Reaves, Jonas

Summary

Father: John Reaves
Mother: Catherine Duncan

Birth: bef 1800, probably Wayne, North Carolina
Birth Source: 1830 and 1840 Census estimates age as 40-49

Death: abt 2 Jan 1846, Johnston County, North Carolina
Death Source: Death Notice from the Raleigh Register

Spouse1: Kizziah Edwards, c 1815, Wayne County, North Carolina

Narrative

Children of Jonas Reaves and Kizziah Edwards:

1. William Reaves, b. c1815
2. Asher Reaves, b. c1818
3. Sally Reaves, m. 9 Jan 1837, Sterling Massingale in Johnston County, NC
4. Susan Reaves, b. 1828, m. Moses Johnson c1844
5. Lydia M. Reaves, m. 7 Aug 1847, Alford Johnson in Johnston County, NC
6. Emily Reaves, m. 30 Jul 1849, William Adams in Wake County, NC
7. Civil Eliza Reaves, m. John Q. Adams, 28 Aug 1839, Johnston County, NC
8. Ransom B. Reaves, b. 1837
9. Louisa Reaves

The Raleigh Register published the following death notice on 2 Jan 1846:

DIED
In Johnston County, Jonas Reaves, Esq, in the 51st year of his age.

Sources

1830 Census - Johnston County, North Carolina (HOH Jonas Reaves)
1840 Census - Johnston County, North Carolina (HOH Jonas Reaves)
Johnston County NC Estate File of Jonas Reaves, online at Ancestry.com
Death Notice in The Raleigh Register, Raleigh, NC