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Reavis Cemetery

Center Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.3134 N;  Longitude, 87.4754 W
Congressional Location:NE-1/4; SW-1/4; SECTION 25; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:

Located slightly south of center of section 25, roughly 1/2 mile from any of the four roads (CR-250S, CR-550E, CR-350S and CR-450E) that border the section, about 2 1/4 miles southwest of Francisco.

Last updated  05 Mar 2010

The following  transcription was made an unknown author.   It has been updated by Daniel L Elliott, 05 Mar 2010, there were a few corrections necessary.  It is an attempt to show all known graves.  There are unmarked graves plus a several unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.   

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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes and Inscriptions

Notes and Inscriptions

Section

Row

Beasley

Elizabeth Jane

24 Mar 1820

9 Aug 1855

First wife of Hardy BEASLEY.

(Footstone is found in Row 3.  Another "blank" footstone is immediately behind it.)

7903

7921

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2

McClay

Infant         

?

"Infant Son"
(Note:  Any information on bottom of stone has "flaked" off the surface.)

7926

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3

R

S

 --

 --

(Footstone)

Not found, or could not be identified 5 Mar 2010.

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1

Reavis

 Catherine “Caty

1790

2 Sep 1855

nee HENSLEY.  Consort of William REAVIS.  Married 12 Dec1814.

7898

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3

Reavis

 David I

1 Aug 1852

12 Apr 1863

Son of William & Eleanor C (BURTON) REAVIS.

Not found, or could not be identified 5 Mar 2010.

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2

Reavis

 Eleanor C

26 Oct 1818

1 Aug 1856

nee BURTON.  Consort (first wife) of William REAVIS.  Married 12 Dec 1836.

7906

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2

Reavis

 Isham

7 Mar 1781

30 Jul 1825

Husband of Tabitha (STRICKLAND) REAVIS.  Son of Isham & Matida Anne (JONES) REAVIS.

7892

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3

Reavis

 Matilda B

 ?

?

Daughter of William & Eleanor C (BURTON) REAVIS.

7930

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3

Reavis

 Matilda B

 7 Oct 1837

26 Jul 1840

(Are there two Matilda B REAVIS'?)

7912

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1

Reavis

 Martin

25 Jan 1810

18 Jul 1836

Son of Isham & Tabitha (STRICKLAND) REAVIS.

(Note:  Family genealogies report birth date as 25 May 1810 in Warren County, Kentucky.)

7893

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3

Reavis

 William

13 Jul 1786

12 Feb 1855

Husband of Catherine “Caty (HENSLEY) REAVIS.  Married 12 Dec 1814.  Son of Isham & Matida Anne (JONES) REAVIS. 

(Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.)

7910

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2

Steel

 Eliza Jane

17 Mar 1857

15 May 1857

Daughter of John Q A & Mary M (WILSON) STEEL.
Aged 1 mo. 28 dys.

[Note:  John Q A STEEL was the son of Robert & Eliza (REAVIS) STEEL.]

7918

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1

?

?

 --

-- 

(Illegible)

7890

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1

?

?

 --

-- 

Top half of stone is missing.

7894

 --

1

?

?

 --

-- 

Top part of stone is missing.

7895

 --

1

?

?

 --

-- 

Top part of stone is missing.

7896

 --

1

?

?

 --

-- 

No readable information.

7899

 --

1

?

?

 --

-- 

(Illegible)

7901

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2

?

?

 --

-- 

No readable information.

7913

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2

?

?

 --

-- 

Broken stone, no readable information.

7914

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2

?

?

 --

-- 

Broken stone, no readable information.

7915

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2

?

?

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-- 

Broken stone; may be a footstone.

7919

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3

?

?

1 Oct 18__

26 Jul 1816

(No name - marker broken)

Not found or could not be identified, 5 Mar 2010.

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3

?

?

 --

-- 

No readabel information.

7920

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3

?

?

 --

-- 

Broken stone, no readable information..

7927

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3


7884  Cemetery location is 2,300 feet due north of CR-350S

7885  About 300 feet south of the cemetery.

7886  View from southeast corner of cemetery.
7888  View from northwest corner of cemetery of interior along Rows 2 and 3.
7889  View from northeast corner of interior along Row 1.
7931  View from south edge of Row 2.