Reeves, Barry Leon (b. , d. ?)

Reference: 69

Change: Date: 29 MAY 2000

Reference: 74

Change: Date: 04 OCT 1998

Note: Leon served in the Navy during World War II. He also served in
the Army and the Arkansas National Guard prior to WWII. Served
in the Civilian Conservation Corp. While in the Navy, he
visited many places including the Philipines and Hawaii.
Occupation: After WWII, Leon worked for Dealers Transport
Company, a division of the Ford Motor Company. He worked there
from about 1946 until 1967 when he took an early retirement
because of bad health. For several years after this, he worked
part-time at several service stations to supplement his income
from his pension and social security.

Note: Died at 11:10 a.m. on the morning of January 19th, 1989 in the
Veterans Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The factors
contributing to his death were emphesema and congestive heart
failure. He had smoked for about 50 years.

Note: Buried in the Masonic section in the North west part of the
cemetery.

Reference: 76

Change: Date: 22 JUN 2001

Note: Joe Reeves is buried in Elmwood cemetery in Blytheville,
Arkansas. The federal census of 1910 for Dyer County, Tennessee
lists Joe's family as follows:
Joe Reeves 25 Ida wife 22 from Arkansas
Lillie daughter 3 Leean son 1 4/12
Visited Elmwood Cemetery and photographed tombstone on June 6,
1991.
After the death of Joe's daughter Margaret Laverne Reeves
Overton, her son Phillip Overton found a photograph of Joe and
one of his brothers in some of Margaret's things. He said that
he wanted me to have it.

Source: (Death)
Title: Death certificate on file - believe he died of cancer.
Abbreviation: Death certificate on file - be

Census: Date: 1910
Place: Dyer, Tennessee

Reference: 78

Change: Date: 18 DEC 2000

Note: Funeral was at the Roller-Citizens Chapel in West Helena,
Arkansas on Dec 13, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. with burial at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown in Memphis, TN at 1:30 p.m. that
afternoon. Her grandsons were the pallbearers.

Reference: 79

Change: Date: 04 OCT 1998

Note: Served in the Army during World War II. Was stationed in
England at one point.
Occupation:Truck Driver for Dealers Transport, Memphis, TN.

Note: Died of Cancer

Reference: 80

Change: Date: 17 JUL 2001

Note: I have a picture which shows Lillian, Leon, Evelyn and a baby
who must be Murray that was taken about 1915. Dad said Murray
lived to be 2 or 3.

Note: GIBSON, TN - NEWSPAPERS - The Courier-Chronicle Humboldt, TN
--October 22,1915--continued.--Rural Route No.10---
The Stork visited the home of Mr.& Mrs.Joe Reeves Tuesday night
and left a "charge to keep".

Reference: 81

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Reference: 82

Change: Date: 16 JUL 2001

Note: Received a letter from Madeline on April 22, 1989. In the
letter she states that on her Birth certificate it says
Crockett County - Birthplace - Humboldt, Tennessee. Route 10.
April 26, 1920 at 11 p.m. Dr. John Hunter - Gadsden, Tennessee.
Mama was 32 and Daddy was 36. I was the 6th child.

Note: THE COURIER-CHRONICLE FRIDAY
VOLUME XXII No.18
HUMBOLDT.TENNESSEE
APRIL 30th,1920
---COXVILLE ITEMS, RFD #10,CROCKETT---
Mr.& Mrs.Joe REEVES are the proud parents of a fine new girl
in their home,she having arrived Monday night to gladden their
hearts.

Occupation: Waitress

Reference: 83

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: Raymond served in the Navy during World War II from 8-28-1942
until 11-26-1945. He was employed as a Truck Driver after the
war. He died of Cancer. Address at time of death: 953 Doris
Avenue, Memphis, TN.

Reference: 84

Change: Date: 15 OCT 2000

Note: According to microfilm records, Stephen D. Reeves served in the
confederate army during the civil war. He enlisted on December
8, 1861 and was assigned to Company B of the 47th Regiment of
Tennessee. The service records state that he was slightly
wounded in battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on December 31,
1862. Another record shows where he was issued clothing on
September 5, 1864. After his discharge, he returned home to
marry Miss Sallie J. Walker on November 12, 1866. They had
nine children. three girls (the first two being twins) and six
boys between the years 1867 and 1884. According to Land deed
records from Gibson County, Tennessee (Deed Book #5 - 1873 to
1874 - Page 278), Stephen D. Reeves purchased 160 acres of land
from Kenan and Reena Williams on November 15, 1873. It was
located on the North side of the Forked Deer River. One of the
witnesses to the transaction was J. R. Reeves (may have been
his father or brother). The census records of 1880 show that
Stephen was born in South Carolina. He claimed to be able to
read and write, and that he was a farmer. He died in Gibson
County, Tennessee sometime in 1886. Stephens middle name was
given as Decatur on his son Phillip's Death Certificate.
CENSUS:1880 Soundex Gibson County, TN REEVES,
Stephen D W M 38 NC G dist #4
Sallie J F 37 TN
Cora E. E. F 12 TN
Luthe C. L. F 12 TN John
J. M 8 TN Francis
J. F 6 TN David B.
M 5 TN Stephen D. M
2 TN Phillip A. M
4/12 TN
NOTE:Stephen may have been named in honor of Stephen Decatur
who was a well known Naval Officer who won fame in the war with
Tripoli. He later served with great distinction in the War of
1812. Decatur County, TN is also named after him.
SOURCE:1880 Agricultural Census for Gibson County, TN. gives
the following: Reeves, Stephen D. Land owned 26
tillable, 140 wooded. Livestock listed as follows: 1
Horse, 1 Milk Cow, 2 calves (1 sold live and 1 slaughtered), 17
Swine, 30 or 80 poultry. Also says that 175 lbs. of butter
were made on the farm in 1879. The census was taken on June
15, 1880. The next person listed was Thomas Yancy (I assume
this was his next door neighbor. (Check regular census)

Event: Date: 08 DEC 1861
Place: Gibson, Tennessee
Note: Enlisted in CSA, Co. B, 47th Reg. TN.

Census: Date: 1880
Place: Gibson, Tennessee

Event: Date: 31 DEC 1862
Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
Note: Wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro, TN

Event: Date: 05 SEP 1864
Place: Tennessee
Note: Issued Clothing

Event: Date: 15 NOV 1873
Place: Gibson, Tennessee
Note: Bought 160 acres on Forked Deer River from Kenan and Reena
Williams.

Census: Date: 1870
Place: District 21, Gibson, Tennessee
Note: Listed as Richard Reaves, wife Sallie, daughters Cora E and
Ruth C and son William.

Reference: 86

Change: Date: 11 JAN 2001

Note: Cora is buried in the cemetery at the Old Gibson Primitive
Baptist Church.

Reference: 87

Change: Date: 11 JAN 2001

Note: Cordie is buried along with her husband Houston Ezell in the
cemetery at the Old Gibson Primitive Baptist Church in South
western Gibson County, Tenn. Letter written by Robbie George
(a desc. of Stephen D. Reeves) says that Cordie's name was
Cordelia Louisa.

Reference: 88

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: William is buried in the cemetery at the Old Gibson Primitive
Baptist Church. It is said that William died of the Yellow
Fever epidemic.

Reference: 89

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: NOTE:John is buried in the cemetery at the Old Gibson Primitive
Baptist Church. Margaret Reeves Overton remembers Uncle John as
a stern and serious person.

Reference: 90

Change: Date: 16 JUL 2001

Note: She and her children were living in the household of her
brother John Jennings Reeves at the time of the Census of 1910
in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Reference: 91

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: David is buried in the cemetery at the Old Gibson Primitive
Baptist Church. It is said that he died of Yellow Fever.
Middle initial may have been 'E'.

Reference: 92

Change: Date: 28 OCT 2000

Note: Thought to have moved to Water Valley, Mississippi between 1915
and 1920 where he remained until his death. Evelyn E. Reeves
visited his first cousins (Stephens children) during the 1950's
and 1960's while he was driving a truck for Dealer's Transport.
No contact has been made with this line of the family since
that time.
Talked to Mildred Shivers in June 1992 and she told me that
some of her people have been keeping in touch with the
descendants of Stephen Reeves, Jr. but that they live in the
area of Carthage, MS.

Reference: 93

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: Phil never married. Mom says he was short with dark hair. At
the time of his death, Phil lived at 3519 Carrington, Memphis,
TN. Margaret Reeves Overton said Uncle Phil was very friendly
and always willing to go somewhere with you.

Reference: 144

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Reference: 145

Change: Date: 08 AUG 1998

Note: Engineer for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.
Phillip W. Overton 11290 Fourwinds Eads, TN 38028-9743

Occupation: Railroad Engineer
Date: BETWEEN 1954 AND 1996
Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee