Reeves, Sidney Franklin

Summary

Father: George B. Reeves
Mother: Mary "Pollie" Farmer

Birth: 3 May 1836, Stokes County, North Carolina
Birth Source:

Death: 28 Jul 1915, Bellvue, Clay, Texas
Death Source: Statement by wife in Confederate Pension Widow's Application

Spouse1: Martha J. Merrill, m. 10 Dec 1858, Carroll County, Mississippi

Narrative

Children of Sidney Franklin Reeves and Martha Merrill:

1. Sidney Walton Reeves, b. 1864
2. Claudie Reeves, b. 1867
3. James Arthur Reeves, b. 1869
4. Edgar Merrell Reeves, b. 1873
5. Nannie Reeves, b. 1876
6. Pearl Reeves, b. 1879
7. Malcolm Reeves, b. 1881
8. Emma Reeves, b. 1885

In 1861, Sidney Franklin Reeves enlisted as a Sergeant, in the CSA - Co. H, 4th Mississippi Regiment (Carroll County Rebels) of Carroll County, Mississippi. He filed for a Confederate pension on 23 Aug 1913 in Clay County, Texas.

Sources

Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, online database at Ancestry.com
1850 Census - Southern Division, Carroll County, Mississippi (HOH - George Reeves)
1860 Census - Police District 4, Carroll County, Mississippi
1880 Census - Dry Town, Izard County, Arkansas
1900 Census - Justice Precinct 5, Clay County, Texas
1910 Census - Bellevue, Clay County, Texas
Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, online at Ancestry.com