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William Thomas Reeves[1, 2]

Male 1875 - 1958  (82 years)


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  • Name William Thomas Reeves 
    Nickname Willie 
    Born 1 Sep 1875  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Aug 1958  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Halifax Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8265  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2022 

    Family Minnie Lea Carter,   b. 15 May 1890, Mt. Carmel District, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1965, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1908  Halifax County, Virginia (MB4/25) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie Pearl Reeves,   b. 21 Oct 1910, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1999  (Age 88 years)
     2. Willie Ada Reeves,   b. 29 Apr 1914, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1993  (Age 78 years)
     3. Elsie Mae Reeves,   b. 28 Jul 1917, Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 2013, South Boston, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     4. Mattie Lee Reeves,   b. 16 Sep 1919, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 2010, Mebane, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     5. Owen Thomas Reeves,   b. 2 Feb 1922, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1990, Alton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Alice Graves Reeves,   b. 26 Sep 1924, Alton, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 2018, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F2757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate-William 'Willie' Thomas Reeves
    Death Certificate-William "Willie" Thomas Reeves
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    Willie T Reeves-Obit
    Willie T Reeves-Obit
    Richmond Times Dispatch
    Aug 13, 1958

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://devintimber.org/getperson.php?personID=I8265&tree=dt001.
      Halifax Co., Virginia Marriage Record General Index Marriages Minnie Lea Carter m. William T. Reeves 27 Nov 1908 (MB4/25)
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57966953
      Obit of Minnie Lea Carter Reeves' daughter; Mattie Lee Reeves Cole
      Birth: Sep. 16, 1919
      Halifax County
      Virginia, USA
      Death: Aug. 30, 2010
      Mebane
      Alamance County
      North Carolina, USA

      MEBANE - Mattie Lee Reeves Cole, 90, of 6710 US 70 W, Mebane, NC went to be with her lord and savior on Monday, August 30, 2010. She was born in Halifax County and retired from Southerland Hosiery and J-Lin Hosiery Mills. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Mebane. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Louise Cole, of Mebane, formerly of Winston Salem; and two sisters, Elsie Arendall of Halifax Va. And Alice Wells of Gibsonville NC. She was preceded in death by her parents; William Thomas Reeves and Minnie Lee Carter Reeves; husband, Arthur W. Cole; Sisters, Annie Duling and Willie Puryear; Brother, Owen Thomas Reeves; Sister in Law, Lelia F. Reeves and brother in laws, Marion Duling, Oliver Arendall, Maynard Wells and Stephen Puryear. A graveside funeral will be held on Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., at Halifax Memorial Gardens in South Boston, Va. The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane on Tuesday, August 31, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. and other times at the home of daughter, Margaret Cole, 1603 St. Andrews Dr. Mebane NC Condolences can be sent online at www. mcclurefuneralservice.net.

      Published in Winston-Salem Journal on August 31, 2010


      Burial:
      Halifax Memorial Gardens
      South Boston
      Halifax County
      Virginia, USA

      Halifax County (VA) Marriage Book, Halifax County County Clerk, Book 4, page 25.

    2. [S37] Death Certificate.