Barb, I don't know if my Reeves came to GA from SC or if they went to Texas, but I do know that Marietta Reeves Griffin moved to TX and then, I believe, to Beaumont, CA. Diane Blodgett --- B Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI: Some of my ancestors migrated to GA - then to > TEXAS. Started in SC. > Let me know if these paths of travel cross yours. > Barb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Blodgett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 11:41 PM > Subject: Re: [REEVES] John Wesley Reeves > > > > Hi CeeCee, I just read your message to the Reeves > list > > and you said your Reeves were from Georgia. My > Reeves > > were also from Georgia. My great great > grandmother > > was Marietta Reeves Griffin from Covington, GA, I > > think--at least that is what my Gram told me. Are > you > > familiar with her? I don't know anything about > > Marietta's parents except that according to some > > censuses, they were from GA, too. Any information > > would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Diane > > Blodgett > > > > --- [email protected] wrote: > > > >> Hello List, > >> > >> While researching Sacramento, California, > ancestors > >> I happened to come > >> across this Reeves article and it's very > >> interesting. Hope someone out there may > >> belong to this branch. Mine is a Georgia > >> branch............. > >> > >> This is a very exciting read...........And very > >> informative....Hope someone > >> out there can use this! > >> > >> "Between the dates of October 2, 1955 and March > 27, > >> 1956, all of the human > >> remains were removed from the old Helvetia > Cemetery, > >> formerly known as the New > >> Helvetia Cemetery to various other cemeteries. > >> > >> In two instances, remains were interred in crypts > at > >> East Lawn Cemetery. > >> > >> When the REEVES Vault (underground) at New > Helvetia > >> Cemetery was opened, on > >> March 5, 1956, it was found to contain remains of > >> two adults and six small > >> children and according to old records, one small > >> infant placed in case with the > >> mother. Two of the caskets were iron and they > >> carried the names of the > >> father: JOHN WESLEY REEVES, and 18 month old, > ELLA > >> T. REEVES. > >> > >> Old records in these books show the following: > John > >> Wesley Reeves age 40 > >> yrs, died September 5, 1867; REBECCA JANE REEVES, > >> (1st wife) age 30 yrs., died > >> Feb. 18, 1863; Ella T. Reeves, age 18 mos., dtr. > of > >> J.W. and LIZZIE, died > >> Feb. 18, 1866; Charlie Reeves, age 9 mo 2 days > died > >> Oct. 13, 1857; Frank L. > >> Reeves, age 2 yrs 10 mos died Feb. 15, 1858; > Delia > >> Reeves, age 2 yr 8 mos, 17 > >> days, died Nov. 12, 1861; Robert Tehama Reeves > age 1 > >> yr 4 mo, died Nov. 17, > >> 1861; James Reeves, son of J.W. and Rebecca > (placed > >> on case with mother) age 8 > >> days, died Feb. 24, 1863; Reeves infant (inf of > J.W. > >> & Lizzie, 2nd wife) died > >> Aug. 23, 1866. > >> > >> The bodies of John Wesley Reeves and 18-month old > >> Ella T. Reeves were in > >> iron caskets and found to be in perfect > condition. > >> These have been buried for > >> 90 years. The bodies were still a natural color > and > >> had the appearance of > >> smooth wax. The clothing was in perfect > condition > >> also. The caskets had a > >> small removable iron lid over the upper part of > the > >> body and a glass seal beneath > >> this. > >> > >> These bodies and the remains of the other Reeves > >> have all be re interred at > >> the City Cemetery, at 10th and Broadway, > Sacramento. > >> > >> Karen Bennett > >> California > >> > >> > >> ==== REEVES Mailing List ==== > >> Happy hunting to all and help other in their > quest > >> to find their families. > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== REEVES Mailing List ==== > > Please post your wills, land deeds and other > documents to Rootsweb > > in the county which you found the information. > > help others. > > > > > ==== REEVES Mailing List ==== > To contact the LISTOWNER: email [email protected] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com