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Elijah K Reeves 1810 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1810

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: BET. 1850 - 1860

Death Location: Mississippi, USA

Father: Elijah Commission

Mother: Nancy Goodwin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ashbrook

Children(s): John Reeves, James Reeves, ELIZABETH REEVES, Ann Reeves, Robert Reeves

In 1810, Elijah K Reeves entered the world in Tennessee, born to Elijah James Reeves (1\2 Cherokee) See pg 12 of Dawes Commission and Nancy A. Goodwin. In 1840, Elijah K Reeves resided in Obion, Tennessee, USA. Elijah K Reeves married Elizabeth (Betsy) M. Ashbrook, and had children including John Wesley Reeves, James A. Reeves, ELIZABETH JANE REEVES, Ann Eliza Reeves, Robert Jasper Willis Reeves. Elijah K Reeves passed away in 1850 in Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Elijah K Reeves entered the world in Tennessee, born to Elijah James Reeves (1\2 Cherokee) See pg 12 of Dawes Commission and Nancy A. Goodwin.
  • In 1840, Elijah K Reeves resided in Obion, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah K Reeves married Elizabeth (Betsy) M. Ashbrook, and had children including John Wesley Reeves, James A. Reeves, ELIZABETH JANE REEVES, Ann Eliza Reeves, Robert Jasper Willis Reeves.
  • Elijah K Reeves passed away in 1850 in Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Commission
1765 – 1825
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Nancy Goodwin
1785 – 1841
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ashbrook
1812 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

John Reeves
1830 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Reeves
1837 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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ELIZABETH REEVES
1843 – 1903
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Ann Reeves
1847 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Robert Reeves
1851 – 1919
Birth Location: DeSoto County, Mississippi
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Elijah Reeves's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Reeves
1810 – 1850
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Elijah James Reeves (1\2 Cherokee) See pg 12 of Dawes Commission
1765 – 1825
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (A.) Goodwin
1785 – 1841
Christian, Kentucky
Grandparents
Isaac (Samuel) Reeves
1720 – 1801
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Margarey) Watson
1728 – 1777
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Reeves's Descendants

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Elijah (K) Reeves (abt 1810 – BET. 1850 - 1860) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy) M.) Ashbrook (14 Sep 1812 – 1900)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Reeves (Abt. 1830 – )
  2. 2. James (A.) Reeves (Abt. 1837 – )
  3. 3. ELIZABETH (JANE) REEVES (12 March 1843 – 15 October 1903) m. THOMAS (NEWTON) FORGEY (14 Sep 1841 – 5 Nov 1913)
    1. 1. Coque Forgey (15 Jan 1866 – 21 Sep 1868)
    2. 2. Robert (Lafayette) Forgey (26 Jan 1868 – 13 Feb 1945)
    3. 3. Charles (Henry) Forgey (18 Nov 1869 – 31 Aug 1910)
    4. 4. Oscar (Landon) Forgey (28 Feb 1872 – 14 Oct 1939)
    5. 5. Martha (E) Forgie (13 Nov 1878 – 26 Apr 1959) m. George (Monroe) Hensley (28 August 1874 – 15 Nov 1928) m. JOHN (MAHLON) LOVELESS (May 1861 – 1905) m. Hobbs
      1. 1. Ruby (Gladys) Ferguson (29 Mar 1908 – 14 Apr 1989)
      2. 2. Vessie (Jane) Hensley (24 Jun 1910 – 22 Feb 1973)
      3. 3. Bertha (E) Williams (25 August 1914 – 23Nov1978) m. Eithel (Delbert) Williams (3 May 1911 – 18 June 1979) m. Estes (Edward) Poole (6 May 1914 – 13 July 1989)
        1. 1. Elizabeth? ("Betty" Williams) Davis (abt 1935 – )
        2. 2. Martha (Joe) Williams (17 August 1936 – 1 August 2011) m. William (Carroll) Swart (22 Dec 1926 – 4 August 1990)
        3. 3. Delberta (Williams) Lynch
        4. 4. Nelda (Williams) Atkins
        5. 5. Delores (Jean) Stidham (2 May 1933 – 2 March 2019)
        6. 6. LaVeta (Mae) Marshall (10 May 1934 – 26 February 2024)
        7. 7. LaVeta (Mae) Marshall (10 May 1934 – 26 February 2024)
        8. 8. Wanda (Lee) Blain (12 November 1939 – 31 January 2022)
        9. 9. Anna (Lee) McDaniel (6 January 1941 – 15 June 2012)
        10. 10. Delbert (Eugene) Williams (7 May 1947 – 28 March 2008)
        11. 11. Edward (Estes) Poole (29 January 1950 – 18 April 2000)
        12. 12. Linda (Yvonne) Shannon (27 December 1951 – 7 December 2022)
      4. 4. George (Louis) Hensley (3 Jan 1921 – 28 Jun 1996)
      5. 5. INEZ (F) LOVELESS (27 July 1900 – 26 October 1981)
      6. 6. Elva (I.) Hobbs
      7. 7. Inez Campbell
      8. 8. George (L) Hensley
    6. 6. Millie (Ann) Forgey (4 Apr 1884 – 23 Dec 1955)
  4. 4. Ann (Eliza) Reeves (Abt. 1847 – )
  5. 5. Robert (Jasper Willis) Reeves (01 May 1851 – 04 Feb 1919)

Elijah Reeves's Timeline

3 Records

1810
abt 1810
Birth of Elijah K Reeves in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 30
Elijah K Reeves resided here in Obion, Tennessee, USA
Obion, Tennessee, USA
1850
BET. 1850 - 1860
Age 40
Death of Elijah K Reeves in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Obion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Obion, Tennessee; Roll: 529; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 0024547

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET. 1850 - 1860
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
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