On 12 September 1959 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Joseph Rudolph Reed was married to Luvenia Virginia Jones. He was 26; colored; single; occupation Labatory [sic]; born in Westmoreland County, Virginia; father George J. Reed; mother Frances Henson; resident of 820 Randolph Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.. She was 21; colored; single; no occupation; born in Westmoreland County, Virginia; father Kenneth S. Jones; mother Janie Ann Tate; resident of R. 2, Box 117, Montross, Westmorelan dCounty, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Marriage 29121.]