They were married in Washington Co Ark. What family is this? Have access to a family bible that may hold answers for someone. There were no Reavis/Revis in Washington Co Ark on the 1850 census. Later there were several ca1880, incld those frm fam of James and Fanny. Any clues? *Barb

This has been shared by a fellow researcher who has the original letter, written in brown ink on ecru paper. Thanks Millie! This will be excerpts, since parts not legible enough to make complete sentences out of them: Sept 1867 Dear Brother. I sit down try answer your letter written at California (Missiouri). Though I am not able to write at this time and do my self justice owing to my head which is in pain all the time some twenty days I have suffer abundance. I was afflicted with the brain fever have used the pack some a dozen times and head I kept drenched with cold water which so far has saved my life but not it yet will terminate I am constantly in misery though much better it seems hard to remove entirely. Pollly (Mary Bagwell) is well as she usually is tolerable for her age. There is a great deal of sick- ness not in Texas by far than is common hereabout for this ia ...... Edmonds and Catherine (his dau Mary Catherine married Wm Edmonds) lost a few days ago a son Willy, some 15 years old with fever. I was then bedfast. They broke at one time the fever on him, but it rose again (with water) Edmonds got scared and would have a doctor and give him calamil it corroded the stomach and bowels and killed him Catherine takes it very hard indeed. ....peaceable yet the corrupting influence of the war and camp life remains more or less and is seen among the churches of professed christians...... several was baptized and among them Wiley Edmond who we no/know has been housed in the household of God a great consolation ought to be, to his parents. ...Myself and you(Samuel D) and sister Doyle (sister Mary married Allen Doyle) is all remains now to the thirteen children (of his parents David and Jemima). *Barb

Lynne suggested she might be Eleanor d/o John-4 and Edy Beck; so checked database and she is listed in John and Edy's household 1870 as servant, Elender Johnson with a dau Betty 4. So guess not a servant to John and Edy, as I thought, but their daughter. ONE SOLVED! *Barb

Another one frm Wake Co NC, not identified nor connected *B

> Revis, Candis Goldstone, Samuel Aug 1865 Chatham Co > Revis, Polley Strickland, Kenuel Nov 1811 Franklin Co > Revis, Polley Stanley, Herrod May 1829 Wake Co > Revis, Ellen Johnson, Baker Dec 1861 Davie Co > > Any ideas?? > > Finally located marr date for Mary Revis d/o Jesse & Cain; > s/o John-2..married Joel Owens Mar 1848 Davie Co > *Barb

This just goes to show, how many frm that area and probably frm line of Wm-2, are yet not identified! *Barb

Having a dickens of a time identifying some of the ones in Oregon, since not all frm the batch that went frm Johnson Co Mo ca1898. Here are a couple, need help with: L.W. Reavis (Lemuel) died 1909 Umatilla Co Oregon (first name Lemuel..makes him born ca 1844) NOT s/o Wm and Hendricks, he was born ca1827 A.T. Reavis 1837-1919 Marion Co Oregon *B

Know I have a couple that could not understand how they were in Mo one day, and died in Calif the next. This was just passed along to me, re Samuel D. Reavis, he died in Mo not Calif. *Barb

Hi Dennis, welcome to the list, was going to send you the address but someone beat me to it. Don

John Seven Page 39 in Book Samuel Reavis Page 399 Alexander (Sandy) Reavis Page 404 Born: 4/3/1828 Died 4/7/1890 James Clarence Reavis (AKA Calvin) Page 413 Born:10/24 1851 Died: Married to Sarah Walker 11/6/1875 Fred Harding Reavis Page 413 born 6/17/78 Died 8/8/1913 Married to Sarah Adeline Allen Fred Curtis Reavis (not in Book) Born 8/10/1913 Died 12/29/1977 Married to Ilene McIntosh 1939 or 40 Dennis Gene Reavis (not in book) Born 11/20/41 Jacquline Denice Reavis Born: 1/18/68 Dennis Gene Reavis II Born: 10/11/79 James Allen Reavis Born: 10/22/81 Note: to Dixie> Fred Harding also had a daughter named Lena. Will have dates later she died in 1998 or 1999 in Marysville or Seattle Wash. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

Reavis, David B. Capt 1878 Muster Roll, Wallowa Co Or suppression of Indian Hostilities col L 2d Oregon US Vol Inf Walter H. Revis 20 born Ca enl Portland Or..May 1898 disch Aug 1899 San Fran Ca (have not identifed him) WW I Vets of Wallowa Co Or Reavis, Claude H. (s/o Gilbert Shores Reavis) Reavis, Emerson (s/o Francis A., s/o Joseph Clayton) Reavis, Herbert (Navy) ditto Eagle Point National Cemetery, Jackson Co., Oregon Reavis, Vernon Charles Dec 1917 Jan 1997 US Army lv'd Medford, Oregon (not identified him) *Barb

Likely frm line of Jonathon Hampton Reavis.. have some marriages, cannot identify, and lacking possible wives and chn for his sons: Albert Milton 1875-1908 Alexander Berry 1865-1897 Marriages need connect! Reavis, Florence Edson, Wm R. married Jul 1885 Washington Co Id Reavis, Margaret Lyons, Grover married Sep 1922 Canyon Co Id Reavis, Mattie B. James L. Gumore married July 1911 Canyon Co Idaho Reavis, L.M. Lambert, Isabella married Jan 1881 Nez Perce Co, Id (this one real puzzle) Reavis, Wm. R. Robertson, Alma married August 1916 Idaho co Id Any ideas? *Barb

married Herod Stanley..lv area of Wake co NC..their chn were James b 1832, Sutherland b1836, Sally b1839, Edward b 1842, Samuel b1844. After Nancy's death he remarried 1848 Elizabeth Ann Gooch. Herod died 1882 and there is an extant obit frm Farmer & Mechanic Raleigh-Wake Co. Still many "xtras" in area of Wake Co., not connected. *B

s/o James Benj-5 Thomas-4 George-3 Now we have this one and one of Mary-4 and John Johnson, also d/o Geo-3. Come on guys, anymore frm this line? Thanks Barbara! *B

marriage Union Co Oregon October 1897 Anna Smith and Frank A. Reavis *this is Francis Andrew s/o Joseph Clayton Francis/Frank is on the 1900 Enterprise, Wallowa Co Or census, with chn Emerson b Nov 1898 and Herbert b Apr 1900 *Suspect he prob had a first wife, unknown. *Barb

In a message dated 12/15/2000 7:56:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Mr. Drummer is a very clever Sorry, but that name is DUMMER not Drummer! *B

This letter is contained in The Reavis Family Book by Marie Reavis Hall, but just found it online, frm Collection of Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler. Isham was born 1836 Il died 1914 Nebraska He was a lawyer, served as Judge of the US Court in the territory of Arizona, under President Grant. The family has has the original letter frm Abraham Lincoln. This is for those of you who do not have access to The Reavis Book "November 5, 1855 My dear Sir: I have just reached home, and found your letter of the 23rd ult. I am from home too much of my time, for a young man to read law with me advantageously. If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already. It is but a small matter whether you read with any body or not. I did not read with any one. Get the books, and read and study them till you under- stand them in their principal features; and that is the main thing. It is of no consequence to be in a large town while you are reading. I read at New-Salem, which never had three hundred people living in it. The books, and your capacity for understanding them, are just the same in all places. Mr. Drummer is a very clever man and an excellent lawyer (much better than I, in law-learning); and I have no doubt he will cheerfully tell you what books to read, and also loan you the books. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more im- portant that any other one thing. Very truly Your friend. A. Lincoln" Abraham Lincoln's emphasis was on self education. *Barb

Julia P. Reavis was born in Cooper co Mo in 1840, d/o Sarah Berkeley and Wm Perry Reavis who was born 1813 Rutherford Co NC, he went to California with his bil Edmonds and O'Bryan, and died ca1849 nr Sacramento, California. She married John Webster Sutherland, s/o John Sutherland and Elizabeth Smith at the home of her uncle and guardian, Edmund Elliott, nr Boonville, Mo. Her husband was her schoolteacher, he graduated frm Jefferson College in Pa., taught school for several years, later was president of the Young Ladies' Seminary at Jefferson City, Mo.; was a member of the board of regents of the State University. He also served in the State Senate. Children of John W. Sutherland and Julia P. Reavis were: John Franklin 1859-1898 Jessie 1861-1879 m/Geo B Smith, Atty of Ashland Oh Alexander Berkeley b 1863 m/Eloise DuBarry Howard **more below Julia b 1866 m/Albert G. Damp ***Howard Sutherland so J.W. Sutherland and Julia Reavis. Born St Louis co MO Sep 1865 Education: Westminister College, grad 1889 with BA degree Columbia Law School in Washington DC Occupation: Editor Daily Republican & Weejkt Republican of Fulton, Mo Fed govt/ cler/census bureau left civ serv 1893 Politics: Republican 1904-1908 Chairman of the Repub Comm Randolph Co Next 4 yrs was state senator, repres 13th district 1912 congressman-at-large This info found in West Va History Vol. 3 *Barb

Since I messed up the info on Sarah C. ..will try and straighten it out here: Now I believe that Sarah age 22 on the 1850 Marshall co census, with Isaac, was w/o Isaac, who was son of Wm and Hendricks. The 1850 and 1860 Madison co Ind census of William and Hendricks has a Sarah C. age 6 1850, age 17 1860; this must be the daughter of Wm and Hendricks; placing her birth yr ca1844. sorry for the messup! *Barb

Receive this message this week from daughter of Perry Franklin Reavis, Jr. Line of Samuel-2: "My father Perry Franklin Reavis, Jr. passed away Friday, December the 8th." To his memory. David