Reeves, William H.
Summary
Father: Curtis F. ReevesMother: Eliza Bryant
Birth: 28 Oct 1844, Ballard County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Death: 22 Feb 1903, probably Mississippi County, Missouri
Death Source: Photo of gravestone in Cane Creek Cemetery, Ballard County, Kentucky
Spouse1: Betty Florence Potts, 1898, Alexander County, Illinois
Narrative
Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Biographies of Mississippi County, 1888
William H.Reeves, a successful farmer of Ohio Township, Mississippi Co., Mo., was born in Ballard County, Ky., on October 28, 1844. He is a son of Curtis and Eliza (Bryant) Reeves, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. The family were originally from Virginia, but immigrated to Kentucky at an early day. Curtis Reeves was a farmer by vocation, and removed to Mississippi County, Mo., about 1844 and owing to the overflow of that year, became disgusted with the country and returned to his native State. He died in Wayne County, Mo. in 1845. His widow is still living. They were the parents of two children: Benjamin F. (deceased) and William H. The latter removed to Mississippi County with his mother in 1850, and located at Bird's Point, where they resided for several years. He is a farmer by vocation, and has been a resident of Mississippi County most of his life. He is a member of the I.O.O.F.
Children of William H. Reeves and Bettie F. Potts:
- William R. Reeves, b. 1900
- Mable Reeves, b. 1902
Sources
1850 Census - District 57, Mississippi, Missouri1860 Census - Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri
1870 Census - Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri
1880 Census - Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri
1900 Census - Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri
1920 Census - Magisterial District 3, Ballard, Kentucky (HOH Fanny Potts, grandmother)
Find A Grave, photo of gravestone at Cane Creek Cemetery, Ballard County, Kentucky