This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QEC.2ACE/484.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Just got this notification in my email. I see you seem to be researching some of my family surnames. I am a great great great granddaughter of Marcus (Markis) Reed.. Who is a brother to a Alpheus Reed. The Alpheus I have researched I believe was married to a Sarah E. ?. Though the Alpheus that is being discussed children match up with my Alpheus. Amanda Mariah Reed daughter of Marcus, was my great great grandmother. She married Matthias Russell. Descendants of John Peter Reed Generation No. 1 1. JOHN PETER1 REED He married SARAH ?. Children of JOHN REED and SARAH ? are: 2. i. ALPHEUS2 REED, b. 1819. 3. ii. MARCUS REED, b. 1830, Augusta County, Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. ALPHEUS2 REED (JOHN PETER1) was born 1819. He married SARAH ELIZABETH ?. Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH ?: I believe that Sarah Elizabeth wife of Alpheus Reed, is the older sister of Mathias Russell. Though I have not been able to confirm this. Though they where both Sarah's born the same year. Children of ALPHeuS REED and SARAH ? are: i. CALVIN3 REED. ii. IDA OCTAVA REED. iii. GEORGE W. REED. iv. WALTER GREY REED. v. MARY R. REED. vi. EDGAR D. REED. 3. MARCUS2 REED (JOHN PETER1)1,2,3 was born 1830 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married MARY. She was born Bet. 1829 - 1830. Notes for MARCUS REED: Hannah R Reed Union, Barbour, WV 13 1856 Virginia White Female John L Reed Union, Barbour, WV 16 1853 Virginia White Male Marcus Reed Union, Barbour, WV 42 1827 Virginia White Male Mary Reed Union, Barbour, WV 43 1826 Virginia White Female Muranda m Reed Union, Barbour, WV 13 1856 Virginia White Female Nancy Reed Union, Barbour, WV 34 1835 Virginia White Female Nathan Reed Union, Barbour, WV 41 1828 Virginia White Male Right j w Reed Union, Barbour, WV 7 1862 Virginia White Male Sarah T Reed Union, Barbour, WV 34 1835 Virginia White Female More About MARCUS REED: Residence: 1880, Elk, Barbour, West Virginia4 Children of MARCUS REED and MARY are: i. SUSANNA L3 REED, b. 1855. ii. HANNAH KEZIAH REED, b. 1856; m. CALLAHAN. 4. iii. AMANDA MARIAH REED, b. 1856, Barbour County, West Virginia; d. 1935, BRUSHY FORK, WEST VIRGINIA. iv. AMACIAH C. REED, b. 1858. v. ELIAS B M REED, b. 1862. vi. RIGHT JOSHUAWAY REED, b. 1864. vii. PERYGRINE REED, b. 1867. viii. SARAH ELIZABETH REED, b. 1871. Generation No. 3 4. AMANDA MARIAH3 REED (MARCUS2, JOHN PETER1)5 was born 1856 in Barbour County, West Virginia, and died 1935 in BRUSHY FORK, WEST VIRGINIA6,7. She married MATTHIAS RUSSELL 17 Jul 1880 in Alphues Reed - Barbour County, West Virginia, son of DAVID RUSSELL and CATHERINE FOX. He was born 1853 in Virginia8, and died 10 Feb 1920. Children of AMANDA REED and MATTHIAS RUSSELL are: i. DAYTON4 RUSSELL15,16. More About DAYTON RUSSELL: Census: 27 Mar 200117,18 5. ii. ARTENIS REID, b. 21 Jun 1878, PHILLIPI, BARBOUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA; d. Grant District, Harrison Co., Virginia. 6. iii. ELBERT RUSSELL, b. 01 Jul 1881, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 29 Dec 1958, Weirton, West Virginia. iv. CARRIE RUSSELL, b. 1886, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. Ohio; m. OSCAR WILKISON. 7. v. VIRGINIA ELY MOORE, b. May 1887, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. Taylor Co., GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA. 8. vi. THURMAN RUSSELL, b. 09 Mar 1888, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 11 Jun 1964, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. 9. vii. INEZ LEE RUSSELL, b. 11 Dec 1890, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 04 Dec 1971, Grafton, Taylor Co. West Virginia. 10. viii. JESSE RUSSEL, b. Bet. Dec 1893 - 1896, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 18 Apr 1971, Richeyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States of America. 11. ix. BESSIE RUSSELL WHITEHAIR, b. 15 Dec 1893, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 31 Dec 1985, Monongalia County, Morgantown, West Virginia. 12. x. CORNITHA GRACE RUSSELL, b. 08 Oct 1895, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 19 Jan 1979, Rosemont, Taylor Co.,. 13. xi. MARISSA RUSSELL, b. Bet. Jan 1897 - 1999, Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia; d. 1919, Flemington, Grafton, West Virginia. Bessie Russell was my great grandmother. Would love to exchange information. And Karen I think we talked a while back. Would love to hear more from you. Does anybody have any info on other siblings of Marcus and Alpheus? Maureen Richie [email protected] Please when emailing put Reed's from Barbour Co., W.Va... I get so many email aday, and I only read the subject.