Husband: Isaac Ellis "Dick" Reed
Also known as: Iassac Reed (see note 1)
Born: Aug- 1-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Died: Aug-19-1934
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1924 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 3
Father: Andrew Jackson Reed (1860 - 1907)
Mother: Martha Caroline Husk (1866 - 1923)
Wife: Flossie Luzana "Zannie" Reed Also known as: Lousana Reed 1 Married: Jun-30-1907 near Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Feb- 4-1889 in Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 (see note 2) Resided: 1958 in St. David, Cochise Co, AZ 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Reed (1852 - 1932) Mother: Rachel Ann Lowther (1858 - 1939) Notes
M Child 1: Curtis Emmet Reed Also known as: Curt Reed 6 Born: May-21-1908 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 (see note 3) Died: May- 7-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8,9,10 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: National Carbon Co. 8 Occupation: 1940 laborer with W.P.A. 11 Wife: Laura Merle Jenkins b. Dec-11-1907 d. Dec-17-1977
F Child 2: Virgie Marlene Reed Born: Oct-10-1910 in Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 8,7,12 Died: Dec- 6-2000 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8,12 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1940 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Franklin Porter Critchfield b. Feb- 3-1906 d. Jun-15-1993 Also known as: Porter Franklin Critchfield 14 Married: ca 1929 15
M Child 3: Corley Burl Reed 8 Census name: Corla B. Reed Born: Mar- 6-1914 in Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 16,8,9 Died: Mar- -1974 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17,10,9 Resided: in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: salesman, Central Supply (37 yrs) 8 Military: World War II 8 Wife: Frankie Lea Harvey b. Jul- 3-1912 d. Dec- 9-1987 Married: Apr-17-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,19
M Child 4: Orval V. Reed Born: Nov-16-1916 in Stout Farm, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Aug- 4-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 21 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 21 Notes
M Child 5: Ralph S. Reed 22
Born: Jun-26-1919 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 23,22,12
Died: Dec-22-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,24,12
Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 12
F Child 6: Sylvia M. Reed Census name: Silvia M. Reed Born: Apr-20-1922 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Notes
F Child 7: Annabell Reed Born: Apr-20-1922 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25,9 Died: Apr-12-1999 9 Resided: in Benson, Cochise Co, AZ 26,27 Resided: 1958 in St. David, Cochise Co, AZ 27 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clarence Leeson b. ca 1917 Married: Dec- 7-1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Husband: Ralph Leland Saunders b. Nov-30-1919 d. Aug-31-2004
F Child 8: Freddie May Reed Also known as: Mae Reed 29 Born: Dec- 6-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,30 Resided: 1958, 1974 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 27 Resided: 1946 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lawrence Joe Martin b. Sep-16-1924 d. Oct-11-1987 Also known as: Joe Martin 31 Married: Jan-11-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18
M Child 9: James L. Reed Born: Mar- 1-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Died: Mar- 3-1931 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 32,22 Buried: in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV 33,22
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 36. (2) Death record of stepfather. (3) Birth record of daughter. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Husband identified as Isaac E. Reed, age 22, born in Doddridge Co. Wife identified as Lousana Reed, age 18, born in Doddridge Co. Informants for marriage license: I.E. Reed and Rachel Reed. MR Bk 8, p. 36. (5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Handwritten name change from original typed entry of "Susanna Reed" was made by "sister's" to read "Flossie Luzana Reed." Father identified as William Reed, age 41, b. in Barbour Co, (W)VA; mother as Rachel Ann Lowther Reed, age 34, b. Preston Co. This was the 8th child born to this mother. (1900 Census shows birth date as Feb 1890), BR Bk 2, p. 275. (6) Obituary of son. (7) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 145. (8) Obituary. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Obituary of wife. (11) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (12) Headstone. (13) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) Marriage record of daughter. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 147. (17) Obituary, Death date of Mar 23 1974 given in obituary, but his SSDI entry and his wife's obituary both say Mar 27 1974. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) Obituary of husband. (20) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Cause of death: "Accidental - Hit by a train." Informant for the death record information was identified as "Mrs. Bima Reed." Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Deaths" reports death date as Aug 2 1935. DR Bk 4, p. 173. (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 173. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ralph Reed, born June 25 1918 at Oxford, son of I. E. Reed & Rulina B. Richards. This birth date is inconsistent with all other references. Both his death certificate and headstone show his birth date as June 26 1919, and the 1920 Census, enumerated on January 20th 1920, shows his age as six months. Circumstances of this apparent incorrect birth record entry are not known. BR Bk 4, p. 148. (24) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 149. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Obituary of brother. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clarence Leeson, 22, b. Doddridge, res. West Union, son of Clyde Leeson; and Annabelle Reed, 18, b. Doddridge, res. West Union, dau of Zania Reed. Married Dec 7 1939 in West Union. MR Bk 15, p. 6. (29) Obituary of sister. (30) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Recorded as the eighth child of this mother, of whom seven were currently living. Parents identified as Dick Reed, age 39, and Zanna Reed, age 43. It would appear that the ages of the parents were reversed. BR Bk 4, p. 172. (31) Obituary of wife's brother. (32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Reed, age 5 days, son of I. E. Reed & Jennie (presumably intended to be Zannie) Reed. Date of death appeared to be either Mar 2 or Mar 5 1931. Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths" reports it as Mar 2 1931, while the WV State Death Certificate shows it as Mar 3 1931, age 2 days. DR Bk 4, p. 172. (33) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 172. Event Notes Note (1) Spelling "Iassac" provided by niece Georgia McCloy Lowther, but obituary of daughter Virgie gives spelling as "Isaac," as does his own marriage record. Note (2) Birth date given as Feb 1890 in 1900 Census. Note (3) SSDI has birthdate as May 12 1908, but both birth record and obituary have it as May 21 1908.