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Benjamin N. REEVES

Benjamin N. REEVES

Male 1857 - 1887  (30 years)

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  • Name Benjamin N. REEVES 
    Born 1857 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Feb 1887 
    Person ID I363  J.W. Eller's 1918 Booklet
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2016 

    Father John D. REEVES 
    Mother Minerva ELLER,   b. 1823 
    Married Abt 1847 
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane COLE  [1
    Married Abt 1875 
    Children 
     1. John REEVES,   b. 1875
     2. Daisy REEVES,   b. 1878,   d. avt 1897  (Age 19 years)
     3. Alice REEVES,   b. 1881,   d. 7 Oct 1900  (Age 19 years)
     4. Grace REEVES,   b. 1887
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] JW1918, J. W. Eller, (-- The Eller Chronicles, Vol VIII #3 (Aug 1993) pages 176-193)), TEC p 190L - JW p 28
      BENJAMIN N. REEVES.
      Benjamin N. Reeves, fifth child of Minerva Eller and John D. Reeves,was born in 1857. He married Jane Cole about 1875. There were fourchildren: John, Daisy, Alice and Grace. He died February 27th, 1887.After the father's death the family became so scattered that not muchdefinite information can be given. The widow married again and keptGrace. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cooper adopted Alice. John went to Iowa in1894. He married several years later and took a homestead fartherwest. Then he sold out and the last heard from him was from Nebraska,reporting that he was happy with his several children.
      John Reeves was born 1876.
      Daisy Reeves was born 1878. She died a few years after her marriagein 1897.
      Alice reeves was born in 1881. She died October 7th, 1900.
      Grace Reeves was born in 1887.

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