Reeves, John R.

Summary

Father: John Reeves
Mother: Mrs. Rebecca Gaskill Huber

Birth: 1782, New Jersey
Birth Source: 1850 Census of Mason County, Kentucky

Death: before 1870, probably Montgomery County, Indiana
Death Source:

Spouse1: Sarah Fenton, m. 21 Feb 1807 in Mason County, Kentucky

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Narrative

Children of John Reeves and Sarah Fenton:

1. Catherine Reeves, b. 1808, m. William Browning on 9 Dec 1833 with Josiah Reeves bondsman, John Reeves listed as FOB
2. Josiah Reeves, b. 1810
3. Unknown Daughter (possibly Ruth, b. 1812), b. 1810-1820
4. Unknown Daughter, b. 1810-1820
5. Unknown Daughter (possibly Harriett, b. c1818), b. 1810-1820
6. Unknown Daughter (possibly Mary Jane, b. c1820), b. 1810-1820
7. Michael F. Reeves, b. 1823
8. John Wilford Reeves, b. 29 Jan 1827
9. Sarah E. Reeves, b. 28 Oct 1832, d. 2 Jan 1863, m. John Kirkpatrick

In the 1860 Census, John R. Reeves is age 77, widowed and living in the household of his son, John W. Reeves, in Brown, Montgomery County, Indiana. Sarah Fenton Reeves died on 20 Aug 1857 and is buried in the Indian Creek Hill Cemetery in Montgomery County, Indiana.

Catherine, Michael, John W. and Sarah E. Reeves are documented as children of John Reeves and Sarah Fenton in either Kentucky marriage records or the 1850 census. Other probable children of John Reeves include Ruth Reeves who married William Hill in Mason County on 1 Apr 1833 with John Reeves as bondsman, Harriett Reeves who married Garrison Gallagher on 7 Dec 1840 (Josiah Reeves bondsman), Mary Jane who married Cornelius Stiles on 27 Feb 1847 (William Hill bondsman) and Josiah Reeves, b. 1810, who married Sophrona Dillon on 7 Dec 1840.

The 1810 census of Mason County records John Reeves' household with 1 male 26-44, 1 female under 10 years old (Catherine) and 1 female 16-25.

In 1820, his household contained 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 4 females under 10 years of age (Ruth, Harriett, Mary Jane and unknown), 1 female 10-15 (Catherine) and 1 female 26-44.

The census of 1830 lists 1 male under 5 (John W.), 1 male 5-9 (Michael), 1 male 40-49, 2 females 10-14 (Harriett and Mary Jane), 1 female 15-19 (Ruth), 1 female 20-29 (Catherine), 1 female 40-49.

John Reeves' Mason County household in 1840 is recorded in that census as containing 1 Male 10-14 (John W.), 1 male 15-19 (Michael), 1 male 30-39, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 5-9 (Sarah E. born 1832), 1 female 15-19 (Mary Jane), 1 female 20-29 (Harriett) and 1 female 50-59.

Sources

1810 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
1820 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
1830 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
1840 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
1850 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
1860 Census - Montgomery County, Indiana (HOH John W. Reeves)
Find-a-Grave, photo of Sarah Reeves gravestone