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Mary Melvina REED

Mary Melvina REED

Female 1832 -

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  • Name Mary Melvina REED 
    Born CA 1832  Elk Creek (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860, 1870  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39641  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2010 

    Father Stephen REED 
    Mother Catharine ___,   b. CA 1795 
    Family ID F26307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John W. IRVIN,   d. Bef May 1856  [2] 
    Married 1849  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Ellen ERVIN,   b. Sep 1851, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Feb 1910  (Age ~ 58 years)
    Family ID F26312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alfred WOOFTER,   b. CA 1830, Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 May 1856  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Lewis Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 21 1860:
      Alfred Woofter, 31, farmer; Mary M. Woofter, 29; Mary E. Irvine, 8; Virginia A. Woofter, 3; Clara L. Woofter, 1; Catharine Reed, 65.

      1870 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Willey Twp), enumerated in Sep 1870:
      Alfred Woofter, 40, farmer; Mary M, 38; Virginia, 13; Clara L, 11; Charles E, 9; Lucinda B, 6; Elcey B, 5; Ida May, 3; William L, 1; Lidia Woofter, 80; Mary E. Irvin, 18; Catharine Reed, 86; Francis McKinley (male), 20, farm laborer. [2, 5, 6]
    Children 
     1. Virginia A. WOOFTER,   b. CA 1857
    +2. Clara L. WOOFTER,   b. Dec 1858, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charles E. WOOFTER,   b. CA 1861
     4. Lucinda B. WOOFTER,   b. CA 1864
    +5. Elsie Bird "Birdie" WOOFTER,   b. 15 Jan 1865, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1950, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Ida May WOOFTER,   b. 13 Sep 1867, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1949, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Laura Effie WOOFTER,   b. 26 Sep 1871, Churchville, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1941, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Jesse Alfred WOOFTER,   b. 26 Oct 1872, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1956, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     9. Olen Frank WOOFTER,   b. CA 1874
    Family ID F15838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 6.
      Identified as Alfred Woofter, single, farmer, age 26, b. Freeman's Creek in Lewis Co Va, res. not given, son of George & Lydia Woofter; and Mary M. Ervin, widow, 24, b. Elk Creek in Harrison Co Va, res. not given, dau of Stephen & Catherine Reed. Married May 15 1856 at Thomas B...y's (illegible) residence.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S1590] Death record of daughter.