Reeves, Micajah

Summary

Father: John Durdan Reeves
Mother: Sarah Locke Elwell

Birth: 15 Apr 1792, North Carolina
Birth Source: Gravestone

Death: 20 Sep 1848, Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina
Death Source: Gravestone in Old Siloam Cemetery

Spouse1: Elizabeth Early, m. 10 Feb 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina

Narrative

Children of Micajah Reeves and Elizabeth Early:

1. Sarah Locke Reeves, b. 15 Jan 1818, Siloam, Surry County, NC, d. 26 Jan 1860, Siloam, Surry County, NC.
2. Eliza G. Reeves, b. 24 Jul 1820, Surry County, NC, d. 1880, Washington, Vernon Co, Missouri.
3. Rufus King Reeves, b. 5 Jul 1822, Surry County, NC, d. 13 Jul 1848, Siloam, Surry County, NC.
4. Richard Elwell Reeves, b. 1 Jun 1825, Surry County, NC, d. 23 Sep 1890, Siloam, Surry County, NC.
5. Jeremiah Early Reeves, b. 24 Jul 1827, Surry County, NC, d. Apr 1866, Siloam, Surry County, NC.
6. Nancy Anderson Reeves, b. 10 Dec 1829, Siloam, Surry County, NC, d. 3 Mar 1912, Olin, Iredell County, NC.
7. Micajah Coke Reeves, b. 10 Jun 1832, Surry County, NC, d. 1921, Surry County, NC.
8. Jane Jones Reeves, b. 20 Aug 1834, Surry County, NC, d. 05 Aug 1870, Siloam, Surry County, NC.

Micajah was in the battle Of Horseshoe Bend with his brother Richard E. Reeves during the War of 1812.

He is recorded in Surry County records as having been appointed postmaster on 3 Feb 1837.

Sources

War of 1812 Pension Application Files
North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 online database at Ancestry.com
1820 Census - Capt Daniel Marrians District, Surry County, North Carolina
U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
North Carolina Estate Files
Line of Descent information taken from the historical Reeves DNA Project web pages on Rootsweb — 31 Dec 2019