Minnie Bertrude Walker b. 22 Oct 1880 Trask, Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 14 Aug 1941 Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA: Our Family History

1880 - 1941 (60 years)

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Name	Minnie Bertrude Walker
Born	22 Oct 1880	Trask, Howell County, Missouri, USA [1, 2]
	Minnie's birth month is consistently stated as October, however, some believe that she was born in October 1881. Since the 1900 census, her obituary, and her cemetery marker all agree on the October 1880 date, and only the 1910 census seems to indicate otherwise, I believe it is likely that she was born in October 1880, not 1881.
Gender	Female
Census	15 Jun 1900	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
	1. Walker, Rutherford, head, white, male, October 1829, 71, married, married 46 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 142 2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, white, female, October 1837, 64, married, 46 years, 12 children 10 living, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, can read and write 3. _____, Minnie, daughter, white, female, October 1880, 19, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, farm labor, can read and write 4. _____, Claude, grandson, whtie, male, February 1887, 13, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm labor, can read, cannot write
Emigration	1903	Iowa, USA
	Whit and Minnie moved soon (possibly immediately) after their marriage to Iowa, where their first two sons were born in December 1903 and December 1906.
Emigration	1907-1908	Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [3, 4]
	Whit and Minnie moved from Iowa to Simla and took a homestead.
Census	12 May 1910	Holt Precinct, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [5]
	1. Reeves, Whitfield, head, male, white, 30, first marriage, married 7 years Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 244 2. _____, Minnie, wife, female, white, 28, first marriage, married 7 years, 3 children 3 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Earnest [Ernest], son, male, white, 6, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri, did not attend school 4. _____, Paul, son, male, white, 3, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri 5. _____, Earl, son, male, white 6 months, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri
Census	22 Jan 1920	Matheson precinct 6, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [6]
	1. Reeves, Wesley W., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 41, married, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, home farm, own account, farm schedule no. 107 2. _____, Minnie, wife, female, white, 39, married, can read and write, Missouri, U.S., U.S. 3. _____, Ernest, son, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, at home 4. _____, Paul, son, male, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, at home 5. _____, Earl, son, male, white, 10, Colorado, Missouri, MIssouri 6. _____, Marshall, son, male, white, 6, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, Herold [Harold], son, male, white, 2 years 5 months, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri
Census	8 Apr 1930	Precinct 53, El Paso County, Colorado, USA [7]
	1. Reeves, Whit, head, owns, farm, male, white, 50, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Missouri, U.S., U.S., farmer, farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 77 2. _____, Minnie, wife, female, white, 45, married, first married age 17, can read and write, Missouri, U.S., U.S. 3. _____, Earl, son, male, white, 19, attending school, can read and write, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Marshall, son, male, white, 15, attending school, can read and write, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri 5. _____, Harold, son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri 6. _____, Virgil, son, male, white, 8, attending school, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, Lester, son, male, white, 5, not attending school, Colorado, Missouri, Missouri
SON	20 Apr 1938	Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [8]
	Minnie's third son, Earl, was living at home and working the farm when at age 28 he was struck by lightning while on a tractor. He was discovered 30 minutes later by neighbors who noticed the tractor running in circles.
Census	24 Apr 1940	Precinct 53, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA [9]
	1. Reeves, Minnie B., head, owns, value $1000, female, white, 59, widowed, completed grade 8, Missouri, same house (1935), other income, farm schedule 66 2. _____, Virgil R., son, male, white, 18, completed 3 years high school, not attending school, Colorado, same house (1935), own farm, own account 3. _____, Lester E., son, male, white, 15, attending school, completed grade 8, attending school, Colorado, same house (1935)
Obituary	Abt August 1941	Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [4]
	Obituary of Minnie Bertrude Reeves, probably in the Simla (Colorado) newspaper, soon after 14 August 1941 Minnie Gertrude [Bertrude] Walker was born at Traska [Trask], Missouri, october 22, 1880 and passed away at the home of her son Harold, near Simla, August 14, 1941, at the age of 60 years, 9 months and 23 days. She was united in marriage to Wesley Whitfield Reeves on January 2, 1903.To this union seven sons were born, one of whom, Earl, preceded her in death. Her husband also preceded her in death two years ago. They came to Colorado in 1907 and took a homestead where they lived for 7 years. Later they purchased the farm near Simla where they made their home for the remainder of their lives. Left to mourn her death are her sons, Ernest of Grand Junction, Paul of Alma, Marshall, Harold, Virgil and Lester of Simla; 8 grandchildren, 7 brothers and sisters and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 p. m. from the Evangelical Church. Rev. E. W. Ferrin officiating. Interment was in the Simla cemetery. The Seal Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Died	14 Aug 1941	Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [1, 2]
Buried	Simla Cemetery, Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA [2]
Person ID	I3536	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	11 Oct 2013

Father	Helton Rutherford Walker, b. 21 Oct 1828, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 29 Aug 1901, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
Mother	Esther Elizabeth Thornton, b. 1 Oct 1837, Alabama, USA , d. 22 Apr 1908, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)
Married	26 Jan 1854	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA [10, 11]
Family ID	F1072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Wesley Whitfield "Whit" Reeves, b. 4 Mar 1879, Missouri, USA , d. 8 Mar 1939, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA (Age 60 years)

Married 28 Jan 1903 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri [4, 12, 13]

Children

	1. Earnest Whitfield Reeves, b. 10 Dec 1903, Liberty township, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA , d. 7 Dec 1990, Dade County, Florida, USA (Age 86 years)
+	2. Paul Wesley Reeves, b. 11 Dec 1906, Fillmore township, Iowa County, Iowa, USA , d. 20 Feb 1991, Idaho, USA (Age 84 years)
	3. Earl Theodore Reeves, b. 6 Nov 1909, Colorado, USA , d. 20 Apr 1938, Simla, Elbert County, Colorado (Age 28 years)
+	4. Marshall Fenton Reeves, b. 24 Sep 1913, Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA , d. 16 Jan 2003, Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, USA (Age 89 years)
	5. Harold Robert Reeves, b. 30 Sep 1917, Colorado, USA , d. 1 Aug 2001, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming (Age 83 years)
	6. Virgil Raymond Reeves
	7. Lester Reeves

Last Modified 16 Oct 2013

Family ID F1193 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos		Eldest 5 sons of Theodore Whitfield Reeves and Minnie Bertrude Walker. From oldest to youngest: Earnest Whitfield, Paul Wesley, Earl Theodore, Marshall Fenton, and Harold Robert Reeves
Photos		Minnie Bertrude Walker (1880-1941)

Sources

[S1062] Walker - Obituary of Minnie Bertrude Walker Reeves, (Minnie (Walker) Reeves, obituary, unidentified clipping, probably from a Simla, Elbert County, Colorado, newspaper, probably in August 1941, sent to the author by her son, Harold Reeves, in the 1990's.).
[S3917] Pat Simmons, contributor, "Minnie Bertrude Walker Reeves," database and digital photo of marker, Simla Cemetery (Simla, Elbert County, Colorado), 1941, memorial no. 26407429, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed 9 October 2013).
[S2861] Obituary of Wesley Whitfield Reeves, undated clipping, probably March 1939, from unidentified newspaper; copy of clipping is held by Janis Walker Gilmore [address for private use], Pawleys Island, South Carolina, 2012. Given to Ms. Gilmore by Harold Reeves (Riverton, Wyoming), a son of Wesley Whitfield Reeves. Mr. Reeves is now deceased.
[S2862] Obituary of Minnie Bertrude (Walker) Reeves, undated clipping, probably August 1941, from unidentified newspaper; copy of clipping is held by Janis Walker Gilmore [address for private use], Pawleys Island, South Carolina, 2012. Given to Ms. Gilmore by Harold Reeves, a son of Wesley Whitfield Reeves. Mr. Reeves is now deceased.
[S2864] 1910 U.S. census, Elbert County, Colorado, population schedule, Holt Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 12B, p. 54 (stamped, verso), dwelling 286, family 286, Whitfield Reeves household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 119.
[S2866] 1920 U.S. census, Elbert County, Colorado, population schedule, Matheson Precinct no. 6, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 5B (penned), p. 253, (stamped, verso), dwelling 107, family 107, Wesley W. Reeves household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 163.
[S2867] 1930 U.S. census, El Paso County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct 53, enumeration district (ED) 21-58, sheet 4A, p. 125 (stamped, recto), dwelling 70, family 70, Whit Reeves household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 242.
[S2863] "Earl Reeves of Simla Killed By Lightning Wednesday Afternoon," undated clipping, probably April 1938, from unidentified newspaper; copy of clipping is held by Janis Walker Gilmore [address for private use], Pawleys Island, South Carolina, 2012. Given to Ms. Gilmore by Harold Reeves, brother of the subject Earl Reeves. Mr. Reeves is now deceased.
[S2868] 1940 U.S. census, El Paso County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct 53, Colorado Springs, enumeration district (ED) 21-62 sheet, 4B, p. 49, household 73, Minnie B. Reeves household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 462.
[S311] Helton Rutherford Walker obituary, photo copy of undated clipping from unidentified newspaper, sent to the author by Harold Reeves (Riverton, Wyoming), about 1990. Mr. Reeves is now deceased. The State Historical Society of Missouri has searched their microfilm collection of West Plains and Mountain View (Howell County) newspapers for the obituary without success.
[S99] Esther Pratt (6408 Worchester Drive; Nashville, Tennessee) to Sandra Johnston (Oklahoma), letter, 13 May 1997, regarding the Elijah Walker family of Dickson County, Tennessee. Privately held by Ms. Johnston. The author has lost contact with Ms. Johnston and no longer knows her whereabouts.
[S72] Missouri - Marriages 1805-2002 (Ancestry), (Digital images., \i Ancestry.com\i0 . http://www.ancestry.com.).
[S3913] Greene County, Missouri, Marriage Book [1903]: 478, license no. 46, and return, Wesley W. Reeves-Minnie Walker, 28 January 1903; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 October 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.