Mrs. Mary E. Reeves
N 31° 29.919 W 096° 22.311
14R E 749624 N 3487859
A marker for the wife of a Civil War veteran. This is one of five state markers at Lost Prairie Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM10E1B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2019
Views: 5
We were camping at Fort Parker State Park and traveling back to the park after visiting some friends in Jewett, so my wife graciously agreed to stop at a few cemeteries along the way. There was a thunderstorm the night before, so the cemetery was waterlogged. I was able to find a way to get to the marker without soaking my shoes too badly.
The rain was over on this day, but later that night, the area would experience a severe wind storm.
Marker Number: 3514
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
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