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Elmore REED

Elmore REED

Male 1858 - 1904  (~ 46 years)

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  • Name Elmore REED 
    Born CA 1858  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census Jul 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census Aug 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Apr 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census Jun 1880  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died Mar 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I37189  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2022 

    Father Marcus REED,   b. CA 1823, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth GAGLER,   b. CA 1828 
    Family ID F5744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phebe REED,   b. Aug 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1924, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on June 3, 1880:
      Elmore Reed, 21, farmer, married within the census year, wife Phebe, 23.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on June 15 1900:
      Elmer Reed, 34, b. Apr 1866, farmer, married 19 yrs; wife Phebe, 44, b. Aug 1855, mother of 9 children (7 still living); dau Ida M, 19, b. Feb 1881, occupation servant; dau Louissie, 18, b. May 1882, occupation servant; son John W, 16, b. Feb 1884; son Emery G, 12, b. Dec 1887; son David M, 10, b. Mar 1890; son Deco, 8, b. Aug 1891; son Theodore, 4, b. Aug 1895.

      1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910:
      Phebe Reed, 50, widowed, mother of 10 children (7 still living); son David M, 21, farm laborer; son Walter D, 18, farm laborer; son Theadore, 14.
    Children 
    +1. Ida May REED,   b. 24 Feb 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jan 1920  (Age 38 years)
     2. Louisa Gay REED,   b. May 1882,   d. Bef Jan 1957  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +3. John Henry Wesley REED,   b. Feb 1884, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1952, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
    +4. Emery Guy REED,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1957, Trinway, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. David Morgan REED,   b. 17 Apr 1889, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Walter Deco REED,   b. 17 Jul 1892, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     7. Theodore H. REED,   b. 3 Oct 1894, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1973  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F14749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2192] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    4. [S49] West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database online], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Elmore Reed, 21, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Marcus & Elizabeth; and Phebe Reed, 23, of Doddridge Co, dau of Josiah & Mary. Married Apr 29 1880. (Note: Elmore Reed's age is consistent with age 2 reported in 1860 Census, but there is a discrepancy in the 1900 Census, in which he is shown as age 34, b. Apr 1866, and wife Phebe as 44, b. Aug 1855.)