Details for Mrs. Mary E. Reeves
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5293003514
Data
| Marker Number | 3514 |
| Atlas Number | 5293003514 |
| Marker Title | Mrs. Mary E. Reeves |
| Index Entry | Reeves, Mrs. Mary E. |
| Address | |
| City | Lost Prairie |
| County | Limestone |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 749601 |
| UTM Northing | 3487839 |
| Subject Codes | women, women's history topics; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Lost Prairie Cemetery, FM 3371, Lost Prairie |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (October 28, 1828 - January 7, 1917) Born in Georgia, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hawkins, Mary Ellephan Hawkins was married in 1847 in Alabama to William Jay Reeves. The couple and their young children moved to Texas about 1855. While her husband served in Company F, 15th Texas Cavalry, Sweet Regiment during the Civil War, Mary E. Reeves cared for the family at home. Descendants include physicians, lawyers, bankers, and citizens in many other walks of life. Recorded - 1978 |