Reeves, William Smith

Summary

Father: William Reeves
Mother: Polly Hensey

Birth: c. 1816, Wilkes Co., GA
Birth Source: Estimated from Census

Death: 1883
Death Source: Lee Co., AL

Spouse1: Elizabeth Mullins, 8 September 1842, Harris Co., GA

Narrative

William Smith Reeves lived most of his adult life in Harris Co., GA.

William appeared in Osborn Mill District, Harris Co., GA, in 1850: William S. Reaves, 31, GA; Elizabeth, 24, GA; Frances, 7, GA; Anderson, 5, GA; Roxey, 3, GA; James, 1, GA.

William appeared in GMD 717, Harris Co., GA, in 1860: W. S. Reeves, 40, GA; Elizabeth, 35, GA; Anderson, 16, GA; Richey, 14, GA (female); James, 10, GA; LaFayette, 8, GA; Elizabeth, 6, GA; Joseph, 2, GA.

William appeared in Hamilton, Harris Co., GA, in 1870: William Reeves, 52, GA; Elizabeth, 47, GA; Roxie, 23, GA; William, 17, GA; Josiah, 14, GA; Sarah, 12, GA; Laura, 8, GA.

Later in life, he moved to Lee Co., AL, where he was enumerated in Brownsville in 1880: William S. Reeves, 64, GA; Elizabeth Reeves, 54, GA; Sarah E. Reeves, 18, GA; Laura O. Reeves, 16, GA.

Children of William Smith Reeves and Elizabeth Mullins included:

1. Mary Frances Reeves, born 1843, Harris Co., GA. She married Anderson Comer Sands.
2. Anderson Reeves, born 1844, Harris Co., GA.
3. Roxey Ann Reeves, born 1846, Harris Co., GA. She married Penn Cranford.
4. Emaline S. Reeves, born 1848, Harris Co., GA.
5. James Blanton Reeves, born 1849, Harris Co., GA. He married Martha California Champion.
6. William LaFayette Reeves, born 1853, Harris Co., GA. He married Sarah Elizabeth Harvey.
7. Joseph Reeves, born 1856, Harris Co., GA.
8. Sarah Elizabeth Reeves, born 1858, Harris Co., GA. She married Ivey Britt Morris.
9. Laura Reeves, born 1862, Harris Co., GA.

Research Notes

There is currently no documentation of the middle name "Smith". In all primary source records currently found, his name is recorded as simply William S. Reeves but never an explanation of what the S represents. Since research of this family has established that his grandmother Hannah was mistakenly identified as Hannah Smith in the Reeves Review II, the theory that his middle name was Smith was based upon that incorrect assumption.

Sources

1850 Harris Co., GA, Census.
1860 Harris Co., GA, Census.
1870 Harris Co., GA, Census.
1880 Lee Co., AL, Census.
Harris Co., GA, Marriages.