Reeve, John
Summary
Father:Mother:
Birth: c1788
Birth Source: Headstone
Death: 26 Feb 1852
Death Source: Headstone
Spouse1: Sarah
Spouse2: Catherine Jones, m. 27 Sep 1843, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Narrative
Children of John Reeve and Sarah:- William Reeve, b. 1819, d. 27 Aug 1836
- Elizabeth Reeve, b. 1821, m. T. P. Spencer
- Ann Reeve, b. c25 Jan 1823, m. Robert Chappell
- John Charles Reeve, b. 5 Jun 1826
- Margaret Emma Reeve, b. 1828
- Charlotte Reeve, b. 1829, m. Homer Moffett
- Edwin Francis Reeve, b. 29 Sep 1830
- Henry Reeve, b. 1836
The baptisms for John Charles, Margaret Emma, Edwin Francis, and an Ann Reeve were recorded in Mells, Somerset, England records.
John was naturalized in 1838 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
The book Burials and Removals Erie Street Cemetery 1840-1918 contains the following information on this family and their grave plot:
104 Square Feet - Section 1, Lot 87
John Reeve south 13 feet
John Reeve 64 Feb. 26, 1852
Laura Reeve 21 May 21, 1867
Sarah Reeve 49 Oct. 1O, l838
Ann Chappell 21 Dec. 30, 1843
William Reeve 16 Aug. 27, 1836
Emily Reeve 5 Wks Oct. 6, 1833
Emily S. Reeve 4 mos Aug. 16, 1835
7 marble Headstones
John Reeve of England came to in Cleveland in 1832. He was 44 years of age and his wife Sarah Reeve, also a native of England was 34 years old. Mrs. Reeve's life was very short. She died in 1838. Mr. Reeve married secondly Catherine Jones. The family lived on Michigan street and were near neighbors of John Willey the attorney and first mayor of Cleveland. John Reeve died in 1852.
The children were:
William Reeve born in 1819 died in 1836
Elizabeth Reeve " " 1821 married T. P. Spencer
Dr. John Reeve " " 1826 " Emma G. Barlow
Margaret Reeve " " 1828 " died in 1852
Charlotte Reeve " " 1829 Homer Moffett
Edwin Reeve " " 1830 " Alice Oliver
Henry Reeve " " 1836 died in Dayton O. in 1860
The following bodies do not appear on the records on file in Erie Street Cemetery as they were buried before April 12, 1840.
Name Age Date of Death Sec. Lot
Reeve, Sarah 49 Oct. 10, 1838 1 87
Reeve, William 16 Aug. 27, 1836 1 87
Reeve, Emily 5 wks. Aug. 6, 1833 1 87
Reeve, Emily S. 4 mo. Aug. l, 1836 1 87
Research Notes
Sources
Marriage2: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973 (Ancestry)1840 Census: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
1850 Census: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Gresser, John A. Burials and Removals Erie Street Cemetery 1840-1918, 1919
Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 (Ancestry)
Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 (Ancestry)