William Otis Reed (1869 - 1950)

Born 1 Feb 1869 in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Rebecka (Keener) Reed — married 29 Jan 1894 (to 8 Apr 1950) in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1950 at age 81 in Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Otis Reed was born February 1, 1869 and is the son of Eugenius Reed and Margaret Molisee.^[1] William grew up in Valley, West Virginia^[2] along with nine siblings; George Allen Reed, Luvara A Reed, Virginia K Reed, Carrie Belle Reed, Thornton Hays Reed, Minnie Lee Reed, Lizzie F Reed and Tishie Pearl Reed.

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

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMH1-97P : 10 March 2018), W. O. Reed, 01 Feb 1868; 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:M6TQ-KWJ : 15 July 2017), M O Reed in household of Eugenius Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 324D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,411.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYV3-QBH : 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-GZ2 : 11 February 2018), Wm O Reed and Bessie R Kenner [Keener], 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:M3SG-JQ5 : accessed 30 January 2020), 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.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNL-23G : accessed 30 January 2020), 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.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK5-6HL : accessed 30 January 2020), W O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 22A, line 17, family 400, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1969; FHL microfilm 1,821,969.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCM-Y94 : accessed 30 January 2020), W O Reed, Valley, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 18A, line 39, family 335, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2552; FHL microfilm 2,342,286.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZL-SZZ : 25 January 2020), W O Reed, Valley Magisterial District, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-28, sheet 9A, line 17, 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.
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F15C-HQ6 : 4 December 2014), William Otis Reed, 08 Apr 1950; citing Preston, West Virginia, County Records, 5217, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,984,144.
11. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMGF-P6N : 11 February 2018), William Otis Reed, 08 Apr 1950; citing Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, County Records, R p 266, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 827,560.
12. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM4X-MQW : 4 December 2014), Wm. Reed 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.
13. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V238-HTG : 12 November 2019), Reed in entry for Hazel D Niner, 2007.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #118139296 William Otis Reed, 1950; Burial, Reedsville, Preston, West Virginia, United States of America, Reedsville Cemetery

• "United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7J-YHQV : 18 June 2015), William O Reed, 1898.

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.
• William Otis Reed FamilySearch