Bessie Rebecka (Keener) Reed (1879 - 1972)

Born 26 Jun 1879 in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Otis Reed — married 29 Jan 1894 (to 8 Apr 1950) in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1972 at age 92 in Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Bessie Rebecca Keener was born June 26, 1879 and is the daughter of Joseph Keener and Mary Nieman.^[1] Bessie grew up in Morgan, West Virginia^[2] along with four siblings; John H Keener, Lilly May Keener, Lulu Odella Keener and Charles Joshua Keener.

Bessie married William Otis Reed January 29, 1894^[3][4] and they made their home in Morgan, West Virginia,^[5] Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania,^[6] and Valley, West Virginia^{[7][8][9][10]} until his death April 8, 1950. Together they raised ten children; Ada Bell Reed,^[11] Edna Ellen Reed,^[12] Emery Olen Reed,^[13] Pauline Mildred Reed, Lucille Opal Reed, Jeanette Leverta Reed, Gladys Viola Reed, Hazel Delores Reed, Helen Elizabeth Reed and Madeline Ruth Reed. Bessie died April 9, 1972^[14][15] and is buried in Reedsville Cemetery, Reedsville, West Virginia.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1YN-WLB : 10 March 2018), Bessie Keener, 24 Jun 1879; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,895.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TM-XPV : 15 July 2017), Bessie Keener in household of Joseph Keener, Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 95, sheet 200B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,409.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYV3-QB4 : 11 February 2018), William O Reed and Bepie [Bessie] R Keener, 1894; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,911.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBZS-GZK : 11 February 2018), Wm O Reed and Bessie R Kenner, 1894; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZS-BPK : accessed 26 June 2020), Bessie R Keener in household of Joseph C Keener, Morgan district Greenmount & South Morgantown towns, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 17A, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,767.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SG-JQR : accessed 26 June 2020), Bessie R Reed in household of William Reed, Upper Tyrone Township, Precinct 2, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,411.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNL-23P : accessed 26 June 2020), Bessie R Reed in household of William O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 10A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1695; FHL microfilm 1,375,708.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK5-6HG : accessed 26 June 2020), Bessie Reed in household of W O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 22A, line 18, family 400, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1969; FHL microfilm 1,821,969.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCM-Y9H : accessed 26 June 2020), Bessie R Reed in household of W O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 18A, line 40, family 335, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2552; FHL microfilm 2,342,286.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZL-SZ8 : 25 January 2020), Bessie R Reed in household of W O Reed, Valley Magisterial District, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-28, sheet 9A, line 18, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4439.
11. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM4X-MQ4 : 7 December 2018), Bessie Keener in entry for Mrs. Ada Bell Ghuste, 08 Aug 1966; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, County Records, 12160, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,150.
12. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHJJ-9KT2 : 15 February 2020), Bessie Reed in entry for Edna Ellen Reed, 1896.
13. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM39-TVS : 10 March 2018), Bessie Reed in entry for Emory Reed, 30 Nov 1901; citing Grant District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,895.
14. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM4Q-SKM : 7 December 2018), Bessie Rebecka Reed, 09 Apr 1972; citing Preston, West Virginia, County Records, 6498, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,114,527.
15. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM4Q-77L : 7 December 2018), Bessie Rebecka Reed, 09 Apr 1972; citing Preston, West Virginia, County Records, 6498, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,114,528.
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #118139321 Bessie Rebecca Keener Reed, 1972; Burial, Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States of America, Reedsville Cemetery

See also:

• Nieman Clan History compiled by Helen Marie (Newcomer) Maust. Aunt Helen attended most all the Nieman Family Reunions and the Frankhouser Family Reunions. She gathered information from family members who attended the Reunions over the years sharing information about family lore and updated information about each branch. Around 1980 she put information together by typewriter and created a very large document that included all of the information about the Nieman and Frankhouser clans. Both branches intertwined in various ways and trace back to the common ancestors of John Blosser who emigrated from Switzerland and was of German origin. In the following years, she provided updates after the reunions were over and she could add the new information gathered at the reunions to the document. That document has been scanned as a PDF file.
• Bessie Rebecka Keener FamilySearch