Reeves, Eleazar

Summary

Father:
Mother: Elizabeth?

Birth: c1813, North Carolina
Birth Source: Census

Death: 8 Mar 1864
Death Source: Family Bible

Spouse1: Margaret Kelsoe, m. 2 Mar 1842

Narrative

Children of Eleazar Reeves and Margaret Kelsoe:

1. John Wessley Reeves, b. 26 Nov 1843
2. Katharine Ann Reeves, b. 25 Mar 1845
3. Martha Jane Reeves, b. 26 May 1846
4. Margaret Elizabeth Reeves, b. 25 Apr 1848
5. Susan Caroline Reeves, b. 12 Aug 1849
6. William Eleazar Reeves, b. 29 May 1851
7. George Chapple Reeves, b. 31 Aug 1854
8. Charley Hayes Reeves, b. 29 Apr 1858

The names and birthdates of the children come from a Bible record submitted to an old genealogy website.

Letters of Administration were granted to Margaret Reeves in Macon County for Eleazar's estate on 7 (or 9?) Jun 1864.

In 1866, Margaret ran an article in the Georgia Journal and Messenger advertising the estate sale for an Elizabeth Reeves, "late of said county, deceased" including land, and at the same time the sale of the property of Eleazar Reeves. This could indicate Elizabeth was Eleazar's mother or sister.

Research Notes

Sources

Death:        Web Archive Way Back Machine - USGenNet - Macon County, Georgia submission - Eleazar Reeves Family Bible

1850 Census:  Macon County, Georgia
1860 Census:  Macon County, Georgia

1864 Letter of Administration - Macon County, Georgia Administrator's Bonds 1844-1948, p118
Georgia Journal and Messenger, 19 Sep 1866