Reeves, Ruel Ray

Summary

Father: Peter May Reeves
Mother: Julia A. Ford

Birth: 17 Nov 1879, Greene County, Arkansas
Birth Source: Texas Death Certificate and Census

Death: 28 Sep 1953, Tarrant County, Texas
Death Source: Texas Death Certificate, Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth

Spouse1: Nancy Elizabeth Childers, m. 12 Mar 1919, Johnson, Texas
Spouse2: Edith Imogene Whalin

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Narrative

Child of Ruel Ray Reeves and Edith Imogene Whalin:

1. Ruel Ray Reeves, Jr. , b. 19 Nov 1936, d. 8 Feb 1956

Ruel Ray Reeves' first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Childress died in July of 1934 after which he remarried circa 1935 to (Edith) Imogene Whalin.

The inscription on the headstone of Ruel Ray Reeves, Jr. reads as follows:
Dedicated to the memory of Ruel Ray Reeves, Jr.
Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class
Born - November 19, 1936
Died in the line of duty
February 8, 1956

Sources

Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1838-1935, FHL film # 1020032, Family Search
1918 WWI draft registration
1942 WWII draft registration
Texas Death Certificate #34234
Tarrant County Probate Index, 1800-2012. Case #1950-0023630
Find A Grave