Husband: Elmore Reed Census name: Elmer Reed 1
Born: ca 1858 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 2,3 Died: bef Apr 1910 4 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: Aug 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Census: Jul 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Marcus Reed (1823 - ) Mother: Elizabeth Gagler (1828 - )
Wife: Phebe Reed
Census name: Phoebe Reed
Married: Apr-29-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Aug- -1856 6,1 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-13-1924 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7,6
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8
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
Father: Josiah Reed (1826 - 1877)
Mother: Mary Nutter (1829 - 1907)
Notes
F Child 1: Ida May Reed Born: Feb- -1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,9 Died: bef Jan 1920 10 Resided: 1910 at Buzzard Run, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Winford Maxwell b. Jul-14-1880 d. Oct-18-1906 Census name: G. Wint Maxwell Married: Mar-24-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: John M. Barnett b. Jul-21-1876 Census name: John M. Barnard (see note 2) Married: Nov- 3-1910 at Buzzard Run, Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Louissie Reed Born: May- -1882 1 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: John W. Reed Born: Feb- -1884 1 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Emery G. Reed Born: Dec- -1887 1 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: David Morgan Reed Born: Apr-17-1889 in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 3) Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Walter Deco Reed
Census name: Deco Reed
Born: Jul-17-1892 near Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 15 (see note 4)
Died: Oct-30-1918 in France 16,17
Buried: in Brookwood American Military Cemetery, Surrey, England 16,18,19
Cause of death: pneumonia & meningitis 16
Resided: 1917 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 15
Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1917 farming & sawmilling for Jake Cox at New Milton 15
Military: Pvt, Co L, 118 Inf, 30 Div, AEF, WW I (died of disease) 16,17,19
M Child 7: Theodore H. Reed Born: Oct- 3-1894 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 20,6,21 (see note 5) Died: Aug- -1973 20,6 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (4) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (5) 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.) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Winford Maxwell, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Iday May Reed, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 24 1901 "at Elmore Reeds home." Informants for marriage license: George Maxwell & Elmore Reed. MR p. 313 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793550&Type=Marriage. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as John M. Bearnett [sic], single, 32, b. Doddridge Co, res. Buzzard Run (Ritchie Co), son of (blank); and Ida Gay [sic] Maxwell, widow, 30, b. Ritchie Co, res. Buzzard Run, dau of (blank). Married Nov 3 1910 at Buzzard Run. Informants for marriage license: G. W. Maxwell & John M. Bearnett. MR p. 151 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541723&Type=Marriage. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as David Morgan Reed, white male, born April 17 1889 at Leopold, Doddridge County, son of Ellmore Reed (age 41) & Phoebe Reed (age 29), this being the mother's 6th child. Medical attendant and informant: H. S. Haid, St. Clara, Doddridge County. BR p. 275 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2610584&Type=Birth. (15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (16) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (17) Military Grave Marker. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings [database online], Ancestry.com and American Battle Monuments Commission. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census gives birth date as Aug 1855, but headstone shows date as 1856. Note (2) Then entire family, John, his mother and his two brothers, all members of the same household, were incorrectly identified in the 1900 Census by the surname Barnard. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1890. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1891. Note (5) 1900 Census gives birth date as Aug 1895, but SSDI states Oct 3 1894, while birth record indicates Oct 8 1894. Headstone shows birth date as 1894.