James Edmondson Reed1

b. 22 September 1851, d. 9 December 1935
FatherDavid Berry Reed2 b. 17 Sep 1827, d. 7 Jan 1899
MotherMargaret B. Edmondson2 b. 20 Jan 1824, d. 19 Dec 1904
Birth22 Sep 1851 James Edmondson Reed was born on 22 Sep 1851.1 
Marriage26 Nov 1874 He married Dorcus Ann Logan, daughter of John S. Logan and Elizabeth Perdue, on 26 Nov 1874 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Cens-19002 Jun 1900  James and Dorcus 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.3 
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."4 
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.5 
Death9 Dec 1935 James died on 9 Dec 1935 at age 84.1 
Burial He was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.6 

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Family

Dorcus Ann Logan b. 22 Aug 1853, d. 10 Jan 1935
Children
  • Margaret E. Reed3 (1885 or Jan 1886 - 1934)
  • Nannie R. Reed3 (Nov 1887 - )
  • William David G. Reed3 (Feb 1889 - )
Last Edited24 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County, Virginia death register entry for James Edmondson Reed: Abingdon, VA, white male, wid. of Darcus Ann Logan, b. 22 Sep 1851, WCV, 84/02/17; d. 09 Dec 1935, s/o David Berry Reed, WCV & Margaret Edmondson, VA; bur. Bethel.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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."
  5. [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.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 250. Stone reported to read: James E. Reed, 1851-1935.