Husband: Clarence Ewell Reed
Also known as: Clarence Ewell Reid 1,2
Born: Jan-25-1876 in Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV 3,1,4,5
Died: Nov- 7-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,4,6
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 7
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1930 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1918 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: proprietor of Columbian Hotel in West Union 3,8
Occupation: 1930 farmer 9
Occupation: 1920 coal miner 10
Occupation: 1918 machinist's helper at Eastern Utilities Coal Co in Lost Creek 1
Occupation: 1910 teamster 11
Father: Joseph W. Reed (1852 - 1919)
Mother: Nancy Jane Wheeler (1855 - 1892)
Wife: Anna Garrison 6
Also known as: Annie Garrison 12
Married: Nov-20-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5
Born: May- 6-1879 13,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Dec- 4-1957 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,4
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 13,7
Resided: in Cynthiana, Harrison Co, KY 13
Resided: 1942 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 15
Census: 1930 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1918 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Marion C. Garrison (1854 - 1937)
Mother: Celia Reed (1851 - 1930)
Notes
M Child 1: Harvey Glenn Reed Also known as: Harvey Glynn Reed 16 Born: Apr- 6-1902 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,18 Died: Jul- 9-1959 in Los Angeles Co, CA 17 Buried: in West Side District Cemetery, Taft, Kern Co, CA 19 Resided: 1957 in California 20 Resided: 1940 in South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 21 Resided: 1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Resided: 1931 in Charlottesville, VA 21 Census: 1930 in Albemarle Co, VA Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 salesman 21 Occupation: 1931 principal 21 Occupation: 1930 school teacher 23 Wife: Edith H. Hulen b. Nov-12-1902 d. Apr-16-1969 Also known as: Edith Hulin 19 Married: May-29-1927 in Halifax Co, VA 18
M Child 2: Sterling Franklin Reed Born: Oct-11-1906 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 11 Died: May-14-1942 in Gulf of Mexico Census: 1930 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Military: (enlisted 4/20/1942) Able Seaman, Merchant Marines (killed when ship David McKelvy torpedoed by German U-boat) (see note 3) Wife: Ethyl Lenora Cumberledge b. Jun-10-1919 d. Nov- 6-1985 Also known as: Ethel Lenore Cumberledge 24
F Child 3: Geneva Reed Census name: Genevia Reed 9 Born: 1910 11 Census: 1930 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (2) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) Obituary of wife. (7) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (8) West Union Herald, 11/5/1936. (9) 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV. (10) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Headstone. (13) Obituary. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) West Union Herald, 5/28/1942. (16) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (17) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (18) Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Obituary of mother. (21) City Directory. (22) Death record of father. (23) 1930 Census. (24) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Harrison County, but obituary states Doddridge County. Note (2) Also enumerated as a member of brother Harvey's household in Albemarle County, Virginia. Note (3) Military news item, undated: "The files of the Merchant Marine Personnel Records and Welfare Section show Sterling Franklin Reed, born 11th of October, 1906, in Lost Creek, West Virginia, obtained Seaman's documents necessary for employment on merchant vessels of the United States on July 7, 1941. "He signed on the S.S. David McKelvy, operated by Tidewater Associated Oil Company, as able seaman on April 20th, 1942, at Baltimore, Md. This vessel was lost through enemy action on May 14th, 1942, and as a result of the casualty Mr. Reed was presumed lost and reported missing by the Commandant, R. H. Farinholt, Lt.U.S.C.G.R.(T). "Sterling Reed was the son of Clarence E. and Anna Garrison Reed, who operated a hotel in West Union for several years; his wife was Ethel Lenore Cumberledge Reed and resides in Clarksburg at this time. They had no children." http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/2055.html http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1653.html