William Grant Reed (1867 - 1946)

Born 9 Apr 1867 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Husband of Lydia Octavia Eliza Ann Lucy Catherine (Bartlett) Reed — married 26 Aug 1888 in Floyd, Va.

Died 16 Jan 1946 at age 78 in Blue Sulphur District, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Parents: Fleming & Sarah C. (unknown) Reed. 1867 Birth: 9 Apr 1867 Floyd VA^[1]

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove Twp, H118: William G. 4 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

1888 Marriage #1: William G. Reed m. Lydia O. Bartlett 08-26-1888 at or on the land of John Huff's, Floyd Co., VA by Wm. L. Lemon. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Fleming & Sarah C. Reed. She 24 yrs & 11 mons single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Leroy G. & Olivia Bartlett.^[2]

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District: …… Reed, William G. 22 yo. ……… Octavia L. 27 yo. 1900 Residence: Monroe Co., WVA, Sweet Springs District 98, H189: …… Reed, William 34 yo w/m carpenter, b. Apr 1866 VA, parents b. father b. unknown, mother b. OH, m. 15y, rents, HOH. ……… Lidy O. 33 yo wife, b. Apr 1867 VA, parents b. unknown, m. 15y, 2 ch with 2 living. ……… Guy M. 11 yo son, b. June 1888 VA. (no school) ……… Camy L. 10 yo dau, b. Apr 1890 VA, school.

1907 Marriage #2: William Grant Reed m. 2nd Demaris Virginia Martha Ann Lemons 12-11-1907 Monroe Co., WVA. He 35 yo w/m, b. Roanoke Co., VA, residing in Summers Co., WVA. She 19 yo, b. & residing in Monroe Co., WVA. (no indication of parents or whether single, widowed or divorced)^[3]

1946 Death: 1-16-1946 Blue Sul. Springs, Greenbrier Co., WVA. COD: _____ ______ due to carcinoma of face.^[4]

1946 Burial: Marvin Grove Campground Cemetery, Creamery, Monroe Co., WVA. (Martha has a stone with only the DOB: 7-12-1889. She was a d/o Robert & Virginia (Pitzer) Lemons.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5NM-9J3 : 28 January 2020), W. G. Reed, 1867.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y6-5M4 : 29 January 2020), William G. Reed, 1888.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBDF-BXX : 11 February 2018), William Grant Reed and Demaries Virginia Martha Ann Lemons, 1907; citing Monroe, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,711,298.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMCH-X2C : 10 March 2018), William Grant Reed, 16 Jan 1946; citing Greenbrier, West Virginia, County Records, 5401, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,808.

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• http://records.ancestry.com/Fleming_Reed_records.ashx?pid=126749092