They removed thence to Mississippi, where they lived for some time,
during which their son, J. H. L. Reeder, was born. The family later
returned to Tennessee, which from the age of seven continued to be the
home of J. H. L. Reeder. When the Civil war thrilled all hearts to
anxiety and with fear or courage, according to their temperaments, he
enlisted in Company K, Eleventh Tennessee, under General Forrest, and
with him served in all important engagements. He held the rank of
sergeant and the quality of his service may be well guessed from the
fact that he was three times wounded. Of his scars, however, he has
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in thirty-one skirmishes and twenty-one battles during the four years of
his service. He subsequently took up the study of medicine, which he
practiced in Dickson county, where his rank was second to none and his
practice during his life was one of the largest in the county. In 1876 he
married Miss Almira Anna Walp, above referred to. They became the
parents of eight children, of whom seven are yet living. Kate Reeder^
the eldest daughter, became Mrs. Charles A. Robinson, now of White-
ville; Elzina is ]\Irs. George Harris, of Nashville; Joseph E., the eldest
son, is the special subject of this review and of detailed account below ;
Edward Reeder is one of the citizens of Bums ; Elmer C. Reeder is a res-
ident of Kingston Springs, in Cheatham county. Miss Roma Reeder and
her sister, Miss Alma, are members of the parental household.
