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. >