Reeves, Polly

Summary

Father: Thompson Reeves
Mother: Lucendarilla Ragsdale "Cinderella"

Birth: About 1815, Georgia
Birth Source:

Death: About 1860, Clay County, Alabama
Death Source: Census

Spouse1: Samuel S. Scott, Jr.

Polly Reeves is a daughter of Thompson Reeves b. 1799 and Cinderella Reeves b. 1800 Polly was born abt.1815 in Georgia and died before 1885 in Clay Co GA. Polly married Samuel S. Scott , Jr. very near to the year 1850. In the 1850 census she is not listed with her parents in their home. Her future husband Samuel S. Scott,Jr. is listed alone in his own home. By 1860 neither Polly or Sam are listed in any census and their children who are all less than five years old were being cared for in the homes of both sets of grandparents. The children lived until maturity with the grand parents.

The Scott grandparents provided the home for the oldest son of Polly and Sam. His name was James Emery Winfield Scott. The Reeves grandparents, Thompson and Cinderella Reeves lived nearby and provided a home for William Alexander Scott and Mary Anna Samuel Scott.

Children of Polly Reeves and Samuel Scott:

1. James Emery Winfield Scott b. 7 Apr 1852 Alabama; d. 27 Feb 1906 Fisher Co. Texas
2. William Alexander Scott b. 5 Mar 1854 Randolph Co. Alabama; d. 24 Mar 1922 Trent Texas
3. Mary Anna Samuel Scott b. 17 Nov 1855; d. 23 Apr 1912 Mt. Calm Texas McLennan Co.

Sources

Alabama Death Certificate of Mrs. A. P. Ingram (mother's maiden name)