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James Milton Reeves Biography
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James Milton Reeves
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James Milton Reeves was a farmer who spent most of his life in Crawford
County, Georgia, near Roberta. He married twice and had a total of 18 children,
16 by his first wife, and two by his second. He is said to have been a Methodist
preacher also. He enlisted in the Georgia State Militia during the War Between
the States for a period of 6 months, but it is not known if he ever saw combat.
James Milton Reeves was known as "Milt," and gradually acquired a total of
2200 acres, plus an unknown number of slaves. He is buried on the old family
land near Roberta, in the Reeves family cemetery near the old family home
site. Directions to this cemetery are given
below.
If any descendants of James Milton Reeves visit this site, I invite them
to correspond with me, and I will share with them any further details about
his life and progeny that is available. I would also be grateful for any
additional information that can be offerred about him.
ADDITIONAL KNOWN FACTS:
The following extract was located in a pamphlet entitled "Estate Records
of Crawford County, Vol III:"
(start quote)
REEVES, JAMES M. (dec.)
Page 238, 14 Oct 1897: A. J. JOHNSON, WALTER WHITE, F.A. ADAMS and JOHN W.
HAMMOCK as appraisers returned an inventory and appraisement of the property
produced to them by J. N. SMITH as Administrator. Land included: 101-1/4
acres in Lot No. 224 valued at $506.25; Lot No. 188 valued at $1,012.50;
404 acres in Lots No. 229, 266, and 267 valued at $2,020; 101-1/4 acres in
Lot No. 224 valued at $506.25; and 131 acres (deed misplaced) valued at $655.
They also returned rent not delivered to appraisers but in hands of renters;
WAYNE REEVES 1/4 of corn and 1/5 cotton not gathered; GURLEY REEVES 1/4 corn
and 1/5 cotton not yet gathered; GASPARD REEVES due 1/4 corn on 4 acres;
GENE REEVES due 1/4 corn and 1/5 cotton; JAMES M. REEVES, JR., 1/4 of corn
and 1/5 cotton; and JAMES M. REEVES crops not gathered; They also returned
notes and accounts on the following:
BLASINGAME, J.S. CHILDRE, J.J.
REEVES. G.G. REEVES. E.W.
COCHRAN, THOMAS COCHRAN, JOHN
WALKER, W.J. AUTRY, J.H.
REEVES, G.G. & MITTIE REEVES, JOHN R.
REEVES, JAMES M., JR. PERKINS, E.C.
(end quote)
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The following is an extract from Miscellaneous Estate Records of Crawford
County, GA, Vol III:
(start quote)
REEVES, J. M. (dec.)
Page 95, 3 Jan 1898: Mrs. M.J. REEVES appointed Guardian of orphans JOE and
HERSHAL REEVES. Security: E.C. PERKINS, E.W. REEVES, AND G.E. REEVES. Bond:
$1,628.
Note: Mrs. M.J. Reeves was James M. Reeves' second wife, and Joe and Hershal
are believed to have been the only minor children remaining at that point,
necessitating that someone be appointed their legal guardian.
The following is a listing of those buried in the Reeves Cemetery, about
100 yards from the old home place of James Milton Reeves.
REEVES CEMETERY
Crawford County, Georgia
Contributed by: Tina Clark Hortman, Route 1, Box 905, Roberta, Ga. 31078
Directions: From Roberta, Georgia go west on US 80 for about 10 miles, turn
left (south) on Olive Grove Church Road (paved). There is a store on that
intersection named Gaultney Store. Proceed down Olive Grove Church Rd past
the Olive Grove Baptist Church on your right and continue straight. Road
will change from paved to dirt after a distance. Proceed further on dirt
road, and you will come to a road named Charlie Reeves Road. Reeves family
cemetery is on the right just past the intersection of Charlie Reeves Road.
The cemetery is not visible from the road, nor is the old homesite. There
is a large grassy pull-off area on your right. There are two iron-pipe gates
blocking two woods roads leading up the hill. Walk around the one on the
left up the hill.Walk up the woods road and you will eventually come to the
cemetery. You will see a chain link fence surrounding the cemetery. The cemetery
is maintained by descendants of James Milton Reeves who live in Georgia.
GRAVE MARKERS
Inez Reeves, Daughter of J..J. Reeves (burned to death)
Laurenza Reeves, Son of J. M. Reeves
Garforde Eugene Reeves, 11 Jul 1860 - 10 Dec 1904,
Consort of Laura Reeves
Mittie (Milly) Reeves, Daughter of J. M. Reeves, B: 1864, D: July 1880
John T. Reeves, Son of J. M. Reeves (He had a twin brother)
Fred Reeves, Son of W. M. Reeves
Maude Reeves, Daughter of W. M. Reeves
INFANT, b 18 Oct 1880, daughter of Robt. Wm. Reeves
Cora Bell. Reeves, b 29 Jan 1894, d 13 Mar 1894 (daughter of Ethan Wayne
Reeves)
Mrs. James M. (Louisa) Reeves, b 13 Jan 1829, D: 1876
James Milton Reeves, b 15 June 1824, d 12 Jul
1897, Co. B, 8 BN, GA CAV - CSA
James Thomas Reeves (Jim Tom), b 13 Dec 1883, d 10 Feb 1908 (son of Ethan
Wayne Reeves)
INFANT, of J.T. and Alma Majors (Alma was daughter of G.G. Reeves)
INFANT Son of Jim Autry and Martha Reeves Autrey
Duroc Reeves, Son of G. G. Reeves (no dates)
REEVES
Ethan Wayne Donnie Agnes Mallory
18 Oct 1857 20 Apr 1862
12 Jul 1924 9 Mar 1930
These are marble slabs side by side
INFANT of Franklin Harris, B: June 12, 1839, D: June 13, 1839 (this is a
mystery, as James M. Reeves did not live at this location this early. James
M. Reeves was only 15 years old at the time)
Mr. Kermit spence
1921-1985
Memorial Chapel
This man died at the Roberta Nursing Home. Having no known relatives, he
was cremated and a burial site was donated in the Reeves cemetery. His ashes
were put in a tube or pipe and buried here by descendants of the Reeves family.
This was told to me by Gary Gaultney, one of the descendants, during my visit
to the cemetery (Paul Reeves).
A chain link fence encloses the above graves, but there are other graves
behind this cemetery, probably slave graves, according to Gary Gaultney.
Sadly, most of the headstones of the slave graves were said to have been
removed by hunters and used to build a firepit at some unknown time in the
past, and the slave graves are no longer visible.
Ethan Wayne Reeves, Jr., B: April 26, 1875, D: July 3, 1926 (his body has
been moved to the city cemetery in Thomaston, Ga.)
This biography is a work in progress. If you have additions, questions or
corrections, or wish to offer addtional information, please e-mail me at:
reeves1@bellsouth.net. If there
is any interest in doing so, I will be glad to add a roster of living descendants
of James Milton Reeves to this site, along with their e-mail or snail -mail
address, in order to facilitate communication and sharing of research
information. In order to encourage the formation of such a roster, I have
begun it below with my own name and e-mail address.
ROSTER OF DESCENDANTS OF JAMES MILTON REEVES OF CRAWFORD CO., GA DOWN TO
WEBPAGE AUTHOR:
1.
Paul Reeves - reeves1@bellsouth.net
Lineage: James Milton Reeves > G. G. Reeves > Rodolphus Wright Reeves > Paul Reeves
Return to Paul Reeves' home page at:
Paul Reeves
Genealogy - GA/NC
Return to Reeves Home Pages at: REEVES HOME PAGES
NAME /E-MAIL OF WEBPAGE OWNER:
Paul Reeves :
reeves1@bellsouth.net