E. D. F. Read, of Simpson county, is 76 years old, his wife 68. He
was married to Elizabeth Pulliam may 23, 1839 at Esquire William Pulliam's
residence this county, by Rev. Jesse L.Hickman. To them have been born one
child who died in infancy; Mary W., deceased, wife of P. B. Dunn, one
child; C. B. Read, who married Bell Wade, five children; G. P. Read who
married Lou Simmons, four children; Virginia, wife of W. H. Bryant, one
child; Fannie, wife of Daniel Ray, one child.