Bob- I have been looking for a William Reeves b. abt 1800 in NC, married to Elizabeth ? b. abt 1807 in VA. Two daughters, Rosa (b. 1825) and Jency (b. 1827) in Indiana; Lucy (b. 1830) in TN; Anna (b. 1844) in Ark or MO. May have had a brother, John C. Reeves, b. 1813 TN, parents born in NC. I understand that he is on the 1830 census in Gibson Co., TN. After that I have not been able to find him. Elizabeth shows up on the 1880 Van Buren Township, Newton Co., Ark. census living with daughter Anna and her husband George Keith. Rosa was also living with this family at this census. The names of the girls seem to change with every census. Jency: 1850-Jincy; 1860-Sinthy; 1870-Tincy; 1880-Giney. Anna: 1870-Arenea; 1880-Iva Ann. Rosa married John C. Penn in 1841 in Ark. Jency married Copeland Villines in 1842, probably Ark. Lucy married Addison Villines in 1847, probably Ark. Anna married George Keith. I am at a dead end. I can go forward, but not backward. Is there anything in the Reeves Review Book that might help me find out more about my ggg grandparents William and Elizabeth Reeves? Thanks, Marlyne rbnatali@inreach.com ------------------------------

In article egstreet@jemima.edaal.ingr.com (Elisabeth Green Streeter) writes: >Does the Reeves Review book list a Lofton/Loftin/Laughtin REEVES/REAVES, >born ca 1794 in SC, lived in Walton Co., GA, and later in Randolph Co., >and Clay Co., AL, along with his wife & children? If so, any siblings or >parents for him? A maiden name for his wife, Nancy? Is Loftin the >brother of William REAVES from Hancock Co., GA and later Randolph Co., AL? >If they were brothers, were they sons of a John REAVES of NC, then GA? >Thanks, >Elisabeth The Review shows Loftin born 1792, SC, died 1/21/1879, Lineville, AL. Randolph County is mentioned. Fought in the War of 1812, Jackson Co, GA, Militia. = 1) Elizabeth =2) Nancy. ( I may have these backwards.) No maiden names given. 12 children are listed, including a Wm J Reeves, married 3 times, lived in Lauderdale County, AL, died in TX. Loftin is given as the son of John Reeves b c 1700 VA, on Granville County 1755 tax list. = Sarah Thompson. While John has at least 3 grandsons named Wm, no son is listed. However, the author notes that the list of children is likely incomplete. John's son Thompson lived in Randolph Co, GA, and settled in Clay Co AL. John's son Frederick died in Walton Co GA. John's son Wylie = Rebecca Ransome, d Morgan Co, AL, age 119 (???) Good Luck, Bob ------------------------------

In article <970107165552_1757009678@emout01.mail.aol.com> RReeves204@aol.com writes: >Bob, >You are a lifesaver! Little did I know that someone had already traced my >family history and put it in a book. I had intended to research published >histories at some point, but I knew I would have to go to the State archives >to find them. You have saved me an immense amount of searching, and put me on >the trail I was looking for. I'm glad to be of help. >There is little doubt in my mind that the Emma Barrett Reeves book has >identified my ancestor, as most of the children match. The birth and death >date of James M. Reeves are slightly different, but that's understandable. >She doesn't list all the children, most notably my grandfather, but since her >book is not a primary source, there could be errors. Undoubtedly there are errors...however, if the task were completed for us by Ms. Reeves, there wouldn't be much fun in the quest! >Most important, you have extended my history at least two more generations >back, and possibly further, depending upon the accuracy of the book. As I indicated, our lines converge at James Reeves of Guilford, NC. His father, Wm of Granville, is the source of the first Reeves Review (1976), which has EXTENSIVE documentation to support Wm's first few generations. I would suggest you get a look at this volume (available at the Georgia Archives) for evidence of at least another generation. The line back to Robert Ryves (1490) has a tenuous link, I think, between this William of Granville (d 1751) and William Rives of Surry County, Virginia...the immigrant suggested by J. Rives Childs. I've yet to see a reason to believe this relationship. Also, there is evidence that there were many other Reeves immigrants from England and Ireland during this period...the link to JRChild's William seems rather convenient. >The help you have given illustrates the value of a network such as Reeves-L. >Many minds and hands working together can always accomplish more than the sum >of the parts through reciprocal sharing of information, talents and >resources. I am copying the mailing list to let others know that this >technique REALLY WORKS! Surely this is the case...I have been working on my family history for less than a year, and the greatest tool at my disposal has been the net! I found James Rives Childs work as well as Emma Reeves work via searches of online library holdings. >Thanks again, >The other "Bob" Reeves ------------------------------

Hello all, As a long time user of the net, I have noticed that there are many new folks joining this group who are new to e-mail and listserves. So this isn't meant to point fingers at anybody or to scold anyone, this is just a friendly overview of Net-etiquette (netiquette) and procedures. By the way this message is going to ALL of the listserv members in our group. So getting this message only means that you are a member. Some of you have apologized profusely when anyone points out the norms for the net. Please don't. We were all new at this once, and we don't expect apologies. We want you to have a good time and to be successful in your search. I teach writing at a local college. As part of my class, I teach netiquette. What follows are some of my class notes combined with the things I've learned while doing genealogy research on-line. If any of you old pros see something I haven't explained correctly or I've forgotten, please let me know, so that I can add it. New folks, if something needs clarification or if you have a question, I'll be happy to try to answer it. If you feel unsure about joining in on the discussion in a chatroom or on a listserv, try lurking for a while. (Lurking in cyberspace is the accepted practice of reading the conversations without responding for a few days or weeks until you feel you have a sense of the tone and personality of the group and you feel comfortable chatting). Don't lurk too long--we're all waiting to hear about your research. Netiquette: 1. Be sure that you know where your message is going. When you select "reply," will that send the message to the entire group or to the person whose mail you are reading. Some groups and some services vary on this. Look at the "TO:" section and see where it is going. This can be very embarrassing, if you think you're writing a message for a particular person and it ends up out there on the net for everyone to read. 2. Determine if your response should go to the whole group or just a few people. The rule of thumb is that if it can benefit the whole group, send it to the group, but make it clear in your salutation that you mean for a particular person to take note of it. (see 3). 3. E-mail isn't that different from letter writing. It is a little less formal. Still use salutations, but you may be informal in a group such as ours. If the note you are writing is for the whole group, you might start it like, "hey all you Reeves Researchers, or something fitting your own personality. If you want a particular person in the group to notice the note, but you think the whole group will benefit from it then address that person in your salutation: "Greg, thanks for the info." or "Greg and all." 4. Reading: Anything that is sent to the group, in theory, is fair to read. If the note starts with somebody else's name, and you received it, that means that the sender thought everyone might want to read this post as well. It's like sitting with a group of freinds at a coffee shop. Joe says something to Mike and though he addresses Mike, because he addressed him at a table of freinds, any of the freinds might also respond. 5. If the message doesn't have a name in the salutation, you should assume that it is addressed to the entire group. (This is where our group is getting confusing). 6. Taking it off the listserv: Some of you have made some great connections and are working on your research by phone or private e-mail. While this is often appropriate, don't forget that new members and those with new research may benefit either from the info you and your new found Cousin have discovered or from the actual process of your search. Don't forget we're all learning from each other. :) 7. Replies: Some of you will see the original message on your screen when you select reply. (Some of us aren't so lucky.) This is great because you can read the original while you are writing. However, if you send your reply like that, it makes a very long, tedious message. So when you finish writing and before you send, delete what isn't needed from the original post, just keeping the lines from the original message which are relevant. This helps new readers understand your response (What was the question?) and it helps the original writer remember what he/she said or exactly what part you are referring to. 8. Some of you have worried that your message is not going out. If you mailed it to the group and not to Greg or one of the other members, you should get a copy mailed to yourself. (somebody please correct me if this varies with various internet services). 9. Closing the letter and signatures: It is frustrating to read a note and not know who sent it without having to go back to the beginning. This long note I'm writing for example :) End your note with the name you prefer to be known as, and below that write out your e-mail address. Some services allow you to create what's called a signature. This allows you to create this once, and it will either automatically or with the touch of a button appear at the end of your messages. 10. Research questions: Be very specific. Example: "I am trying to find the maiden name of my great-great grandmother Anna who married my great-great grandfather John Spurlock b. 1857. They lived in Ava, MO Their oldest child was named Pleasant b. 1861, so I suspect they were married shortly before that. Does anyone have info about their marriage, her maiden name or this family?" I will get and by the way did get MUCH more response from a specific question like this than I will if I ask, "What information do you have on Spurlocks?" That question sounds like I haven't done any work and would like somebody else to do it. :) The first time you post to the group, you should introduce yourself, the specific group of people you are researching, names, dates, and places, and what you hope to learn from the folks on the listserv. If you have become stuck, let the group know what you've already tried (be specific) and maybe somebody will have a new suggestion. 11. Networking: I had researched the Spurlock side of the family back to my great-great grandfather, but couldn't locate the maiden name of his first wife my great-great grandmother. I posted a question about this grandmother known at the time only as Anna (see # 10). I received an answer from somebody who was researching another group of Spurlocks who knew somebody else who was researching a group closer to my own. I contacted him and he gave me the names of John Spurlock's cousin's descendants. These descendants had traced their family back and hit a dead end after several generations. They decided to trace the descendants rather than the ancestors at this point, hoping that something new might come up. When they got to my great-great grandfather, they could find no trace of him and determined he had died without children. We were all thrilled when I connected my family to theirs. I got three more generations on my tree, found the family homestead and private cemetery, and have a whole bunch of new cousins to met at the annual family reunion at the homestead next summer. Granted this story is unusual, but never assume that somebody can't use the information you've found just because it doesn't relate to your direct line. The following items haven't been a problem with our group, but while I'm at it, I'll explain them for you: 12. Tone of voice: In print it is very easy to unintentionally use a sharp tone of voice. Think about your audience and how they might perceive your tone. Also don't say anything on-line that you wouldn't in person. 13. Flaming: Exchanging unkind remarks. This is a fascinating phenomenon of the electronic environment. Because we don't see each other, we feel braver. I've done lots of research on this and have found that folks who are normally quiet or shy become more outspoken on the net. This results from a combination of not being seen and the speed of the net. You write a message, and you sent it, and if you said something that you have second thoughts about saying, it's too late--it's out there. Pause before hitting the "send" button. 14. SHOUTING: When you write in all caps that means HEY LISTEN TO ME I'M RAISING MY VOICE. So if you wrote your entire message in caps , folks might wonder why you're mad or yelling. 15. Spelling and grammar: Because of the speed of this and because many of us don't have spell check through our internet service, e-mail readers have come to overlook spelling errors. So we normally don't critique each other's spelling. HOWEVER, as we are all researching our family names, we should be careful about dates and the spelling of names and places. I just found a web page the other day where the owner had lots of typing errors including the spelling of her own name. :( 16. E-smiles :) If you see this :) Turn your head sideways--it is a grin. It is used to help with tone and to show lightheartedness or humour. Some folks prefer <g> which also means the writer is grinning. 17. Frowns :( Sometimes we want our reader to know that what we are saying makes us sad or disappointed, so we frown. :( (see # 15) 18. And other expressions ;-{)8 There are sites where you can download hundreds of examples of these. This one is a smiling guy with a mustache, winking and wearing a bow tie. They are not as common as #'s 16 and 17, but they are fun ;<) 19. Acronyms: These drive me nuts personally, but the world of computers is full of these darn things. Unfortunately people who are unfamiliar with them feel very left out of the conversation. In conventional writing, it is expected that if you use an acronym in a document that you will explain its meaning one time inside a set of parenthesis. Example: I just finished writing my page for the WWW (World Wide Web). I am a member of GSA (Girl Scouts of America). This custom has not moved into the cyber world. However, most users are more than happy to explain. So IMHO if you don't know what people are saying, just ask. IMHO (in my humble opinion). You may forward this or post this anywhere, but please make sure that you include my name so that I can get the credit or blame for its content. :) Barbara Tracy Langdon blangdon@aol.com bslangdo@sccm.cc.ne.us ------------------------------

Many of you may already know about it, but I found an interesting web site recently and wondered if others would like to visit it? It's a simple site that, when you enter a surname of interest, creates a US map that shows the frequency of that surname state by state using recent census records. Combined w/ Switchboard (www.switchboard.com), it could be useful in locating other genealogists studying surnames you're researching. Another twist, try typing in each of the numerous variations to the REEVES surname (i.e., REAVES, RIVES, RYVES, REEVE, etc.)! It's really quite interesting! You can find it at: http://adm1.hamrick.com/names/ Greg Reeves ------------------------------

Thanks everyone for your response to my post last week concerning my idea to create a "repository" for REEVES/REAVES/RIVES/etc. GEDCOM files. I thought the discussion was excellent, and I was thrilled to learn that virtually everyone thought that it was a good idea! Not to unnecessarily drag out the subject but I want to revisit it one final time w/ some comments. First, I clearly was the one most concerned w/ privacy issues; most correctly pointed out that "true privacy" in today's online world is illusionary anyway (Bob Reeves suggested visiting http://www.switchboard.com)! I do still think it'd be important that we "strip-out" individuals from our individual files who are born after, say, 1920. Most commercial genealogical software permits this kind of manipulation prior to GEDCOM generation. Paul Reeves probably had the best idea; he suggested that access to the repository be limited to those who have contributed to it, much in the manner of some larger commercial sites. We all, at least, could view/exchange/study one another's files without worrying that the rest of the world would have ready & instant access. Second, I want to address a slight misconception some had concerning the "use" of the repository. Some of you are aware that using a shareware utility called GED2HTML (for the PC) or Sparrowhawk (for the Mac), one can convert a GEDCOM from it's original form and make it HTML compliant, meaning that the information from the file could be viewed on a web page using your web browser. The beauty is that it actually generates crude but completely interactively-linked pedigree charts! For a beautiful example, check out Kim Waddle's page at: http://www.wolfenet.com/~waddlej/#roots, click on her "surnames" link and go from there! Unfortunately, processed GEDCOMs using one of the other of these 2 utilities are usually massive! They say that you should figure that the HTML form of a GEDCOM will take up 5X as much space as your original GEDCOM (unless you have lots of notes, etc). For instance, my measily little 2500+ person database generates a GEDCOM of about 450K but when I used Sparrowhawk recently to prepare it for my web-page (still in progress), the result was a massive 15MB file! Keep in mind that while most ISP's allow you 3-10 MB of storage space for homepages at no extra charge each month, paying (in my case) for that extra space could obviously get pretty expensive! Now, imagine how massive of a HTML-compliant file would result from a GEDCOM that actually is 50 GEDCOMs merged together! For those interested, there *IS* a less expensive alternative, a site at http://www.gendex.com/webpages/ offers storage space for these kinds of web-searchable files for just $2/MB/year. That'd work out in my (individual) case to about $4/month and I'd just need to provide a link on my home-page to the distantly stored file. In can be done in my case and *WE COULD* do it collectively if we wanted to create one enormous, searchable REEVES file and figure out a way to split the cost. But my original idea was to simply collect them and store them on say, one, two or howevermany 100MB Zip cartridges (ca $15/each). Sure, it'd be more crude, but the individual GEDCOM files still could be studied, exchanged, and safely-stored at a remote location. Taken to it's extreme, each of us could do just that; store everyone else's files, ect. In fact, to a point, I imagine most of us do something like this anyway, at least temporarily? This, then, was the nature of my offer to serve as a "repository" site. And I'm ready to accept anyone's GEDCOM via Email if you still want to exchange it. Just write me first so that I can coordinate "mailing times," I suspect that my ISP would frown if suddenly my mailbox swelled up with 10-15 1MB+ GEDCOM's all arriving at the same time!!! Let me know too if you'd like for me to send you my own; I'd love to oblige! I'm simply eager to study some other REEVES files hoping to find connections. Understand too, if I find connections between 2 or more of you that don't affect me, I'll still work to alert you two (or more) to the liklihood of your REEVES connection. Enough! Greg Reeves REEVES-L Listowner greg@rapidnet.com ------------------------------

Bob Reeves writes: > In Emma Barrett Reeves new "Reeves Review Volume II," the following is given: > Reeves Review II, 1996 edition, Emma Barrett Reeves, 409-564-0130. > Reliques of the Ryves, James Rives Childs, c1929. (Reprints available via > Blairs Book Service...do a web search to find.) > > Good Luck...feel free to ask questions. Bob, Does the Reeves Review book list a Lofton/Loftin/Laughtin REEVES/REAVES, born ca 1794 in SC, lived in Walton Co., GA, and later in Randolph Co., and Clay Co., AL, along with his wife & children? If so, any siblings or parents for him? A maiden name for his wife, Nancy? Is Loftin the brother of William REAVES from Hancock Co., GA and later Randolph Co., AL? If they were brothers, were they sons of a John REAVES of NC, then GA? Thanks, Elisabeth ------------------------------

In article <970106181930_1823126157@emout19.mail.aol.com> Dorleneh@aol.com writes: >>I think after doing recent Reeves research at Western Reserve Un. in >>Cleveland, OH that our Reeves may have come from Guilford Co., NC. They >>weren't on PA in 1790, and we checked every state that surrounded PA. KT >and >>NJ didn't have census records, only tax and military lists, so I'm not sure >>about them, but the NC census for William and Hannah Reeves had pretty much >>the correct number of males and females for our Wm. Reeves who was in Mercer >>Co., PA by 1800. We have his will and his son, Oliver's will. Oliver was >in >>the War of 1812 & also in the PA militia in 1792. However, my husband is >>descended from John, Oliver's brother, who went to Belmont Co., OH. He was >>there until he died after 1872. William Reeves , son of Malachi and Fortune Reeves of Guilford, and wife Hannah (Smith?) died in Wilkes County Georgia in the early 1800's (Hannah in 1826, William a few years earlier.) Wills and estate papers prove this. I have seen these on film at the Georgia Department of Archives and History as well as in Wilkes County, Georgia, indexes. Is this the couple you speak of? Bob ------------------------------

In article <970104200434_1223925933@emout02.mail.aol.com> RReeves204@aol.com writes: >My earliest known ancestor was James Milton Reeves, born in Jasper Co., Ga. >in 1823. His father, name unknown to me, is said to have been born in SC. >James M. Reeves moved to Crawford County, Ga, and had the following children: >Martha, John, William, Thomas, James, Ethan, Jasper, Milly, Gaught Gurley, >Louisa, Gertien, Jean, Joe and Herschell (don't know when he found time to >farm!). Not sure of spelling of all names, as census records were >inconsistent, but that's close. Gaught Gurley was my grandfather, and he had >children named Massey, A.L., Floyd, Ed, Amos , Leonard, Rodolphus, Alma and >Lona. >If you have run across my line in tracing your own, please let me know. I >have not been able to find out the name of James M. Reeves father, which has >stalled my research. >Thanks, >Paul Reeves In Emma Barrett Reeves new "Reeves Review Volume II," the following is given: 603. James Milton Reeves (6-15-1824 - 7/12/1897) = 1) Louisa Morgan =2) Julia Perkins (Taylor Co.) Served in Company B, 8th Bat Cavalry of Georgia State Guards, CSA (See Pension Application at Georgia Department of Archives and History!) Children: Ethan Wayne (1857 - 1894, Crawford County), Mattie, Grant, Louisa, Gene, Wm, Jasper, Camilla, Joe, Hershell Ethan also had a son James M. (2406), 1883-1908 in Crawford, = Jeffe McCallum, no descendants listed. To get back to the original question, the father of James Milton (603), Emma Barrett Reeves shows him as Jeremiah Jr, Son of Jeremiah of Wilkes County (92, 1738-1806), Son of James of Guilford Co, NC (40, c1710-1781). As this point, our lines converge, as Jeremiah of Wilkes is the brother of William Reeves of Wilkes County, Georgia, who is my GGGG-grandfather. Note that Ms. Reeves also shows that Jeremiah (92) had a son James (221) who had a son James Milton Reeves (616, 1828-1864). This James Milton had sons James and William born in Macon, Georgia, although James Milton (616) moved and died in Virginia. This leads to a guess that James (40) of Guilford Co, NC, might have been a "Milton," as the name is fairly common among his offspring. Emma Reeves links James of Guilford all the way to Robert of Blandford Forum, England, 1490...I personally find this link tenuous at one point, though. The following books would be of interest to you: Reeves Review II, 1996 edition, Emma Barrett Reeves, 409-564-0130. Reliques of the Ryves, James Rives Childs, c1929. (Reprints available via Blairs Book Service...do a web search to find.) A warning: Mrs. Emma Barrett Reeves' work is a compilation of the work of many genealogists. Documentation is generally omitted, so while it is a tremendous source of information, you'll need to verify the conclusions yourself. Good Luck...feel free to ask questions. Bob ------------------------------

> >I think after doing recent Reeves research at Western Reserve Un. in >Cleveland, OH that our Reeves may have come from Guilford Co., NC. They >weren't on PA in 1790, and we checked every state that surrounded PA. KT and >NJ didn't have census records, only tax and military lists, so I'm not sure >about them, but the NC census for William and Hannah Reeves had pretty much >the correct number of males and females for our Wm. Reeves who was in Mercer >Co., PA by 1800. We have his will and his son, Oliver's will. Oliver was in >the War of 1812 & also in the PA militia in 1792. However, my husband is >descended from John, Oliver's brother, who went to Belmont Co., OH. He was >there until he died after 1872. ------------------------------

I'm looking for the parents of John A. Reeves b. abt 1821, in S.C. moved to Salem, Indiana for a time and then to Catahoula Parish, LA. where he married Rosanna Chevalier in Jan of 1845. My contacts with other Reeves with relatives in Salem, Washington County, Indiana lead me to believe he maybe the son of Elisha and Mary Meredith Reeves both born in SC with siblings Eveline Ellen Reeves b. 1819 in SC m.Wm Martin in Indiana and Wiley Rufus b. about 1828 in Spartanburg Dist. of SC., and Burrel Reeves b. abt 1822 SC. Carolyn (~._.~) _{ Y }_ ()_~ ~_() (_)-(_) ------------------------------

Hi again! John REEVES (1780/1790-1840) and Thurisa DEAN's youngest daughter was named Eliza Jane REEVES. Virtually nothing is known about Eliza Jane REEVES's early years other than the fact that she was born in about 1822 and that she was a daughter to John REEVES. My family believes that Eliza Jane REEVES was born somewhere in either IN or OH around 1822 . She would've had an older sister, Mary REEVES (born c1814 in Lewis Co., KY) and at least two older brothers; Michael Dean REEVES (born 16 November 1816 in Rising Sun, Dearborn, IN) and David REEVES (born 10 December in Rising Sun, Dearborn, IN). Family details get both sketchy and mysterious after this! Sometime around/just after 1825, John's 1st wife, Thurisa DEAN, is "out of the picture" and a 2nd wife, Hannah _____, is John's wife! Anyone wanna guess what happened? We'd **REALLY** like to solve this "mystery!" But, *before* Hannah _____ became John REEVES's 2nd wife, at least 1 and, we think, 2 more children were born to John and Thurisa REEVES; Eliza Jane REEVES (?-?) and Abel Dean REEVES (1824-1876), respectively. Interestingly, records indicate that Abel Dean REEVES was born in Ohio!?!?!? Regardless of just what happened in or around 1825 between John & his "wives," Eliza Jane REEVES matured and our records indicate that she married a "Thomas J. Franklin" on 06 August 1840 in Bartholomew Co., IN. Unfortunately, we have absolutely **NO** information on Eliza Jane REEVES (?-?), her husband Thomas J. Franklin, or any of her (if any) descendents! **But, of course, we'd sure like to find some!** <grin> It's becoming increasingly clear to me that *if* we're to ever figure out just who John REEVES's parents were, we're *first* gonna have to identify/find and collaborate w/ a few more descendents of John REEVES. So, anyone know anything about a Eliza Jane REEVES who married a Thomas J. Franklin on 06 August 1840 in Bartholomew Co., IN? Greg Reeves greg@rapidnet.com ------------------------------

Hi again! Okay. John REEVES (1780/1790-1840) and Thurisa DEAN's first-born child was named Mary REEVES. My family believes that Mary was born in Lewis Co., KY sometime in 1814. When Mary still was quite young, John and Thurisa (DEAN) REEVES moved the family from Lewis Co., KY (where they were married on 28 August 1813) to Rising Sun, Dearborn, IN. Here, Mary lived *until at least* 10 December 1820 when brother David REEVES was born. So, at this point, Mary REEVES had two younger brothers; Michael Dean REEVES (born 16 November 1816 in Rising Sun, Dearborn, IN) and David REEVES. Family details get both sketchy and mysterious after this! Sometime around/just after 1825, John's 1st wife, Thurisa DEAN, is "out of the picture" and a 2nd wife, Hannah _____, is John's wife! Anyone wanna guess what happened? We'd **REALLY** like to solve this "mystery!" But, *before* Hannah _____ became John REEVES's 2nd wife, at least 1 and, we think, 2 more children were born to John and Thurisa REEVES; Eliza Jane REEVES (?-?) and Abel Dean REEVES (1824-1876), respectively. Interestingly, records indicate that Abel Dean REEVES was born in Ohio!?!?!? Regardless of just what happened in or around 1825 between John & his "wives," Mary REEVES (c1814-?) matured and our records indicate that she married a "William LEWALLEN" on 26 April 1832 in Bartholomew Co., IN. Unfortunately, we have absolutely **NO** information on Mary REEVES (c1814-?), her husband William Lewallen, or any of their (if any) descendents! **But we'd sure like to find some!** <grin> It's becoming increasingly clear to me that *if* we're to ever figure out just who John REEVES's parents were, we're *first* gonna have to identify/find and collaborate w/ a few more descendents of John REEVES. So, anyone know anything about a Mary REEVES who was born c1814 in Lewis Co., KY and married a William LEWALLEN on 26 April 1832 in Bartholomew Co., IN? Greg Reeves greg@rapidnet.com ------------------------------

Hi all! I've been trying for months now to identify the parents of my GGGG grandfather John REEVES (1780/90-1840). 'Still, that goal seems as distant today as when I started! Here's what I (read: "think I") know about John REEVES: John REEVES married Thurisa DEAN with the written consent of her father, Michael DEAN, in Lewis Co., KY on 28 August 1813 (Lewis Co., KY Clerks Records, marraige book A, page 24). John REEVES's family is believed to have moved to Mason Co., KY from Prince William Co., VA sometime in the latter 1790's. Fleming Co., KY "split off from" Mason Co., KY in 1796 and Lewis Co., KY was formed from Mason/Fleming counties later in 1808. 1800 and 1900 Census records for first-born son Michael Dean REEVES's (1816-1906) indicate that he named his father as "John REEVES" who was born in "Virginia" probably sometime between 1780 and 1790. Another son, Thomas Hiram REEVES's (1825-1901), a half-brother to Michael Dean, similarly lists on his military pension records his father as "John REEVES" born in "eastern Virginia." The Will for John REEVES, filed 15 August 1840 in Bartholomew Co., IN (LDS Microfilm #1298942, Bartholomew Co., IN Probate Court Book C, 1833-1840, pp 178-179), listed 12 children: Mary REEVES (c1814-?) Michael Dean REEVES, Rev. (1816-1906)* David REEVES, Rev. (1820-1896)---my GGG grandfather* Eliza Jane REEVES (?-?) Abel Dean REEVES (1824-1876)* Thomas Hiram REEVES (1825-1901) John Moses REEVES (c1825-?) Lucinda Carolyn REEVES (1827-?) William Garner REEVES (1828-?) Thomas Wilson REEVES (c1830-?) Lydia Marie REEVES (1836-?) James Sylvester REEVES (1839-?) Note: everything *but* the actual names listed above was added by me here for clarity's sake; clearly, they weren't in John's Will quite like this! The astericks (*) above denote descendant lines from John REEVES that are both well-documented and proved (therefore not of interest at this point). The first 5 children listed above, in John's Will, were children of he and first wife Thurisa DEAN. The last 7 children were children of John REEVES and Hannah ____ whom John also mentions in his Will. ___________________________ It seems in my REEVES research that I often must go backwards in order to forward! For that reason, I've decided instead to pursue a "descendancy" approach to the problem in hopes of identifying other descendents who can help crack the "ascendancy" or ancestral roadblock for John REEVES. So... I'm *now* hoping to identify descendents of the children of John REEVES *not* marked above by astericks. Subsequent posts will give what little information I have on each. In the meantime, can anyone shed any light whatsoever on any of them or *their* descendents? Greg Reeves greg@rapidnet.com ------------------------------

suggest you contact Edward J. O'Keefe, Jr. at RPCP63A@prodigy.com for information on children of Robert and Agnes Reeve. ------------------------------

Am looking for parents/children of Robert Reeves b. abt 1595 at Caldercote, Eng. Spouse was Agnes (no surname), only child listing I have is Thomas b abt 1611 at Caldercote, Warwick Eng. Thomas immigrated to NY sometime before Dec 1682. His spouse was Mary Agnes Rider, dau of Thomas RYDER. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks...UMLA88B@prodigy.com ------------------------------

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I am looking for a Jesse Reeves or any variation of reeves. She should be in her 30's or 40's right now. Thanx. ------------------------------

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I have enjoyed the many postings I've viewed on this mailing list, but to the best of my feeble remembrance haven't posted anything yet. I will do so now in the hopes of connecting with someone of common ancestry. My earliest known ancestor was James Milton Reeves, born in Jasper Co., Ga. in 1823. His father, name unknown to me, is said to have been born in SC. James M. Reeves moved to Crawford County, Ga, and had the following children: Martha, John, William, Thomas, James, Ethan, Jasper, Milly, Gaught Gurley, Louisa, Gertien, Jean, Joe and Herschell (don't know when he found time to farm!). Not sure of spelling of all names, as census records were inconsistent, but that's close. Gaught Gurley was my grandfather, and he had children named Massey, A.L., Floyd, Ed, Amos , Leonard, Rodolphus, Alma and Lona. If you have run across my line in tracing your own, please let me know. I have not been able to find out the name of James M. Reeves father, which has stalled my research. Thanks, Paul Reeves ------------------------------