West Virginia Pioneers

Minerva Frances Reed

Female 1858 - 1940  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name Minerva Frances Reed 
    Born May 1858  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Sep 1940  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Foutty Cemetery, Newark, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Frances Minerva/Smith
      Sex: F
      Death Date: 05 Sep 1940
      Death Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
      3100 Hemlock St - 3 weeks
      Age at Death: 76y11m14d
      Cemetery: Foutty Cemetery, Newark, WV
      Birth Date: 9/22/1863
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: R.G./Smith, age 77
      Residence: Newark, Wirt Co, WV
      Mother: Julia Ann/Orem
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Father: Harman/Reed
      Father's Birth Place: Louden Co, VA
      Informant: --
      [This DOB has to be wrong because she was 1 on 1860 census.]
    Person ID I26163  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2013 

    Father Harmon T Reed,   b. 20 Mar 1835, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1906  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann Orem,   b. 15 Nov 1834, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1902  (Age 67 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1860 Jackson, VA # 1128-1064
      Harrison T 24
      Julia A 26
      Sarah A 5
      Mary M 3
      Minerva T 1

      1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 299
      Harrison T 34
      Julia A 36
      Sarah J 15
      Mary M 13
      Minerva F 12
      Elizabeth 8
      Joseph W 7
      Lura D 4
      Thomas H 3
      Harrison Jr 1/12

      1880 Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 534D
      Harman T. REED Self M M W 45 VA
      Julia A. REED Wife F M W 47 VA
      Joseph W. REED Son M S W 16 WV
      Laura J. REED Dau F S W 15 WV
      Harman H. REED Son M S W 12 WV
      Thomas REED Son M S W 9 WV
      Pleasy A. REED Dau F S W 6 WV
      Mehela A. REED Dau F S W 3 WV
      Frances FOUGHT Dau F W W 21 WV
      Lily M. FOUGHT GDau F S W 1 WV
      Fa: WV Mo: WV.

      Jackson co Births
      Thomas 3/20/1869 [can't be right]
    Family ID F8067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Daniel Fought,   b. Abt 1847,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1877  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 


    • 1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 534D
      l/w Harrison Reed
      Frances FOUGHT Dau F W W 21 WV
      Lily M. FOUGHT GDau F S W 1 WV
      Fa: WV Mo: WV.
    Children 
     1. Lily M Fought,   b. Abt 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John R Cooper,   b. 16 Mar 1852, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1914, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1882  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/27/1882
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      John Cooper, 30, Meigs Co OH, Jackson Co WV
      Mrs Francis Fought, 22, Jackson Co WV, Jackson Co

      1900 Newark, Wirt, WV
      Cooper, John 3/1852
      Frances 9/1860
      John R 5/1889

      1910 Newark, Wirt, WV #38
      Cooper, John R 58 m1- 27y WV WV WV
      Frances 48 m2- 27y 3-2 children WV VA VA
      J Reed son 21 s WV
      Hamrick, Carrel H gs 9 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Julia Cooper,   b. Aug 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1901  (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. John Reed Cooper,   b. 22 May 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1967, Miami, Dade Co., FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F12034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Robert Greenberry Smith,   b. 21 Sep 1863, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1940, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1915  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10/30/1915 at Newark, Wirt Co, WV
      Place: Wirt, West Virginia, United States
      Robert G Smith, 52, Ritchie, Wirt, Thos & Sopia Smith
      Mrs Francis Cooper, 52, Ritchie, Wirt, Robert & -- Ross [his mother's parents!]

      1920 Newark, Wirt, WV
      Smith, Greenberry 56 WV WV WV
      Frances 56 WV US US
      James M son 14 WV

      1930 Newark, Wirt, WV
      Smith, Robert G 66 md age 22 WV WV WV
      Frances 66 md age 15 WV WV WV
      Burr 25 s WV WV WV

      1940 Newark, Wirt, WV
      both born WV, 1935 residence same house
      Smith, Greenbury 76
      Frances 76
    Family ID F25486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S88] Marriage Records, Wirt Co, WV.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    6. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.