Thank you so very much, Lea. This is most probably a first cousin to my Asa. My Asa's spouse was "Clarinda" "Clara" in all census reports and he died in Pickens, SC in 1881. Please keep your eye out for this Asa also. Happy Hunting, Bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lea Peacock" <leapeacock@sbcglobal.net> To: <reeves@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > This may or may not help you with Asa Reeves. It is from An Article in > the > Meriwether Vindicator about the pioneers of Meriwether Co. Ga. in the Jan > 13, 1905 issue and had the following about the Reeves family: > > Asa Reeves was b orn October 9, 1798 in York Co. S.C. on July 9, 1829 in > Jackson Co. Ga. he married Sarah Elizab eth B arnes. He was in Jasper Co. > Ga. Census of 1830 with one daughter under 5 years. In 1840 he was in > Meriwether Co. with 2 sons under five and two sons five to ten; he had one > daughter 5 to 10 and wife 30 to 40. Asa made his first land purchase in > Meriwether County in 1833. > Asa signed will October 31, 1840 and recorded May 4, 1841 named his wife > Sarah Elizabeth, daughter Martha Ann, and "my dear little children" He > named Thomas Barnes and Abner Reeves as his executors. Sarah E. Reeves in > her will signed July 29, 1862, and recorded in 1863 named her sons > William, > Thomas, Madison and son-in-law David Ellis; Madison was named executor. > In > 1850 Sarah E. and her children were living with Thomas Barnes, age 69 b. > Conn. > > There is more on Asa if this is your Asa. Lea Peacock > > -----Original Message----- > From: reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Barbara Nelson > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:23 PM > To: reeves@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > This is mine! Like you, I feel he's the father of Asa 1794-1802 Pendleton > District. So glad you have something on them. > Barb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Demona Reeves" <demona@arkd.net> > To: <reeves@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:37 PM > Subject: Re: [REEVES] Jeremiah Descendants > > >> Have an ASA ....Born abt 1776 in SC...died Clay Co. Tn. 1870. father >> maybe Daniel and grandfather, John, all born in S.C, All three died >> in Tn. >> >> Asa married Annie Ferguson, daughter of William and Mourning Ferguson. >> She >> died enroute to Tn. >> Asa married a second time to a Mary Polly Moore in Tennessee. >> >> demona@arkd.net >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >