Daughter of Capt. Benjamin Harrison and Mary Newell.
Photo: "This is the remains of their home structure in the woods to the right of Thickety Creek. Both Josiah and Mary are buried here on their homestead."
Josiah Reeves came to Missouri via Kentucky with the Harrisons and possibly the John Twitty family (John Twitty was the first judge of Liberty Hill). Josiah's wife was Mary Harrison. They came to Crawford County around 1810. Josiah and Mary were the first white people to ever settle on Thickety Creek. Josiah staked out a huge claim. It was called Reeves acres. A drawing of it exists at the Potosi Tie and Timber Co. in Potosi, Missouri. This being the only place a mining claim could be made at that time. (This was before Missouri was a state.) The claim included all the Blue Springs valley south of what is now the Salvation Army line, north to Carter Creek, East to the Meramec and beyond, and south to the Hobo Mine. He built his house near the site of the old Dowler Mill and reared four sons there. Josiah and Mary are both said to be buried in the yard of their old home place near the Keatley Mill site.
Photo: "This is the remains of their home structure in the woods to the right of Thickety Creek. Both Josiah and Mary are buried here on their homestead."
Josiah Reeves came to Missouri via Kentucky with the Harrisons and possibly the John Twitty family (John Twitty was the first judge of Liberty Hill). Josiah's wife was Mary Harrison. They came to Crawford County around 1810. Josiah and Mary were the first white people to ever settle on Thickety Creek. Josiah staked out a huge claim. It was called Reeves acres. A drawing of it exists at the Potosi Tie and Timber Co. in Potosi, Missouri. This being the only place a mining claim could be made at that time. (This was before Missouri was a state.) The claim included all the Blue Springs valley south of what is now the Salvation Army line, north to Carter Creek, East to the Meramec and beyond, and south to the Hobo Mine. He built his house near the site of the old Dowler Mill and reared four sons there. Josiah and Mary are both said to be buried in the yard of their old home place near the Keatley Mill site.
Daughter of Capt. Benjamin Harrison and Mary Newell.
Photo: "This is the remains of their home structure in the woods to the right of Thickety Creek. Both Josiah and Mary are buried here on their homestead."
Josiah Reeves came to Missouri via Kentucky with the Harrisons and possibly the John Twitty family (John Twitty was the first judge of Liberty Hill). Josiah's wife was Mary Harrison. They came to Crawford County around 1810. Josiah and Mary were the first white people to ever settle on Thickety Creek. Josiah staked out a huge claim. It was called Reeves acres. A drawing of it exists at the Potosi Tie and Timber Co. in Potosi, Missouri. This being the only place a mining claim could be made at that time. (This was before Missouri was a state.) The claim included all the Blue Springs valley south of what is now the Salvation Army line, north to Carter Creek, East to the Meramec and beyond, and south to the Hobo Mine. He built his house near the site of the old Dowler Mill and reared four sons there. Josiah and Mary are both said to be buried in the yard of their old home place near the Keatley Mill site.
Photo: "This is the remains of their home structure in the woods to the right of Thickety Creek. Both Josiah and Mary are buried here on their homestead."
Josiah Reeves came to Missouri via Kentucky with the Harrisons and possibly the John Twitty family (John Twitty was the first judge of Liberty Hill). Josiah's wife was Mary Harrison. They came to Crawford County around 1810. Josiah and Mary were the first white people to ever settle on Thickety Creek. Josiah staked out a huge claim. It was called Reeves acres. A drawing of it exists at the Potosi Tie and Timber Co. in Potosi, Missouri. This being the only place a mining claim could be made at that time. (This was before Missouri was a state.) The claim included all the Blue Springs valley south of what is now the Salvation Army line, north to Carter Creek, East to the Meramec and beyond, and south to the Hobo Mine. He built his house near the site of the old Dowler Mill and reared four sons there. Josiah and Mary are both said to be buried in the yard of their old home place near the Keatley Mill site.
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