Reeves, William Raford

Summary

Father: Reeves, George Washington
Mother: Edwards, Tabitha

Birth: 21 October, 1859 in Franklin County, Arkansas
Birth Source: FindAGrave.com tombstone photo

Death: 14 February, 1914 in Franklin County, Arkansas
Death Source: FindAGrave.com tombstone photo

Spouse1: Cloud, Margaret A.
Spouse2: Garrett, Sarah Lavina

Narrative

William is shown migrating back and forth between Illinois and Arkansas with his parents, then out to Kansas with his mother before settling back in Franklin County, Arkansas. There he married Margaret A. Cloud on 27 October, 1880.
Children of William Raford Reeves and Margaret A. Cloud

1. Margaret Ann Reeves b.c. 1881 in Franklin County, Arkansas m. George Washington Fairchild
2. Lucy Estella Reeves b.c. 1881 in Franklin County, Arkansas m. Floyd Fleetwood Clements

William's wife apparently died, and he married Sarah Lavina Garrett on 16 January, 1884, also in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Children of William Raford Reeves and Sarah Lavina Garrett (all born in Franklin County, Arkansas)

1. George Marion Reeves b. 2 March 1885
2. Charles D. Reeves b. 20 October, 1888
3. John Calvin Reeves b. 25 November, 1890
4. Raford Francis Reeves b. 18 November, 1892
5. Dola Doma Reeves b. 1894 m. Jasper Newton Hutten
6. Jesse Ernest Reeves b. 8 March, 1898
7. Albert Drew Reeves b. 16 January, 1900
8. Homer Clay Reeves b. 5 November, 1903

Research Notes

Sources

US Federal Census 1860 Franklin County, Arkansas
US Federal Census 1870 Fayette County, Illinois
Kansas State Census 1875
US Federal Census 1880 Franklin County, Arkansas
US Federal Census 1900 Franklin County, Arkansas
US Federal Census 1910 Franklin County, Arkansas
FindAGrave.com tombstone photos
Arkansas Marriages, Franklin County