Reeves, Obedience

Summary

Father: William Reeves
Mother: Anne Terrill

Birth: 25 Dec 1798, Ashe County, North Carolina
Birth Source: Find A Grave - Burton Cemetery Lawrence County, IN

Death: 28 Jul 1853, Lawrence County, Indiana
Death Source: Gravestone in Burton Cemetery, Marion Township, Lawrence County IN

Spouse1: William Buchanan Burton, 25 Oct 1814, Ashe County, North Carolina

Narrative

Children of Obedience Reeves and William B. Burton:

1. Delana Burton, b. 30 Apr 1815, d. 9 Aug 1868, m. William Toliver
2. Alfred Henry Burton b, 22 Sep 1816, d. 1911, m. Hannah Elizabeth Hamer
3. Wiley G. Burton, b. 29 Oct 1818, d. 1903, m. Harriet N. Maiden
4. Isom Burton, b. 27 Nov 1820
5. Allen C. Burton, b. 12 Jan 1827, d. 1 May 1901, m1 Elizabeth Holmes, m2 Sarah A. Richards
6. John Wesley Burton, b. October 12, 1828 d. May 11, 1888, n, Nancy Jane Baker
7. Louisa A. Burton, b. 26 Jul 1832, d. 14 Aug 1916, m. James M. Baker
8. Wilbur Burton, b. 7 Mar 1834, d. 12 Jul 1853, Aged 3 Months 27 Days
9. Jensey Burton, b. 14 Jul 1835
10. Emily Burton, b. 22 Feb 1838, d. 9 Aug 1908, m. John Toliver

William Burton, son of Col. John P. Burton...was born near Asheville, North Carolina. He was a pioneer settler of Lawrence County, Indiana, locating near Mitchell in the year 1830, and subsequently engaging in farming. A democrat in politics, he was active in the civic life of the community and served several terms in the Indiana State Legislature. From: A Standard History of Kansas & Kansans, Vol. III, by William E. Connelly, pub. 1918, Lewis Pub. Co.

Sources

Gravestone Inscriptions - Burton Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana
A Standard History of Kansas & Kansans, Vol. III, by William E. Connelly, pub. 1918, Lewis Pub. Co. pg 1334