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Reeves, George Byrd (1831 NC - 1909 NC)

George Byrd Reeves

Reeves, George Byrd


Summary

Father: George B. Reeves
Mother: Mary “Pollie” Farmer

Birth: 29 Dec 1831, Stokes County, North Carolina
Birth Source: Gravestone inscription

Death: 26 Jan 1909, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Death Source: Gravestone inscription - Maple Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery

Spouse1: Mary H. Williams, m. 26 Mar 1856, Carroll County, Mississippi
Spouse2: Ellen Victory Harris, 29 Jun 1865

Narrative

Children of George Byrd Reeves and Mary H. Williams:
  1. Richard Reves, b. 1858
  2. George Oscar Reves, b. 1859
  3. Jennie Reves, b. 1860 (Twin to Sallie), m. Marcus L. Linebury on 3 Mar 1881 in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  4. Sarah "Sallie" Reves, b. 1860 (Twin to Jennie), m. Mack C. Pettey on 22 Sep 1881 in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Children of George Byrd Reeves and Ellen Victory Harris:
  1. William Asbury Reeves, b. 1867
  2. Clarence Luther Reeves, b. 1868
  3. Charley May Reeves, b. 1872
  4. Alonza Lafayette “Lonnie” Reves, b. 1873
  5. Laura Virginia Reves, b. 1877
  6. Myrtle V. Reves, b. 1879
On 14 May 1862 in Grenada, Mississippi, George Byrd Reeves enlisted as a Corporal in the CSA - Co. A, 42nd Mississippi Infantry “Carroll Fencibles”.

Sources

U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 (Ancestry.com)
1850 Census - Southern Division, Carroll County, Mississippi
1860 Census - Police District 4, Carroll County, Mississippi
1870 Census - Knobs, Yadkin County, North Carolina
1880 Census - Knobs, Yadkin County, North Carolina
1900 Census - Edwards, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Findagrave - Gravestone Inscription at Maple Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery
1909 Will of George B. Reeves, on line at Ancestry.com



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