Wanda Lee, You is the one!!!! I am very new at all this genealogy stuff and still haven't learned all the sharp turns in the road. I have been doing this research since April 2006 and knew my old gg grandfather Richard E Reaves had spread some images around this area and thanks to Wanda I have established that fact. My family was having Thanksgiving Dinner at the Opryland Hotel and walking by the Tennessee Room we wanted pictures together and ask a lady walking by if she would snap a couple of pics for us. She did and the ensuing conversation revealed her maiden name to be Reeves and she was from Darden. I had been planning on investigating the Henderson and Decatur County REEVES. The lady in Opryland was Richard's ggg granddaughter. My g grandfather James Lee Reeves (son of Richard) was born in Henderson County and finally settled in Dyer County. I was born at Menglewood Dyer County TN. My dad and I were born in the same bedroom 35 years apart. I went off to the military and returned to TN in 1999 and retired from federal service in Nov 2002. My wife and I have a 13 acre place in the city limits of Erin, Houston County, TN I really appreciate the response of all the great folks on the Henderson and Decatur County Lists. Some of the surnames in my lineage are: REEVES, REAVES, REVES, RIVES, TURNBOUGH, TURNBOW, TURNBO, WARREN, PITTS, BIXEY, HENRY, PRADER, RALIEGH, YARBRO, PRITCHETT, ESSARY, and on and on ... then the Eastern Cherokee. Anyone needing any information on any of these names or the Cherokee's, please let me know. I'm new at this but I might have something you can use to enhance your research. Again, thank you Wanda for your assistance. Billy F Reeves ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Lee" <wwlee@charter.net> To: <tnhender@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [TNHENDER] Riley Reeves > Checking the 1900 Henderson County census I found this family: > > Jane Reeves widow, Head of Household, age 48 born in Sept, 1851 > Dutton, age 23 born in Apr, 1877 > Josie, daughter, age 19 born in Aug, 1880 > Davie, son, age 18 born in Oct, 1881 > Can't read daughters name, age 17 born in June, 1883 > Eagar(?), son age 14 born in Jan, 1886 > Rilie, son, age 13 born in May, 1887 > One child deceased > > >From the 1880 census(birth years of Jane, Josie and Davie are different from > 1900, but this appears to be the same family) > > La-Falgtta REEVES Self M M W 37 TN > Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN > N. J. REEVES Wife F M W 31 TN > Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC > T. L. REEVES Son M S W 11 TN > Fa: TN Mo: TN > Dutton REEVES Son M S W 3 TN > Fa: TN Mo: TN > Josiphene REEVES Dau F S W 2 TN > Fa: TN Mo: TN > REEVES Son M S W 3M TN > Fa: TN Mo: TN > > Hope this helps > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billy Reeves" <breeves@peoplestel.net> > To: <TNHENDER@rootsweb.com> > Cc: <TNDECATU@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 3:27 PM > Subject: [TNHENDER] Riley Reeves > > > >I am looking for information on Riley Jefferson Reeves. He lived around > >the Darden Area and has descendants still living in the area. He was born > >abt may 1885 but I cannot find his parents or where he was born. I think > >he was born in Henderson County but I have not been able to locate any > >record of his parents. > > > > My gg grandfather Richard E Reves/Reaves/Reeves was born in NC abt 1790 > > and lived the remainder of his life in Henderson and Decatur County. Any > > help on any of these would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Thank You, > > Billy F Reeves > > Erin, Houston County, Tennessee > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNHENDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNHENDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >