Shirley, Do you know if John and Thomas Reeves had a sister named Maretta J.? She is my great great grandmother and would have been born approx. in 1850 on Georgia. That is all that I know about her early years. Diane Blodgett --- [email protected] wrote: > I bought a book titled "Best Tales of Texas Ghosts" > by Docia Schultz > Williams, published 1998 by the Republic of Texas > Press and one chapter in the book > is titled "REEVES THICKET'S RANCH HOUSE". > The story is about a John Reeves, Sr. who came > to Texas from Pikes > County, Georgia in the early 1840's. I quote from > this book "It is believed > his wife probably died in childbirth, because Reeves > came to Texas alone, > leaving his father and oldest son, John Reeves, Jr., > behind for quite some time. > Finally, after John Sr. acquired considerable land > holdings and established a > law practice, he sent for his son, John, and his > father to join him. John > Jr. brought his wife, Cady, and their nine children > with him. Later, another > child, their tenth, William Worth Reeves, was born > after they had settled > into their new Texas home." And I further quote > from this book: "Between > Victoria and Goliad, off highway 59, there is a > small community called Reeves > Thicket. It used to be one huge ranch, but over > the years the land has been > subdivided and sold off in large lots where over 300 > families reside today. The > original ranch belonged to one man, John Reeves, > Sr., from Georgia". > The book says John Reeves was born 1779 and > died in 1863. His grave is > one of those in the rather sizeable Reeves Family > Cemetery that sits on what > is known as Reeves Hill today. > The book states: "After a few years, John Jr. > and his family moved to > the banks of Coleto Creek, in the area now known as > Reeves Thicket." John > Reeves, Jr. died in 1868, and at that time, one of > his sons, Jonathan, whom they > called "Tobe" moved the family home from the banks > of the Coleto Creek to > its present location." unquote. Mrs. Williams' > book is very interesting!! > > I found the above information interesting > since this Reeves Family came > from Georgia. My Reeves Grandparents came from > Taylor and Talbot Counties, > GA. and I continue to search for my line. My great > grandfather, Thomas "Tom" > Jefferson Reeves (1825-1875) had a son named "John > Leonard Reeves, born ca. > 1852, (Talbot County 1860 Census) whom I have never > found a trace of since > the 1860 Talbot census. My grandfather, Edward > Lafayette Thomas Reeves, (son > of Thomas Jefferson Reeves & brother to John Leonard > Reeves), came to Texas > 1904-05 and settled in Houston County, Texas and is > buried in the Antioch > Cemetery near Lovelady, Texas. > > [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) > > > ==== REEVES Mailing List ==== > To POST: email <[email protected]> In the > subject line please state name of the person you are > researchingand where the person lived.Like Joel > Avery Reeves d ca 1846 in Jasper Co., GA. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com