Reeves, William Henry

Summary

Father: James Marion Reeves
Mother: Fannin, Sarah

Birth: 1 Oct 1871, Roanoke, Alabama
Birth Source: Gravestone at Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Death: 29 Dec 1950, Bossier, Louisiana
Death Source: Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964

Spouse1: Louisa

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Narrative

Children of William Henry Reeves and Louisa:

1. A. Cliffie Reeves, b. 1896
2. Jesse Philmon Reeves, b. 12 Mar 1897
3. James W. Reeves, b. 1899
4. Clyde Reeves, b. 1901
5. Claudine Reeves, b. 16 Nov 1902, m. William E. Antony
6. Johnie Lee Reeves, b. 1905
7. Lou Maud Reeves, b. 1907
8. Effie Reeves, b. 1909
9. Lavelle Reeves, b. 1912
10. Henry R. Reeves, b. 20 Apr 1914
11. Robert Reeves, b. 1920

Research Notes

The photograph of the gravestone of William H. Reeves in Greenwood Cemetery very clearly shows a date of death of 29 Dec 1950; however, the 1930 City Directory of Shreveport, Louisiana lists Louise D. Reeves as the widow of W. H. Reeves. Daughters Effie and Lavelle are listed at the same address in the city directory but are also listed in census in the home of their father whose address is given as the same street listed in the city directory. It may be that William H. and Louisa separated or divorced but both have listed themselves as "widowed" in the 1930 records.

Sources

1880 Census - Eastaboga, Talladega County, Alabama
1900 Census - Police Jury Ward 5, Bienville Parish, Louisiana
1910 Census - Police Jury Ward 5, Bienville Parish, Louisiana
1920 Census - Police Jury Ward 4, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
1930 Census - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana, City Directory, 1930 - Louise D. Reeves, widow
Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
Shreveport, Louisiana, City Directory, 1956 - Louise D. Reeves, widow of W. H.