Reeves, James H.
Summary
Father: Peter M. ReevesMother: Sarah "Sally" Hudnall
Birth: 22 May 1837, Warren County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Kentucky Death Record #26703
Death: 7 Oct 1916, Warren County, Kentucky
Death Source: Kentucky Death Record #26703
Spouse1: Sarah Runner, 20 Jan 1857, Warren County, Kentucky
Narrative
Children of James H Reeves and Sarah Runner are:- Elizabeth F. Reeves, 1858-1858
- Henry Hudnall Reeves, b. 1859
- George Webster Reeves, b. 1863
- Susan Francis Reeves, b. 1865
- Laura Ida Reeves, b. 1867
- Luther Reeves, b. 1870
- Milburn “Mill” Reeves, b. 1875
James H. Reeves Will of 24 May 1916:
I, James H. Reeves, of Warren County, Kentucky, make and publish this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all others purporting to be wills or otherwise.
1st. After my death, I desire that all my just debts be paid including burial and funeral expenses and suitable tombstones placed at my grave.
2nd. If my wife, Sarah Ann Reeves, should survive me, I bequeath to my beloved wife, all of my real and personal property of every species and kind, during her life, and at her decease, then I give and bequeath all the remainder of my property to my four living children and grandchildren, namely: Henry H. Reeves, G.W. Reeves, Ida Stahl, wife of I.H. Stahl, Wilburn Reeves, and to the heirs of Luther Reeves, and to my granddaughter, Lola Jordan. All to share and share alike equally in all property there be left. And if any of my children should die, and leave no living issue, then their share to revert back to my estate, and I hereby appoints S.E. Miller my administrator to my estate without bond. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 24th day of May, 1916.
James H. Reeves
Witness: R.A. Shields,
S.E. Miller
State of Kentucky )
Warren County Clerk)
October term, 1916
The foregoing will of J.H. Reeves was this day produced in open Court and offered for probate and proved by the oaths of R.A. Shields and S.E. Miller, subscribing witnesses, and ordered to be recorded, which is done.