Reeve, Augustus Henry

Summary

Father: Richard Henry Reeve
Mother: Sarah Wyatt Carpenter

Birth: 11 Nov 1865, Alloway, New Jersey
Birth Source: Death Certificate

Death: 1 Nov 1945, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Death Source: Death Certificate

Spouse1: Margaretta Willis Baldwin, m. 7 Oct 1891, Washington, District of Columbia

Narrative

Children of Augustus Henry Reeve and Margaretta Willis Baldwin:

1. Kartherine Reeve, b. 4 Sep 1892
2. Augustus Henry Reeve, Jr., b. 4 Aug 1895
3. Richard Henry Reeve, II, b. 25 Sep 1904

Augustus's headstone states he is the son of Richard H. & Sarah W. Reeve. He and Margaretta are buried in the Haddonfield Friends Cemetery i Haddonfield, New Jersey.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2 Nv 1945
Augustus Reeve Dies at Age of 79
Augustus H. Reeve, for 38 years manager of the Philadelphia office of the Travelers Insurance Co. and its advisory manager since 1942, died yesterday at his home, 2601 Parkway. He was 79.
Throughout his long career he was active in the various insurance organizations of this city, and served several terms as president of the Casualty Underwriters Association of Philadelphia. He was also a member for many years of the board of directors of the Insurance Society of Philadelphia.
SURVIVED BY FOUR
Mr. Reeve became manager of the Travelers’ office here upon its establishment in 1904. He was a native of Alloway, N. J., and was graduated from William Penn Charter School and Haverford College. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and the Downtown Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaretta Willis Baldwin Reeve; a daughter. Miss Katharine Reeve, and two sons, Henry Reeve of Menard. Tex, and Commander Richard Reeve, now serving with the U. S. Navy in the Pacific.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Pennsylvania Death Certificate, Augustus Henry Reeve, 1945
Marriage1:  FamilySearch - District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Death:        Pennsylvania Death Certificate, Augustus Henry Reeve, 1945
Burial:       Findagrave - Haddonfield Friends Cemetery, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey

1900 Census:  Camden Ward 1, Camden County, New Jersey
1910 Census:  
1920 Census:  Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1930 Census:  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Findagrave - Haddonfield Friends Cemetery, Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey
Obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2 Nv 1945