Reeves, John Alexander

Summary

Father: James L. Reeves
Mother: Mary J.

Birth: c1842, Georgia
Birth Source: Census

Death:
Death Source:

Spouse1: Martha Ann Drummond, 9 Sep 1866, Cherokee County, Georgia

Narrative

Children of John Alexander Reeves and Martha Ann Drummond:

1. Mary Anna Reeves, b. c1868
2. James Reeves, b. c1870
3. John Reeves, b. c1873
4. Nancy Reeves, b. c1875
5. Eliza Reeves, b. c1878
6. Phillip? Reeves, b. c1879
7. Lucinda Reeves, b. Jul 1881
8. Larra S. Reeves, b. Mar 1883
9. Edd Wesley Reeves, b. 26 Mar 1885

Daughter Mary A. Reeves is listed as born in Georgia so they must have moved from Georgia 1868-1870. 1900 census lists Martha as widowed.

Research Notes

Granddaughter Ann Ward provided information on the move from Cherokee County to Yell County, Arkansas and identified her grandparents as John Alec (Alexander) Reeves and Martha Ann Drummond.

Sources

Marriage1:  Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950

1850 Census:  Cherokee County, Georgia (Alexander Reeves - James L. Reeves HOH)
1860 Census:  Cherokee County, Georgia (Ellick Reeves - Mary J. Reeves HOH)
1870 Census:  Yell County, Arkansas
1880 Census:  Yell County, Arkansas
1900 Census:  Yell County, Arkansas (Martha A Reeves HOH)