William Reavis
William Reavis was born in North Carolina about 1798. I have not yet found his parents.
He married Maryann Hendricks, daughter of Henry Hendricks. They had many children:
Elizabeth Reavis, 1823, NC
Isaac Reavis, 1825, NC (our ancestor)
Lemuel Reavis, 1827, NC
Asberry Reavis, 1828, NC
Enoch Jones Reavis, 1830, NC
William Henry Reavis, 1832, OH
Isabel Elizabeth Reavis, 1836, OH
John Reavis, 1836, IN
Jesse Franklin Reavis, 1838, IN
Sarah Caroline Reavis, 1840, IN
"William's first land record is in Madison Co. Indiana in 1837. It is said that he worked on the Canal that was being built to connect the Ohio River with the Great Lakes. But the project went broke and work on the canal stop[p]ed. Not having any work, William decided to settle north of Alexandria on what is now State Rd 9. In order to do this he had to cut a road though the wilderness. Afterwards, he built a cab[i]n about two or three miles from Alexandria. Over time he accumulated several hundred acres of land and bec[o]mes quite prosperous.
"It is said that when he married his second wife she persuaded him to sell his land, and move to Kansas...."(1)
Source: (1) Revis-Reavis family in America, compiled by Barbara Lucas, ...from notes found in the Anderson Indiana library. "suiquin" originally shared this to Reavis Family Tree on Ancestry.com.)
William Reavis was born in North Carolina about 1798. I have not yet found his parents.
He married Maryann Hendricks, daughter of Henry Hendricks. They had many children:
Elizabeth Reavis, 1823, NC
Isaac Reavis, 1825, NC (our ancestor)
Lemuel Reavis, 1827, NC
Asberry Reavis, 1828, NC
Enoch Jones Reavis, 1830, NC
William Henry Reavis, 1832, OH
Isabel Elizabeth Reavis, 1836, OH
John Reavis, 1836, IN
Jesse Franklin Reavis, 1838, IN
Sarah Caroline Reavis, 1840, IN
"William's first land record is in Madison Co. Indiana in 1837. It is said that he worked on the Canal that was being built to connect the Ohio River with the Great Lakes. But the project went broke and work on the canal stop[p]ed. Not having any work, William decided to settle north of Alexandria on what is now State Rd 9. In order to do this he had to cut a road though the wilderness. Afterwards, he built a cab[i]n about two or three miles from Alexandria. Over time he accumulated several hundred acres of land and bec[o]mes quite prosperous.
"It is said that when he married his second wife she persuaded him to sell his land, and move to Kansas...."(1)
Source: (1) Revis-Reavis family in America, compiled by Barbara Lucas, ...from notes found in the Anderson Indiana library. "suiquin" originally shared this to Reavis Family Tree on Ancestry.com.)