Reeves, David/Daise

Summary

Father: James Calvin Reeves
Mother: Susanna Mackey

Birth: 25 Oct 1885, South Carolina
Birth Source: WWI Draft Registration Card

Death: 9 Aug 1920, Flint Ridge, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Death Source: Obituary, Death Certificate

Spouse1: Beulah Inez Reeves

Narrative

Children of David/Daise Reeves and Beulah Inez Reeves:

1. Mildred Jane Reeves, b. 25 Apr 1917
2. Evelyn Reeves, b. 15 Apr 1919

Camden Chronicle, 13 Aug 1920
Diaze Reeves, son of J. C. Reeves, died at his home in the Flint Ridge Section from the effects of a blow on the head. Mr. Reeves was about 34 years old and left a wife and two children.

The Lancaster News, 13 Aug 1920
Man Killed By Boy.
The coroner's inquest into the death of Dave Reeves in the lower part of the county resulted in a verdict to the effect that Reeves came to his death from a blow with a plank in the hands of Huber Lowery, a small boy, through accident. The boy, on Sunday afternoon, it seems, threw the plank at another boy, but missed him and struck Reeves in the temple. [unreadable] The boy is about 13 years of age. Mr. Reeves was 34 years old and leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. Mr. Owens, of Westille, and burial was at Fork Hill cemetery.

Death Certificate says he died 9 Sep 1920, but this must have been the reporting date. He could not have died after the newspaper reported his death. Says the burial was 10 August at Fork Hill, so he must have died 9 August.

Sources

Birth:        World War I Draft Registration Card
Death:        Obituary, Camden Chronicle, 13 Aug 1920
                   Death Certificate, 1920
                   The Lancaster News, 13 Aug 1920