Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Alexander Reed    
                Born: ca 1826               1
                Died: 1896                  2
              Census: 1880                 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Nancy Lowther   3  
             Married: Mar-13-1845          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  4
                Born: ca 1825               5
              Census: 1880                 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Robert Lowther   (1796 -     ) 
              Mother: Nancy Lowrey   (1797 -     ) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: Asbury Reed      
                Born: ca 1846              in Upshur Co, (W)VA  5,6
             Resided: 1865                 in Allegany Co, MD  6
              Census: 1860                 in Upshur Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      bar keeper  6
                Wife: Martha Lowther  b. ca 1847  
             Married: Dec-24-1865          in Harrison Co, WV  7
           M Child 2: Nelson Reed 3     
                Born: ca 1848              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  8,5
             Resided: 1871                 in Upshur Co, WV  8
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
                Wife: Methany Jane Tenney  b. ca 1851  
       Also known as: Bathana Jane Tenney 9
             Married: Jan- 5-1871          in Upshur Co, WV  10
           M Child 3: David Reed      
                Born: 1850                  5
                Died: 1911                  3
              Census: 1860                 in Upshur Co, (W)VA  
              Census: 1850                 in Barbour Co, (W)VA  
           F Child 4: Elizabeth Reed      
                Born: ca 1851               11
              Census: 1860                 in Upshur Co, (W)VA  
           M Child 5: Joseph W. Reed      
                Born: ca Jul 1852          in Upshur Co, (W)VA  6
                Died: 1919                  2
              Census: 1860                 in Upshur Co, (W)VA  
             Resided: 1875                 in Harrison Co, WV  
                Wife: Nancy Jane Wheeler  b. ca 1855  d. 1892  
       Also known as: Nannie Wheeler 9
             Married: Feb-17-1875          in Harrison Co, WV  12
           M Child 6: Joshua Godfrey Reed      
                Born: May-27-1853           3
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
           M Child 7: John A. Reed      
                Born: Sep-11-1856           3
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
           M Child 8: Alexander Reed      
                Born: Jun-21-1858           3,11
              Census: 1860, 1870           in Upshur Co, WV  
           F Child 9: Nancy Ann Reed      
                Born: Dec-11-1860           3
              Census: 1870                 in Upshur Co, WV  
          F Child 10: Margaret Reed      
                Born: ca 1862               1
              Census: 1870                 in Upshur Co, WV  
          M Child 11: Edward Reed      
                Born: Dec-16-1865           3
              Census: 1880                 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Upshur Co, WV  
          M Child 12: Ellsworth Harper Reed      
                Born: Mar-  -1867           3
              Census: 1880                 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Upshur Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) 1870 Census, Upshur County, WV. 
(2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(3) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. 
(4) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) 
(5) 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA. 
(6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Asbury Reed, 20, b. Upshur Co, res. Allegany Co MD, 
occupation bar keeper, son of Alexander & Nancy Reed; and Martha Lowther, 20, b. & res. Harrison Co, dau of Joseph & 
Mary A. Lowther.  Married Dec 24 (sic) 1865. 
(8) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. 
(9) Death record of son. 
(10) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, Identified as Nelson Reed, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Upshur Co, son of 
Alexander & Nancy J. (or I.) Reed; and Methany J. Tenney, 19, b. & res. in Upshur Co, dau of Peter & Labana Tenney.  
Married Jan 5 1871 in Upshur County. MR p. 27. 
(11) 1860 Census, Upshur County, (W)VA. 
(12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Joseph W. Reed, age 22 yr 7 mo, b. Upshur Co, res. 
Harrison Co, son of Alexander & Nancy Reed; and Nancy J. Wheeler, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Thomas R. & Sarah 
Wheeler.  Married Feb 17 1875 in Harrison County. MR p. 101 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254627&Type=Marriage. 







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