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Orville Cleo Reeves 1911–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1911

Birth Location: Rockwall County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1990

Death Location: Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: George Reeves

Mother: Eva Kirby

Spouse(s): Oleta Landers, Thelma Cobb

Children(s): Margaret Reeves

Orville Cleo Reeves was born in 1911 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA, the child of George Homer Reeves And Eva Roberta Kirby. In 1920, Orville Cleo Reeves resided in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA. In 1935, Orville Cleo Reeves resided in Collin County, Texas, USA. Orville Cleo Reeves married Oleta Landers, Thelma Louise Cobb, and had children including Gary Lynn Reeves, Larry Gene Reeves, Margaret Ann Reeves. Orville Cleo Reeves passed away in 1990 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Orville Cleo Reeves was born in 1911 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA, the child of George Homer Reeves And Eva Roberta Kirby.
  • In 1920, Orville Cleo Reeves resided in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Orville Cleo Reeves resided in Collin County, Texas, USA.
  • Orville Cleo Reeves married Oleta Landers, Thelma Louise Cobb, and had children including Gary Lynn Reeves, Larry Gene Reeves, Margaret Ann Reeves.
  • Orville Cleo Reeves passed away in 1990 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Orville Reeves's Ancestors

Self
Orville Reeves
1911–1990
Birth Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Parents
George Homer Reeves
1881–1968
Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Eva (Roberta) Kirby
1880–1957
Pineville, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Hiram (Henry) Reeves
1851–1935
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Angeline) Anderson
1853–1938
Georgia, USA
Albert (Handley) Kirby
1844–1921
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Phoebe (Virginia) Goodin
1848–1920
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Reeves
1803–1871
Caroline Brock
1817–1881
Thomas Anderson
1815–1885
Jane Ballew
1818–1887
Anderson Kirby
1810–
Susannah Clayton
1815–
Ben Goodin
1807–1895
Mary Jones
1813–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reeves
1755–1818
George Brock
1785–1870
Mary Choice
1790–1880
Thomas Farmer
1779–1875
Box
1780–1843
Francis Ballew
1798–1877
Nancy Hendrix
1818–1910
James III
1789–1845
Sally Ellington
1787–1870
James Goodin
1779–1842
Mahalah Cox
1786–1837
William Jones
1771–1851
Mary Howard
1782–1844

Orville Reeves's Descendants

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Orville (Cleo) Reeves (14 May 1911–25 Apr 1990) m. Oleta Landers (12 June 1916–13 May 2005) m. Thelma (Louise) Cobb (4 Sep 1925–19 Mar 2015)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Reeves 1933–2017

Orville Reeves's Timeline

6 Records

1911
14 May 1911
Birth of Orville Cleo Reeves in Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Rockwall County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Orville Cleo Reeves resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Orville Cleo Reeves resided here in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 29
Orville Cleo Reeves resided here in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Orville Cleo Reeves resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1990
25 Apr 1990
Age 79
Death of Orville Cleo Reeves in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA
Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1911
    Event Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 462-09-1407; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1990
    Event Place: Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 462-09-1407; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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