Reeves, Lewis R.

Summary

Father: John Reeves
Mother: Sarah

Birth: 21 May 1817, Trumbull County, Ohio
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 18 Sep 1854, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Eliza Winters, m. 18 Jun 1845, Portage County, Ohio

Narrative

Children of Lewis R. Reeves and Eliza Winters:

1. Alice W. Reeves, b. 1850

His headstone states his birth and death place in addition to dates.

Lewis Reeves made his will 23 Jun 1853 and added an addendum on 4 Sep 1854 in which he appointed "my beloved brother Abner Reeves one of my executors of this my will in addition to those heretofore appointed."

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Headstone, Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Marriage1:   - Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD69-XQP
Death:        Headstone, Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

1840 Census:  Trumbull County, Ohio
1850 Census:  Lee County, Iowa - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4X-L5D

1853 Will - Lewis R. Reeves - Lee County, Iowa Probate Records Vol. 5, p199