William E. Bartlett

William E. Bartlett, the husband of Sarah F. Reed, was born to Daniel Bartlett and Sarah Cole in Barbour Co. in 1828. His grandparents included Eppa Bartlett and Rebecca Barron.

He was a farmer and a Democrat. During the Civil War he was listed as part of the Barbour Light Horse and as a Lieutenant in the 169th WV Militia, although he was never called into service.

William's grandfather Eppa was living in Harrison Co., WV as early as 1810.

(Note: Above information derived from "Union and Confederate Soldiers and Sympathizers of Barbour County, West Virginia" by John W. Shaffer and Census Records)

Sarah F. Reed Bartlett

Sarah F. Reed, the second youngest daughter of William and Lucinda, married a William E. Bartlett on June 4, 1863 in Barbour Co. Sarah and William lived in Barbour Co., WV before settling in Upshur Co., WV Sarah was widowed by 1879 when William died in some sort of accident, according to the death record. In 1880, Sarah and two of her sons, Charles and Opha, were living next to Sarah’s father in the town of Buckhannon. By 1900, Sarah is found living with her son Opha in the borough of Jeanette in Westmorland Co., PA, according to the census. The census record gives a birth date of August 1841 for Sarah and September 1865 for Opha, and lists that Sarah owned their home and farm. In 1910, Sarah is working as a seamstress and is a boarder at the home of W. and Frances Dornes at 357 Morgantown St, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA. She was still living there with then widowed Frances in 1920. Sarah would have died in between 1920 and 1930, probably in Pennsylvania.

R.S. Welch

R.S. Welch was a pastor of a Methodist Episcopal congregation and officiated the marriage between Benjamin F. Reed and Sarah Weaver in Barbour Co., WV on December 11, 1857.

Elias Bennett

Elias Bennett performed the marriages between Lucinda Reed and Simon P. Radabaugh on November 25, 1855 and between Sarah F. Reed and William Bartlett on June 4, 1863 in Barbour Co., WV.

(Photo Source: The History of Upshur County, West Virginia: From Its Earliest Exploration, by William Bernard Cutright)