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Henry Weaver
(1770-1821)
Abigail Griggs
(Abt 1775-1838)
John J. Weaver
(1803-1873)
Martha Keller
(1804-1869)
Rachel Weaver
(1832-1895)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Benjamin Franklin Reed

Rachel Weaver 2 3

  • Born: 1832, Virginia
  • Marriage (1): Benjamin Franklin Reed on 11 December 1857 1 2
  • Died: 19 June 1895 at age 63
  • Buried: After 19 June 1895, Anmoore, WV
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1834 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 46 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1835 and a birth location of Virginia.

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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barbour County, VA on 15 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 96, Roll 1334, Dwelling 671, Family 673
, Barbour County, Virginia
Rachel Reed..25..VA
(Living with husband and daughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1832, then her age should have been 27 or 28 instead of 25.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Ritchie County, WV on 23 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 356C, Roll 1413, District 149, Family 274
Union District, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Rachel Reed..Wife..46..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1832, then her age should have been 47 or 48 instead of 46.
.



• She was buried after 19 June 1895 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Anmoore, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #141220251
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Rachel married Benjamin Franklin Reed on 11 December 1857.1 2 (Benjamin Franklin Reed was born on 8 November 1835 in Virginia, died on 13 October 1884 and was buried after 13 October 1884 in Anmoore, WV 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barbour County, VA on 15 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 96, Roll 1334, Dwelling 671, Family 673
, Barbour County, Virginia
Benjamin F. Reed..23..VA..Farmer
Rachel Reed..25..VA
Emily J. Reed..8m..VA
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Ritchie County, WV on 23 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 356C, Roll 1413, District 149, Family 274
Union District, Ritchie County, West Virginia
B. F. Reed..Head..43..VA..Farmer
Rachel Reed..Wife..46..VA..Keeping House
Martha Reed..Dau..19..VA..At Home
Sarah Reed..Dau..18..VA..At Home
Ellsworth Reed..Son..16..WV..Farmer
Lloyd Reed..Son..13..WV..Farmer
Lorenzo Reed..Son..11..WV..At Home
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Sources


1 Bruce D. Reed, "Bruce & Elizabeth Reed of Frederick, Maryland."

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union District, Ritchie County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 149, p. 356C, family 274, Benjamin Franklin Reed and Rachel Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1413.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Barbour County, Virginia, p. 96, dwelling 671, family 673, Benjamin Franklin Reed and Rachel Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1334.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141220251.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 12 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141220217.


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