Name/Title
Catharine Jane "Jennie" (Reed) West [1872-1907]Entry/Object ID
2022.1.7Description
Believed to be Catharine Jane "Jennie" (Reed) West [1872-1907] - wife of Robert West, daughter of David A. Reed and Delana Limber.
Jennie's mother died in 1874. In the 1880 Census of Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, we see Jennie's older sisters Rebecca and Della working as servants in local households. It is reasonable to believe that Jennie also worked as a servant before her marriage, which occurred 23 December 1896. These facts and Jennie's age fit appropriately with the date of this image and the message in its caption.
Note that Jennie's marriage record lists her father as Thomas Reed, but all other evidence indicates she is the daughter of David A. Reed and Delana Limber. (Greene County, Pennsylvania, Marriage License Docket 7: 49, no. 2295, West-Reed, 1896; Office of the Orphans' Court, Greene County Courthouse, Waynesburg.)
Caption reads, "Jennie Reed, worked for Milton Powers."
Original, professional photograph from Rogers, Wilson Building, Waynesburgh, Pa.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Cabinet CardSubject Person or Organization
Reed, Catharine Jane "Jennie" [1872-1907]Collection
Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Rogers StudioDate made
circa 1890 - circa 1900Place
Location
Pennsylvania / Greene County / WaynesburgLexicon
Search Terms
Reed family, Powers family, West familyOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
SMIT-AN001-0007Provenance
Provenance Detail
Friends and Neighbors Series - Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith CollectionOwner/Agent
Smith, AmyAcquisition Method
DigitalNotes
The Friends and Neighbors Series features photographs that do not appear to be known family members of Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith. These images most likely connect to families from the area of Mount Morris, Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith Collection was passed from Lida (Wise) Stewart [1877-1966] to her daughter Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith [1916-1999] who added to the collection. Carrie's granddaughter Amy Smith shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2017.
Source Citation: Believed to be Catharine Jane "Jennie" (Reed) West [1872-1907] - wife of Robert West, daughter of David A. Reed and Delana Limber, (caption: "Jennie Reed, worked for Milton Powers"); circa 1890-1900, image by Rogers, Wilson Building, Waynesburgh, Pa.; item no. SMIT-AN001-0007, Carrie Belle (Stewart) Smith Collection, shared by Amy Smith, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).