Reeves, Elijah Thomas

Summary

Father: Thomas Reeves
Mother: Mary Feurt

Birth: c6 Aug 1812, Ohio
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 18 Jan 1883, Marion Township, Washington Co., Iowa
Death Source: Headstone, Iowa Deaths

Spouse1: Indiana Custer, m. 15 Oct 1834, Delaware County, Indiana

Narrative

Children of Elijah Reeves and Indiana Custer:

1. Cargana? Reeves, b. c1832?
2. Abraham Reeves, b. c1835
3. Thomas Reeves, b. c1838
4. Mara Reeves, b. c1832
5. Martha Reeves, b. c1846
6. Susannah Reeves, b. c1847
7. William S. Reeves, b. 30 May 1851
8. Lucy Ellen Reeves. b. 17 Sep 1856, m. Mr. Putnam

Elijah Thomas Reeves received a land patent in Washington County on 1 Jan 1846.

A granddaughter Annie Laughlin, age 13, was living with them in 1880.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Headstone, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa
Marriage1:  Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Death:        Headstone, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Iowa
                   Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (Ancestry)

1840 Census:  Washington County, Iowa
1850 Census:  Washington County, Iowa
1860 Census:  Washington County, Iowa
1870 Census:  Washington County, Iowa
1880 Census:  Washington County, Iowa

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 (Ancestry)