Reeves, William J.

Summary

Father:
Mother:

Birth: 17 September 1825, Georgia
Birth Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 online database at Ancestry.com

Death: 29 1 April 1907, Limestone County, Texas
Death Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 online database at Ancestry.com

Spouse1: Mary Ellephan Hawkins, m. 12 Nov 1847, Macon County, Alabama

Narrative

Names of Mother and Father as yet unknown. In the 1880 U.S. federal census, taken June 25th for enumeration district #96, Limestone County, Texas, William states that his parents are from Georgia and that he was also born in Georgia.

William was married by license to Mary Ellephan Hawkins on November 12, 1847 at Macon Co., AL. by Rev. Hugh Carmichael.

William J. Reeves, his wife Mary, and two children lived in Tallapoosa, AL in 1850. Between 1850 and 1854, they traveled through Mississippi and Louisiana to Lost Prairie, Texas. There, William was listed as a farmer. He served as a sergeant in Sweet's Regiment during the Civil War. He and Mary had 10 children.

Known children of William J. Reeves and his wife Mary (nee HAWKINS) are:

1. Frances S. Reeves, b. 1848
2. Sarah E. Reeves, b. 1850
3. Henry J. Reeves, b. 1853
4. L. E. Reeves, b. 1856
5. William B. Reeves, b, 1854
6. Theodosia A. Reeves, b. 1858
7. John P. Reeves, b. 1860
8. James Reeves, b. 1863
9. Joseph E. Reeves, b. 1865
10. Robert "Bob" Reeves, b. 16 Jun 1869, d. 24 Dec 1905

Names and dates of birth for children per 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 census records.

Above dates are from his headstone. His wife's pension application also states his death as 1 Apr 1907.

Sources

Birth:          Headstone, Lost Prairie Cemetery, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas
Marriage1:  FamilySearch - Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957
Death:        Headstone, Lost Prairie Cemetery, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas

1850 Census:  Tallapoosa, Alabama
1860 Census:  Precinct 5, Limestone, Texas
1870 Census:  District 48 West Texas, Limestone, Texas
1880 Census:  Limestone County, Texas
1900 Census:  Justice Precinct 6, Limestone, Texas

McGinty, Patricia Bennett United Confederate Veterans of Limestone and Freestone Counties, Texas. Joe Johnston Camp, No. 94, Minute Book 1 and 2. Heritage Books, Inc. p. 124, under Lost Prairie Cemetery.
IBID, p. 32
Texas State Historical Marker TX3514
State of Texas, Archives & Manuscripts of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, application #11241
Oakwood Texas City Cemetery, gravestone inscription for B. Robert Reeves