Reeves, Peter May

Summary

Father: William T. Reeves
Mother: Michell Hoskins

Birth: 12 Dec 1824, Halifax County, Virginia
Birth Source: Will of William T. Reeves, Halifax VA

Death: 5 Aug 1904, Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri
Death Source: Obituary, The Malden Merit, Malden, Missouri

Spouse1: Julia A. Ford, 13 Aug 1856, Gibson County, Tennessee

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Narrative

Obituary - Malden Merit, 12 August 1904
Dunklin County, Missouri

Peter May Reeves (1824-1904)
P.M. Reeves, and aged and respected citizen, died Friday Aug. 5. Had Mr. Reeves lived to see his next birthday, which was not far off, he would have been 80 years old; at this advanced age, he was attacked by a cancer, which gradually advanced its claim on his life, until death finally relieved him, and a good man was sent to his reward.

He was the father of a large family of children, and at the time of his death was living with his daughter, Mrs. Wood Williams; his other children living near here are, Jas. M., Geo., Frank, Ray and Albert Reeves. Deceased was a brother of the late Uncle Tommy Reeves, an old and respected citizen of Malden. The Merit joins the many friends of the bereaved relatives in their afflictions.

Children of Peter May Reeves and Julia Ford are:

1. James Macon Reeves
2. Addie Mae Reeves
3. William Henry Reeves
4. Elizabeth Marshall Reeves
5. George M. Reeves
6. Frank O. Reeves
7. Annie R Reeves
8. Ruel Ray Reeves
9. Albert Reeves

Sources

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Database, online at Ancestry.com
1850 Census - Gibson County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Gibson County, Tennessee
1880 Census - Friendship, Greene County, Arkansas
1900 Census - Paragould City, Greene County, Arkansas