Jul-28-2018
Husband: Josiah Reed
Born: 1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Oct- 3-1877 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Military: 4th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War 5 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary Nutter 6,7,8
Born: Feb- -1829 9,10 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 8-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Father: George Nutter (1789 - 1854) Mother: Delilah Costilow (1793 - 1874) Notes
M Child 1: Nathan Reed Born: Apr- 6-1848 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 11,12 Died: Aug-29-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Occupation: farmer 12,15 Wife: Barbara Boyce b. ca 1851 Also known as: Barbary Boyce 11 Married: Oct- 7-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Mary Jane Cunningham b. Sep- -1850 d. bef Sep 1925 Married: Dec-23-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 2: Andrew Reed Born: ca 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 11,2 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Wife: Jane M. Gray b. ca 1853 Married: Aug-17-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Melvin D. Reed Born: ca 1851 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Feb-24-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 2) Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rebecca A. Gray b. ca 1854 Married: Oct- 8-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Delilah Reed Born: ca 1854 11 Died: Dec- 4-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1915 near Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Floyd C. Frymier b. ca 1853 Married: Dec- 9-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Phebe Reed Census name: Phoebe Reed Born: Aug- -1856 18,19 (see note 3) Died: Jun-13-1924 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 12,18 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 12,20 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elmore Reed b. ca 1858 d. bef Apr 1910 Census name: Elmer Reed 19 Married: Apr-29-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Josiah Reed, Jr. Born: Sep-12-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,22 (see note 4) Died: May-14-1939 in Vinton Co, OH 23 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Vinton Co, OH Resided: 1915 in Ohio 17 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Florinda Jane Boyce b. Jul- 7-1859 d. Apr- 2-1932 Married: Sep-22-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
F Child 7: Mary W. Reed Born: Aug- -1860 19,11 Resided: 1915 in Ohio 17 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Charles Bode b. Feb- -1861 d. Jan- 9-1941 Married: Sep- 7-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 8: Kemper Reed Born: Sep- -1862 10 Died: Aug-23-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 9: Charles Reed Born: ca 1866 22 Died: bef Mar 1915 17 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 10: James L. Reed Born: Jun-12-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,25,18 Died: Sep- 8-1946 in Salem, WV 12,18 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 26,12 Resided: in Salem, WV 12 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Occupation: farmer 9,27 Wife: Sarah Melissa Smith b. Nov-24-1865 d. Oct- 1-1947 Also known as: Malissa Smith 12,28 Married: Sep-20-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
M Child 11: Miner Reed Also known as: Minor Reed 22,30 Born: Jul-11-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,14,18 Died: Mar- 2-1915 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 32,33,18 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 34,28,26 Resided: at Bear Fork, Gilmer Co, WV 34 Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1 Wife: Ida B. Smith b. Apr- 3-1874 d. 1951 Married: Jul-11-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 35
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Josiah Reed, white male, married, farmer, age 51 yr 9 mo, born in Harrison Co, son of Edward Reed; died Oct 3 1877 in Doddridge County, cause of death accident. Informant: Mary Reed, wife. DR p. 29 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5043500&Type=Death. (4) Newspaper article, The complete article: "Josiah Reed, of Doddridge county, was found dead, Thursday morning, lying under the bridge that crosses Middle island Creek, at West Union. Reed was a well to do citizen of Doddridge, who was in the habit of frequently coming to West Union and getting on long sprees. He was on one of his sprees at the time of his death. - Clarksburg News." [reprinted in Wheeling Register, October 9, 1877], Transcribed by AFOFG, http://genealogytrails.com/wva/doddridge/obits.html. (5) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Death record of son. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Nathan Reed, 21, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Josiah & Mary; and Barbary Boyce, 18, of Doddridge Co, dau of William & Rebecca. Married Oct 7 1869. (17) Obituary of brother. (18) Headstone (year only) (19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (20) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Elmore Reed, 21, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Marcus & Elizabeth; and Phebe Reed, 23, of Doddridge Co, dau of Josiah & Mary. Married Apr 29 1880. (Note: Elmore Reed's age is consistent with age 2 reported in 1860 Census, but there is a discrepancy in the 1900 Census, in which he is shown as age 34, b. Apr 1866, and wife Phebe as 44, b. Aug 1855.) (22) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (23) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Josiah Reed, age 23 as of Sep 12 1881, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Florinda Jane Boyce, age 22 as of Jul 4 1881, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 22 1881 "at the Residence of Brides Fathers." Informants for the marriage license: Josiah Reed & W. E. Watson. (Note: W. E. Watson is presumably William E. Watson, husband of Florinda's sister Abigail.), MR p. 55. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 302. (26) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (27) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (28) Headstone. (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Reed, age 21, b. Doddridge Co, and Melissa Smith, age 21, b. Doddridge. Ceremony Sep 20 1888 at residence of W. Smith. Informants: James Reed & J. W. Smith. MR Bk 3, p. 302. (30) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (31) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, 45y 7m 19d. (32) Obituary - Hospital. (33) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Death record stated place of death as Auburn, which is predominantly within Ritchie County, adjoining the border with Doddridge County. Cause of death given in death record as "Operation." But his obituary specifies that death occurred not in West Virginia at all, but during the course of gall bladder surgery at a hospital in Marietta, Ohio. DR Bk 2, p. 135. (34) Obituary. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony held at "J. W. Smith residence." Persons providing info for marriage record: Miner & Mary Reed, and J. W. Smith. Bride's age given as 18, when actually she was 15. MR Bk 3, p. 392. Event Notes Note (1) Age given as 22 in 1850 Census, but 30 in 1860 Census. Note (2) Wife's identified as a widow at time of her re-marriage to Thomas Watson. Note (3) 1900 Census gives birth date as Aug 1855, but headstone shows date as 1856. Note (4) The 1900 Census gives his birth date as Oct 1860, but that conflicts with the Aug 1860 given for his sister Mary, who was enumerated in a different household. The 1870 Census shows the ages for siblings Phoebe, Josiah Jr, and Mary and 14, 12 and 10 respectively. Marriage record specifies birth date as Sep 12 1858.Name Index