Ibbey Goad Reeves

From
A Brief History of Alexander Goad
An Early Settler of Madison County Arkansas
By Douglas Wilson - presented with permission

Alexander's daughters, Ibbey and Margaret both married sons of Drury and Mary Reeves of Madison County.

Drury Reeves, Sr. lived in Henderson County, Tennessee in 1830.  Drury, Sr. was a native of South Carolina but his children were all born in Tennessee.

Ibbey Goad (Alexander and Jane's second child) married Drury P. (Robert) Reeves about 1849 in Madison County and they had eleven children.  They apparently lived all their life in Madison County. Their children were as follows:

(1) Martha Reeves was born in 1850 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(2) Albert Reeves was born in 1852 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(3) Almeda Jane Reeves was born in 1854 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(4) Cordila Isabella Reeves was born in 1856 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(5) Charles Reeves was born in 1858 in Madison County, Arkansas,

(6) Louanna Reeves was born in 1862 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(7) Robert Reeves, Jr. was born in 1865 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(8) Mary Reeves was born in 1867 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(9) Richard Reeves was born in 1869 in Madison County, Arkansas.

Caption on back of photo:
Isabelle “Ibbie” Goad, born 12 Oct 1832
daughter of Alexander S. Goad.  She married Drury P. “Robert” Reeves

(10) Susan Reeves was born in 1873 in Madison County, Arkansas.

(11) Rosetta Reeves was born in 1875 in Madison County,  Arkansas.

The family was listed on the federal census at War Eagle township in 1850 and in Bowen Township of Madison County, Arkansas in  1860, 1870 and 1880.  Bowen Township is the area just south of Huntsville, on Drakes Creek and Jackson Creek.

I have a copy of an old photo of Ibbie Reeves.  The original has an inscription "Ibbie Reeves, Sis of Ma Ham".  She looks to be between thirty and forty years old in the picture and the family resemblence between Grandma Mary, Aunt Louisa and Ibbie is shown.

According to the old Goad Bible, Ibbie (Isabelle) was born on 12 October 1832.  Almost certainly she was born in Tennessee and was about two years old when her parents came to Arkansas.  Robert Reeves died on 22 January 1893 and is buried at Whittier Cemetary at Madison County.  It is not known where and when Ibbie died, but it was after 1880.  It is likely that she lived all her life in Madison County.

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