Josephine A. Blunt
b. 19 March 1856, d. 19 August 1891
Father | William Blunt1 |
Mother | Martha A. Snodgrass1 b. 1824, d. 5 Aug 1889 |
Birth | 19 Mar 1856 | Josephine A. Blunt was born on 19 Mar 1856 in Washington County, Virginia.2,1 |
Marriage | 27 Feb 1881 | She married Benjamin Reed, son of Hugh Reid and Nancy Keys, on 27 Feb 1881 in Washington County. Josephine was 24; Benjamin was 43.1 |
Death | 19 Aug 1891 | Josephine died on 19 Aug 1891, following childbirth, at age 35.2,3 |
Burial | | She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Family | Benjamin Reed b. 30 May 1837, d. 28 Nov 1913 |
Children | - Lacy C. Reed4 (Dec 1881 - )
- Mary J. Reed (Nov 1884 - )
- Frances P. Reed4 (Apr 1888 - )
- Nancy Keys Reed+5 (Jun 1890 - )
- Benjamin Reed4 (Aug 1891 - )
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Citations
- [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, pp. 13, 88.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Stone reported to read: Josie A. Reed, w/o Benjamin Reed, 19 Mar 1856-19 Aug 1891.
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington Co., Virginia Death Register entry for Josie H. Reid, d. 19 Aug. 1891, age 36y 2m, childbirth, parents not given, husband: Benjamin Reid.
- [S634] Benjamine Reed household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 114, sheet 3B, dwelling 58, family 58, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2013. Household includes: Benjamine Reed, 63, b. May 1837, wid, farmer, owns farm; [wife Josephine had been entered on the line below Benjamin and then lined out; she had died almost 9 years earlier]; Mabel M., dau, 24, b. Sept. 1875; Lacy C., son, 18, b. Dec. 1881, farm laborer; Mary J., dau, 15, b. Nov. 1884; Frances P., dau, 12, b. Apr. 1888; Nancy K., dau, 9, b. June 1890; Benjamine Jr., 8, b. Aug. 1891; all b. VA and all parents b. VA.
- [S2839] Frank McCutchan Ryburn-Nancy Keys Reed Marriage License (Washington Co., VA), digital image, Historical Society of Washington County, license dated 5 Mar 1919; marriage date: 5 Mar 1919 at Abingdon, VA: Frank McCutchan Ryburn, 29, sgl, minister, b. WCV, resid Charlotte Co., VA, s/o Samuel L. & Phoebe Emma Ryburn marr Nancy Keys Reed, 28, sgl, b. WCV, d/o Benjamin & Josephine A. Reed; by A.B. Montgomery, Minister of the Rock Spring Presbyterian Church.