Family Group Sheet
NameDonald Lester Reeves
Birth3 Jun 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Mar 1972, Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas
BurialStewart Cemetery, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJohn “Floyd” Reeves (1868-1940)
MotherNannie McKee Gose (1865-1957)
Other spousesNaomie Scaggs
Marriageaft 1930
SpouseMartha Jane Caudill
Birth3 Dec 1894, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death27 Jul 1942, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialStewart Cemetery, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherHenry Caudill (1863-1923)
MotherNancy Eveline Proffitt (1868-<1909)
Other spousesJohn Milton Foster Jr., 1C4R
Notes for Donald Lester Reeves
There is a double stone in Stewart Cemetery in Clearfield (also known as Markwell Cemetery) with the names “REEVES, Don L. : Martha Jane” and full dates for both. But according to Bill Stewart, Don is buried in Fairfield, Texas, with his third wife. So apparently only his second wife Martha is buried under the Stewart Cemetery stone.
Notes for Martha Jane Caudill
Martha may have had another husband before John Foster, since the 1930 census listed her age at first marriage as 20, and John’s second wife Nellie Pettit did not die until Aug 1917. But perhaps her age at first marriage was just listed incorrectly.
Her death certificate states Martha Jane Reeves, age 48 years 8 months 25 days, born 3 Dec 1894 in Rowan Co., died 27 July 1942 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of D. L. Reeves age 52, father Henry Caudill born Elliott Co., mother’s maiden name Evaline Profit, born Woolf Co., cause of death breast cancer, informant D. L. Reeves, burial in Markwell Cemetery.
Her death certificate states Martha Jane Reeves, age 48 years 8 months 25 days, born 3 Dec 1894 in Rowan Co., died 27 July 1942 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of D. L. Reeves age 52, father Henry Caudill born Elliott Co., mother’s maiden name Evaline Profit, born Woolf Co., cause of death breast cancer, informant D. L. Reeves, burial in Markwell Cemetery.
