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James Washington Reeves 1817 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Jasper County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 3 April 1881

Death Location: Rusk, Texas, United States

Father: Wyatt Reeves

Mother: Martha Sturgis

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James Washington Reeves was born in 1817 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA, the child of Wyatt Reeves and Martha Elizabeth REEVES WEATHERS Sturgis. James Washington Reeves passed away in 1881 in Rusk, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • James Washington Reeves was born in 1817 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA, the child of Wyatt Reeves and Martha Elizabeth REEVES WEATHERS Sturgis.
  • James Washington Reeves passed away in 1881 in Rusk, Texas, United States.

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James Reeves's Ancestors

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James Reeves
1817 – 1881
Birth Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Wyatt Reeves
1789 – 1826
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth REEVES WEATHERS) Sturgis
1792 – 1876
York, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Richardson) Sturgis
1757 – 1825
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Hannah (Anna) WRIGHT
1774 – 1857
Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Washington Reeves in Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
1881
3 April 1881
Age 64
Death of James Washington Reeves in Rusk, Texas, United States
Rusk, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1881
    Event Place: Rusk, Texas, United States

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