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Gertrude M. REED

Gertrude M. REED

Female 1884 - 1963  (78 years)


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  • Name Gertrude M. REED
    Birth 24 Jul 1884  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1900  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as boarder Gertrude Reed, 15, b. Jul 1884, in the household of her aunt & uncle, Charity (Boyce) & Lewis Garrison and their seven children.
    Residence 1901  Eva, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1910  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    seamstress (at home) 
    Residence 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census From 1930 to 307 MARIE ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Omaha, Douglas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation proprietor of Heflin Rest Home  [6, 7] 
    Residence Omaha, Douglas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 31 Jan 1963  Douglas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Person ID I134724  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2023

    Father Nathan REED,   b. 6 Apr 1848, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Mother Barbara BOYCE,   b. CA 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F18747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Teman WILLIAMS,   b. Jul 1878, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 26 Jan 1901  Eva, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on 11 May 1910:
      Teman Williams, 32, farm laborer, married 9 yrs; wife Gertrude, 25, married 9 yrs, mother of 5 children (3 still living); son General G, 8; dau Larona E, 7; dau Edra L, 3 months.

      1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 2, 1920 at Doe Run:
      Gertrude Reed, 34, widowed, seamstress (at home); dau Lessie Williams, 10; dau Lenova Williams, 8; son Howard Williams, 1y 0m; son Glenn Williams, 18, single, driver (teaming).
      NOTE: The child listed here as son Howard Williams was identified in his birth record as Richard Howard Dotson, born in West Union on 26 Dec 1918, a son of Richard Howard Dotson and Gertrude Reed.
    Children 
     1. General Glenn WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1902
    +2. Lorna Elizabeth WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Apr 1903, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1961, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Lowell WILLIAMS,   b. 13 Dec 1907, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef May 1910 (Age 2 years)
    +4. Lessie Edith WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Dec 1909, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Lenova WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1912, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    134725_Teman-Williams_Truda-M-Reed_MarriageRecord_26Jan1901.jpg    		134725_Teman-Williams_Truda-M-Reed_MarriageRecord_26Jan1901.jpg
    Family ID F59383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Richard Howard DOTSON,   b. 21 Jan 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1966 (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 10 Jul 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Divorce Y  [10]
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 9, 1930 at 307 Marie Street:
      Richard H. Dotson, 52, carpenter, value of home $2,000; wife Gertrude, 42; dau Linova, 18; son Howard R, 11; dau Yvonne M, 7.
    Children 
    +1. Richard Howard DOTSON,   b. 26 Dec 1918, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1987, Canfield, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Documents
    92257_RichardHDotson_GertrudeReed_MarriageRecord_10Jul1920.jpg    		92257_RichardHDotson_GertrudeReed_MarriageRecord_10Jul1920.jpg
    Family ID F59382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 James M. HEFLIN   d. 4 Aug 1955, Douglas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location
    Notes 
    • 1950 Census, Douglas County, Nebraska (City of Omaha), enumerated on Apr 4, 1950:
      J. M. Heflin, 46, b. WVa, tab runner at livestock yards; wife Gertrude, 48, b. WVa, proprietor of rest home.
    Family ID F59387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796007&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11535769&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S289] 1950 Census.

    7. [S2201] City Directory.

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    9. [S305] Nebraska Index to Deaths, 1904-1968 [database online], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.