Reeves, Joseph Ambrose

Summary

Father: William S. Reeves
Mother: Lavina Hockersmith

Birth: 1846, Madison County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Census

Death: 19 Dec 1931, Dallas County, Iowa
Death Source: Find A Grave, photo of gravestone inscription

Spouse1: Kate Springstead, m. 1 Feb 1871 in Monroe County, Missouri
Spouse1: Catherine Rice
Spouse2: Viola A. Scott, m. 7 Aug 1892 in Dallas County, Iowa

Narrative

Children of Joseph A. Reeves and Catherine Rice:

1. Berthel M. Reeves, b. 15 Jan 1878
2. Arthur Ambrose Reeves, b. 22 Sep 1879
3. Charles Lee Reeves, b. 18 Dec 1880
4. Thomas Otto Reeves, b. 19 Jan 1884
5. Jesse Joseph Reeves, b. 6 Jun 1886

Children of Joseph A. Reeves and Viola Scott:

1. Fred Reeves, b. 1893
2. Leslie Reeves, b. 1896
3. Mary Lavina Reeves, b. 9 Sep 1903

Research Notes

Kate Springfield is recorded as marrying a J. R. "Reavis" in Monroe County, Missouri. Further research has confirmed that he was from the Reavis family and not Joseph, the son of William S. Reeves. Joseph appears to have remained in Iowa and later Indiana after his father and other family members moved westward to Missouri. There are ample records, i.e. death, etc. that confirm that the Joseph A. Reeves or Reves of Dallas County, Iowa was the son of William Reeves and Lavina Hockersmith.

Although there is no extant marriage record for Joseph Reeves and Catherine Rice, the extant birth and death records for all of Joseph's 5 older children all list Catherine Rice as their mother. Additionally Catherine is recorded in the 1880 census listing as Joseph's wife.

Sources

1850 Census - District 1, Madison County, Kentucky
1880 Census - Washington, Dallas County, Iowa
1900 Census - Washington, Dallas County, Iowa
1910 Census - Washington, Dallas County, Iowa
1920 Census - Minburn, Dallas County, Iowa
1930 Census - Sugar Grove, Dallas County, Iowa
Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945 (marriage to Viola Scott)
Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952 (Joseph Reeves)
Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904