Reavis, Isham Jr.

Summary

Father: Isham Reavis
Mother: Anne Matilda Jones

Birth: 7 Mar 1781, North Carolina
Birth Source: Family Bible

Death: 30 Jul 1825, Gibson County, Indiana
Death Source: Family Bible

Spouse1: Tabitha Strickland, m. 18 Jan 1802, Warren County, Kentucky

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Narrative

Children of Isham Reavis, Jr. and Tabitha Strickland:

1. Dysea Reavis, b. 13 Jun 1803
2. Elias L. Reavis, b. 27 Jun 1805
3. Rachel Reavis, b. 30 Dec 1807
4. Martin Reavis, b. 25 Jan 1810, d. 18 Jul 1836
5. Eliza Reavis, b. 15 Jan 1813
6. William Reavis, b. 27 Aug 1815
7. Lucinda Reavis, b. 13 May 1818
8. Alexander Devin Reavis, b. 14 Jul 1820

On the 17th of August 1799, Isham Reavis, Jr. along with his father Isham, brothers Edward, Charles, Mark and brother-in-law Royal Potter were appointed by the County Court of Warren County, Kentucky to work on a road under overseer Robert Lee.

The History of Gibson County, Indiana records that Isham Reavis, Jr. was killed while assisting to raise a log house when one of the logs became dislodged and fell upon him.

The above children with birth dates are listed in the Isham Reavis Family Bible.

His son William wrote a letter to a cousin explaining some of the history of the family. He had this to say about his father's family:

My father was born March the 7th, 1781, and died July 20th, 1825. He died in the prime of his manhood by an accident. He had settled in the comparative wilderness, when Indiana was a Territory, had steadily increased in wealth until he was preparing to build a frame house, and for that purpose had stacked some lumber in order to dry it, but it fell on him and crushed him to death. He had an ordinary common school education, was fond of reading and was regarded as above the average for intelligence and sound judgement.
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I will now close for the present with some allusion to my father's family. My mother had eight children, 4 boys and 4 girls. The boys are all dead now, but myself. I have two sisters who survive me, both of whom are older than myself. My sister Eliza Steel was 70 years old last Jan. 15th day, and her birthday was celebrated at the house of her son, James M. Steel, an acct. of which I have written for publication and sent you a copy.

I have a sister in Neb. with her son, who was born June 13, 1803. She will be 80 years old if she lives until next June, and her health was good at last accounts.

Isham was buried in the Reavis Family Cemetery in Gibson County, Indiana. headstone reads: "IN/MEMORY/OF/ISHAM REAVIS/Born March 7th A.D. 1781/Died July 30th A.D. 1825." His son Martin was buried there as well. His stone reads: "IN/MEMORY/OF/MARTIN Reavis/born Jan 25th 1810/died July 18th 1836."

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  FamilySearch - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965
Burial:       Reavis Family Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana

1810 Census:  Warren County, Kentucky
1820 Census:  Gibson County, Indiana

Isham Reavis Family Bible
History of Gibson County, Indiana by Jas. T. Tartt & Company, pub. 1884
1883 Letter - William Reavis to Logan U. Reavis