Reaves, Richard Columbus

Summary

Father: Reeves, Richard Washington
Mother: Blakey, Martha

Birth: 18 April 1857 in Chambers County, Alabama
Birth Source: Family Records

Death: 30 November 1947 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Death Source: Family Records

Spouse1: Henderson, Almenia Davis

Narrative

Children of Richard C. Reaves and Almenia Davis Henderson:

1. William Bennett Reaves, b. 1880, d. 1890
2. Artie Elefair Reaves, b. 1881
3. Samuel Edgar Reaves, b. 1886
4. Columbus Harlan Reaves, b. 1889
5. John Reaves, b. 1891
6. Baynard Reaves, b. 1893
7. Winnie Davis Reaves, b. 1896
8. Grace Reaves, b. 1904

Richard Columbus Reaves married Almenia Davis Henderson in Tallapoosa County, Alabama on 25 December 1879. Per the 1880 US Federal Census, they lived in the New Harmony community of Chambers County, Alabama. The 1900 US Federal Census shows the family in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, with Richard Columbus being a farmer. By 1920, he was a miller in the corn mill industry. His wife, Almenia, died in 1936. The 1940 US Federal Census shows Richard, at 83 years old, still working at his grist mill, living with his son, John.

Richard, along with his wife, is buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Camp Hill, Alabama.

Research Notes

Sources

Family Records
1860 US Federal Census Chambers County, Alabama
1880 US Federal Census Chambers County, Alabama
1900 US Federal Census Tallapoosa County, Alabama
1920 US Federal Census Tallapoosa County, Alabama
1940 US Federal Census Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Alabama County Marriage Records Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Alabama Death Index (1908-1959) Tallapoosa County, Alabama
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