In a message dated 4/19/99 11:20:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Jnola3@aol.com writes: << << 19 December 1890, Melissa M. REED, born to Elmore REED and Eliza V. REED. >> Descendants of Elmore Vincent Reed son of Rebecca Reed b.1835 Ritchie Co. WVa. d.1913 Doddridge Co.WVa. Rebecca was never married, children were fathered by Jackson Leeson b.1822 d.1916 1 Elmore Vincent Reed 1859 - b: January 29, 1859 . +Eliza Victoria Greathouse 1869 - b: 1869 .... 2 Linda Reed ........ +Hart .... 2 Mamie Reed b: in twin Oakey died at four .... 2 Oakey S Reed ........ + .... 2 Marcus Otto Reed 1884 - 1957 b: August 11, 1884 in Gilmore County, W.Va. Age at death: 72 ........ +Ora Ola Hart 1881 - 1927 b: June 01, 1881 m: October 02, 1904 in Greenvally, W.va. Age at death: 46 .... *2nd Wife of Marcus Otto Reed: ........ +Effie Cottrill m: 1927 .... 2 Melissa Reed 1891 - b: December 19, 1891 in Lewis County,W.Va. ........ +Ezri Mckinney 1855 - b: 1855 .... 2 John H Reed 1894 - 1984 b: 1894 Age at death: 90 est. ........ +Stella Hysen 1895 - 1964 b: March 04, 1895 Age at death: 69 .... 2 Mary Jane Reed 1898 - b: 1898 ........ +WalterA Collins 1870 - 1932 b: November 25, 1870 Age at death: 61 .... *2nd Husband of Mary Jane Reed: ........ +McCartney .... 2 Walter Barney Reed 1910 - 1944 b: February 1910 Age at death: 34 est. ........ +Gladis Snell 1916 - 1978 b: May 13, 1916 Age at death: 61 est. .... 2 Laura Gertrude Reed 1908 - 1950 b: March 13, 1908 Age at death: 42 est. ........ +William Riley Jenkins 1892 - 1944 b: 1892 Age at death: 52 est. .... 2 French Reed [?] >> Doddridge County Birth Records, Book 2, page 277. n a message dated 4/19/99 11:34:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Jnola3 writes: << << Phebe Reed married Elmore [Elmer] Vincent REED, [age 21] 29 April 1880, in Doddridge County. Elmore was born 1859 in Tyler County, son of Marcus Reed and Elizabeth Reed. Elmore REED [age 24] married Eliza Victoria GREATHOUSE, 9 November 1882. The marriage license names the place of ceremony as, " the home of Rebecca REED" >> >> What can I tell you? I wrote what was in the book. I didn't make it up, I didn't make a typo and I had on my bifocals. The best thing to do would be ignore it, it must not be your kin.