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Sylvester REED

Sylvester REED

Male 1847 - 1933  (85 years)


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  • Name Sylvester REED
    Birth 12 Jul 1847  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1874  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Elk District, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4, 5] 
    Death 26 Jan 1933  Astor, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I125351  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2025

    Father Stephen A. REED,   b. CA 1823   d. 17 Oct 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)
    Mother Edith JENKINS,   b. CA 1822   d. Bef Feb 1880 (Age ~ 58 years)
    Family ID F37099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ailsey NUTTER,   b. 13 Jun 1848, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1933, Astor, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [7]
    Marriage 3 Feb 1874  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • at Thomas W. Chrislip's
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV (Simpson District), enumerated on June 15, 1900:
      Sylvester Reed, 52, b. Jul 1847, farmer, can read, cannot write, married 27 yrs; wife Oalcy, 53, b. Jun 1846, cannot read/write; married 27 yrs, mother of 6 children (4 still living); dau Ottie M, 18, b. Jun 1881, single; dau Stella, 16, b. May 1884. All born in West Virginia.

      The next enumerated household was that of Sylvester & Alcy's son Homer and his family:
      Homer Reed, 25, b. Mar 1875, laborer in coal camp, married 1 yr; wife Martha, 23, b. Aug 1876, married 1 yr, mother of 1 child (still living); son Lonnie, 2 months, b. Mar 1900. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Homer REED,   b. 1 Mar 1875, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1918, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F54355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2277] Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, p. 66, Line 14 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11624429&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1953772&frame=01379.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.