Husband: Miner Reed
Also known as: Minor Reed 1,2
Born: Jul-11-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: Mar- 2-1915 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 6,7,5
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10
Resided: at Bear Fork, Gilmer Co, WV 8
Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 11
Father: Josiah Reed (1826 - 1877)
Mother: Mary Nutter (1829 - 1907)
Wife: Ida B. Smith
Married: Jul-11-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
Born: Apr- 3-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,5
Died: 1951 5
Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Resided: 1949 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 14
Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: James Wesley Smith (1833 - 1914)
Mother: Elmina Ellen Haught (1842 - 1912)
Notes
M Child 1: Mathew E. Reed Born: Oct- -1890 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
M Child 2: Nathan Edward Reed Born: Oct-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,5,17 Died: Dec- 9-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,5 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 17 Wife: Bessie B. Matheny b. Sep- 7-1892 d. Mar-31-1989 Married: May-20-1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 17
M Child 3: Okey Albert Reed Born: Oct- 3-1892 18 Died: Apr-27-1966 near Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 18 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 18 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: foundry worker 18 Wife: Pearl ___
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (2) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (3) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, 45y 7m 19d. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Obituary - Hospital. (7) 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. (8) Obituary. (9) Headstone. (10) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) 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. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 69. (14) Obituary of sister. (15) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (18) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV.