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Odward Othel REED

Odward Othel REED

Male 1901 - 1977  (76 years)


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  • Name Odward Othel REED
    Birth 4 Mar 1901  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [5] 
    farm worker 
    Occupation 1940  [6] 
    waiter in restaurant 
    Census 1940, 1950  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation cook  [2] 
    Occupation 1950  [7] 
    chef in restaurant 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9] 
    Death 27 Nov 1977  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    • Wife's obituary incorrectly states his death date as 1976.
    Burial Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    Person ID I53355  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025

    Father William Clodith REED,   b. 9 Sep 1876   d. 15 May 1930, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Mother Mary Elizabeth REED,   b. 21 Aug 1877   d. 29 Jun 1958, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F22021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Atha Aurelia MILLER,   b. 12 Feb 1907, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1991, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Marriage 19 Mar 1925  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Othel Marie REED,   b. 14 Oct 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 2021, Mineral Ridge, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    >2. Betty Virginia REED,   b. 25 Feb 1929, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1969, Courtland, Southampton Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    +3. Martha L. REED,   b. 13 Nov 1931   d. 4 May 2017 (Age 85 years)
    >4. Edith Arlene REED,   b. 2 Dec 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1995, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. Jimmie Odward REED,   b. 30 Mar 1937, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 2006, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    >6. David Bruce REED,   b. 15 Mar 1939, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 2004, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F22035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ilene Virginia GREATHOUSE,   b. 25 Jun 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1983, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [12, 13]
    Married N 
    Marital Status Partners 
    Notes 
    • 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 6, 1950 at 101 Railroad Street:
      Odward O. Reed, 48, separated, chef in restaurant; dau Martha L, 18, single; son Bruce, 11, son William, 3; Ilene Greathouse (relationship not stated), 22, single, unemployed.
      Note: The marriage record and obituary of William B. Reed identify his parents as Odward Reed and Ilene Greathouse.
    Children 
    +1. William Bruce REED,   b. 19 Nov 1946, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 2021, Berlin Center, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +2. Living
    >3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F61969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    5. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    7. [S373] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1659] Death record of father.

    10. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    12. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    13. [S1570] Obituary of son.