Ruth Reeves

Ruth was born in 1817 in Kentucky.¹   Ruth's father was John Reeves and her mother was Catherine Perry.  Her paternal grandparents were George Reeves and Sarah Locker; her maternal grandparents were Obadiah Perry and Elizabeth. She had three brothers and five sisters, named Thornberry, Henderson, John, Jane, Rebecca, Susan, Mildred and Nancy.  She was the fourth youngest of the nine children.