Husband: Elmore Vincent "Elmer" Reed
Also known as: Elmer Reed 1,2
Born: Jan-25-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,4
Died: Mar-15-1935 near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 5 (see note 1)
Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 6,7
Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: laborer 6
Mother: Rebecca J. Reed (1836 - )
Wife: Elizabeth Victoria "Eliza" Greathouse 6 8
Also known as: Eliza V. Greathouse 3
Married: Nov- 9-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Born: Mar- 6-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 2)
Died: Feb- 5-1928 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 6
Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 6
Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 6
Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Silas R. Greathouse (1833 - 1900)
Mother: Mary Catherine Lowther (1843 - 1932)
Notes
M Child 1: M. Otto Reed Also known as: Otto M. Reed 11,6 Born: Aug-11-1886 in Gilmer Co, WV 6 (see note 3) Died: Jul-16-1957 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 6 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 12,6 Census: 1920 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: pipefitter 6 Occupation: 1910 lumber cutter at lumber camp 13 Wife: Aura Ola Hart b. Jun- 1-1881 d. Aug-26-1927 Also known as: Aurela Hart 14 Married: Oct- 2-1904 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,16
F Child 2: Mary Jane Reed Also known as: Jane (or) Janie Reed 17,18,2,19 Born: Jun- 3-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,4 Died: Aug-30-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1935 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Walter Alonial Collins b. Nov-25-1870 d. Nov-13-1932 Married: Jul- 9-1903 17,15 Husband: John Newton McCartney b. Mar- 1-1884 d. Dec-13-1964 Married: Sep- 6-1953 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 3: Melissa M. "Lessie" Reed Census name: Lessie Reed Born: Dec-19-1890 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 22 (see note 4) Died: Jan-18-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 23,7 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 24,25,7 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1935 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ezra McKinney b. Jul- 8-1883 d. Aug- 4-1971 Married: Jul-29-1910 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 26,15,10
M Child 4: John Henry Reed Born: Feb- -1892 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 27,28,29 (see note 5) Died: Sep- -1984 28 Resided: in Salem, WV 30,31,1 Resided: 1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Stella Hyson b. Mar- 4-1895 d. May-11-1964 Married: Sep- 4-1913 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 32
M Child 5: Okey French Reed Born: Apr-22-1895 in Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 33 (see note 6) Resided: 1935 in Pennsylvania 19 Resided: 1917 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 33 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1917 teamster for Hope Natural Gas Co. 33
F Child 6: Edith Adeline Reed Also known as: Adeline Reed 10,34,19 Born: Jan-28-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 34 (see note 7) Resided: 1935 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 19 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James W. Nicholson b. ca 1892 Married: Jul-26-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 7: Laura Gertrude Reed Born: Mar- 3-1903 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 35 (see note 8) Died: Jun-20-1950 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 35 Buried: Union Mission Cem Resided: 1935 in Ocean Mines, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: William Riley Jenkins
M Child 8: Walter Reed Born: ca 1907 13 Resided: 1935 in Ocean Mines, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
F Child 9: Mamie Reed Born: 1910 13 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Sources: (1) Death record of wife. (2) Obituary of daughter. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 150. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (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. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Obituary. (8) Death record of son. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, 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. MR Bk 2, p. 150. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (12) Death record of father. (13) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Obituary of wife. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Ottie Reed, 21, of Ritchie Co; and Ola Hart, 22, of Ritchie Co. Married Oct 2 1904. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) Obituary of son. (19) Obituary of father. (20) Obituary - Hospital. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John W. McCartney, 69, b. in 1884 in Lewis Co, res. West Union; and Jane Reed Collins, 65, b. in 1888 in Doddridge Co, res. West Union. Married Sep 6 1954 in West Union. MR p. 13. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Melissa M. Reed, b. Dec 19 1890 at Grove, dau of Elmore & Liza V. Reed, this being the third child of this mother. BR Bk 2, p. 277. (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Melissa (NMN) McKinney, b. Dec 19 1891 [sic], dau of Elmore Reed & Eliza Greathouse, resident of Doddridge Co, d. Jan 18 1970 in Clarksburg, burial at Ruley Cemetery, surviving spouse Ezra McKinney. DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 46. (24) Headstone. (25) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 46. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Ezra McKinney, age 25, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Lessie Reed, age 20, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Jul 29 1910 "at Meigs Stout's residence, Blandville, W. Va." Informants: Ezra McKinney & Elmore Reed. MR Bk 8, p. 336. (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (28) Social Security Death Index. (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (30) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (31) Obituary of sister. (32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Reed, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Stella Hyson, 24, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 4 1913 at Market, WV. Informants for marriage license: John Reed & Elmore Reed. MR p. 202. (33) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (34) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (35) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Ocean Mines Note (2) Death record states birth date as Mar 6 1869. But marriage record states her age as 16 as of Mar 6 1882, which is consistent with age 5 listed in 1870 Census. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1885. Note (4) Melissa Reed McKinney's death record, obituary and headstone show her birth date as Dec 19 1891, rather than the Dec 19 1890 indicated in her birth record. Her obituary states that she was born in Lewis County, rather than in Doddridge County as the birth records show. The headstone also shows a death date of Jan 17 1970, rather than the Jan 18 1970 indicated in her death record and obituary. Her obituary specifies that her death occurred on Sunday, Jan 18 1970, a date that did in fact fall on a Sunday. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1892. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1896. Note (7) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1898. Note (8) Age 10 in 1910 Census would put birth in about 1900.