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Cornelius R Reed 1881–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia

Death Date: 24 Jul 1939

Death Location: Rock

Father: Andrew Reed

Mother: Eva Palmer

Spouse(s): Zenalia Snodgrass

Children(s): Florence Reed, Ernest Reed, Roena Reed

Cornelius R Reed was born in 1881 in Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia, the child of Andrew Jackson Reed And Eva Palmer. In 1917, Cornelius R Reed resided in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. Cornelius R Reed married Zenalia Snodgrass, and had children including Ernest Preston Reed, Florence Gertrude Reed, Roena Elizabeth Reed. Cornelius R Reed passed away in 1939 in Rock.

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Biography

  • Cornelius R Reed was born in 1881 in Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia, the child of Andrew Jackson Reed And Eva Palmer.
  • In 1917, Cornelius R Reed resided in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Cornelius R Reed married Zenalia Snodgrass, and had children including Ernest Preston Reed, Florence Gertrude Reed, Roena Elizabeth Reed.
  • Cornelius R Reed passed away in 1939 in Rock.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Reed's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Reed
1881–1939
Birth Place: Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia
Parents
Andrew (?Jackson) Reed
1861–1944
Indian Valley, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Eva Palmer
1861–1895
Floyd Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius ((Carnelius) D) Reed
1837–1874
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
Miriam\Myram ("REED") Reed
1833–1871
(formally Montgomery County beofre 1831), now Floyd, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Reed
1809–1878
Nancy Reed
1813–1870
Sarah Dulaney
1807–1900
William Reed
1798–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Reed's Descendants

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Cornelius (R) Reed (26 Mar 1881–24 Jul 1939) m. Zenalia Snodgrass (abt 1896–6 Mar 1961)
  1. 1. Florence (Gertrude) Reed 1918–1997
  2. 2. Ernest (Preston) Reed 1920–2009
  3. 3. Roena (Elizabeth) Reed 1915–1993 m. Homer Robinson 1911– m. Homer Robinson 1911–1985
    1. 1. Larry Robinson 1945–2001 m. Toni (Dorothy) Jialanella 1949–2014
    2. 2. Conrad Robinson 1944–1992
    3. 3. Charles (Buddy) Robinson 1933–1939
    4. 4. Donald (Wayne) Robinson 1920–
    5. 5. Minnie Robinson 1932–2015 m. Denver (Donald) Turley 1930–2020
    6. 6. Pauline Robinson 1937–2021
    7. 7. Sharon (Kay) Robinson 1943–2022 m. Thomas (Dewayne) McNutt 1938–1993

Cornelius Reed's Timeline

5 Records

1881
26 Mar 1881
Birth of Cornelius R Reed in Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia
Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia
1917
1917-1918
Age 36
Cornelius R Reed resided here in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Cornelius R Reed resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1939
23 Jul 1939
Age 58
Death of Cornelius R Reed in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
1939
24 Jul 1939
Age 58
Burial of Cornelius R Reed in Rock
Rock

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Kegley, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [3] UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1914
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Boston, USA
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Rock
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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