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William Franklin Reaves 1831–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 1886

Death Location: Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States

Father: Green Reaves

Mother: Sarah Johnson

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William Franklin Reaves was born in 1831 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, the child of Green Buck Berry Reaves And Sarah Jane Johnson. William Franklin Reaves passed away in 1886 in Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Reaves was born in 1831 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, the child of Green Buck Berry Reaves And Sarah Jane Johnson.
  • William Franklin Reaves passed away in 1886 in Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States.

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William Reaves's Ancestors

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William Reaves
1831–1886
Birth Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Parents
Green "Buck" Berry Reaves
1808–1884
Christian, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (Jane) Johnson
1811–1875
Illinois, United States
Grandparents
William Reeves
1775–1835
, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Susan (Hunter - Full blooded Cherokee,Old Cherokee Nation East of Mississippi) River.
1778–1857
North Carolina Eastern Cherokee Nation
Ann (Mary) Wilson
1796–1880
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
James (Johnson) Sr.
1774–1860
Virginia, USA
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William Reaves's Timeline

2 Records

1831
19 Feb 1831
Birth of William Franklin Reaves in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
1886
29 Dec 1886
Age 55
Death of William Franklin Reaves in Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States
Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Dripping Springs, Hays, Texas, United States

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