Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Reeves was born on 20 August 1788, in Kershaw, Camden District, South Carolina, United States, his father, Daniel Reeves, was 33 and his mother, Ellenor Guthrie, was 28. He married Keziah Berry on 7 November 1807, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elisha Reeves - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elisha Reeves
- Elisha Reves, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Elisha Revis, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1792 · Head Tax Law
"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Reeve , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: from Middle English reve + genitival -s, for the son, daughter, wife, or servant of a reeve or of someone surnamed Reeve .
English: from Middle English atte Reves, a topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and probably worked ‘at the reeve's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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