Reeves, Emery

Summary

Father: Willis Howard Reeves
Mother: Martha Cenia Wade

Birth: 1 April 1906, Cedar county, Missouri
Birth Source: gravestone, Obituary.


Death: 12 July 1994, Olathe, Kansas
Death Source: gravestone, obituary

Spouse1: Elsie Leona Caldwell, m. 8 June 1929 in Stockton Missouri.

Narrative

Children of Emery Reeves and Elsie Caldwell:

1. Cletis Emery Reeves. b. 28 Mar 1930 in Langdon, Kansas
2. Jerle Reeves b.1 Apr 1932 in cedar county, Missouri
3. Son
4. Donald Eugene Reeves b. 11 Aug 1934 in Bucklin, Kansas
5. James Nathaniel Reeves. b.23 Feb 1938 in Bucklin, Kansas
6. Son
7. Kennth Leroy Reeves. b. 8 Feb 1942 in Liberal Kansas
8. Daughter
9. Daughter

Emery and Elsie were the parents of nine children, seven boys and two girls. Emery worked 18 years for the rock island railroad and 18 years at Hercules aluminum plant in De Soto, Kansas, he retired in April 1970. At the time of Emery’s death he had 31 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. One of Emery’s favorite things was showing his wallet of pictures, with all his Beautiful grand daughters. Saying they were his girlfriends. Emery and his brother Emmett we’re identical twins. There were very few people that could tell them apart. The story goes when they were younger they could play jokes on others, by switching places. No one know the difference. Emery was laid to rest at the Hazel Dell Cemetery in Cedar county Missouri.

Research Notes

Sources

1910 census, Missouri
1920 census, Missouri
1930 census, Kansas
1940 census, Kansas
Obituary of Wellsville, Kansas