William Reeves
Born Ashe Cty NC, now Alleghany Cty NC
Son of Lt George and Jane Burton
Married Ann Terrill
THE REEVES GANG
the descendants of George Reeves of Grayson County, Virginia and more specifically his son William who left Ashe County, North Carolina circa 1820 migrating to Greene County, Indiana and later to Arkansas,
the story of "the Reeves gang" is in various Iowa histories.
Lenoir Reeves, often referred to as "Noah" is mentioned in these stories along with a George Reeves.
Lenoir is believed to be a son of William Reeves.
Although no irrefutable documentation can be found, there is a large amount of evidence to support this family association.
The following version of the story of the Reeves gang is found in Iowa History at the IAGenWeb Project:
...The Reeves family was suspected of being connected with the gang of horse thieves that were doing so much work in Polk county, and a mob of citizens went to the Reeves home and gave them orders to leave the country under penalty of severe punishment if they refused to go. Then the family moved to Fort Des Moines from their home in Linn Grove on the North River. There were two old men and several grown sons in the Reeves family.
The Reeves family had not lived in Fort Des Moines long when Cameron Reeves killed James Phipps. The citizens of North River heard of it, and fearing that some trouble would arise over it they took upon themselves the trouble of forcing them again to move. Cameron had been placed in jail at Oskaloosa, so he escaped the visit of the mob. The remaining family were visited one day by about sixty men and were again told to leave the country. When the mob was approaching, Presley Reeves saw them and thought that be would make a run for liberty, and started across a corn field. He was captured in a short time and brought back. The mob forced them to load all their possessions on wagons and leave. After their departure they seem to have made a better record, as Cameron became a prominent man in Omaha and served as sheriff for several years.
In no version of this story that I have been able to locate does there seem to be anything more to the supposed guilt of the Reeves family than rumor and supposition. According to the History of Madison County, Iowa (Chapter XVII, page 134), the vigilantes involved in this legend were from neighboring Madison and Warren Counties. The vigilantes even captured and held prisoner Sheriff Michaels of Polk County who they encountered as he was on his way to Linn Grove with warrants for 6 of the vigilantes. Another version of the story can be found at the Annals of Polk County, Iowa and City of Des Moines.
William Reeves
Born: 10 Oct 1760 in Drewery Bluff, Chesterfield, Va
Died: 1854 in Ripley, Mo
Married: 29 Apr 1801 in Independence, Grayson, Va
Parents: George Reeves Jane Burton
Spouse Sarah Terrell
Born: Nov 1779 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1848
Parents: Timothy Terrell Sarah Elizabeth Robertson
Children
Jesse Horton Reeves
Born: 20 Sep 1795 in Grayson, Va
Died: Nov 1834
Terrell Reeves
Born: 1807 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1850 in Carroll, Ar
Albert Reeves
Born: ABT 1813 in Nc
Died: 1870 in Mo
Timothy Reeves
Born: 28 Apr 1821 in Ashe, Nc
Died: 10 Mar 1885 in Ripley, Mo
Born Ashe Cty NC, now Alleghany Cty NC
Son of Lt George and Jane Burton
Married Ann Terrill
THE REEVES GANG
the descendants of George Reeves of Grayson County, Virginia and more specifically his son William who left Ashe County, North Carolina circa 1820 migrating to Greene County, Indiana and later to Arkansas,
the story of "the Reeves gang" is in various Iowa histories.
Lenoir Reeves, often referred to as "Noah" is mentioned in these stories along with a George Reeves.
Lenoir is believed to be a son of William Reeves.
Although no irrefutable documentation can be found, there is a large amount of evidence to support this family association.
The following version of the story of the Reeves gang is found in Iowa History at the IAGenWeb Project:
...The Reeves family was suspected of being connected with the gang of horse thieves that were doing so much work in Polk county, and a mob of citizens went to the Reeves home and gave them orders to leave the country under penalty of severe punishment if they refused to go. Then the family moved to Fort Des Moines from their home in Linn Grove on the North River. There were two old men and several grown sons in the Reeves family.
The Reeves family had not lived in Fort Des Moines long when Cameron Reeves killed James Phipps. The citizens of North River heard of it, and fearing that some trouble would arise over it they took upon themselves the trouble of forcing them again to move. Cameron had been placed in jail at Oskaloosa, so he escaped the visit of the mob. The remaining family were visited one day by about sixty men and were again told to leave the country. When the mob was approaching, Presley Reeves saw them and thought that be would make a run for liberty, and started across a corn field. He was captured in a short time and brought back. The mob forced them to load all their possessions on wagons and leave. After their departure they seem to have made a better record, as Cameron became a prominent man in Omaha and served as sheriff for several years.
In no version of this story that I have been able to locate does there seem to be anything more to the supposed guilt of the Reeves family than rumor and supposition. According to the History of Madison County, Iowa (Chapter XVII, page 134), the vigilantes involved in this legend were from neighboring Madison and Warren Counties. The vigilantes even captured and held prisoner Sheriff Michaels of Polk County who they encountered as he was on his way to Linn Grove with warrants for 6 of the vigilantes. Another version of the story can be found at the Annals of Polk County, Iowa and City of Des Moines.
William Reeves
Born: 10 Oct 1760 in Drewery Bluff, Chesterfield, Va
Died: 1854 in Ripley, Mo
Married: 29 Apr 1801 in Independence, Grayson, Va
Parents: George Reeves Jane Burton
Spouse Sarah Terrell
Born: Nov 1779 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1848
Parents: Timothy Terrell Sarah Elizabeth Robertson
Children
Jesse Horton Reeves
Born: 20 Sep 1795 in Grayson, Va
Died: Nov 1834
Terrell Reeves
Born: 1807 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1850 in Carroll, Ar
Albert Reeves
Born: ABT 1813 in Nc
Died: 1870 in Mo
Timothy Reeves
Born: 28 Apr 1821 in Ashe, Nc
Died: 10 Mar 1885 in Ripley, Mo
William Reeves
Born Ashe Cty NC, now Alleghany Cty NC
Son of Lt George and Jane Burton
Married Ann Terrill
THE REEVES GANG
the descendants of George Reeves of Grayson County, Virginia and more specifically his son William who left Ashe County, North Carolina circa 1820 migrating to Greene County, Indiana and later to Arkansas,
the story of "the Reeves gang" is in various Iowa histories.
Lenoir Reeves, often referred to as "Noah" is mentioned in these stories along with a George Reeves.
Lenoir is believed to be a son of William Reeves.
Although no irrefutable documentation can be found, there is a large amount of evidence to support this family association.
The following version of the story of the Reeves gang is found in Iowa History at the IAGenWeb Project:
...The Reeves family was suspected of being connected with the gang of horse thieves that were doing so much work in Polk county, and a mob of citizens went to the Reeves home and gave them orders to leave the country under penalty of severe punishment if they refused to go. Then the family moved to Fort Des Moines from their home in Linn Grove on the North River. There were two old men and several grown sons in the Reeves family.
The Reeves family had not lived in Fort Des Moines long when Cameron Reeves killed James Phipps. The citizens of North River heard of it, and fearing that some trouble would arise over it they took upon themselves the trouble of forcing them again to move. Cameron had been placed in jail at Oskaloosa, so he escaped the visit of the mob. The remaining family were visited one day by about sixty men and were again told to leave the country. When the mob was approaching, Presley Reeves saw them and thought that be would make a run for liberty, and started across a corn field. He was captured in a short time and brought back. The mob forced them to load all their possessions on wagons and leave. After their departure they seem to have made a better record, as Cameron became a prominent man in Omaha and served as sheriff for several years.
In no version of this story that I have been able to locate does there seem to be anything more to the supposed guilt of the Reeves family than rumor and supposition. According to the History of Madison County, Iowa (Chapter XVII, page 134), the vigilantes involved in this legend were from neighboring Madison and Warren Counties. The vigilantes even captured and held prisoner Sheriff Michaels of Polk County who they encountered as he was on his way to Linn Grove with warrants for 6 of the vigilantes. Another version of the story can be found at the Annals of Polk County, Iowa and City of Des Moines.
William Reeves
Born: 10 Oct 1760 in Drewery Bluff, Chesterfield, Va
Died: 1854 in Ripley, Mo
Married: 29 Apr 1801 in Independence, Grayson, Va
Parents: George Reeves Jane Burton
Spouse Sarah Terrell
Born: Nov 1779 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1848
Parents: Timothy Terrell Sarah Elizabeth Robertson
Children
Jesse Horton Reeves
Born: 20 Sep 1795 in Grayson, Va
Died: Nov 1834
Terrell Reeves
Born: 1807 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1850 in Carroll, Ar
Albert Reeves
Born: ABT 1813 in Nc
Died: 1870 in Mo
Timothy Reeves
Born: 28 Apr 1821 in Ashe, Nc
Died: 10 Mar 1885 in Ripley, Mo
Born Ashe Cty NC, now Alleghany Cty NC
Son of Lt George and Jane Burton
Married Ann Terrill
THE REEVES GANG
the descendants of George Reeves of Grayson County, Virginia and more specifically his son William who left Ashe County, North Carolina circa 1820 migrating to Greene County, Indiana and later to Arkansas,
the story of "the Reeves gang" is in various Iowa histories.
Lenoir Reeves, often referred to as "Noah" is mentioned in these stories along with a George Reeves.
Lenoir is believed to be a son of William Reeves.
Although no irrefutable documentation can be found, there is a large amount of evidence to support this family association.
The following version of the story of the Reeves gang is found in Iowa History at the IAGenWeb Project:
...The Reeves family was suspected of being connected with the gang of horse thieves that were doing so much work in Polk county, and a mob of citizens went to the Reeves home and gave them orders to leave the country under penalty of severe punishment if they refused to go. Then the family moved to Fort Des Moines from their home in Linn Grove on the North River. There were two old men and several grown sons in the Reeves family.
The Reeves family had not lived in Fort Des Moines long when Cameron Reeves killed James Phipps. The citizens of North River heard of it, and fearing that some trouble would arise over it they took upon themselves the trouble of forcing them again to move. Cameron had been placed in jail at Oskaloosa, so he escaped the visit of the mob. The remaining family were visited one day by about sixty men and were again told to leave the country. When the mob was approaching, Presley Reeves saw them and thought that be would make a run for liberty, and started across a corn field. He was captured in a short time and brought back. The mob forced them to load all their possessions on wagons and leave. After their departure they seem to have made a better record, as Cameron became a prominent man in Omaha and served as sheriff for several years.
In no version of this story that I have been able to locate does there seem to be anything more to the supposed guilt of the Reeves family than rumor and supposition. According to the History of Madison County, Iowa (Chapter XVII, page 134), the vigilantes involved in this legend were from neighboring Madison and Warren Counties. The vigilantes even captured and held prisoner Sheriff Michaels of Polk County who they encountered as he was on his way to Linn Grove with warrants for 6 of the vigilantes. Another version of the story can be found at the Annals of Polk County, Iowa and City of Des Moines.
William Reeves
Born: 10 Oct 1760 in Drewery Bluff, Chesterfield, Va
Died: 1854 in Ripley, Mo
Married: 29 Apr 1801 in Independence, Grayson, Va
Parents: George Reeves Jane Burton
Spouse Sarah Terrell
Born: Nov 1779 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1848
Parents: Timothy Terrell Sarah Elizabeth Robertson
Children
Jesse Horton Reeves
Born: 20 Sep 1795 in Grayson, Va
Died: Nov 1834
Terrell Reeves
Born: 1807 in Grayson, Va
Died: 1850 in Carroll, Ar
Albert Reeves
Born: ABT 1813 in Nc
Died: 1870 in Mo
Timothy Reeves
Born: 28 Apr 1821 in Ashe, Nc
Died: 10 Mar 1885 in Ripley, Mo
Gravesite Details
This cemetery (nor any headstones/markers) has ever been located.
Family Members
Siblings
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Jesse Horton Reeves
1760–1833
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Elizabeth "Betty" Reeves Phipps
1765–1850
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Mary "Polly" Reeves Doughton
1770 – unknown
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Ann Reeves Austin
1775–1870
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George Thompson Reeves Jr
1776–1811
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Charity Reeves Osborne
1783–1870
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John Reeves Sr
1785–1863
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Lucy Reeves Cox
1785–1860
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Prudence Reeves Cox
1785–1860
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Susannah "Sucky" Reeves Toliver
1789–1835
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