Elijah
General Holman
"Lige"
Reaves
Born in Beaver Creek, Dale County, Alabama , United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Willis Reeves
and Eliza Frances (Pain) Reeves
Brother of
Sarah Frances (Reeves) Musgrove, William George Reeves, Ader Penninah Reeves, Zibe (Reeves) Dodson, Madison Reeves, Carrie Eugenia Reeves, Henry Frank Reeves and Mary Etta (Reeves) Musgrove
Husband of
Sarah Luria Ann (Simmons) Reaves
— married
6 Jul 1890 in Conroe, Montgomery Co., Texas
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Frances (Reaves) Anderson, Icie Arsulia (Reaves) Walker, Zulah Zibe (Reaves) Heard, Henry Elom Reaves, Clinton Reaves, Dayward Beatty Reaves, Ophelia Lucille (Reaves) Mathis, Infant girl Reaves, Gwendolyn Rebecca (Reaves) King and Oscar Lee Reaves
Died
at age 83
in Spring, Harris, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2014
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Biography
Elijah "Lige"General Holman Reaves was born May 1, 1872 to Henry Reeves and Eliza Pain in Beaver Creek, Alabama.[1]
He married Sarah Luria Ann Simmons on July 6, 1890 in Montgomery, Texas.[2]
He died, at the age of , on December 29, 1955 in Spring, Texas. He is buried at the County Line Cemetery, Oak Grove, San Jacinto County, Texas.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JD-VNS : 13 January 2022), Elijah Reaves in household of Henry Reaves, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-651P : 28 November 2018), Elijah Holman Reaves and Loula Simons, 06 Jul 1890; citing Marriage, citing Montgomery Land District, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,006,045.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42980034/elijah_general-holman-reaves : accessed 12 May 2022), memorial page for Elijah General Holman Reaves (1 May 1872–29 Dec 1955), Find A Grave: Memorial #42980034 citing County Line Cemetery, Oak Grove, San Jacinto County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Mo (Baxter) and Dave Gates (contributor 46929143) .
See Also:
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2SV-C3W : accessed 12 May 2022), Lige Reeves, Justice Precinct 1, Montgomery, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 5A, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1579; FHL microfilm 1,375,592.
- Family Search Profile for Elijah Holman Reaves
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
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