Lula Reeves (abt. 1878 - abt. 1899)

Born about 1878 in Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died about 3 Aug 1899 at about age 21 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Lula Reeves is a part of US Black heritage.

Lula Reeves was born about 1878 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of Bass and Jennie Reeves. In 1880 her family lived in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.^[1] Lula died of epilepsy on 3 Aug 1899 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[2] She was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," ED 50, Van Buren Township, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA; page 5, family 41, Lula Reeves in Bass Reeves household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWS-SJ1.
2. ↑ Arkansas, Fort Smith, Record of Deaths 1889-1909, page 88, Lula Reeves, 3 Aug 1899; "Arkansas, Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963," database, FamilySearch (index and image : accessed 5 Nov 2023), citing Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith and FHL microfilm 1,034,198.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 May 2019), memorial page for Lula Reeves (1881–3 Aug 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #147727574, citing Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Jane J. Hinkle (contributor 47259095).