William RACEY & Mary MYERS & Harriet REID

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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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