John Benjamin Reed (abt. 1848 - 1927)

Born about 3 Oct 1848 in Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Curtis) Reed — married 18 Dec 1869 in Monroe Co., Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1927 at about age 78 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

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Biography

John B. Reed was born in October 1848 in Guenrsey Co., Ohio. He is the son of James Reed and Anna Foster.

1850 census -- Beaver Twnp., Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA

James Read, age 25, male, , farmer, born Ohio; Ann Read, age 36, female, , born Ohio; Edward Read, age 8, male, , born Ohio; James Read, age 6, male, , born Ohio; Sarah Read, age 4, female, , born Ohio; John Read, age 2, male, , born Ohio; Caroline Read, age 16, female, , born Ohio.^[1]

1860 census - Seneca Twnp., Monroe County, Ohio, USA

James R Reed, age 37, male, , farmer, $1600 real estate, $450 personal property, born Ohio; Ann Reed, age 41, female, , domestic, born Maryland; Edward Reed, age 17, male, , farm laborer, born Ohio, attended school; James Reed, age 15, male, , farm laborer, born Ohio, attended school; Sarah A Reed, age 13, female, , born Ohio, attended school; John B Reed, age 12, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Rachel Reed, age 9, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Leah Reed, age 7, female, , born Ohio; George H Reed, age 5, male, , born Ohio; Charles W Reed, age 2, male, , born Ohio^[2]

He married(1) Mary A. Curtis 18 December 1869 in Monroe Co., Ohio.^[3]

1870 census -- Seneca Twnp., Monroe Co., Ohio

James R Reed, age 46, male, white, farmer, $3800 real estate, $325 personal property, born Ohio; Anne M Reed, age 52, female, white, keeping house, born Maryland; Benjamin Reed, age 21, male, works on farm, born Ohio; Rachel V Reed, age 19, female, white, helps mother, born Ohio; Leah Reed, age 17, female, white, helps mother, born Ohio, attended school; George H Reed, age 13, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio, attended school; Charles W Reed, age 12, male, white, at home, born Ohio, attended school.^[4]

1880 census -- Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA

John B Reed, white, male, age 31, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Maryland; Mary A Reed, white, female, age 25, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Charles F Reed, white, male, age 6, son, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; William R Reed, white, male, age 5, son, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ann E Reed, white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[5]

He married(2) Minerva Tustin 15 July 1897 in Tyler Co., West Virginia.^[6]

1900 census -- Wetzel Co., West Virginia, USA

John B Reed, head, white, male, born Oct 1848, age 51, married 2x, farmer, born Ohio, father born West Virginia, mother born Maryland, farmer, rent farm; Minervey Reed, wife, white, female, born Dec 1866, age 33, married 2x 0 children / 0 living, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia; Willie A Reed, son, white, male, born Oct 1886, age 13, single, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Quitman D Reed, son, white, male, born Oct 1886, age 13, single, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Arzy Reed, son, white, male, born Apr 1900, age 2, single, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia; John Hawk, boarder, white, male, born ___ 1847, age 53, born Pennsylvania, father born ____, mother born _____, pumper oil well^[7]

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

John B Reed, head, white, male, age 61, married 13 years, farmer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; Minerva Reed, wife, white, female,, age 43, married 13 years 2 children / 1 living, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia; Homer Reed, son, white, male,, age 6, single, born West Virginia, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school;^[8]

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

John B Reed, head, own free, white, male, age 71, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Maryland, farmer; Minerva Reed, wife, white, female, age 52, married, born West Virginia, father born West Virginia, mother born West Virginia;^[9]

He died 6 April 1927 in Middlebourne, West Virginia.^[10] He is buried in Atwood Cemetery in Tyler Co., West Virginia.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJZ-WPJ : Thu Oct 05 13:41:01 UTC 2023), Entry for James Read and Ann M Read, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP9-ZR5 : Thu Oct 05 13:36:46 UTC 2023), Entry for James R Reed and Ann M Reed, 1860.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8Q-ZH3 : Wed Oct 18 15:45:38 UTC 2023), Entry for John B. Reed and Mary A. Curtis, 18 Dec 1869.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VP-D3H : Tue Oct 03 04:50:15 UTC 2023), Entry for James R Reed and Anne M Reed, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TH-8MH : Thu Oct 05 12:26:52 UTC 2023), Entry for John B. Reed and Mary A. Reed, 1880.
6. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4T-XN5 : 30 January 2020), John B. Reed, 1897.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZJ-D7M : Fri Oct 06 18:46:00 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Reed and Minervy Reed, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN9-2B1 : Wed Oct 04 06:11:39 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Reed and Minerva Reed, 1910.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN23-BLV : Thu Dec 07 23:52:33 UTC 2023), Entry for John B Reed and Menerva Reed, 1920.
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1YH-VZ4 : 10 March 2018), John Benjiman Reed, 06 Apr 1927; citing Tyler, West Virginia, County Records, 6906, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,331.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62166655/john-benjamin-reed: accessed 15 January 2024), memorial page for John Benjamin Reed (3 Oct 1848–6 Apr 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #62166655, citing Atwood Cemetery, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Meghan Conroy gedmatch #A794565 (contributor 46861492).