Photo courtesy of Bruce Reed.It appears that the Benjamin Franklin Reed who married Rachel Weaver on 11 December 1857 in Barbour Co. is James Harrison Reed's brother, who was listed as Franklin in the 1850 census. This is based on Banjamin's marriage certificate naming his parents as William and Lucinda Reed. Also because Benjamin was said to have been born on 8 Nov 1835 in Rockingham Co., VA, where the Reed family resided before coming to Barbour Co. Benjamin and family eventually made their way to Ritchie Co., and he died on 13 Oct 1884 in Harrison Co., WV. He was buried there at the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
