Reaves, James Arthur

Summary

Father: Sidney Franklin Reeves
Mother: Martha J. Merrill

Birth: 3 Jun 1869, Mississippi
Birth Source: Texas Death Certificate #87079

Death: 20 Sep 1947, Clay County, Texas
Death Source: Texas Death Certificate #87079

Spouse1: Ella B. Schaffer, m. 1 Oct 1891, Izard County, Arkansas

Narrative

Children of James Arthur Reaves and Ella Shaver:

1. Lillian M. Reaves, b. 1896
2. Loyd Reaves, b. 1897
3. Lowell S. Reaves, b. 1898
4. Paul Reaves, b. 1900
5. Ernest Reeves, b. 1905
6. Clarence Leslie Reaves, b. 23 Aug 1905
7. James Merrell Reaves, b. 6 Nov 1911

Descendants indicate that it was in this generation that the spelling of the family's surname was changed from Reeves to Reaves.

Research Notes

Sources

1880 Census - Dry Town, Izard County, Arkansas
1900 Census - Justice Precinct 5, Clay County, Texas
1910 Census - Justice Precinct 7, Clay County, Texas
1920 Census - Justice Precinct 8, Clay County, Texas
1930 Census - Precinct 3, Clay County, Texas
1940 Census - Deer Creek, Clay County, Texas
1950 Census - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, online at Ancestry.com
Texas Death Certificate #87079, online at Ancestry.com