Reeves, George Columbus Lum Sr

Summary

Father: George Washington Reeves
Mother: Seabourn, Mary Land

Birth: 24 May, 1894 in Eastland, Texas
Birth Source: WWI Draft Card, WWII Draft Card

Death: 14 April, 1986 in Wood, Texas
Death Source: Death Index

Spouse1: Elliott, Letha M

Narrative

Known Children of George Reeves and Mary Seabourn

1. James Reeves born 1916, Fort Worth TX
2. Lulu Reeves born 1918, TX
3. Geneva Reeves born 1919, TX
4. George Columbus Lum Reeves Jr born 1920, TX
5. George Dennis Reeves born 1925, Beaver OK

He was a yard foreman. He left his son George Dennis Reeves out of the will. He was worth 1.5 billion in today's world of 2020 although he inherited most of it from his father.

Research Notes

He also went by the names:
G C Reeves
Lum Reeves

Sources

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX1-CQL : 24 August 2019), George C Lum Reeves, 1917-1918.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DD6-RGZM : 25 October 2019), George C or Lum Reeves, 1917-1918.

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPKC-L61 : 17 October 2017), George Columbus Reeves, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVTZ-QX7 : 5 December 2014), George C Reeves Sr, Wood, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9NN-DNL : 19 May 2014), George Reeves, Apr 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-DMQG : 15 March 2016), George C. Reeves, ; Burial, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, Restland Memorial Park; citing record ID 154420970, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMH-34P : accessed 25 February 2020), Lum Reeves, Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 46B, line 97, family 977, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1797; FHL microfilm 1,821,797.