Reeves, Levitha
Summary
Father: Reeves, WilliamMother: Hill, Letitia
Birth: about 1815 in Davidson County, Tennessee
Birth Source: Howell, "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884"
Death: 18 May, 1886, probably in White County, Arkansas
Death Source: ibid.
Spouse1: Harper, James Sterling
Narrative
Levitha Reeves married James Sterling Harper 20 February, 1830, in Davidson County, Tennessee.Children of James Sterling Harper and Levitha Reeves
- Elizabeth Harper b.c. 1836 in Tennessee m. Curless Smotherman
- James Thomas Harper b.c. 1840 in Tennessee
- Missouri Harper b.c. 1848 in Benton County, Tennessee m. Orison Fuller
- Margaret Lucy Harper b. 1849 in Benton County, Tennessee m. George Washington Price
- Isabel Quillen Harper b. 1850 in Benton County, Tennessee m. William T. Fisher
- John Lockhart Harper b. 1856 in Madison County, Tennessee
Research Notes
Harper family lore suggests James Sterling Harper migrated to Illinois with his brothers and other family members where he met Levitha. (Her father and entire family are thought to have migrated to Illinois about 1828.). Then, deciding to return to Tennessee, Levitha and he were married there as indicated. This is certainly unusual, as one might expect a wedding to take place in Illinois with Levitha's family before she was allowed to leave. It may be that some Reeves relatives also determined to return to Tennessee. This migration's details should be more closely examined.Sources
Birth: Howell, "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884," 33-35Marriage1: Tennessee Marriage Records, Davidson County via FamilySearch.org
Death: Howell, "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884," 33-35; and John Lockhart Harper marriage record
1850 Census: Benton County, Tennessee
1860 Census: Benton County, Tennessee
1870 Census: Madison County, Tennessee
1880 Census:
Virginia Howell, "Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884," Middle Tennessee Journal Of Genealogy And History 9 (Summer 1995): 33-35
John Lockhart Harper marriage: Arkansas Marriages via FamilySearch.org