Reves, George Franklin

Summary

Father: Osborn Reeves
Mother: Rebecca Osborn

Birth: 17 Oct 1831, Grayson County, Virginia
Birth Source: Find A Grave

Death: 12 Oct 1886, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Death Source: Find A Grave

Spouse1: Elizabeth Caroline Brewer, m. 1 Feb 1866 in Floyd County, Georgia

Narrative

Children of George Franklin Reves and Elizabeth Caroline Brewer:

1. John Andrew Reeves, b. 2 Feb 1867
2. William O. Reves, b. 16 Mar 1869
3. George Preston Reves, b. 25 Mar 1871
4. Mary Rebecca Reeves, b. 11 Nov 1872
5. Martha C. Reeves, b. 1875
6. Dock Franklin Reeves, b. 9 Oct 1876
7. Essia L. Reeves, b. 10 Mar 1881

Geoerge Franklin Reves returned to the historical variation of the Reeves surname Reves as had his brother John Andrew Jackson Reves. His large gravestone in Fort Worth's Handley Cemetery is inscribed REVES.

Research Notes

Sources

1850 Census - Division 12, Gordon County, Georgia
Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, online database at Ancestry.com
1870 Census - Precinct 4, Tarrant County, Texas
1880 Census - Precinct 1, Tarrant County, Texas
1900 Census - Justice Precinct 1, Tarrant County, Texas (HOH - Elizabeth C. Reeves)
Find A Grave - Gravestone photo from Handley Cemetery, Ft. Worth