Reeves, James L.

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: c1815, Georgia
Birth Source: Census

Death: 1850-1860
Death Source: Census

Spouse1: Mary Jane Harris, m. 8 Sep 1839, Henry County, Georgia

Narrative

Children of James L. Reeves and Mary Jane Harris:

1. Joseph W. Reeves, b. c1838-1840
2. John Alexander Reeves, b. c1841-2
3. Armenia Reeves, b. c1842
4. Benjamin L. Reeves, b. c1844
5. Mary M. Reeves, b. c1848
6. S. S. Reeves, b. c1851
7. P. N. Reeves. b c1853
8. S. J. Reeves b. c1855

Although James and Mary J. were married in 1839 in Henry County, they do not appear in a household of their own in 1840. However, there were two Reeves households there in 1840, those of John B. Reeves and Isaac Reeves. The household of John B. Reeves appears to have another couple in it slightly younger than John B. Reeves. This may be James L. Reeves and his family, although the age is off slightly. Thus it may be possible that James L. Reeves was a brother of John B. Reeves.

James L. Reeves first bought land in Cherokee County in 1845 from Samuel Cobb (DB H, p2).

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, online database at Ancestry.com

1850 Census:  Cherokee County, Georgia
1860 Census:  Cherokee County, Georgia

Cherokee County, Georgia Deed Book H, p2