Posted on: Reavis, Reaves, Reves, Rivis Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/rea/Reavis/72 Surname: Reavis ------------------------- According to the Reavis Book, pg. 297, "We lack the name of his wife, the mother of his children. Late in life he married in Bond County, Illinois, Polly Bickerstaff (or Biggerstaff): the date of their marriage license was December 31, 1827." Pg. 299, " Henry-3 Reavis, by his first wife, had issue: Isham-4 ba 1779. Elizabeth Delilah-4; m William Burgess. Peraby-4; m Joshua Renfro. Mary-4 (Polly); m Aquilla Low." Pg. 305, " Pheraby-4 (Henry-3, Thomas-2) was married May 3, 1813 in Madison County, Illinois, to Joshua Renfro, not long after arrival of her family from Kentucky, when it had moved from North Carolina. He was a son of John Renfro, Revolutionary soldier of Virginia, born in Bedford County of that state, November 12, 1760 and married to Ester in Virginia in 1781. They moved to Barren County, Kentucky, where Joshua Renfro was born January 3, 1796. Young Joshua, making his way to Illinois about the time that Henry-3 Reavis moved his family there, married Pheraby before he attained his eighteenth birthday. The Federal Census of 1820 locates "Joshua Renfro" in Bond County and as having a family that then consisted of the parents, one son "under 21" and "three white females" whose ages are not indicated." Pg. 306, "Joshua Renfro became a resident of Montgomery County, Illinois, and died there intestate on July 30, 1859. The papers of administration show that he owned property in Bond County, and include various receipts in the names of several persons, whose relationship to the deceased is not disclosed. Pheraby Renfro survived her husband and lived to an advanced age. Unfortunately our knowledge of their children is meager. Pheraby-4 and Joshua Renfro had (probably) the following issue: William B. Renfro-5; m Elizabeth Elseba Renfro-5; m William R. Merriam. Hiram Renfro-5; lived to a considerable age. Elizabeth Renfro-5; m Armstrong. Mary Renfro-5; m Portwood. ???? Renfro-5; m William Denton." Hope this helps. Glenda Hawthorne

Hi Barb and all, Have you ever visited this website? http://www.llcc.cc.il.us/justice/family.html It has a lot of very interesting information for descendants of Harris Reavis-3 (Thomas-2) Glenda

Posted on: Reavis, Reaves, Reves, Rivis Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/rea/Reavis/71 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for possible relatives of Henry Reavis in Illnois...maybe Chicago area. De was bron somewmere around the late 1800's. these relatives vistited family in Tn looking for info on Henry. He is reported as having been killed in a train wreck on the way to Texas??

Posted on: Reavis, Reaves, Reves, Rivis Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/rea/Reavis/70 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for possible relatives of Henry Reavis in Illnois...maybe Chicago area. De was bron somewmere around the late 1800's. these relatives vistited family in Tn looking for info on Henry.

In a message dated 11/19/2000 11:42:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > urious, we have their marr rec April 1808 Warren co Ky and birth > of first son 1809; but note in Hurrican Ch Records 1819 they were > remarried. Perhaps first marriage was not in church? *B > In sm print, under the list is this statement "likely a "mass marriage" appearing in church minutes, perhaps to sanctify everyone in the new church", so that takes care of that. But also note ZEBULON REVIS, I do not have him; but suspect there are many early ones, we yet do not have. *B

Curious, we have their marr rec April 1808 Warren co Ky and birth of first son 1809; but note in Hurrican Ch Records 1819 they were remarried. Perhaps first marriage was not in church? *B

Hello Barb and all, This was recently sent to me by Linda Hanabarger who is past President of the Vandalia, Illinois Genealogical Society. She graciously does lookups for people in search of ancestral roots in Fayette Co., Illinois. Thought it might be of interest to you. >>I found an obit for Jennie: >>Vandalia Union 11 May 1911 >>Mrs. William C. Smith b 6 Feb. 1851 New Jersey died 3 May 1911. She m 22 Jul. 1872 William C. Smith. >>Burial was in Evans Cem., Fayette Co. There were 7 children, 3 deceased. survivors were Thomas, Charles, >>Lawrence, Martha Pumphrey and a sister Matilda Burton of Nashville (Washington Co., IL) >>They did not marry in Fayette Co. >>Hope this helps. >>Linda This matches my records: The children of William C. SMITH-6, (Delilah-5, Isham and Mary-4, Henry and Harris-3, Thomas-2) and Jennie LOWRY (LOWERY) were: 1. Andrew Jackson SMITH, Aug. 14, 1873-1892. (died unmarried) 2. Thomas Logan SMITH, Mar. 30, 1875-1916. (married Cora Gilliland July 4, 1900) 3. Flora Alice SMITH, Aug. 24, 1877-1894. (died unmarried) 4. Charles Gilbert SMITH, Oct. 11, 1879-Aug. 6, 1942. (married Stella Mariah Strong Sept. 21, 1905 these were my grandparents) 5. Mary Delilah SMITH, July 28, 1881-1904. (died unmarried) 6. Martha Almira SMITH, Mar. 11, 1885- Mar. 3, 1975. (married Will Pumphrey on Mar. 28, 1911) 7. Lawrence Aubrey SMITH, Nov. 24, 1888-1939. (married ??? no children) Still trying to find out where they were married. Maybe Clinton Co. Illinois, since that is the birth place listed for Thomas Logan Smith on his marriage record to Cora Gilliland. The Illinois Marriage Index does not contain the data for marriages in Clinton County from 1850 to 1875. Will keep digging. Jennie's parents were Thomas and Mary Jamieson LOWRY (LOWERY) (from Ireland). They had four children: Eliza, Jennie, Matilda and Andrew. Cheers, Glenda

In a message dated 11/19/2000 11:54:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > >I found an obit for Jennie: > > >>Vandalia Union 11 May 1911 > Great find, and does validate your data. Congratulations and thanks. Question, did the obit say they were not married in Fayette co, Il. or did you add that? If as you say, Clinton Co Il marriages are not in the state database; then would for sure ck with that county for same. *B

excerpts frm data found online...www.afrigeness.com/library/ ncdeeds/1828-1864 Reavis, Peter L. and George Admin of Lewis Reavis, dec'd (father) to W.W. Vass man named Charley aged abt 23 yrs, his wife Louisa, alve abt 23 yrs old together with her 3 chn BOS 1844 pg 107 Bk 13 Reavis, William W. to Peter L. Reavis Prob Wm Whitfield to nephew Polly, Betty, Cillar, Martha, Ned, Hannah, Ann, Albert DIT-1842 pp 308-3098 Bk 11 Reavis, Lewis to Lewis H. Kettle prob Lewis Jones to son in law Nego boy slave Egbert abt 7 yr old BOS-1843 pg 280- Bk 12 Reavis, Lewis to Sally T. Wyche and James Wyche prob Lewis Jones to dau and husband Fanny, a yellow Negro girl, Joicey a Negro girl and Ruffin a Negro boy DOG-1843 p. 479 Bk 12 Reavis, Samuel to Asa Parham prob Samuel Jones..to son in law (h/o Delia Hawkins) woman Betty and her six children Nancey and her further increase DOG-1838 pg 44 Bk 9 Reavis, Lewis to Elizabeth Kittle prob Lewis Jones and his dau Elizabeth Reavis Negro woman slave Chaney abt 17 yr and infant child BOS-1843 pp.284 Bk 12 Reavis, Lewis to Lewis H. Kittle prob Lewis Jones and son in law man slave named Jim ca 24 yr of age BOS-1843 p 184 Bk 12 Reavis, Lewis to Alexander Butler prob Lewis Jones and son in law, h/o Mary Wyche Reavis Negro girl Mary Negro man Washington BOS-1843 p.283 Bk 12 Reavis, Peter and George to Lewis Kittle bros to bro in law girl Susan BOS-1845, p.122 Bk 14 Reavis, George I to D.E.. Young (wonder if that "I" is supposed to be "J" ) 2 negro girls Catherine and Sally together with increase BOS-1849 p 401 Bk 15 Reavis, Lewis admin to Lewis H. Kittle negro girl named Beck abt 15 yrs of age BOS-1846 pg 116, Bk 14 Reavis, Samuel to Nancy Brame not sure who these represent, not likely Samuel-2 and dau Nancy who married Brame, but maybe her dau Nancy and Samuel s/o Samuel-2?? three Negroes named Darcus, Nathan and Mary DOG-1852 pg 303 Bk 18 How lucky Samuel-2 descendants are to have such records avail- able to them. *Barb

He married ca/1925 Annie Jordan, had son Felix and Thomas Wade Reavis and a daughter Esther. Thanks *Barb

Has anyone been able to determine who "Elizabeth Revis" mentioned in her father's Will, Wiatt Wilkerson, 29 Jan 1821, Warren Co Ky; is? Some married surnames of her sisters are: Parker, Thompson , Searcy. This could be one of our missing female Reavis' , living there at abt time she was born was Harris and Isham, and their families; have been unable to identify her; but some of data incomplete. ************************************ Also have July 13, 1932 obit for J.B. Reavis (Jones Bell) 86 yrs of age, born April 4, 1846 in Saline County, Missouri., he died in Car- thage, Mo where he had been lv with his son, having come frm Lea- venworth, Kansas. He was a carpenter by trade. A Civil War Veteran. He was son of Doctor Goodwin and Delilah Carey Reavis. His wife was Elizabeth Bruton, who preceded him in death. Sons: D.A. (David Altus), J.C.; I.H.(IsaacH.); and daughter Lucy (m/Mayse) *B

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [REAVIS] Re Jones Bradley Reavis.....and researcher Bonnie > In a message dated 11/17/2000 8:12:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > James Overton 1842-2888 > > Oops, would you settle for 1888? :-) Great! > Bonnie > > ==== REAVIS Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > Support free volunteer genealogy. > Contribute your data and your time. For details see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb supports our research by hosting our mailing list! > Do you support RootsWeb? > ----------------- > >

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [REAVIS] Re Jones Bradley Reavis.....and researcher Bonnie > In a message dated 11/17/2000 12:30:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > ones Bradley's son, James Overton was born, 20 March 1842 in Monroe Co., MO > > He died 14 July 1888 > > Married Elenor Russell > > Their dau. Hannah Porter Reavis married Bartlett C. Roselle and had 5 > > children. Hannah died 1910. > > Wanted to clarify this data, James Overton 1842-2888 married > Eleanor Roselle(not Russell); likely sister of Bartlett Roselle who married > Hannah Porter Reavis. > > Some time back we had a discussion about their son William > Roselle Reavis' name. *Barb > Thanks, Barb for this information. I did get messed up on this. My cousin read this off of one of those famous black film census copies and he had Russell for Roselle. We do have Russells in the family, but they are married to Simpsons. This is great! Bonnie > > ==== REAVIS Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > This is a discussion area for anyone > who has an interest in REAVIS genealogy or history > You can also > visit the REAVIS Web Site at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~reavis/welcome.html > ----------------- > >

Found the blended family on 1850 Saline Co MO Census: C****** Reed 40 NC Mary Ann 48 NC Johnson Reed 24 TN Elizabeth Reed 21 TN Sarah Reed 18 IL Elizabeth Reed 17 IL same household Nancy Reed 13 IL James Reed 12 IL William Reed 4 Il Kizziah Reed 1/12 IL likely Mary Ann's child Francis M. Randolph 12 IL Jasper N. Randolph 10 TN James M.D. Randolph 8 TN Lynne Revis

I assumed this was the Mary Ann Reavis we need? Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900 Click here for information about how to obtain copies of original marriage records. GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ REED, CANNON RANDOLPH, MARY A POPE 09/06/1849 00A/0410 00000000

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: [REAVIS] Re Jones Bradley Reavis.....and researcher Bonnie > Bonnie did put some data on the list, and you can find it in the > Reavis List Archives..just put in Bonnie Valko. > > Most important for those following the lineage, was that his sons > Andrew, Bowling Green and Thomas all died unmarried. They were > all quite tall well over 6". > > We had different names for the cemetery where most of the family > is buried, one being Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Cemetery, and some > records, old ones, refer to it as the Pioneer cemetery; at least that > is my understanding. Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Cemetery was the official name of the place. The land on which the cemetery was founded, was given by my great great grandfather, Judge Robert Simpson and William Smithey. Robert Simpson's oldest son, John Simpson was the first person buried in the cemetery. This was about 1828 or so, I don't have my papers handy. The cemetery today, probably is called the Pioneer Cemetery, because all of the people buried there were pioneers, who came to Missouri. I have the complete list of all the people buried in the cemetery and it reads like the who' s who of pioneer settlers. Several generations of my family are buried there. Bonnie > > She also gave us data on Jones Bradley's wife's family, Morton. > > Keep it coming, Bonnie :-) *Barb > > > ==== REAVIS Mailing List ==== > ----------------- > Need to post long-term query? > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~reavis/reavisboards.html > Choose from seven different options > by clicking on the appropriate icon > ----------------- > >

In a message dated 11/17/2000 8:12:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > James Overton 1842-2888 Oops, would you settle for 1888? :-)

In a message dated 11/17/2000 12:30:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > ones Bradley's son, James Overton was born, 20 March 1842 in Monroe Co., MO > He died 14 July 1888 > Married Elenor Russell > Their dau. Hannah Porter Reavis married Bartlett C. Roselle and had 5 > children. Hannah died 1910. Wanted to clarify this data, James Overton 1842-2888 married Eleanor Roselle(not Russell); likely sister of Bartlett Roselle who married Hannah Porter Reavis. Some time back we had a discussion about their son William Roselle Reavis' name. *Barb

Just called IRAD (Illinois Archives) to request a search of any Pope Co. records they have on file; they have the marriage records and probate, but not death records. Since Mary & Cannon were married in Illinois, IRAD will, eventually, send copies . . . Chris

In a message dated 11/17/2000 6:00:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I assumed this was the Mary Ann Reavis we need? oops did not see the marr at bottom, so she did marry in Illinois, great find. Again thanks Barb