Wiliam Winston Eads-Children-Bedford Tennessee
Information on the Children of William Winston Eads that I would like to share.
1. William Oscar Eads was the first child born to William Winston Eads and Dora Bell Robinson on 5 November 1886 and died at the age of 81 on 22 Set 1968. Cousin Gerald Reid stated in August of 2013 that he thought that his Uncle Will was named Oscar after Oscar McLain who married Ruth S. Eads. According to his obituary he was a retired farmer in Unionville, and died at the Medi-Center in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Services were held at the Unionville United Methodist Church and he was buried at the Unionville Cemetery. He was a native of Bedford County and was a Methodist. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Alta Reid Eads, two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Eads Reid of Tracy City, and Mrs. Annie Eads Sudberry of Shelbyville, Tenn. He married Alta Rebecca (Bex) Reid who was born on 19 April 1886 and died on 1 December 1977 in Shelbyville. They had one child who died in infancy. Florabel often talked about “Aunt Bex.” Oscar played the fiddle according to Uncle Charlie Potts (I remember as a child hearing Uncle Will and Uncle Emmett playing fiddles, and I remember playing on the farm (Uncle Will's) which would have been the home where William Winston Eads was living when he died. Uncle Will had a cow or two and would put milk in a milk can by the road to be picked up by the milk truck to be taken in for processing.That was shortly before the farm was sold at auction and Aunt Bex and Uncle Will had to go to the nursing home, sometime in the early to mid-1960s. Memories from Margaret Ann Reid Manneschmidt 12 0ctober 2009)
50th Anniversary-Thursday afternoon, December 29, 1960. Unionville newspaper story
Several members of the bridal party at the wedding of W.O. Eads and his bride, the former Alta Rebecca Reid, on December 25, 1910, were present Sunday for a celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of this memorable occasion. Nephews and nieces of the honored couple complimented Mr. and Mrs. Eads at an open house on Christmas Day at their lovely country home at Unionville with friends and relatives calling from two to four o’clock in the afternoon. Receiving the guests with Mr. and Mrs. Eads in their reception hall in front of a large Christmas tree were Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Dickens, Mrs. R.C. Reid, Mrs. B.A. Green, Mrs. Ernest Woosley and Leslie R. Olsteen. This group was a part of the wedding personnel 50 years ago. Register for the guests was kept by Mrs. George L. Wortham of Nashville. Arrangements of gold and silver were interspersed with the traditional Christmas red and green in the decorations throughout the home. Featuring the dining room table was a tiered wedding cake and an arrangement of gold with gold candles and sparkling malines. Serving cake at the table was Mrs. Lesie R. Olsteen and pouring punch were Mrs. John L. Connelly and Mrs. Curtis Tittsworth. Others assisting with the serving were Mrs. Marshall L. Bailey, Mrs. Sam Flury, Mrs. Harlan Nelson and Miss Beatrice Dickens. Mrs. James Edd Shearin assisted Mr. and Mrs. Eads with their many lovely gifts received at the party occasion. The nephews and nieces presented Mrs. Eads with an electric mixer and Mr. Eads with an electric shaver. Appropriate music at the piano and on the violin was presented by Francis Osteen, George L. Wortham, Miss Alicia Green, Emmett Eads and Winston Reid.Others assisting with the entertainment were George L. Wortham, W.C. Green, Robert Reid, Billy Reid, Richard Osteen, Glenn Edward Grissom, Herman Osteen, Mrs. Betty Johson, Mrs. June Robertson, Mrs. Herman Wingo, Ernest Garrett and Herbert Wortham. The honored couple has made their home at Unionville all of their married life. They were married at the home of the bride’s parents, the late Elisha Reid and Mary Catherine Reid, at Unionville. The officiating minister was the Rev. Mr. Jones, a Presbyterian minister. Mr. and Mrs. Eads are both active members of the Methodist Church at Unionville. Mrs. Eads is a member of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the church and is also a member of the Unionville Home Demonstration Club. While Mr. Eads is more or less considered a retired farmer, he continues to attend to the farm chores and operates their farm in the Unionville community.
2. Henrietta Eads was born 2 April 1889 in Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee and died on 23 October 1945 in Knoxville. She married Earl Nelson Potts on 18 May 1910 in Unionville, Tenn. To this Union were born three children: Ernest Nelson Potts, Florabell Potts Poore, and Charles W. Potts. She played the harmonica and guitar.
3. Margaret (Maggie) Eads was born 15 June 1891 and died in August 1984 in Tracy City. Gerald Reid said his mother was ninety three, had Alzheimer’s and died before she hit the floor from a stroke I believe. She had brown eyes. She married Robert Crawford Reid on 18 June 1911 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was a Methodist preacher and was born on 1 February 1888 and died of a “Cerebral Hemorrhage-Hypertension” in Franklin County at the Emerald-Hodgson Hospital on 4 January 1954. Crawford was buried in Unionville, Bedford County. His parents were Elisha Reid and Mary Catherine Ralston. His usual residence was in Tracy City, Grundy County.
4. Annie Ella Eads was born on 7 January 1895 and died on 12 May 1973 in Shelbyville, Tennessee and is buried at Pressgrove Cemetery.She married Manor S. Sudberry on 23 December 1917 in Bedford County. He was born on 23 October 1897 and died on 2 September 1975. Eight children were born to this union. (MaMa and Aunt Annie Eads Sudbury were especially close, I guess more so because they lost their mother at a young age.I remember them hugging and kissing and telling each other what a good sister you are.Very sweet to see two old ladies so happy to see each other and just be together!
5. Emmett Marion Eads was born circa August 1896 and died circa 1963. He married Emma Elizabeth Moon on 24 February 1917 in Bedford County. She was born on 18 March 1888 and died in April of 1978. In the 1920 Bedford County census, Emmett and Elizabeth are living with his father, William W. Eads 78. No children (may have been named for father’s brother) Cousin Gerald Reid said of his Uncle Emmett in August of 2013 that, “Uncle Emmett (Eads) could play the fiddle better than Uncle Will and he could have played at the Grand Ole Opry, and did a couple of times. He was almost too good to play the Grand Ole Opry. Uncle Emmett would play at churches with Willie T. Thompson who married Rack Hall. Willie’s sister Evelyn Thompson married my brother Winston Reid.”
6. Infant son of William Winston Eads & Dora B. Eads. Born and died June 1900.