Linville served in Col. Menefees company, which was an outlaw band of marauders out of Pike County, KY, that was not connected at all to the Confederate Army until they were threatened with arrest by the same army. They became the 7th Confederate Cavalry Battery under Col. Prentice, because Col Menefee was discharged and nearly hanged. They continued in their marauding on the area under Col Prentice hanging Union sympathizers and blacks, and sealing horses and such. Col. Prentice was removed and they were led by Capt. Bill Rose but little changed in there "milatary" activities.(National Archives, Service Records, Washington, DC) In later life Linvillle served as Justice of the Peace for Buchanan and Dickenson Counties. Linville and his wife were first cousins through their mothers. His mother was Nancy Adams and her mother was sister Mirah Adams of Lee County, VA.

Linville REEDY and Mary Jane MILLIS were married on 27 Aug 1868 in Wise County, VA. Mary Jane MILLIS (daughter of James S. MILLIS and Polly Miriah ADAMS) was born on 27 Apr 1848 in Lee County, VA. Occupation: E.N. Reedy reports that Jane was an accomplished midwife. Linville REEDY and Mary Jane MILLIS had the following children:

1383	i.	John Wesley REEDY was born on 12 May 1869 in Nealy Ridge, Dickenson County, VA. He died on 9 Sep 1888 in Dickenson County, VA. He was buried in Reedy Cemetery. !BIRTH: Based on age given on the 1880 Federal Census, Buchanon County, VA. Also C.M. Reedy, Ironton, OH. 1992. !BIOGRAPHY: Information given by James Peter Reedy, Clintwood, VA; 1931. Note: John died at agge 18 while teaching school at Squirrel Camp from spinal memingitis.
+1384	ii.	James Peter REEDY.