Thomas Reeves

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Reeves was born in 1814, in Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Reeves, was 11811 and his mother, Barthenia Stinson, was 33. He married Catharine Alexander on 3 March 1836, in Morgan, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Alabama, United States for about 30 years. He died from 1799 to 1901.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Reeves
1814–1901
Catharine Alexander
1814–1887
Margaret L Reeves
1837–1856
Eliza I Reeves
1860–
Malinda Alexander Reeves
1840–1930
Frances Louisa Jane Reeves
1843–1932
James Thomas Zacharias Reeves
1846–1913
Bethena Cathrine Reeves
1850–1935

Sources (9)

  • Thomas Reeves, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Reeves, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Thomas Reaves in entry for Witt, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (3)

1818

Historical Boundaries: 1818: Cotaco, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Cotaco, Alabama, United States 1821: Morgan, Alabama, United States* *Cotaco renamed Morgan in 1821

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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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