Reeves, John M.

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: c1818, Tennessee
Birth Source: Census

Death: Dec 1879, Searcy County, Arkansas
Death Source: 1880 Mortality Schedule

Spouse1: Charlotte Ballance, m. 17 Jan 1841, Gibson County, Tennessee
Spouse2: Cordelia Jane McBride (Clayton)

Narrative

Children of John M. Reeves and Charlotte Balance:

1. William W. Reeves, b. c1843
2. Sarah C. Reeves, b. c1845
3. George L. Reeves, b. c1847
4. Leathe C. Reeves, b. c1849, d. c1870
5. John B. Reeves, b. c1852
6. Mary J. Reeves, b. c1854
7. David H. Reeves, b. c1857

Children of John M. Reeves and Cordelia Jane McBride (Clayton):

1. Martha Reeves, b. c1870
2. Elizabeth Reeves, b. c1872
3. Henry M. Reeves, b. c1 Jan 1874

Research Notes

This may be the son of William Reeves but this needs verification.

There are markers for Cordelia Jane in the Reeves Cemetery, Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas. John donated the land for the cemetery. In 1870, there were some Clayton children in John and Jane's household.

Sources

Marriage1:  Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (FamilySearch)
Death:        1880 Mortality Schedule

1850 Census:  De Soto County, Mississippi
1860 Census:  Tunica County, Mississippi
1870 Census:  Izard County, Arkansas
1880 Census:  Izard County, Arkansas