Reeves, Jeremiah S.

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: 1840, New Jersey
Birth Source: Census, Headstone

Death: 22 Mar 1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Source: Obituary

Spouse1: Rebecca Allen, m. 19 Feb 1868, Gloucester County, New Jersey

Narrative

Children of Jeremiah Reeves and Rebecca Allen:

1. Elizabeth Reeves, b. 11 Sep 1868
2. Amos D. Reeves, b. 31 Jan 1870
3. Mary T. Reeves, b. 2 Jun 1871
4. Sarah A. Reeves, b. c1874
5. Eva Reeves, b. 29 Sep 1876
6. Rachel C. Reeves, b. c1879, d. 20 May 1903
7. Joseph A. Reeves, b. c1881
8. Emilie C. Reeves, b. 27 Jun 1885
9. Edith Reeves, b. c1887

Jeremiah may be the son of Edward A. Reeves of Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County, New Jersey. He and his apparent sister Elizabeth Jane Reeves were mentioned in his will. He is found living with Elizabeth Jane in the household of John Rice in Greenwich, Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1850.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 Mar 1914
REEVES - March 22, 1914, at his late residence, 5217 Chester ave., JEREMIAH S. REEVES. Relatives and friends, also Mantua Lodge, No. 95, F. and A. M.; Quaker City Lodge, No 3, L. R. C.; Fidelity Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U. W., of New Jersey, are Invited to attend funeral services, Thursday, 11.30. A. M., Mantua M. E. Church, Mantua, N. J.

Jeremiah is buried in the Mantua Methodist Cemetery, Mantua, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Research Notes

Sources

Marriage1:  Findagrave - New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956
Death:        Obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 25 Mar 1914
Burial:       Findagrave - Mantua Methodist Cemetery, Mantua, Gloucester County, New Jersey

1850 Census:  Greenwich, Gloucester County, New Jersey
1860 Census:  Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
1870 Census:  Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
1880 Census:  Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
1900 Census:  Philadelphia City Ward 5, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1910 Census:  Philadelphia Ward 40, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania