Reeves, William Franklin Vernon

Summary

Father: Ila Reeves
Mother: Eliza Apple

Birth: 3 Aug 1845, Rush County, Indiana
Birth Source: Death Certificate

Death: 19 Feb 1924, Ogden, Spiceland, Henry County, Indiana
Death Source: Death Certificate

Spouse1: Mary Eva Byrkit, m. 9 Mar 1881

Narrative

Children of William Franklin Vernon Reeves and Eva Byrkit:

1. Paul Reeves, b. c1883
2. Lynn R Reeves, b. 28 Jun 1889

The 1850 census gives an age of 4; the 1860 an age of 15; the 1870 census an age of 23. In 1880, he is not listed with his father Ila, but with Rebecca, the widow of Asa Reeves as head of household and her daughter Lavinia F. Reeves. William is listed as a grandson of Rebecca, age 33, thus establishing his father Ila Reeves was a son of Asa Reeves and Rebecca Reed.

William was listed as a Livestock dealer in 1900.

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          Death Certificate, William F V Reeves, 1924
Marriage1:  Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001 (Ancestry)
Death:        Death Certificate, William F V Reeves, 1924

1850 Census:  Rush County, Indiana (Ila HOH)
1860 Census:  Rush County, Indiana (Ila HOH)
1870 Census:  Rush County, Indiana (Ila HOH)
1880 Census:  Henry County, Indiana (Rebecca HOH)
1900 Census:  Henry County, Indiana
1910 Census:  Henry County, Indiana
1920 Census:  Henry County, Indiana