Reeves, George Washington

Summary

Father: Rennie Bromet Reeves
Mother: Lucinda Markham

Birth: 2 Mar 1852, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Birth Source: Census and Texas Death Certificate

Death: 3 Sep 1938, Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas
Death Source: Find A Grave gravestone photo

Spouse1: Eudora "Dora" (Charity) Greenwood, m. 24 Jan 1878
Spouse2: Alice "Allie" Gertrude George

Narrative

Children of George Washington Reeves and Eudora Greenwood:

1. Thomas Decarrey Reeves, b. 19 May 1878
2. John Edward "Eddie" Reeves, b. 16 Nov 1879
3. Leonard Eugene Reeves, b. 23 Sep 1882
4. Ella May Reeves, b. 1887, m. unk Richardson
5. George Benjamin "Bennie" Reeves, b. 26 Jul 1889
6. Emma Reeves, b. 5 Feb 1894, m. Ralph Kromer
7. Vivian Margaret Reeves, b. 27 Jan 1899, m.Denny Franklin Downs

Children of George Washington Reeves and Alice George:

1. Ollie Mercede Reeves, b. 18 Aug 1915, m. Ross Keesee
2. Benjamin Franklin Reeves, b. 27 Jan 1920
3. Leroy Reeves, b. 22 Sep 1924

George W Reeves served as a private in Company D of the 9th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry during the Civil War.

Research Notes

Sources

1860 Census - Vaugine, Jefferson County, Arkansas
1870 Census - Bartholomew, Jefferson County, Arkansas
1880 Census - Precinct 6, Robertson County, Texas
1900 Census - Justice Precinct 4, Houston, Texas
1930 Census - Madge, Harmon County, Oklahoma,
Justice Precinct 4, Houston, Texas
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Death of George W. Reeves)
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, online database at Ancestry.com (deaths of several children)