Surnames: Reeves, Luse, Clawson, Ross, Evans, Sharp, Chafen, Davis
Joseph Reeves, farmer and stock grower, was born in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Penna, November 23, 1816, and is a son of John B Reeves and Sarah Luse Reeves, natives of Pennsylvania. His father was a farmer and lived to be eighty five years of age. His family consisted of twelve children: six sons and six daughters. Joseph Reeves was the sixth in the family, received his education in the common schools and chose farming as his business, which he has followed all his life. He started out in the world with nothing but a willing mind and strong muscle, first working by the day and month. He has met with marked success, and is now the owner of 550 acres of well improved land where he resides.In 1840 he married Miss Rebecca Clawson, daughter of Phineas Clawson and Hannah Ross Clawson, who were of English descent. Mr and Mrs Reeves were the parents of six children, five living: Hannah J Reeves, wife of Wesley Evans; Sarah Ellen Reeves, wife of J B Sharp; Eliza M Reeves, wife of James Chafen; Phineas C Reeves, and John L Reves. Their mother was a faithful member of the Baptist Church.
Mr Reeves's first son, Phineas C Reeves, is a farmer and at present resides with his parents. He was born in Greene Township, January 9, 1850, and received a common education. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Davis. They have five children: Charles R Reeves, Rosa Pearl Reeves, Earnest J Reeves, Joseph B Reeves, and F A Reeves. In politics their father is a Republican, and is a leading member in the Methodist Episcopal Church.