Reeves, Elizabeth Easter

Summary

Father: Gaston Reeves
Mother: Elizabeth McCullough

Birth: 20 Apr 1851, Arkansas
Birth Source: Census and probate records

Death: 21 Jul 1936, Exeter, Tulare County, California
Death Source: Find a Grave, gravestone inscriptions

Spouse1: John L. Carter, m. 17 May 1868
Spouse2: David Franklin Carter, m. 10 Jan 1871

Narrative

Children of Elizabeth Easter Reeves and David Franklin Carter:

1. Charles Carter, b. 1872
2. William Franklin Carter, b. 1874
3. Elora Carter, b. 1878
4. Della Carter, b. 1885
5. Arthur Bruce Carter, b. 1889
6. David Floyd Carter, b. 1893

In 1860 after the death of her parents, Elizabeth and her siblings are recorded in the census of that year in the home of probate court judge A. Venard in Pleasant Grove, Greenwood, Kansas Territory.

In 1868, Elizabeth Reeves married John L. Carter in Wilson County, Kansas. He died on 13 Mar 1870 in Woodson County, Kansas based upon photos of his extant gravestone. After his death, in 1871 she married his brother nephew David Franklin Carter in McDonald County, Missouri.

Elizabeth and David Franklin Carter with their family migrated westward where they are recorded in the 1880 census in Tulare County, California. In 1892, David is recorded as a registered voter there.

Research Notes

Sources

1860 Census - Pleasant Grove, Greenwood, Kansas Territory
1870 Census - Toronto, Woodson, Kansas (HOH Joseph Carter)
1880 Census - Kaweah and Mineral King, Tulare County, California
1892 Voter Registration - Tulare County, California