Sharon:Here are surnames for ASA REAVES/REEVES from census reports. I know he's the same one as his spouse and family members are the same. My theory is that census takers wrote it like they spoke it...... 1800 Rievers Rieves (his brother's spelling) 1830 Reaves Rives Reavis 1840 Reves Reavis forward: Reeves His first name was spelled:Asa/Acil/Asel/Asahal/Ansel. Go figure......the names crosses from census to census - on real estate transfers, etc.....Some in the Greenville, SC City Directory changed from year-to-year....even businesses....one year "market"...next year "grocery store"...etc. Thank you so much. You have given me a great avenue to explore. Ever Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [REEVES] Early in Surry Co., NC >I have the book decendants of the Revis and Reavis Family in America it >was > complied and written by Barbara Lucas. in 2002 > > The people you mention are listed in her book as part of the Reavis > family. > > Barbara Lucas is a researcher for the Reavis family and is very adamant > that > no Reeves are Reavis. She says the Reavis family pronounces their name as > in > crevice not with the long e. > > There is a Reavis mailing list on Roots web with tons of information on > their research and they have a web site. What I would do is post on Reavis > message boards what you have sent me and see what response you will > get.Also get in > touch with Barbara Lucas and see what she says. > As for the documents I have looked at in Surry I didnt find any Reeves > spellings they were mostly Reavis Revis Reaves. These were court records > and land > records.If you look at books most authors lump these names together and I > have found by looking at the original you find the correct spelling at > that > time. > > Everything in my research points to the fact my Reeves are mixed up with > the > Reavis family and it it very difficult to prove when someone has taken > their > land records and say they belong to their family. > > Sharon > > > > ==== REEVES Mailing List ==== > Visit our DNA site and see our progress. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~reevesdna/ >