Vigo Co.

UPDATE:  My theories about the Indiana Reeves being connected to Bethuel's line appear to be incorrect.  They are more probably connected to Silas of Palmyra.

These are just reseach notes I'm posting about Vigo Co., Indiana. They are neither organized, nor do I understand yet how the pieces come together.


Eden Reeve's Family in Vigo Co.
http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/lostcreek.htm

April 10, 1850, Mr. Oilman married Miss Helen Reeves, the fourth in order of birth of the five children of Cyrus and Phoebe (Larkins) Reeves. To this union have been born four children: Helen L., wife of James B. Reynolds; Anna; Frank, who married Alice Lee; and Harry, married to Jennie Feltus.



Zadock Reeve (1796-1885) in Vigo Co. He may be the grandson of Zadok Reeve (1741-abt 1820 L.I., NY) m. Phebe Tappen. Zadok may have had up to 10 children at least Silas, Zadock, John and Jane, perhaps Elias, one of the sons maybe father to Zadock (1796-1885) possibly Elias, no solid proof on this.

http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofvigocou00brad/historyofvigocou00brad_djvu.txt

MART M. REEVE, Glenn, Lost Creek township, was born in the township where she now resides, June 25,. 1836, a daughter of Zadoc and Mary M. (Col ton) Reeve, natives of New York, former of whom was born October 14, 1796, and latter April 11, 1800. They were married December 29, 1816. Zadoc Reeve was a house and ship-carpenter, and was one of the pioneer settlers of this county. He laid ofip the first school district in Lost Creek township, and bought the farm on which Mrs. Reeve no\^ resides, containing eighty acres, before the National Road was made. He had a con- tract on the National Road from Clear Creek to Cory's Creek; also constructed the bridges across Lost Creek, Sugar Creek and Clear Creek, and built the first schoolhouse in Lost Creek township, which was called " Reeve's school-house." Mr. and Mrs. Reeve had a family of nine children, of whom Mary M. is the eighth in order of birth. Mr. Reeve was a Master Mason; he served as school trustee. He died March 7, 1885, and his wife died August 15, 1862. Mary M. Reeve has two sons: David M. and Zadoc, who are industrious and prominent farmers.


http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=stobie&id=I251241

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John Melton Coltrin (John Coltrin8, William Coltrin7, Rebecca Maxham6, Abigail Ellis5, Gideon Ellis4, Freeman Ellis3, John Ellis2, John Ellis1) was born 24 APR 1824 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, and died 21 FEB 1880 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He married Minerva Reeve 24 DEC 1848 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, daughter of Zadoc Reeve and Mary M. Colton. She was born 6 SEP 1826 in Sullivan County, Indiana, and died 14 SEP 1913 in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana. She was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery.


Child of John Melton Coltrin and Minerva Reeve is:
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John Coltrin was born 6 SEP 1859 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, and died 19 APR 1916 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.