Burford Ancestors - Generation 5 - Eleanor Evelyn Searcy

Eleanor Evelyn Searcy was born 03 January 1913

She was the daughter of Edith Burford and Will Searcy

PHOTO: Eleanor, Ruby Thompson Burford, Nellie Jane, Willene. (Ruby is their aunt.)

I cannot find any official records on Eleanor, from my usual sources (FindAGrave and FamilySearch) but I'm pretty sure she existed, because I do have this one picture of her. (LOL). I'm not even sure if she was called Eleanor or Evelyn. According to our family records...

Eleanor Evelyn Searcy married Robert Lee Reeves 23 December 1931, in Cross County, Arkansas. He was born 10 December 1912; died 28 November 1995 (not confirmed).

Children of Eleanor Searcy and Robert Reeves are: 

i. Robert Michael 'Bobby' Reeves, born 23 October 1933; died 04 December 1999; married Delores Farman.

ii. Patsy Ruth Reeves, born 07 July 1936; died 02 January 2003; married David Johnson 

iii. Thomas Lee 'Tommy' Reeves, born 22 October 1943; married Betsy Barnes.

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Okay, okay -- after doing some extensive digging I finally did find a few documents to confirm that Eleanor Searcy Reeves was a real person. 

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Eleanor Evelyn Searcy died 05 February 1988

I cannot find Eleanor on FindAGrave, so I don't have a picture of her grave.

Robert Lee Reeves died 28 November 1995.

I am assuming this is the gravestone of Eleanor's husband, although I can't confirm it, because it is in Walnut Grove Cemetery Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas.