Reeves, Eliza Jane

Summary

Father: Reeves, William
Mother: Hill, Letitia

Birth: 11 June, 1819 in Davidson County, Tennessee
Birth Source: "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884" by Virginia Howell, MTJGH

Death: 18 June, 1884 in Franklin County, Arkansas
Death Source: "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884" by Virginia Howell, MTJGH

Spouse1: Howell, Riley Jennings

Narrative

Eliza married Riley Jennings Howell 28 November, 1835, in St. Charles County, Missouri.
Children of Riley Jennings Howell and Eliza Jane Reeves

1. William Riley Howell b.c. 1837 in Fayette County, Illinois
2. Benjamin Franklin Howell b. 13 February, 1839, in Fayette County, Illinois
3. Calvin Riley Howell b. 12 March, 1841, in Reynolds County, Missouri
4. Mary Jane Howell b. 11 January, 1843, in Reynolds County, Missouri m. 1) Jasper McBee 2) John Hubert McCrary
5. James K. Polk Howell b.c. 1844 in Missouri
6. Thomas Benton Howell b. 4 March, 1847 in Franklin County, Arkansas
7. John Riley Howell b.c. 1848 d. bef. 1860
8. George Washington Howell b. 1850 in Franklin County, Arkansas
9. Francine Howell b.c. 1852 in Franklin County, Arkansas m. John Quincy Shields
10. Manning Gideon Howell b. 21 December, 1856, in Franklin County, Arkansas
11. Andrew Jackson Howell b.c. 1859
12. Josephine Howell b.c. 1861 m. Lewis Patterson Marlow
13. infant son Howell died young

Research Notes

How is it this couple were married in St. Charles Co., MO? This seems unusual and wants some further explanation.

Sources

"Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884" by Virginia Howell, Middle Tennessee Journal Of Genealogy And History, Vol. 9 #1, Summer 1995, pp.33-35