Reeves, Edward

Summary

Father: Edward Reeves
Mother: Melvin, Nancy Ann

Birth: 11 July 1838, Bladen County, NC
Birth Source: Cemetery inscription, Caldwell, TX

Death: 27 July 1900
Death Source: Cemetery inscription, Caldwell, TX

Spouse1: Simpson, Mary Jane
Spouse2: Cromartie, Anna Eliza
Spouse3: Taylor, Nannie

Narrative

Edward was born in Bladen County, NC, and as a teenager moved with his family to Caldwell, TX. The story of Edward's migration and life in Texas is described in The Lone Star State.

Children include:

1. Reeves, Lula J.
2. Reeves, D.E.
3. Reeves, J.H.
4. Reeves, Annie
5. Reeves, Xemines

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Cemetery inscription, Caldwell, Burleson County, TX
Death:        Cemetery inscription, Caldwell, Burleson County, TX
Burial:       Old City Cemetery, Caldwell, TX
                   
1850 Census:  Bladen County, Subdivision on NE side of Cape Fear, NC
The Lone Start State, History of Texas together with a biographical history of Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago 1893