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Levi James Reed

Male 1823 - 1915  (92 years)


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  • Name Levi James Reed 
    Born 1823  Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Apr 1915  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Levi J./Reed
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 30 Apr 1915
      Death Place: Procious, Clay, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 92y
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
      Informant:L.J./Reed (Son)
      Cause: killed by train

      Levi James Reed, Sr
      Birth: 1823
      Pendleton County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Apr. 30, 1915
      Procious
      Clay County
      West Virginia, USA
      Transcript of Biographies Clay Co, WV:
      Served in the Union Army as a Private in Company B of the 9th WV Inf from Aug. 16, 1861 until Oct 5, 1864. Muster Rolls show that Levi Reed was listed as missing in action from Sep 13, 1862, until Mar/Apr 1963. There is no indication as to the reason for Missing in Action. He contracted rheumatism from cold and exposure during what is known as the Lynchburg Raid in June 1864. His Civil War
      record states that he stood 5 ft. 5 1/2 in., had dark complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
      Levi James Reed was born in Pendleton Co, VA. He married Jane Conley in Gilmer Co., W(VA) on Feb 4, 1844. He and Jane raised a large family. Jane Conley Reed died on Aug. 22, 1902, and later that year Levi married Mary E.(Cooper) Crowder.
      He lived his latter years in Procious, Clay County, WV, and died on Apr 30, 1915, when he was hit by a train at age 92.
      Family links:
      Spouses:
      Jane Conley Reed (1825 - 1902)
      Mary Elizabeth Cooper Reed (1848 - 1932)*
      Children:
      Grace Reed Ross (1848 - 1934)*
      William A. Reed (1852 - 1928)*
      Patrick Conley Reed (1858 - 1930)*
      Allen Steward Reed (1861 - 1938)*
      Levi James Reed (1863 - 1939)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Reed Walker McCune Cemetery
      Clay County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Jim Samples
      Record added: Jun 24, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 54078497
    Person ID I73721  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2017 

    Family Jane Conley,   b. 1825, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1902, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1844  Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1850 District 17, Gilmer, VA
      Levi Reed 27
      Jane 23
      Mary J 4
      Grace 2

      1860 Calhoun, Virginia
      Levi Reed 36 farmer Pendleton Co, VA
      Jane 30 Kanawha Co, VA
      Mary J 13 Gilmer Co, VA
      Gracy 11 Gilmer Co, VA
      William 10 Gilmer Co, VA
      Nancy 8 Gilmer Co, VA
      Patrick 6 Gilmer Co, VA
      George W 3 Calhoun Co, VA
      Allen Stuart 3/12 Calhoun Co, VA

      1870 Washington, Calhoun, WV
      Levi Reed 47 VA
      Jane 43
      Nancy 17
      Patrick 15
      George W 13
      Allen T 11
      Levi 8
      Solomon 6 WV
      Francis M 4 (m) WV
      Jonathan 2 WV
      James 1/12 May WV

      1880 Henry, Clay, WV
      Reed, Jane 53 VA VA VA
      Allen 19 son VA VA VA colera Morbies
      Levi 17 son VA VA VA
      Solomon 15 son WV VA VA
      Franklin 12 son WV VA VA
      David 9 son WV VA VA 6/1871
      MClelen 7 son WV VA VA
      Ellen 8 gda WV VA VA
      Molley 6 gda WV VA VA

      1900 Henry, Clay, WV
      Reed, Levi 7/1823 m 56y WV WV WV
      Jane wife 2/1827 m 56y 13-12 children WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Reed,   b. CA 1846, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Grace Reed,   b. Jun 1848, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1934, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     3. William A Reed,   b. 1850, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 78 years)
     4. Nancy Reed,   b. CA 1852, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1939, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years)
     5. Patrick Conley Reed,   b. 17 Jun 1858, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1930  (Age 71 years)
     6. George W Reed,   b. CA 1857, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Allen Stuart Reed,   b. 1860, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 78 years)
     8. Levi James Reed,   b. 22 Feb 1863, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1939, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Solomon Reed,   b. CA 1864, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Francis M Reed,   b. CA 1866, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Jonathan Reed,   b. CA 1868, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. David James Reed,   b. May 1870, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. McClellan Reed,   b. CA 1873, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F19505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.