Alvin Clark Reeves

Male10 June 1887–19 August 1957

Brief Life History of Alvin Clark

When Alvin Clark Reeves was born on 10 June 1887, in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States, his father, John Thomas Reeves, was 24 and his mother, Susan Ida Duncan, was 19. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Rains, Texas, United States for about 40 years. In 1917, at the age of 30, his occupation is listed as proprietary druggist in Rains, Texas, United States. He died on 19 August 1957, in McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Emory City Cemetery, Emory, Rains, Texas, United States.

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Alvin Clark Reeves
1887–1957
Nina Lee Carrington
1903–1948

Sources (9)

  • A C Reeves in household of John T Reeves, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Alvin Clark Reeves, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Alvin C Reeves, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 3

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Age 7

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 19

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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