Reeves, John Wright

Summary

Father: Samuel Reeve
Mother: Elizabeth Proud

Birth: 16 Oct 1835, Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey
Birth Source: Death Certificate

Death: 3 Mar 1909, Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Death Source: Death Certificate

Spouse1: Sarah Johnson Kimble

Narrative

Children of John Wright Reeve and Sarah Johnson Kimble:

1. Harry M. Reeve, b. c1855
2. Frank W. Reeve, b. c1858
3. Annie Virginia Reeve, b. 15 Nov 1859, m. Wesley Kramer Harris

John W. Reeve's death certificate states his parents were Samuel Reeve and Elizabeth Proud.

Marriage record for Annie and Wesley gives John and Sarah's birth place and full names.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 5 Mar 1909
REEVE - In Coatesville, suddenly, March 3, 1909, JOHN W REEVE, aged 73 years, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the home of W. K. Harris, 567 Chestnut st. Coatesville, on Saturday, March 6. Meet at the house at 2 P.M. Interment private.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Ancestry)
Death:        Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Ancestry)

1850 Census:  Fairfax County, New Jersey
1860 Census:  Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey
1870 Census:  Dover, Kent County, Delaware

Obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 5 Mar 1909
Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 (Ancestry)