Reeve, Richard Henry, II

Summary

Father: Augustus Henry Reeve
Mother: Margaretta Willis Baldwin

Birth: 25 Sep 1904, Moorestown, New Jersey
Birth Source: SSDI & Ship List

Death: 6 Aug 1986, San Cayetano Farm, near Tumacacori, Arizona
Death Source: SSDI & Obituary

Spouse1: Anne Conrad D'Olier, m. Nov 1927, St. Mary's Church, Burlington, New Jersey
Spouse2: Josephine Thomas Jacob, m. 28 Jan 1947, Pima County, Arizona

Narrative

Children of Richard Henry Reeve and Anne Conrad D'Olier:

1. Franklin D'Olier Reeve, b. 18 Sep 1928
2. Richard Reeve, b. c1930

Richard is noted as arriving in New York on 5 Sep 1927 on the ship Carinthia from Liverpool, England. It notes he was born 25 Sep 1904 in Moorestown, New Jersey

The Courier-Post announced the marriage of Richard Henry Reeve 2nd to Anne Conrad D'Olier in the St. Mary's Church, Burlington, New Jersey. It states his parents were Mr. and Mrs. Augustus H. Reeves.

They apparently divorced as Anne D'Olier Reeve remarried to Mahlon Pitney in 1950.

Arizona Daily Star, 8 Aug 1986
Longtime cattle rancher Richard Reeve dies at 82 Longtime cattle rancher Richard Reeve died Wednesday at his home at the San Cayetano Farm, near Tumacacori. He was 82.
Reeve moved to the Tucson area in 1947 and established one of the largest cattle ranches in the Southwest.
One of Reeve’s surviving grandsons is actor Christopher Reeve, who has played the character "Superman" in several movies.
The Bellota Ranch covered more than 100,000 acres of rugged terrain, stretching from Reddington Road on the southeastern corner of the Santa Catalina Mountains northeast to the San Pedro River. Reeve operated the ranch until he sold it in 1978.
The ranch was the subject of a well-known 1969 film documentary about cowboying and traditional ranching methods — called "Bellota: A Story of Roundup."
For many years, Reeve raised a "reputation herd" — cattle that are often bought sight-unseen by the same buyers year after year. He also was involved in the development of the Hereford breed in the Southwest.
Born in Moorestown, N.J., Reeve graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He was a retired U.S. Navy commander, serving in naval intelligence in the Pacific during World War II.
Among his associations, Reeve was a charter member of the Mountain Oyster Club, an honorary lifetime member of the Anglers Club of New York, a longtime member of the San Diego Yacht Club, a member of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and a member of various state and national Labrador retriever clubs.
Reeve is survived by his wife, Josephine; sons Franklin Reeve, of Vermont, Dr. Richard Reeve, of San Francisco; daughter Anne R. Childs, of Washington DC.; stepchildren Jenifer J. Jones and Josephine R. Voevodsky, both of Tucson; 16 grandchildren, including Christopher Reeve; and four great grandchildren.
Reeve, an avid sailor, will be buried in the Gulf of California, near Guaymas, Sonora. No services will be conducted.
Family suggests memorials to the Tubac Regional Clinic Inc.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry)
Marriage1:  Courier-Post, 12 Nov 1927
Marriage2:  Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972 (Ancestry)
Death:        Obituary, Arizona Daily Star, 8 Aug 1986

1930 Census:  Summit, Union County, New Jersey
1940 Census:  Harding, Morris County, New Jersey

FamilySearch - United States Social Security Death Index
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 (Ancestry)