Barzilla Reeves

Brief Life History of Barzilla

When Barzilla Reeves was born on 5 April 1841, in Stark, Ohio, United States, his father, William Washington Reeves Jr., was 27 and his mother, Anna Sexton, was 19. He married Rhoda Ann Powers on 5 September 1865, in Fremont, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Sidney Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died on 6 October 1907, in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Lacy Cemetery, Sidney Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Barzilla Reeves
1841–1907
Rhoda Ann Powers
1848–1884
Marriage: 5 September 1865
Andrew Jackson Reeves
1866–1931
Andrew J. Reeves
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David M. Reeves
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Garrison B. Reeves
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Hester A. Reeves
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Isaac N. Reeves
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Isaac Newton Reeves
1868–1871
David Miron Reeves
1870–1935
Garrison Benton Reeves
1872–1957
Hester Ann Reeves
1874–1895
Barzilla Reeves
1876–1950
Virginia Belle Reeves
1877–1946
Thomas Jefferson Reeves
1880–1953
Lawrence Edwin Reeves
1882–1882
Gabriel Torance Reeves
1883–1884
R. J. Reeves
1884–1884

Sources (19)

  • Barzella Reevs in household of William Reevs, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Barzillia Reeves, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Barzilla Reeves, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Fremont, Iowa, United States

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

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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