Reeves, George Washington

Summary

Father: Reeves, William
Mother: Hill, Letitia

Birth: about 1829 in Fayette County, Illinois
Birth Source: 1850 US Federal Census

Death:
Death Source:

Spouse1: Kimberling, Mary Jane
Spouse2: Edwards, Tabitha

Narrative

George Washington Reeves often went by Washington or Wash Reeves. He was a blacksmith. George married Mary Jane Kimberling 19 January, 1851 in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Children of George Washington Reeves and Mary Jane Kimberling

1. Nancy Ellen Reeves b.c. 1852 m. Joseph Goodbrake
2. Sarah Clementine Reeves b. 26 October, 1854 m. 1) Josiah Herrick Carroll 2) Frank Green
3. Amanda J. Reeves b.c. 1856

George's wife, Mary Jane Kimberling, died. Then George married Tabitha Edwards 7 October, 1857 in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Children of George Washington Reeves and Tabitha Edwards

1. William Raford Reeves b. 1859 in Franklin County, Arkansas
2. Rovilla Frances Reeves b. 1866 in Fayette County, Illinois m. Andrew Henry Fulbright

Tabitha Edwards Reeves divorced George in 1875 in Crawford County, Kansas for infidelity. There is some ambiguity as to when and where George died.

Research Notes

There is some dispute as to the true parentage of presumed daughter of George and Mary Jane Kimberling, Amanda J. Reeves. She is not included as an heir of the mother in her inheritance (which could be explained by Amanda not being included in her mother's or her grandfather's will). She also is not listed among the children of Tabitha in divorce proceedings.

Sources

US Federal Census 1850 Franklin County, Arkansas
US Federal Census 1860 Franklin County, Arkansas
US Federal Census 1870 Fayette County, Illinois
Marriage records of Franklin County, Arkansas
Probate records of Franklin County, Arkansas
Kansas Divorces, Crawford County case files
"Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884" by Virginia Howell, Middle Tennessee Journal Of Genealogy And History, Vol. 9 #1, Summer 1995, pp.33-35