West Virginia Pioneers

Alvin B Reed

Male Abt 1840 - 1915  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Alvin B Reed 
    Born Abt 1840  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1915  [3
    Notes 
    • Betty K McIntyre has his DOB as 6/18/1845, but he was 10 in 1850.
    Person ID I5056  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2005 

    Father David Reed, Jr,   b. 16 Nov 1814,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Susan Carpenter,   b. 10 Nov 1815, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1837  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Lewis Co Marr Bonds
      6/26/1837
      Susan Carpenter, d/o John & Sarah
      David Reed
      Bondsman: Solomon Carpenter & David Reed
      b4, pg 95

      June 26, 1837 - Permission for daughter SUSAN CARPENTER to marry DAVID REED
      given by her parents JOHN and SARAH CARPENTER. Teste: JONATHAN H ROMINE and
      SOLOMON CARPENTER (4, 95)

      1850 Jackson county 89-92 on 8/5/1850 (pages were mixed up) & page 40, # 302-306
      Reed David Jr 35 M Farmer Va
      Reed Susan 34 F Va
      Reed Soloman 14 M Va
      Reed Marcellus 12 M Va
      Reed Alvin 10 M Va
      Reed Nancy A 8 F Va
      Reed John 6 M Va
      Reed Martha J 4 F Va
      Reed David 1 M Va
      Carpenter Sarah 78 F Va

      1860 Roane, VA
      David Reed 45
      Susan 44
      Marcellus 22
      Alvin B 19
      Nancy A 18
      John B 16
      Martha J 14
      David M 12
      Jonathan R 10
      Elizabeth S 7

      1870 Roane Co WV # 161-178
      Reed, David 55 Nov
      Susan 54 Nov
      David M 21 Oct
      Elizabeth S 16 Jan
    Family ID F252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Randolph,   b. 6 Aug 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1913  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1862  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1880 Curtis, Roane, West Virginia Page 8C
      Alvin D. REID Self M M W 40 WV
      Margaret REID Wife F M W 35 WV
      Martha J. REID Dau F S W 12 WV
      Mary D. REID Dau F S W 9 WV
      Lilly M. REID Dau F S W 7 WV
      Dorotha REID Dau F S W 4 WV
      Ira M. REID Son M S W 2 WV

      1900 Roane Co Curtis Dist # 105
      A B 6/1841, m 38y
      Margaret 8/1846, 11-9
      Marian, 12/1875
      Ira 4/1878, m 0y
      Eva, dil, 12/1882
      Oma, d, 10/1884
      Gay, d, 1/1887
      Prudy, d, 7/1891
      Dellie, d, 4/1899
      [Nancy Ann, born 1/1881, is living with Lillie]

      'History of Harper District'
      He was a noted gunsmith and a skillfil worker in steel, brass and other metals.

      Roane county birth records show births of Lilly M and Silly M, exactly one year apart. Was Silly really Celia and a 10th child? Who was #11?
    Children 
     1. Martha Jane Reed,   b. 30 Sep 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1951, Washington County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Mary Dove Reed,   b. 22 Aug 1869, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lilly May Reed,   b. 27 Jun 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 90 years)
     4. Dorothy Marian Reed,   b. Dec 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ira Milford Reed,   b. Abt 1878, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Nancy Ann Reed,   b. Jan 1881, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1921, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     7. Margaret Naomi Reed,   b. 10 Oct 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1952  (Age 69 years)
     8. Sadie Gay Reed,   b. 15 Nov 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1935, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     9. Prudia E Reed,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Dellie Reed,   b. Apr 1899, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S1205] Census.

    3. [S6] Betty K McIntyre.

    4. [S73] Marriage Records, Lewis Co, WV.