Reeves, Lydia

Summary

Father: John Reeves
Mother: Phoebe Osborne

Birth: 5 Feb 1822, Grayson County, Virginia
Birth Source: John Reeves Probate and gravestone inscription

Death: 13 Mar 1890, Ashe County, North Carolina
Death Source: Gravestone inscription, Jesse Reeves Family Cemetery

Spouse1: Alexander Reeves

Narrative

Children of Alexander Reeves and Lydia Reeves:

1. Mahala Reeves, b. 1841
2. Giles Reeves, b. 1844
3. Mary Reeves, b. 1846
4. Franklin Reeves, b. 1851
5. John A. Reeves, b. 1856
6. Cicero Reeves, b. 1860
7. Jesse Reeves, b. 1863
8. Phebe Reeves, b. 1865

Research Notes

The of the family or maiden name of Alexander Reeves' wife Lydia had been previously misidentified as "Osborne" however, the probate documents included in a suit among the heirs of John Reeves record that it was Lydia who was a child and heir of John Reeves and Phoebe Osborne.

Sources

1850 Census - Ashe County, North Carolina
1860 Census - South Eastern District, Ashe County, North Carolina
1870 Census - Peak Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
1880 Census - Peak Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
1867 Chancery Case, Reps of John Reves vs Heirs of John Reeves, Grayson VA