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Hannah Virginia "Jennie" JOHNSTON

Hannah Virginia "Jennie" JOHNSTON

Female 1842 - 1930  (87 years)

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  • Name Hannah Virginia "Jennie" JOHNSTON 
    Born 19 Oct 1842  Frederick Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1906  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1910  Washington District, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 May 1930  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I86180  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2015 

    Father Addison A. JOHNSTON,   b. 26 May 1811, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth RUST,   b. 11 Feb 1818,   d. 9 Feb 1892  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F14762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Simon Bolivar REED,   b. 25 Feb 1827,   d. 25 Feb 1892, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Johnston REED,   b. 16 Aug 1868, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1931, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Lillian Augusta REED,   b. 10 Jan 1871, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1960, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Etta E. REED,   b. 23 Oct 1875, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1961, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Olive V. REED,   b. 16 Sep 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F42608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eli S. SHEETS,   b. 13 Jan 1847, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1914, Calcutta, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1906  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F42610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1906 - Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1906 - Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
    94860_EliSheets_JennieJohnstonReed_MarriageRecord_24Jun1906.jpg    		94860_EliSheets_JennieJohnstonReed_MarriageRecord_24Jun1906.jpg
    86180_VirginiaJohnstonReedSheets_73rdBirthday_WUHerald_11Nov1915.jpg    		86180_VirginiaJohnstonReedSheets_73rdBirthday_WUHerald_11Nov1915.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 258, line 2 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792022&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Simon B. Reed, single, farmer, 38, b. Harrison Co, res. Marion Co, son of Robert & Sarah Ann Reed; and Hannah V. Johnston, single, 24, b. Frederick Co Va, res. Doddridge Co, dau of A. A. & M. E. Johnston. Married Oct 9 1866 in Doddridge County, officiated by William Strickling.

    7. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 164 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10247030&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Eli Sheets, widowed, 59, b. Harrison Co, res. St. Marys; and Jennie Reed, widowed, 55, b. Ritchie Co, res. Ellenboro. Married Jun 24 1906 at Ellenboro, officiated by M. S. Smith, Pastor of Ellenboro M. P. Church. Informant for marriage license: Eli Sheets. (NOTE: Wife's birthplace is incorrect, based on her previous marriage record and the known birthplaces of her two adjacent siblings, all of which show a birthplace of Frederick County, Virginia.)