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HENRY W. REID, farmer, Mandeville, Carroll Co., Ga., son of Robert and Lucinda (Chandler) Reid, was born in Carroll county in 1841. His paternal grandfather, Henry Reid, was ac native-of South Carolin a, and migrated to Georgia about 1820. His father was born in South Carolina in 180.6, and came with his parents to Georgia. They settled in Gwinnett county, and he remained with them until he was e ighteen years of age, when he went to Franklin county, Ga. Subsequently he removed to Carroll county, settled in the woods and made his log cabin home where the subject of this sketch now lives. H e was a soldier in the Florida Indian war. Mr. Reid's maternal grandparents, Wyatt and Mary B. (Liner) Chandler, were natives of North Carolina. Mr. Chandler was a soldier in the war of 1812, remove d to Georgia and settled in the woods in Carroll county early in its history, his nearest neighbors being seven miles away. Mr. Reid was reared on the farm where he now lives, and was educated at th e common schools of the county. In 1862 he enlisted in Company H (Capt. Parrish), Fifty-sixth Georgia regiment, but he remained only a short time-as his father was taken seriously sick, and he, bein g the only child, came home arid remained with him until his recovery-sending a substitute to take his place in the army. In 1863 he, enlisted in a state battalion, in which he served six months, an d then re-entered the regular service, enlisting in Company E, Capt. Shuford, First Georgia cavalry, and served until the surrender. He joined the army at Resaca, under Gen. Johnston, and saw much ver y hard service between there and Atlanta. On one occasion a comrade near him was shot through the head and some of the blood and brains flew on him, leaving stains which remained until the clothing wa s worn out. A wife and two children and an old cavalry horse were the sum total of his possessions at the close of the war. But with a light heart and a strong will he went to work to regain lost grou nd, and now he has a well-improved farm of 500 acres and a comfortable home. Mr. Reid was married Dec. 20, 1860, to Miss Nancy C. born in Meriwether county, Ga. daughter of James G. and Sisley (Hamm ock) Davenport. . Mr. and Mrs. Reid have had thirteen children born to them, of whom James R., Charles J., Henry M., Martha F., Sallie A., John T., Nancy I., George W., Amanda, Elijah, and Irene J. ar e living, and Lucinda and William R. are dead. Husband and wife are members of the Primitive Baptist church, and no citizens of the county are more highly esteemed than they.R
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