Born in West Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frederick W. Reeves
and Elizabeth Ann (Zimmerman) Reeves
Sister of
Clarence Reeves, Raymond Charles Reeves, Florence E. (Reeves) Savino, [private brother (1900s - 1990s)] and Verna Laura (Reeves) Nestlerode
Wife of
Joseph A. Tighe
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
in Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2014
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Biography
Hazel was born in Pennsylvania in 1902. She is a daughter of Frederick Reeves and Elizabeth Zimmerman. She passed away in 1994.
Hazel worked as a school crossing guard in Buffalo, New York for many years.[1] In 1967, she helped save a large group of children from being hit by an out-of-control truck.[2]
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Sources
- ↑ "Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life" by Tim Russert, published 2004. End of chapter 3.
- ↑ Congressional Record, Volume 114: Cong. 90 Sess. 2 -- Part 10, May 10, 1968, page 12854.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGCL-KCM : accessed 24 January 2016), Hazel Reeves in household of Fred Reeves, Falls, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,446.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61T-MMQ : accessed 24 January 2016), Hazel Reeves in household of Fred Reeves, Pittson Ward 6, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,595.
- "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH74-Z19 : accessed 24 January 2016), Hazel Reeves in entry for Fred Reeves, West Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0218, sheet 10A, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2072.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K31N-NN1 : accessed 25 March 2016), Hazel Tighe in household of Joseph A Tighe, Ward 1, Buffalo, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-23, sheet 3B, family 75, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2823.
- Obituary of Truman Reeves appearing in Times-Leader, Thursday, February 3, 1994 on page 12A
- Obituary of Hazel M. Tighe appearing in The Buffalo News on May 20, 1994.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hazel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hazel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hazel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hazel:
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~12.50%
Stephen Reeves
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23andMe, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed, Ancestry member reevess
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed, FTDNA kit #332332
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~12.50%
Victoria Reeves :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A477395 [compare], Ancestry member vicki_reeves42
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Rejected matches › Hazel Mildred (Reeves) Mill (1911-1985)
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