Jefferson Bright Reeves1
b. 24 September 1855, d. 1 September 1886
Father | William Franklin Reeves2 b. 4 Sep 1827, d. 19 Aug 1892 |
Mother | Hannah Moffett Gilson2 b. 13 Nov 1831, d. 13 Aug 1900 |
Birth | 24 Sep 1855 | Jefferson Bright Reeves was born on 24 Sep 1855 in Rush County, Indiana.2 |
Education | | Jefferson attended Knightstown High School in Henry County, North Western Christian (Butler) University and the National Normal School in Lebanon, Ohio from which he graduated in 1874.3 |
Marriage | 28 Sep 1882 | He married Angeline S. Strickland, daughter of William T. Strickland and Margaret Barrett, on 28 Sep 1882 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana.4 |
Occupation | | Jefferson practiced law and was elected a member of the Indiana State Legislature in 1884 but died before his term was over.2 |
Death | 1 Sep 1886 | Jefferson died on 1 Sep 1886 in Columbus, Indiana, at age 30.2 |
Burial | 3 Sep 1886 | He was buried on 3 Sep 1886 at City Cemetery in Columbus.5 |
| | Angeline was only 28 years old when Jefferson died. Their daughters were 2 years and 11 months old. Angeline became a teacher and later pincipal in the Columbus city schools. She died in 1906 at age 48 and was buried near Jefferson.6 |
Family | Angeline S. Strickland b. 11 Oct 1857, d. 28 Apr 1906 |
Children | - Elva Reeves (30 Nov 1883 - )
- Jeff I. Reeves (1 Nov 1885 - )
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Citations
- [S475] History of Rush County, Indiana, p. 391; Jefferson B.
- [S475] History of Rush County, Indiana, p. 391.
- [S2021] Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly Vol. 1, p. 325.
- [S2022] Bartholomew Co., Indiana Index to Marriages.
- [S2020] Brummett & Kuhlman, Cemetery Records of Columbus, Indiana, p. 131.
- [S2024] "Death of Mrs. Reeves", The Evening Republican (Columbus, Indiana), April 28, 1906, page 1.