Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Clarence Ewell REED

Clarence Ewell REED

Male 1876 - 1938  (62 years)


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  • Name Clarence Ewell REED
    Birth 25 Jan 1876  Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Elk District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    teamster 
    Occupation 1918  [2] 
    machinist's helper at Eastern Utilities Coal Co in Lost Creek 
    Residence 1918  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1930  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation proprietor of Columbian Hotel in West Union  [1, 7] 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    farmer 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 7 Nov 1938  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9] 
    Burial Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I79497  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

    Father Joseph W. REED,   b. Jun 1852, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
    Mother Nancy Jane WHEELER,   b. 8 Feb 1854, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1892, Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F34013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna GARRISON,   b. 6 May 1879   d. 4 Dec 1957, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [9]
    Marriage 20 Nov 1901  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 4 1910:
      Marian C. Garison, 54, laborer at saw mill, married 35 yrs; wife Celia, 59, mother of 4 children (2 still living); dau Victoria, 24, single; son-in-law Clarence Reed, 34, laborer/teamster, married 9 yrs; dau Anna Reed, 30, mother of 3 children (all still living); grandson Harvey Reed, 8; grandson Sterling Reed, 3; granddau (unnamed) Reed, 2 months.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920:
      Clarence Reed, 43, coal miner; wife Anna, 39; son Harvey, 17; son Sterling, 13; dau Geneva, 9; father-in-law Marion Garrison, 65; mother-in-law Celia Garrison, 67.

      1930 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Centreville District), enumerated on Apr 22 1930:
      Clarence E. Reed, 54, farmer; wife Anna, 49; son Sterling F, 24, single, no occupation; dau Genevia, 20, single; father-in-law Marion C. Garrison, 75, widowed; servant Joseph Griffin, 52, farm worker, married.
    Children 
    >1. Harvey Glenn REED,   b. 6 Apr 1902, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1959, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    >2. Sterling Franklin REED,   b. 11 Oct 1906, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1942, Gulf of Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Geneva REED,   b. 1910
    Family ID F34015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    79497_REED_ClarenceEwell_1876-1938_DeathCertificate.jpg
    79497_REED_ClarenceEwell_1876-1938_DeathCertificate.jpg
    Columbian Hotel, For Sale at Auction, 1936
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    93291_ColumbianHotel_SoldAtAuction_31Oct1936.jpg
    93291_ColumbianHotel_SoldAtAuction_31Oct1936.jpg
    79503_REED_SterlingFranklin_MissingInAction_WestUnionHerald_28May1942.jpg
    79503_REED_SterlingFranklin_MissingInAction_WestUnionHerald_28May1942.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

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

    6. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S691] West Union Herald, 11/5/1936.

    8. [S2097] 1930 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    9. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    10. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).