Benjamin Reed1
b. 13 February 1813, d. 25 June 1887
Father | Arthur Reid2,3 b. 26 Aug 1785, d. 4 Apr 1860 |
Mother | Lucretia Keys2 b. 1790, d. 1852 |
Birth | 13 Feb 1813 | Benjamin Reed was born on 13 Feb 1813.1 |
Marriage | 8 Mar 1835 | He married Phoebe (Hope) Snodgrass, daughter of James Hope and Margaret Dryden, on 8 Mar 1835 in Washington County, Virginia. Phoebe was the widow of Thomas Snodgrass.4 |
Cens-1850 | 17 Sep 1850 | Fifteen years after their marriage, Benjamin and Phoebe were enumerated on the 1850 census. Benjamin was employed as a blacksmith. Ten years later he was listed as a farmer. The couple do not appear to have had children.5,6 |
Marriage | 27 Feb 1867 | Benjamin married second Hettie Jane (Sharp) Rosenbalm, daughter of Benjamin Sharp and Margaret Montgomery Edmondson, on 27 Feb 1867 in Washington County.7 |
| | Hettie's first husband, Adam Rosenbalm, had died during the Civil War. |
Cens-1870 | 19 Sep 1870 | The 1870 census enumeration for the Abingdon District included Benjamin and Hettie. He was 57 and she was 40. Also present was their 2 year old daughter Lucretia. Hettie's surviving daughter from her first marriage, Florence, was not recorded as part of the household.8 |
Cens-1880 | 10 Jun 1880 | An additional daughter was born following the census and named Blanche. The 1880 census household included Benjamin, Hettie, "Louisa" [Lucretia], and Blanche, along with Hettie's sister Mary Sharp.9 |
Religion | 10 Jun 1881 | Benjamin and Hettie were charter members of Bethel Presbyterian Church as was Mary Sharp. All 3 signed a petition on June 10, 1881 to organize the church. In Dec. 1882 Benjamin deeded a little over an acre of land to the congregation which had built a permanent church on the site in 1867.10 |
Death | 25 Jun 1887 | Benjamin died on 25 Jun 1887 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 74.2,1 |
Burial | | He was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 251. Stone reported to read: Benjamin Reed, 13 Feb. 1813-25 Jun 1887, "Father."
- [S86] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1886-1896" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, Benjamin Reid, d. 25 Jun 1887 of complicated disease at age 74; son of Arthur and L.
- [S2424] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 15 1860-1863, p. 4; abstracted from WC VA WB 15:20.
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 52. Benjamin Reed and Phoebe Snodgrass; 8 Mar 1835.
- [S367] Benj Reed household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 188 (original script), dwelling 1367, family 1367, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2010. Household includes: Benj Reed, 37, blacksmith, owns prop worth $900; Pheby, 41; both b. VA.
- [S234] Benjamin Reid household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 205 (original script), dwelling 1526, family 1471, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2010. Household included: Benjamin Reid, 47, farmer, owns land worth $1,750, and pers prop $2,500; Phebe, 52; both b. VA.
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 297. Benjamin Reid, 54, wid, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Arthur & L. Reid AND Hetty Rosenbalm, wid, 37y, b. & resid WCV, d/o Benj & Mgt Sharp; marr: 27 Feb. 1867.
- [S635] Ben Reed household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon Twp, p. 37 (stamped), dwelling 7, family 7, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2010. Household includes: Ben Reed, 57, farmer, owns land worth $2,500, pers. prop of $300; Hettie, 40; Loucrea, 2; all b. VA.
- [S156] Benjamin Reed household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon Twp, ED 93, p. 17-A (p. 33 stamped), dwelling 151, family 151. March 2010. Benjamin Reed, 67, no occup; Hettie, 49, wife; Louisa, 11, dau; N. Blanch, 9, dau; Mary Sharp, 60, sister; James Jones, 24, black, servant; all b. VA.
- [S2878] Bethel Presbyterian Church 1881-1981, p. 6-7, 31.
- [S24] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1881-1890, Vol. 74, p. 12. Dr. Wm L. Dunn, 48y, wid. s/o Dr. Saml & Jane Dunn, physician AND Lauisa Reid, 21, sgl, d/o Benj & Hettie J. Reid; 25 June 1889.