  REEVES, GEORGE ROBERTSON (1826-1881) George Robertson Reeves was born to William Steel Reeves and Nancy Totty Reeves on January 3, 1828, in Hickman County, Tennessee. The family moved to Crawford County, Arkansas and on October 31, 1844, Reeves married Jane Moore there. Together they would eventually have 12 children. George and Jane then moved to Grayson County, Texas in 1846, where he held several county offices. From 1850 to 1854, he was County Sheriff. In 1856 he was elected to the Texas Legislature where he represented the county until 1858. He would later serve in the legislature again in 1870, 1875, 1879, and in 1881-82. In his last term, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. When the Civil War broke out, he raised a company for William C. Young's Eleventh Cavalry and later became colonel in command. His unit fought in Indian Territory, at Pea Ridge with Benjamin McCulloch, the Siege at Corinth, the battles of Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Knoxville, and Tunnel Hill; all part of Ross's Texas Brigade. There are several places named in honor of George Reeves. The first is the community in Grayson County that developed around Fort Johnston was called Georgetown. The Confederate Camp in Grayson County is named Confederate Camp Reeves. Reeves County, Texas is named for him. And, the George R. Reeves Masonic Lodge of Pottsboro, where he served as master, is named in his honor. Reeves was bit by a rabid dog and died of hydrophobia on September 5, 1882. Sources: www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/RR   Georgetown Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |