At 11:56 AM 8/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Would anyone possibly have any information on the William Reed family? Or >where I might be able to find some? He was the father of Sarah Reed who >married James Carroll. Jan, Do you have the short piece about an early settler named Wm. Reed in Oren F. Morton's "A History of Preston County, West Virginia?" Is that the one you mean? On p. 385, Morton writes that William came from "the Valley of Virginia" to Monongalia. James, a son, purchased 900 acres immediately west of Reedsville, which was named for him. He mentions that James had a brother named John who had a son named Quinter who was on the county court. Apparently John also had a son named John H., but that part is unclearly worded. John H. settled in Hacklebarney in 1839. Also unclear is whether or not a Henry H. was a son of James. Of Henry H. Morton writes, "Has been interested in several inventions, an has a proclivity for writing verse, some of which finds expression in print." On p. 460, Morton indicates that James Reed was b. 1797 d. 1880 and married Elizabeth Guseman. In Janice Sisler's "Volume 1, In Remembrance" book of Preston cem's lists, there's one for Reedsville and in it is a James who d. 1/13/1880 age 82-2-2. Elizabeth Reed d. 5/13/1870 but Janice reports that her age was illegible. There are other Reeds listed. I believe that Janice is on this list and still has copies of this volume available. It was printed by McClain. Regards, Jane

Generation No. 1 1. Liona1 Reed He married Rhoda Myrtle Clarkson 28 Jun 1905 in Oakland, MD, daughter of Joseph Clarkson and Mary Gawthrop. She was born 22 Mar 1883 in Etam, Preston Co. WV,, and died 26 Jun 1959. Child of Liona Reed and Rhoda Clarkson is: + 2 i. Opal2 Reed, born 1906; died 1976. Generation No. 2 2. Opal2 Reed (Liona1) was born 1906, and died 1976. She married Paul Jackson. Children of Opal Reed and Paul Jackson are: 3 i. James3 Jackson. 4 ii. Mary Christine Jackson. She married Frank Wyckoff. 5 iii. Myrtle Jo Jackson. Mary Buchholz/Dakota Wools www.leadingforce.com/dakotawools Always FAMILY HISTORY http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/Mary-C-Buchholz/index.html World Family Tree http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1864756&id=I89916161 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McCann Walsh" <jmwalsh@icubed.com> To: <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Reed Family > > At 11:56 AM 8/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Would anyone possibly have any information on the William Reed family? Or > >where I might be able to find some? He was the father of Sarah Reed who > >married James Carroll. > > Jan, > Do you have the short piece about an early settler named Wm. Reed in Oren > F. Morton's "A History of Preston County, West Virginia?" Is that the one > you mean? > > On p. 385, Morton writes that William came from "the Valley of Virginia" to > Monongalia. James, a son, purchased 900 acres immediately west of > Reedsville, which was named for him. He mentions that James had a brother > named John who had a son named Quinter who was on the county > court. Apparently John also had a son named John H., but that part is > unclearly worded. John H. settled in Hacklebarney in 1839. Also unclear is > whether or not a Henry H. was a son of James. Of Henry H. > Morton writes, "Has been interested in several inventions, an has a > proclivity for writing verse, some of which finds expression in print." > > On p. 460, Morton indicates that James Reed was b. 1797 d. 1880 and married > Elizabeth Guseman. > > In Janice Sisler's "Volume 1, In Remembrance" book of Preston cem's lists, > there's one for Reedsville and in it is a James who d. 1/13/1880 age > 82-2-2. Elizabeth Reed d. 5/13/1870 but Janice reports that her age was > illegible. There are other Reeds listed. > I believe that Janice is on this list and still has copies of this volume > available. It was printed by McClain. > > Regards, > Jane > > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Social Security Death Index Interactive Search > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >