Reeves, John Robert
Summary
Father: Newton A. ReevesMother: Eliza Jane Plunkett
Birth: 27 Nov 1879 in Mayfield, Graves, KY, USA
Birth Source: Draft Records, Funeral Memorial, Grave Marker
Death: 01 Feb 1965 in Arvada, Adams, CO, USA
Death Source: SSA, Funeral Memorial, Grave Marker
Spouse1:Izora Valora Hawes
Spouse2: Sarah Campbell
Spouse3: Nellie Tull
Narrative
Spouse1:Izora Valora Hawes, m. 02 Nov 1899 in Paducah, McCracken, KY. Izora died of cancer in 1949
Spouse2: Sarah Campbell m. abt. 1950. Sarah passed away before 1960.
Spouse3: Nellie Tull m. abt. 1960. John Robert passed away in 1965, leaving Nellie a widow.
Children of John Robert Reeves and Izora Valora Hawes:
- Bertie Mamie Reeves
- Floyd Monroe Reeves
- Grace Blanche Reeves
- Geneva Edith Reeves
- Lloyd Robert Reeves
John Robert Reeves was the third of nine children born to Newton A Reeves and Eliza Jane Plunkett. Birthdate shown is from WWI draft record and grave marker, some census records show birth month as September. He married Izora Valora Hawes in Paducah, McCracken, KY, USA, on 02 Nov 1899. In 1900, the couple was living with Eliza's grandparents in Carlisle Co, KY. Shortly after this, John Robert became a minister, and for the next few decades, the family moved to various states to start new churches before settling in the Denver, CO area in 1942. Census reports show the family in St. James, Mississippi, MO, USA in 1910, Leesville, Vernon, LA, USA in 1920, and Centralia, Lewis, WA, USA in 1930. According to city directories, the family was in Boise, ID, USA in 1934, and had moved to Fort Wayne, Allen, IN, USA by 1935, and remained there for the 1940 census. His first wife Izora died of cancer in 1949, and around 1950. John married Sarah Campbell. After Sarah passed away, John married Nellie Tull abt. 1960, and remained married to her until his death in 1965.
His Social Security Application names parents as Newt Reeves and Jane E Plunkett.
Research Notes
Sources
1880 US Census, Graves County, Kentucky1900 US Census, Carlisle County, Kentucky
1910 US Census, Mississippi County, Missouri
1920 US Census, Vernon County, Louisiana
1930 US Census, Lewis County, Washington
1940 US Census, Allen County, Indiana
City Directory Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1935
City Directory, Denver, Colorado, 1942
WWI Draft Registration
WWII Draft Registration
SSA Application
Grave Marker, Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheatridge, Colorado
Funeral Memorial, personal archive