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Elmore Vincent "Elmer" REED

Elmore Vincent "Elmer" REED

Male 1858 - 1935  (77 years)

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  • Name Elmore Vincent "Elmer" REED 
    Born 25 Jan 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer  [3] 
    Died 15 Mar 1935  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Ocean Mines
    Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I21899  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 May 2014 

    Mother Rebecca J. REED,   b. May 1836 
    Family ID F15281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Victoria "Eliza" GREATHOUSE,   b. 6 Mar 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1928, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1882  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 11 1860:
      Jacob C. Kiester, 32, constable elect; William Reed, 55, farmer; Mary Reed, 50; Rebecca Reed, 20; S. R. Reed (female), 16; E. M. Reed (male), 2.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
      William Reed, 67, farmer; Mary, 77, b. NJ; Rebecca, 34; Elmore V, 12; Andrew J, 11.

      1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated on Jun 7 1880:
      Rebecca Reed, 48, marital status single; son Elmore V, 22; son Andrew J, 20; son Allen, 7; son William C, 3.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Elmore V. Reed, 42, b. 1858, farmer, married 15 yrs; wife Elizzie V, 33, b. Mar 1867, mother of 7 children (5 still living); son Marear O, 14, b. Aug 1885; dau Mary J, 11, b. Jun 1888; dau Melisse L, 10, b. Jan 1890; son John Henry, 8, b. Feb 1892; son Okey F, 4, b. Apr 1896; dau Edith A, 2, b. Jan 1898.

      1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910:
      Ottie Reed, 25, lumber cutter at lumber camp; married 5 yrs; wife Olie, 29, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Okey, 5; dau Janie, 3; son Nole, 1; brother John, 17, lumber cutter; father Elmore, 52, farm laborer, married 26 yrs; mother Eliza, 49, mother of 10 children (8 still living); sister Lessie, 19; brother Okey, 15; sister Adaline, 13; sister Laura, 10; brother Walter, 3; sister Mamie, 1 month. [8]
    Children 
     1. Marcus Otto REED,   b. 11 Aug 1885, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1957, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Mary Jane REED,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Melissa M. "Lessie" REED,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. John Henry REED,   b. Feb 1892, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1984  (Age ~ 92 years)
     5. Okey F. REED,   b. 22 Apr 1895, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1952, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     6. Edith Adeline REED,   b. 28 Jan 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Laura Gertrude REED,   b. 3 Mar 1903, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     8. Walter R. REED,   b. 23 Feb 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     9. Mamie REED,   b. 1910
    Family ID F8119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Mar 1935 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 150.

    2. [S2045] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Identified as Elmer Vincent Reed, b. May 22 1859 in Doddridge Co, son of William Reed (b. Doddridge Co) & Rebecca Reed (b. Braxton Co), d. Mar 15 1935 at Ocean Mines, near Bridgeport, Harrison Co. Burial at Zion Cemetery. Informant: Otto Reed, Bridgeport, WV.

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 150.
      Identified as Elmore Reed, age 24 as of Jan 25 1882, b. Doddridge Co; and Eliza V. Greathouse, age 16 as of Mar 6 1882, b. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 9 1882 "at Rebecca Reed's, Doddridge Co, West Va." Informants: Elmore Reed & William Reed.

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.