Rives (Reeves), Benjamin H.

Summary

Father: Hamilton Rives
Mother: Mary Ann Julian

Birth: 1856, Butler County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Kentucky Birth Record

Death: 3 Sep 1907, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky
Death Source: Find A Grave, photo of gravestone in Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery

Spouse1: Dora Howerton, m. 31 Jan 1886

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Narrative

Children of Benjamin H. Rives (Reeves) and Dora Howerton:

1. William Hamilton Rives, b. 6 Mar 1887, d. 14 Jan 1924
2. Mattie Rives, b. 1988
3. Rosa A. Rives, b. Nov 1890
4. Mittie Reeves, b. 11 Feb 1894, d. 18 Sep 1942, m. Harry Fortune
5. Lola L. (Lyda) Reeves, b. 17 Nov 1895, d. 14 Dec 1953, m. Wesley Mayes
6. Homer Reeves, b. 17 Apr 1906, d. 24 Jan 1992

Research Notes

Sources

Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911 online at Ancestry.com
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky
1870 Census - Precinct 3, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
1880 Census - Myers, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
1900 Census - Rosewood, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 online at Ancestry.com
Find A Grave, photo of gravestone in Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery