David Russell Reeves

Male18 November 1929–25 February 2006

Brief Life History of David Russell

When David Russell Reeves was born on 18 November 1929, in Mississippi, United States, his father, David Sheldon Reeves, was 27 and his mother, Thelma Bickham Walker, was 23. He lived in Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States in 1940 and McComb, Pike, Mississippi, United States for about 56 years. He died on 25 February 2006, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Pike Memorial Gardens, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Sheldon Reeves
1902–1938
Thelma Bickham Walker
1906–1955
Henry Alva Reeves
1927–1991
David Russell Reeves
1929–2006

Sources (7)

  • David R Reeves, "United States 1950 Census"
  • David R Reeves, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Mr David Russell Reeves, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1931

Age 2

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1939 · First Oil Well in Mississippi Located in Yazoo County

Age 10

Fredric F. Mellen was a geologist that was surveyed a clay and minerals project. While doing this he instead struck oil and started the oil industry in Mississippi.

1950

Age 21

United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.

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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