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Ninth Generation
1396. Joel Martin
REEDY was born on 19 Mar 1888 in Hamond, KY. He died in 1954.
!NOTE: Information on this family extracted from "Abridged History of the
Reedy's of Virginia" by E.N. Reedy.
Martin lost his foot in a mine accident in 1905, so he began elementry
school at age 18. He began teaching in 1908 and graduated from college
in 1916. He was president of Hiwassee College from 1924-1931. He was
listed in "Who's Who of America" in 1931, and Ripley's "Believe
it or Not" in July 23, 1937. He could not read or spell his name
at age 18. Joel Martin REEDY and Ruth OVERBY had the
following children:
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