Born about in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Underwood
and Mary Underwood
Sister of
Harriet Emilene (Underwood) Nolen, Andrew Jackson Underwood, Amanda Abigail (Underwood) Jones, Joseph Cain Underwood, Mary Elizabeth Underwood and Eliza Ellen (Underwood) Poff
Wife of
John Marion Reed
— married
21 Mar 1867 in Floyd, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Andrew Reed, Joshua Reed, Mary Susan Elizabeth (Reed) Karnes, Michael Elkaney Reed, Josie M (Reed) Francis and James Henry Neel Reed
Died
at about age 71
in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Feb 2019
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Biography
Sophia (Underwood) Reed was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
Sophia was born in May 1848 in Virginia, United States.[1] She was the daughter of Joshua Underwood and Mary Underwood.
She married John M. Reed on 21 March 1867 in Floyd, Virginia, United States.[2]
Sophia died on 20 November 1919 in Mercer County, West Virginia.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images
citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 11A, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,767.
FamilySearch Record: M9Z3-Q47 (accessed 16 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-691Q-2V1
Sofa C Reed (52), wife, in household of John Reed (64) in Red Sulphur district (south side) Peterstown town, Monroe, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑
Marriage:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database
citing FHL microfilm: 31345; Record number: 318;
FamilySearch Record: X5YD-47J (accessed 16 May 2023)
Sophia Underwood (21) marriage to "John W. Reid" (26) on 21 Mar 1867 in Floyd, Virginia, United States. - ↑
Death:
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database
citing Mercer, West Virginia, County Records, 130, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,794.
FamilySearch Record: F1RB-SSS (accessed 16 May 2023)
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1952794&ImageNumber=1991
Sophia C Reid death 20 Nov 1919, daughter of Jashaway Underwood & Pauly Underwood, in Mercer, West Virginia.
- 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: M6TM-T7M (accessed 16 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBG-H8R Image number 00419
Sofa Reed (36), wife, Keeping House, in household of John Reed (40) in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.
- 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 16A, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1627; FHL microfilm 1,375,640.
FamilySearch Record: MPPS-CLM (accessed 16 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-9LKW Image number 01222
"Dothia" Reed (64), wife, in household of J M Reed (65) in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Charity (Akers) Mayes 
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~1.56%
Bobbie Hope :
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~0.78%
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