Reeves, Joseph Edwin
Summary
Father: John Henry Reeves JrMother: Matilda Alexander
Birth: 14 Oct 1898, Jackson, Illinois
Birth Source: 1900 Census
Death:1957, Jackson County, Illinois
Death Source: U.S., Find-A-Grave
Spouse1: Elsie Jane Jones, m. c1917, Illinois
Narrative
Children of Joseph Edwin Reeves and Elsie Jane Jones:- Edwin S Reeves, b. 1920
- Kenneth Vernon Reeves, b. 1922
- Charles Reeves, b. 1924
- Jerold Reeves, b. 1928
Joseph Edwin Reeves is listed on the 1900 census, Sand Ridge, Jackson, Illinois as a 1 year old in the home of his parents. He grows up in this community and marries Elsie James Jones, c1917 in Pomona, Jackson, Illinois. Elsie is the daughter of Frank Jones and Missoura Tyler.
In the 1920 census Joseph's occupation is listed as an Act-Up-Man in the metal trades. This term was commonly used by the locals to describe an employee who temporally steps into a supervisory role, without having the formal title.
In the 1930 census of Granite City, Jackson, Illinois, Elsie states that she was 18 years old when first married.
By 1950, Joseph was still living in Granite City and was a foreman in the steel mill. His son, Charles and wife, Betty Lou with their three children were living in his home also.
U.S., Find-A-Grave Index, 1600's-Current has an entry for Joseph Edwin Reeves dying in Granite City, Jackson, Illinois at the age of 58/59.
Research Notes
Primarily through census records, Joseph Edwin Reeves linage can be traced to his 4 x great-grandfather, Thomas Reeves Sr.. This requires a belief in the insurmountable evidence that John Reeves of Taylor County, Kentucky was his 2 x great-grandfather.Further proof of this linage lies in the analysis and classification of DNA Group 09.
Sources
1900 Census- Sand Ridge, Jackson, Illinois1910 Census- Sand Ridge, Jackson, Illinois
1920 Census- Granite City, Madison, Illinois
1930 Census- Granite City, Madison, Illinois
1940 Census- Granite City, Madison, Illinois
1950 Census, Granite City, Madison, Illinois
U.S., Find-A-Grave Index, 1600's-Crrent