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Elijah Lige Washington Reeves 1871–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1871

Birth Location: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 Jun 1950

Death Location: Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Wiley Reeves

Mother: Amanda Johnson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Snipes

Children(s): Silas Reeves

The story of Elijah Lige Washington Reeves began in 1871 in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA. Elijah Lige Washington Reeves married Elizabeth Lizzie Cornelia Snipes, and had children including Silas Glyn Bud Reeves. Elijah Lige Washington Reeves passed away in 1950 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Lige Washington Reeves began in 1871 in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Elijah Lige Washington Reeves married Elizabeth Lizzie Cornelia Snipes, and had children including Silas Glyn Bud Reeves.
  • Elijah Lige Washington Reeves passed away in 1950 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Reeves's Ancestors

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Elijah Reeves
1871–1950
Birth Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Parents
Wiley James "W.J. Reeves
1839–1910
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Amanda (Fitzallen) Johnson
1840–1917
Maury, Tennessee
Grandparents
Elijah Rieves
1790–1873
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Mary ("Polly") Stallings
1800–1880
Georgia, Georgia, USA
William (P Johnson) Sr
1805–1870
, , South Carolina, USA
Mary Fitzallen
1806–
Great-Grandparents
Ruben Rieves
1766–1817
Thomas Rives
1770–1838
Susanna Thweatt
1775–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rives
1740–1809

Elijah Reeves's Descendants

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Elijah (Lige Washington) Reeves (25 Jun 1871–14 Jun 1950) m. Elizabeth (Lizzie Cornelia) Snipes (19 Feb 1874–18 Sep 1957)
  1. 1. Silas (Glyn (Bud)) Reeves 1897–1967 m. Alta (Preston) Standley 1902–1976
    1. 1. Shirley (Anne) Reeves 1937–2021
    2. 2. Glen (P) Reeves 1929–1981

Elijah Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1871
25 Jun 1871
Birth of Elijah Lige Washington Reeves in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
14 Jun 1950
Age 79
Death of Elijah Lige Washington Reeves in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA
Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA

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