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James Baily Reaves 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1849

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1932

Death Location: Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Sarah Reaves

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Tina Reaves, Susie Gulledge, Maybelle Fairris

The story of James Baily Reaves began in 1849 in Tennessee, USA. James Baily Reaves had children including Maybelle Koepnick Fairris, Susie V Gulledge, Tina Evelyn Reaves. James Baily Reaves passed away in 1932 in Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Baily Reaves began in 1849 in Tennessee, USA.
  • James Baily Reaves had children including Maybelle Koepnick Fairris, Susie V Gulledge, Tina Evelyn Reaves.
  • James Baily Reaves passed away in 1932 in Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lawson
1807–1882
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Reaves
1822–1867
Birth Location: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Tina Reaves
1897–1940
Birth Location: Texas, USA
TR
Susie Gulledge
1895–1938
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America
SG
Maybelle Fairris
1891–1973
Birth Location: Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
MF

James Reaves's Ancestors

Self
James Reaves
1849–1932
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James A Lawson
1807–1882
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth Sallie Sally (GEDMATCH - Cherokee)) Reaves
1822–1867
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (J. Lawson) Jr
1792–1865
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Copeland
1784–1850
South Carolina, USA
Osborne Reaves
1791–1878
South Carolina
Esther (H O'Steen) Reeves
1792–1865
Newborn District, Carterert, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Morman 1812
1751–1842
Alexander Copeland
1754–1836
Rebecca Gilmore
1756–1851
David O'Steen
1761–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Reaves's Descendants

1.
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James (Baily) Reaves (19 Apr 1849–1932)
  1. 1. Tina (Evelyn) Reaves 1897–1940
    1. 1. Renee Chick 1918–2008
  2. 2. Susie (V.) Gulledge 1895–1938
    1. 1. Billie (Jean) Wilson 1926–2020
  3. 3. Maybelle (Koepnick) Fairris 1891–1973
    1. 1. Norman (Willard) Koepnick 1919–2007

James Reaves's Timeline

2 Records

1849
19 Apr 1849
Birth of James Baily Reaves in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1932
1932
Age 83
Death of James Baily Reaves in Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Como, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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