Denzil Ross Reed (1907 - 1987)

Born 14 May 1907 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Evelyn (Hissom) Reed — married 25 Jul 1931 in Sistersville, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

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Biography

Denzil was born about 1907. He is the son of George Reed and Mary Elder. ^[1]

1910 census -- Ellsworth, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

George Reed, head, male, white, age 38, married 2x 1 yr, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; Blanche Reed, wife, female, white, age 27, married 2x 1 yr, 2 children/2 living, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia; Lesley Reed, son, male, white, age 12, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Nettie Reed, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Glen Reed, son, male, white, age 5, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Willard Reed, son, male, white, age 3, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Ross Reed, son, male, white, age 3, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Ethel Reed, daughter, female, white, age 1/12, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; James Reed, father, male, white, age 66, married 43 years, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; MJ Reed, mother, female, white, age 65, married 43 years, 8 children/3 living, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.

1920 census -- Ellsworth, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

George B Reed, head, own free, male, white, age 47, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer; Blanch Reed, wife, female, white, age 36, married, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia; Nettie B Reed, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Glen Reed, son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Ross Reed, son, male, white, age 12, single, attended school, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Ethel Reed, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attended school, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Harold Reed, son, male, white, age 6, single, attended school, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Geraldine Reed, daughter, female, white, age 4 3/12, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Gordon Reed, son, male, white, age 1 3/12, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; Willard Bacon, stepson, male, white, age 12, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia;

1930 census -- Paden City, Wetzel Co., West Virginia, USA

Willard R Bacon, head, rent $20, male, white, age 23, single, born Ohio, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia, labor glass house; Ross D Reed, stepbrother, male, white, age 22, single, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia, labor glass house; Nettie Reed, stepsister, female, white, age 28, single, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia

1940 census -- Paden City, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

Ross Reed, head, own $4500, male, white, age 32, married, 8th grade education, born West Virginia, same place 1935, gatherer glass factory; Ruth Reed, wife, female, white, age 31, married, 8th grade education, born West Virginia, same place 1935, superintendant water dept

Sources

"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMQ9-9JZ : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Densel Ross Reed, 1907.

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPN9-1VW : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Ross Reed in household of George Reed, Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet , family 246, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375711.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN23-TX1 : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Ross Reed in household of George B Reed, Ellsworth, Tyler, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet , family 259, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821972.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMC8-6H1 : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Ross D Reed in household of Willard R Bacon, Paden City, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0016, sheet , family 55, NARA microfilm publication .

"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYFP-3PX : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Denzel Ross Reed and Ruth Evelyn Hissom, 1931.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K78M-GFC : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Ross Reed, Paden City, Lincoln Magisterial District, Tyler, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-5, sheet 4B, family 58, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4448.

"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8PQ-J6N : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Ross D Reed, 04 Dec 1942.

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPX9-XYZ : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Denzel Reed, September 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Meghan Dewhurst- Conroy, Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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