Jacob was born in 1829. He was the son of David Reed Sr and Nancy Romine. He married Catherine Metheny in 1848. They had at least seven children. He passed away in 1912 and is buried in the Reed Cemetery in Tallmansville, Upshur, West Virginia, United States,
Sources
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT7J-R5S : 11 February 2018), Jacob Reed and Catharine Mathena, 14 Feb 1848; citing Barbour, West Virginia, b 1 p 40, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,381.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob: