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Joseph Reeves

Male 1832 - 1910  (77 years)


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  • Name Joseph Reeves  [1, 2
    Born 24 Jan 1832  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jan 1910  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He appears to have had a prior marriage, as the 1870 census shows children Thomas, Mary and Elizabeth were residing with her and Mary Ann, however they were all born prior to Joseph's 1867 marriage to Mary Ann Bennett. Tom L Bennett was still in the home at the time of the 1880 census.

      In fact, in her annontated transcription of the Bennett Cemetery, north of Milam, Texas, Kay Parker McCary notes that his headstone is inscribed: " AT REST - Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord" and that he was the son of Richard Lawson Reeves & Allie Rene Bates ? 1st w Celia E. Strother buried in Strother Cemetery SCT, 2nd w Mary Ann Bennett, 3rd w Margaret Ann Harvey

    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1870 Census
      Texas, Sabine, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
      Enumerated 24 July 1870
      Page 6
      358-358
      Reeves, Joseph 39 M W Farmer Alabama $ --- $ 500
      Reeves, Mary Ann 28 F W Keeping House La
      Reeves, Thomas 14 M W Tx
      Reeves, Mary E 13 F W Tx
      Reeves, Elizabeth 10 F W Tx
      357-357
      C. and Harriet Hoskins
      360-360
      M. Coleman
      361-361
      Reeves, Ellie R 76 F W Famer $600 $800 South Carolina


      1880 Census
      Texas, Sabine, 5 Precinct
      Enumerated 6 July 1880
      Page 27 SD 1 ED 86 Stamped 250

      233-233
      Reaves, Joseph W M 48 Widowed Farmer Ga SC SC
      Reaves, Tom L W M 23 Son Works on Farm Tx Ga Miss
      Reaves, Henry W M 8 Son Tx Ga Ms
      Reaves, Ira W M 5 Son Tx Ga Miss
      Reaves, Olive W F 3 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
      Reaves, Margret A W F 4/12 Feby Daughter Tx Ga Miss
      Reaves, Allie R W F 87 Mother At House SC SC SC
    Person ID I34636  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Richard Lawson Reeves,   b. 11 Nov 1798, York County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1867, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates,   b. 1 May 1794, York County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1887, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F9498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Bennett,   b. 19 Sep 1840, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1880, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1867  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • White & Toole show that a Joseph Reeves married Mary Ann Bennett in Sabine County on 28 Feb 1867. Joseph appears to have had at least three children from a prior marriage, Thomas L, Mary, and Elizabeth.
    Children 
     1. Henry B. Reeves,   b. Abt 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ira Reeves,   b. 15 Feb 1874, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1960, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Olive "Ollie" Reeves,   b. 13 Jan 1877, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1936  (Age 59 years)
     4. Margaret A. Reeves,   b. Feb 1880, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2009 
    Family ID F848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1832 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1867 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jan 1910 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    2. [S736] McCary, Kay P. "Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.