What an interesting story! Diane --- Tommie Smith <tommiess@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Beulah and Listers, > > My interest began for the George Reeves/Rives line > of New Brunswick Co. Va. when I discovered that > William Steele Reeves of that line was born in > Pendleton Dist. S.C. ca. 1795.I wanted to learn more > about this family since several of the men > surrounding my Thompson Reeves was in the Pendleton > Dist. S.C. about the same time. I wanted very much > to see if Thompson may have had a close relationship > with them in some way. > > George Reeves b. Jan 12, 1715/1716 married Mary > Jordan. That is where the Jordan name came from. > They gave birth to nine children. > To tell my report I need to mention that George and > Mary Jordan Reeves had a son named George Reeves b. > 1767 He married for the first time Polly Steele. > They gave birth to the one child William Steele. > When William was a toddler his mother died. It seems > that William's father,George, allowed his sister > Charlotte to be a guardian for William Steele > permanently. The father later remarried but there is > no indication that William Steele ever returned to > his father's home. > > Charlotte was about 17 years older than her brother > George the father of William Steele. Charlotte was > married to James Robertson. This couple were very > active in working to protect the rights of others. > Charlotte and James joined a group in migrating to > the Tennessee area. They traveled down river with > the men riding horses on the bank and the women > manning the flatboats. There was great danger from > Indians on this trip and when necessary the women > put the children under the mattresses and used their > oars to defend themselves against attack. They > finally pulled onto land to end this journey in a > place that is now present day Nashville TN.They > built a fort and continued a dangerous adjustment to > the surroundings Today there stands a statue to > Charlotte Reeves Robertson near this spot.She was a > brave and very spunky lady. > > When William Steele was mature he married and > migrated to Arkansas for a few years. He had a son > named George Robertson Reeves who married in > Arkansas just prior to the group moving on to Texas > near the Oklahoma and Texas border. Shortly after > arrival George Robertson Reeves was employed as a > book keeper for the local county or town. After 2 > years he was elected as the County Sherriff for two > terms. He then sought office as a Texas State > Representative and was re-elected several times.When > the Civil War began George Robertson Reeves enlisted > and helped to organize a company to serve. After > succuessful service in the Cival War he returned to > the Texas State House of Representatives. At the end > of one session when he returned home he was bitten > by his own dog and died from the effects of the > bite.When the legislature opened again it was > discussed that in West Texas there was a county that > was much too large and sprawling. It was decided it > was needed to > be cut in half and have a new county created. It > was decided also that the new county would be named > Reeves County in honor of George Robertson Reeves. > > Interesting family.I had a correspondence with a > lady from Sherman, Texas who was descended from > George Robertson Reeves. If you are still in contact > with the researcher you knew, Beulah I will try to > help get them in contact with the nice lady I knew. > > > > Tommie > > ------------------------------- > 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 >