Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
William RACEY
Mary MYERS
Harriet REID
Huband:  Col. William RACEY
Birth:  24 Apr 1786, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Death:  29 Jun 1870, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Disposition:  buried Lehew Cemetery, Lehew, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Occupation:  merchant
Office:  Postmaster
Father:  Luke RACEY
Mother:  Elizabeth AIKEN
Marriage-1:  16 Jun 1808, Frederick[?] Co., VA
Wife-1:  Mary MYERS
Birth:  ca. 1790
Death:  8 Mar 1844
Disposition:  buried Lehew Cemetery, Lehew, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Marriage-2:  1844/5
Wife-2:  Harriet REID / READ / REEDE
Birth:  1818/9, VA
Disposition:  buried Lehew Cemetery, Lehew, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]
Other Spouse:  m2. 10 Feb 1874, Hampshire Co., WV, Jonathan PAUGH
Probable Siblings:  Sarah Malinda REEDE (b. 1813/4, VA); Jeremiah REID (b. 1820/1, VA)
Father:  Jeremiah REID (b. 1785/6, VA)
Mother:  Nancy __?__ (b. 1787/8, VA)
Child with Mary MYERS — born in Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]:
1.  John RACEY, b. 1816
Children with Harriet REID — born in Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]:
2.  Martha E. RACEY, b. 22 Sep 1845; d. 28 Aug 1917; bur. Lehew Cem.
3.  Lucy W. RACEY, b. Oct 1849
4.  Sarah Jane RACEY, b. 1850; d. 1928; m. 10 Dec 1873, Isaac CARRIER
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Virginia, West Virginia
Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1810

3.  1820

4.  1830

5.  1840

6.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #59 of 301):  District No. 24, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV], Roll M432_948, p. 169A, 402/402, enumerated 13 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
William Racey 64 M   Farmer 1000 Virginia
Harriett  " 32 F       "
Malinda Reede 36 F       "
Martha Racey  5 F       "
Lucy W   " 7/12 F       "
Malinda is most likely Harriet's unmarried sister.  Harriet's parents are also in District 24 (p. 167B):  Jeremiah REEDE (æ 64, b. VA) and wife, Nancy (æ 62, b. VA).

7.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #40 of 153):  High View P.O., Eastern District, Roll M653_1350, p. 40, PN 40, 2/2, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Col William Racey 74 M   Merchant 2000 7830 Virginia
Harriet       " 41 F         "
Martha A      " 15 F         "
Sarah J       " 10 F         "
Sarah M Reid 47 F         "
Sarah M. REID is probably Harriet's sister, Malinda.  Listed next to Jeremiah J. REID (æ 39, b. VA), who is probably Harriet's brother.

.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). 

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