Dorcus Ann Logan1

b. 22 August 1853, d. 10 January 1935
FatherJohn S. Logan2 b. 25 Feb 1820, d. 1853
MotherElizabeth Perdue3 b. abt 1821, d. 12 Oct 1858
Birth22 Aug 1853 Dorcus Ann Logan was born in Virginia, probably on 22 Aug 1853 The date of birth listed for Dorcus on her headstone (Aug. 22, 1852) is not consistent with her age on any census record. She was 5 in 1860, 17 in 1870, 25 in 1880, 44 in 1900, 46 [56] in 1910 and 64 in 1920. Similarily, the year of birth reported for her brother James on his headstone (1854) is not consistent with his census ages which consistently show him as older, not younger, than Dorcus.

Furthermore, in the mid 1850s, shortly after the death of their father, a lawsuit filed to facilitate the division of his land created numerous entries listing his heirs. Dorcus was consistently listed as the youngest child, as she was in an 1857 guardianship record. Dorcus reported her age on her Nov. 1874 marriage license as 21 suggesting she was born in 1853. The month and dates reported for Dorcus and her brother James on their respective headstones are likely both in error.4,5,6,7,8,9 
Marriage26 Nov 1874 She married James Edmondson Reed, son of David Berry Reed and Margaret B. Edmondson, on 26 Nov 1874 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-19002 Jun 1900  Dorcus and James settled on land in the Abingdon district of the county. The 1900 census enumeration listed James and Dorcas and their 3 children adjacent to James's brother Arthur Reed (and his wife Jennie Glenn). James's widowed mother Margaret and sister Elizabeth lived close by. James's other sister Lucretia and her husband Samuel Harris were also part of the neighborhood.8 
Cens-191015 Apr 1910  Ten years later all three of James and Dorcas's children were still at home: Margaret, age 24, was employed as a teacher at a country school. Nannie was 22 and William was 20. The 1910 census entry provided a clue to the location of the family farm as the page margin contained the note "off of the main road". Earlier entries on the same page carried the notation "Blue Spring Rd."9 
Cens-192013 Jan 1920  The 1920 enumeration described the family farm as on the Watauga Rd. Margaret, Nancy and David W. [William] continued to live at home.10 
Death10 Jan 1935 Dorcus died on 10 Jan 1935 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 81.11,4 
Burial She was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

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Family

James Edmondson Reed b. 22 Sep 1851, d. 9 Dec 1935
Children
  • Margaret E. Reed8 (1885 or Jan 1886 - 1934)
  • Nannie R. Reed8 (Nov 1887 - )
  • William David G. Reed8 (Feb 1889 - )
Last Edited24 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 296. James Edward Reed, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o David & Margaret Reed marr Dorcas Ann Logan, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John & Elizabeth Logan; marr 26 Nov. 1874.
  2. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 55. Robert Perdue named guardian of Robert, John, Catharine, James and Ann Logan, orphans of John S. Logan and Elizabeth, his wife, deceased; 23 Feb. 1827. Bond: $2,000 with sureties: William King Heiskell and John C. Campbell.
  3. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 55. Robert Perdue named guardian of Robert, John, Catharine, James and Ann Logan, orphans of John S. Logan and Elizabeth, his wife, deceased; 23 Feb. 1857. Bond: $2,000 with sureties: William King Heiskell and John C. Campbell.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 250. Stone reported to read: Dorcaus Ann Reed, 1852-1935.
  5. [S234] John F. Roberts household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 115 (original script), dwelling 837, family 805, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: John F. Roberts, 43, farmer, owns pers. prop. of $300; Ann, 41; James, 21; Mary, 20; Darcus, 15; Robert, 8; Sarah, 5; Ann Logan, 5; all b. VA.
  6. [S635] John F. Roberts household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 20 (original script), dwelling 188, family 174, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: John F. Roberts, 52, farmer, owns land worth $1,000 and pers. prop. of $800; Ann, 52; Mary E., 28; Darcus, 25; Robert, 17; Ann Logan, 17; John Logan, 21; all b. VA.
  7. [S156] James E Reed household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon Twp, ED 93, p. 34C, dwelling 174, family 174. March 2010. James E. Reed, 28, farmer; Dorcas A., 25, wife; both b. VA.
  8. [S634] James E. Reid household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 106, sheet 1B, dwelling 15, family 15, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: James E. Reid, 48, b. Sept. 1851, marr 26 yrs, farmer, VA/VA/VA; Dorcas A., wife, 44, b. Aug. 1855, marr 26 yrs, mother of 3 children, all are living, b. VA/VA/NC; Maggie E., dau, 14, b. Jan. 1886; Nannie R., dau, 12, b. Nov. 1887; William D.G., son, 11, b. Feb. 1889; all b. VA/VA/VA.
  9. [S237] James E. Reed household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 125, sheet 1A (p. 170 stamped), dwelling 8, family 8, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household included: James E. Reed, 56, marr #1, marr 30 yrs, farmer; Anna, wife, 46, marr #1, marr 30 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 are living; Margaret L., dau, 24, teacher at country school; Nannie R., dau, 22; William, son, 20; all b. VA; noted in margin: "off the main road."
  10. [S238] James E. Reed household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 144, sheet 5B, dwelling 110, family 113, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: James E. Reed, 68, Dorcus A., wife, 64; Margrett, dau, 35; Nancy R., dau, 33; David W., 30, son; all b. VA; farm on Watauga Rd.
  11. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 92; Darcus Ann (Logan) Reed entry.