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Spouse: Joseph Cleveland HAGAN.
Christie SHOYER.1
Spouse: Barry SANDERS. Children were: Dustin SANDERS, Will E. SANDERS, Carson SANDERS.
Children were: Dustin SANDERS, Will E. SANDERS, Carson SANDERS.
Abner SHREVE17,45 was born after 1771. Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and Anne BERRY.
Adele Laurence SHREVE17,45 was born on 25 Aug 1863 in Louisville, KY. Parents: Thomas Taliaferro SHREVE and Belle SHERIDAN.
Spouse: Bland II BALLARD. Bland II BALLARD and Adele Laurence SHREVE were married on 15 Jun 1887 in Old Shreve Homestead, Walnut & Sixth St. Louisville. Children were: Bland III BALLARD, Shreve BALLARD.
Ann SHREVE.17 Parents: Caleb SHREVE and Grace PANCOAST.
Ann SHREVE.17 Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and LNU.
Ann Barnett SHREVE17,45 was born on 6 Jan 1810 in Jessamine Co, KY. She died on 28 May 1887 in Richmond, Kentucky. She was buried in Lexington, Ky. Court records for March 1857 show Lewis and Ann , L.L., T.T., John M. andLuther M (but I don't remember just what it was about.) Guess I willhave to go back to Nicholasville sometime.
Parents: William Martin SHREVE and Ann BARNETT.
Spouse: Lewis Young MARTIN. Lewis Young MARTIN and Ann Barnett SHREVE were married on 22 Nov 1826 in Jessamine Co, KY. Children were: Sarah Ann MARTIN, Judith Catharine MARTIN, Luther Alexander MARTIN, William Upton MARTIN DR, Mary Fanning MARTIN, Ann Elizabeth MARTIN, La Belle MARTIN, Mary Hannah MARTIN, Cornelia C. MARTIN, Shreve Lewis MARTIN, Lewis Ann MARTIN, Thomas Lewis MARTIN.
Annie Adele SHREVE.17 Parents: Thomas Taliaferro II SHREVE and Mary Rhodes MCMILLEN.
Benjamin SHREVE.17 Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and LNU.
Benjamin SHREVE17,45 was born on 9 Jun 1706 in Mansfield, Burlington Co., NJ. He died on 14 Mar 1750/51. Benjamin's mother Sarah Areson Shreve lived with Benjamin at theHomestead in Burlington Co. until her death.
Benjamin had a son William, who had a son (1757) married to Sarah Beck in1775 who had a daughter Sarah Shreve (married to David Ingersoll of Lee,Massachusetts. (first families v.3, pg. 310)??? Is this correct?
I am a descendant of Sir. William Shreve, abt 1553, England.The line goesto
Benjamin Shreve and Rebecca French. @@
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Spouse: Rebecca FRENCH. Benjamin SHREVE and Rebecca FRENCH were married on 23 Feb 1728/29 in Friends Ceremony at Springfield Meeting, Burlington Co.. Children were: Kazia SHREVE, Richard SHREVE, Caleb SHREVE, William SHREVE, Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War), Sarah SHREVE, Samuel SHREVE.
Benjamin SHREVE17,45 was born about 1736 in Fairfax Co. VA. He died between 1790 and 1791 in Loudon Co., Virginia. Brother to William Shreve who married Catharine Martin. Is William thebrother who was in love with Anne Berry? Or could it be James? Parents: William SHREVE I and Freelove DYER.
Spouse: Anne BERRY. Children were: Mary SHREVE, Elizabeth SHREVE, William SHREVE, Benjamin SHREVE, Joshua SHREVE, Abner SHREVE.
Benjamin SHREVE17,45 was born on 7 Jan 1759 in Burlington Co., NJ. He died on 16 Apr 1844 in Burlington Co., NJ. Soldier served under Captain Richard Shreve ; #S4832 ; also served withCol William Shreve Regt. Parents: Caleb SHREVE and Grace PANCOAST.
Spouse: LNU. Children were: Mary SHREVE, Caleb I SHREVE, Benjamin SHREVE, Jonathan SHREVE, Samuel SHREVE, Ann SHREVE, Phebe SHREVE, Rebecca SHREVE, Grace SHREVE.
Benjamin SHREVE17,45 was born in 1769. Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and Anne BERRY.
Benjamin SHREVE17,45 was born on 22 Nov 1800. Parents: William SHREVE and Margaret MCVICAR.
Caleb SHREVE.17 Parents: Caleb SHREVE and Grace PANCOAST.
Caleb SHREVE17,45 was born about 1652 in Rhode Island Colony. He died about 1741 in Burlington Co., New Jersey. Caleb Sheriff permanently settled in New Jersey on his marriage about1680. He lived after 1699 in Burlington county, seven miles east of thepresent site of Mount Holly. At that date his children numered seven. Theeldest, Martha was twelve years of age; the five next older were boys,with probably the youngest, Mary, an infant; a daughter and two sons wresubsequently born. Previous to the birth of the youngest in 1706. theoldest daughter, Martha, married in 1704.
The family remained unbroken by marriages until 1711-1713, during whichperiod Thomas, Joshua, Joseph, and Caleb married. The marriages of theremaining children occurred; Jonathan in 1720, Mary in 1721, Sarah in1724, Benjamin the youngest in 1729. After marriage the father gave eachchild a fine farm, the precise locations of which are not known. Theywere probably all living in Burlington County in 1739, as the poll bookof an election held in that county that year has in it the names of everyson and son-in-law, excepting John Ogborne. The four elder children hadsons old enough to vote, but they may have moved to other places. In thelist of voters is an Amos,Shreve and Caleb, Jonathan, Samuel and ThomasScattergood, who were probably sons of Martha Shreve and BenjaminScattergood. The descendants of Benjamin, the youngest child, havepreserved the best history of the family. He acquired from his father bywill the old homestead and became by contract with his mother sole heirto her property, to cover her interest in the rumored Amsterdam estate.This instrument was executed February 28, 1740-41, while she was livingwith Benjamin and after the marriages of her other children.
Caleb and Sarah Areson Shreve were members of the Society of Friends inBurlington County. Caleb's will was dated April 5, 1735. Calebchanged the family name from Sheriff to Shreve after moving to New Jersey.
Caleb was one of the earliest colonist of Western New Jersey. Thisimmigrant ancestor of the Shreve family was a thrifty and sagaciousEnglish Quaker, who purchased a farm in the Quaker colony established byJohn Fenwick, one of the purchasers of a large tract of land from LordJohn Berkley.
In 1664, after acquiring possession of the new Netherlands, the Duke ofYork executed "deeds of lease and release" for the Province of New Jerseyto Lord John Berkeley, Baron of Stratton and Sir George Cateret, ofSaltrum in Devon. In 1673, Lord Berkeley sold his half interest in theprovince to John Fenwick and Edward Byllinge, two English Quakers. In1675, Fenwick sailed from England in the ship "Griffith" with his familyand a small company of Quakers and thus came the first English immigrantsto New Jersey.
About the year 1688 or soon afterward, Caleb Shreve bult on this farm abrick house which is still pointed to with pride by his descendants as acherished family possession and from what is known of his history it canbe said that he had many sterling traits of characater, which have comedown to posterity. Parents: Thomas I SHERIFF and Martha LNU.
Spouse: Sarah ARESON. Caleb SHREVE and Sarah ARESON were married about 1680 in Long Island, New York. Children were: Martha SHREVE, Thomas SHREVE, Joseph SHREVE, Joshua SHREVE, Caleb SHREVE, Mary SHREVE, Sarah SHREVE, Jonathan SHREVE, David SHREVE, Benjamin SHREVE.
Caleb SHREVE17,45 was born about 1694. He died in 1746. S. H. Shreve of New York was a great-great-grandson of Caleb Shreve andhe took great interest in the latter part of his life in familygenealogy. All Shreve descendanats are indebted to him, and it is amatter of regret that he did not live to see some of his laudable hopesbear fruition, one of which was the purchase of the old homestead by anassociation of descendants, to be perpetually transmitted to latergenerations.
Samuel Henry Shreve discovered the Shreve coat of arms.
Samuel HenryShreve, the distinguished engineer who built the firstelevated railways in New York City.
The religious principles of the Society of Friends were thoroughlyembedded in the Shreve descendants until the period of the RevolutionaryWar when the stirring events of those times compelled many averse to warto take an active paart in the defense, not only of their politicalprinciples, but their property.*
* Genealogy and History of the Shreve family, 1901 Parents: Caleb SHREVE and Sarah ARESON.
Spouse: ANN.
Spouse: Mary HUNT. Caleb SHREVE and Mary HUNT were married on 8 May 1713 in Friends Ceremony at Chesterfield Meeting, Burlington.
Caleb SHREVE17,45 was born on 25 Aug 1734 in Burlington Co., NJ. He died on 21 Apr 1792. Received information of Caleb and Grace's children from Abstracts ofRevolutionary War Pension Files. Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and Rebecca FRENCH.
Spouse: Grace PANCOAST. Caleb SHREVE and Grace PANCOAST were married on 19 Nov 1755. Children were: Mary SHREVE, Caleb SHREVE, Jonathan SHREVE, Samuel SHREVE, Ann SHREVE, Phebe SHREVE, Rebecca SHREVE, Benjamin SHREVE.
Caleb I SHREVE.17 Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and LNU.
Catherine Laurence SHREVE17,45 was born in 1799 in Jessamine Co, KY. She died in 1840 in Greenup Co., Kentucky. Catherine Laurence Shreve was born in Jessamine Co, Kentucky 1799.(471)Catherine died 1840 in Greenup Co., Kentucky, at 41 years of age.(472)She married William Boyce in Jessamine Co, Kentucky Homestead, DomesticRetreat, ABT. 1817.( Parents: William Martin SHREVE and Mary Elizabeth LAURENCE.
Spouse: William BOYCE. William BOYCE and Catherine Laurence SHREVE were married about 1817 in Jess. Co, Kentucky Homestead, Domestic Retreat. Children were: William BOYCE II, Thomas Shreve BOYCE, Upton Laurence BOYCE, Martha BOYCE, Ann Wilson BOYCE, Caroline BOYCE.
Charles Upton I SHREVE17,45 was born on 12 Jan 1828 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles Upton Shreve was educated at St. Mary's College in Marion County,Kentucky, in the class of 1845 and subsequently, studied law, and was amember of the first class that graduated from a Louisville law school.Impaired eyesight deterred him from at once practicing his profession,and his activities were later in other fields. In 1857 he engaged inmercantile business and at the same time was one of the editors andpublishers of the first society journal published in Louisville, the "BonTon" He was a senior member the firm of Shreve and Stewart, the firstwoodenware house established in the city,and for a time was interested inthe iron and hardware house of L.L. Shreve & Co. and a member of thebanking firm of J.P. Curtis & Co. and was associated with other localbusiness enterprises. Later he was engaged in coal mining operations inWashington Co., Ind. and in the manufacture of cement at Alton,Illinois. He was President of the Eureka Coal Mining Co and largelyinterested in developing the coal mines of Southern Indiana. The elderShreve died in 1869, leaving the management of his large estate to hisson Charles U. Shreve. He had been a sagacious investor in real estate,had acquired property interests in Louisville and Chicago valued at amillion and a half of dollars. His uncle's large estate was alsocommitted to his care and since 1874 his time has mainly been devotedthese interests.
Prior to the war, Mr. Shreve was an old line Whig and after the party'sdemise, he became a Democrat, although he he has never been active inpolitical affairs. Liberal in his religious views he has inclined to theUnitarian faith, with the Golden Rule as the governing principle of hisaction in all the relations of life. Earlier years of his life, he hada fondness for literature. Poems and prose sketches have been among theproducts of his pen. A gentleman of cultivated tastes, a beautiful home,planned and built under his supervision in such a way as to conform tothat definition of a home which declares it to be " a house whichpartakes of the individuality of the owner", is notable for its artisticand refined elegance. Mr. Shreve was affable in manner, attractive inmanner, attractive in conversation, warm in friendships, fond of outdoorsports and recreation, he lived in a genial atmosphere, and wellsustained the good name and high character of the family to which hebelonged. *
* Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family
* Memorial History of Louisville
John Milton Shreve died at the home of Charles Upton Shreve inLouisville, Kentucky. J.M. was the uncle of C.U. Shreve or half uncle Parents: Thomas Taliaferro SHREVE and Eliza Ann ROGERS.
Spouse: Sallie B. MCCANDLESS. Charles Upton I SHREVE and Sallie B. MCCANDLESS were married on 28 Jan 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Children were: Sallie Truxton SHREVE, Eliza Ann SHREVE, Thomas Taliaferro II SHREVE, Evilena Emerson SHREVE, Minnie Elliot SHREVE, Charles Upton II SHREVE, Leven Laurence SHREVE.
Charles Upton II SHREVE17,45 was born on 29 Jan 1863. Parents: Charles Upton I SHREVE and Sallie B. MCCANDLESS.
David SHREVE.17 Married 10 Feb 1785 Lunenburg co, VA. No name of wife in received information. Parents: William SHREVE II and Catharine MARTIN.
Spouse: unk LNU. David SHREVE and unk LNU were married on 10 Feb 1785 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
David SHREVE.17 Parents: William SHREVE II and Anna SMALLEY.
David SHREVE17,45 was born about 1699. He died after 1735. Parents: Caleb SHREVE and Sarah ARESON.
Eliza SHREVE17,45 was born in Pennsylvania. She died in Massilon, Stark Co., Ohio. see National Archives Series M804 roll #2180 for complete claim on Elizaand father John Shreve.
Spouse: Caleb LNU. Caleb LNU and Eliza SHREVE were married on 7 Sep 1844.
Eliza Ann SHREVE17,45 was born on 6 Jan 1801 in Jessamine Co, KY. She died on 23 Feb 1832 in Ky. Eliza Ann Shreve was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on January 6,1801. Eliza died February 23, 1832 at 31 years of age.( She married JohnMarshall Hewitt February 1, 1818.( Parents: William Martin SHREVE and Mary Elizabeth LAURENCE.
Spouse: John Marshall HEWITT. John Marshall HEWITT and Eliza Ann SHREVE were married on 1 Feb 1818 in Kentucky. Children were: Edward HEWITT, William HEWITT, Thomas HEWITT.
Eliza Ann SHREVE17,45 was born on 1 Mar 1854 in Louisville, KY. She died in Louisville, KY. Parents: Charles Upton I SHREVE and Sallie B. MCCANDLESS.
Spouse: William TRABUE. William TRABUE and Eliza Ann SHREVE were married on 26 May 1876 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Elizabeth (Betsey) SHREVE.17 Parents: William SHREVE II and Catharine MARTIN.
Spouse: David GARRARD. Children were: Boy GARRARD, Lacey GARRARD, David II GARRARD.
Elizabeth SHREVE.17 Parents: William SHREVE II and Anna SMALLEY.
Elizabeth SHREVE17,45 was born after 1722 in Fairfax Co. VA. Parents: William SHREVE I and Freelove DYER.
Spouse: XXX HULLS.
Elizabeth SHREVE17,45 was born about 1764. Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and Anne BERRY.
Spouse: Scade CHANDLER.
Elizabeth SHREVE17,45 was born on 15 Dec 1794. Parents: William SHREVE and Margaret MCVICAR.
Elizabeth Nancy SHREVE17,45 was born on 7 Apr 1824. Parents: William D. SHREVE and Susan BLINCO.
Evilena Emerson SHREVE17,45 was born on 19 Jan 1858. Parents: Charles Upton I SHREVE and Sallie B. MCCANDLESS.
Florence SHREVE17,45 died on 9 Jan 1851 in St Louis, Missouri. Parents: Henry Miller SHREVE and Lydia Ann ROGERS.
Grace SHREVE17,45 was born in 1772 in Burlington Co., NJ. Grace, sister to Benjamin made aff'dt July 22, 1841 and she referred toAmey Shreve. Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and LNU.
Spouse: XXX LIPPINCOTT.
Hampden Zane SHREVE17,45 was born on 8 Apr 1815 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. He died after 1815 in Louisville, Kentucky. Parents: Henry Miller SHREVE and Mary BLAIR.
Harriet Jane SHREVE17,45 was born on 12 Jun 1821. Parents: William D. SHREVE and Susan BLINCO.
Harriet Louisa SHREVE17,45 was born on 28 Nov 1811 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. She died in Jun 1833 in Louisville, Kentucky. Parents: Henry Miller SHREVE and Mary BLAIR.
Spouse: John W. REEL. John W. REEL and Harriet Louisa SHREVE were married on 1 Jul 1830 in Louisville, Kentucky. Children were: Harriett Vairin REEL.
Henry Miller SHREVE17,45 was born on 21 Oct 1785 in Rancocas Creek, Burlington Co., New Jersey. He was born on 21 Oct 1785. He died on 7 Mar 1851 in St. Louis, Missouri. Henry Miller Shreve was the ninth child of Israel Shreve and fifth byMary Cokely, his second wife.
Henry Miller Shreve made his way to New Orleans as a river boat captain.
Col, Israel Shreve was a kinfolk to Judge William Shreve, who also servedin the American Revolutionary as a Major, Lt. Col. and Col., between theyears 1776-1781. Both made their way west. The Shreves were a closelyunited family.
The Shreve Family were associated with the Martin's in
Fayette Co. PA, also. Land owned by Colonel Israel Shreve, who maintained
lands for George Washington, sold to Benjamin Martin in 1738. John F.Martin
purchased land in Fayette Co. in 1731.
The Colonel's son Capt Henry Hiller
Shreve layed out the town of Shreveport, LA. See Fayette Co. History Vol11
page 711
From Encyclopedia Britannica; Henry Miller Shreve, U.S. river captainand pioneer steamboat builder who contributed significantly to developingthe potential of the mississippi waterway system. Shreveport, LA namedfor H.M. Shreve. When his father died in 1799, Henry began to maketrading voyages by keelboat and barge down the Monongahela and Ohiorivers. In 1807 he inaugurated the fur trade between St. Louis andPhiladelphia by way of Pittsburgh and in 1810 he began carrying lead fromGalena, IL near the upper Missippi. He became a stockholder and skipprof the "Enterprise" (the second steamboat on the Missippi), carryingsupplies in 1814 for Andrew Jackson's army and taking part himself in theBattle of New Orleans. In May 1815 the " Enterprise" with Shreve at thehelm became the first steamboat to ascend the Mississippi and Ohio tolouisville, KY. Shreve ; however, saw the need for an entirely new designfor river steamers and had built to his specifications the "Washington"with a flat shallow hull, a high-pressure steam engine on the main deckinstead of in the hold, and a second deck. His round trip in the"Washington" in 1816 from Pittsburgh to New Orleans and back toLouisville definitely established the Mississippi steamboat type. In1827 Shreve was appointed superintendent of western river improvementsand designed the first snag boat to remove from the river system thesunken tree trunks that often wrecked steamboats. In the 1830s heundertook the removal of an accumulated underwater obstruction of the RedRiver known as the Great Raft; his success opened northern Louisiana todevelopment and his workcamp turned into a permanent settlement asShreveport, 1838.
Research by Hazel M. Livingston
He weas the first man to bring a steamboat up the MIssissippi and Ohio
Rivers. He was also the man who smashed the stanglehold Col. Roosevelt
and his partners, Robert Fulton and Edward Livingston were trying toclamp on river transports; he designed the first shallow draft boat ,suitable for
rivers, the " Washington", and fiorsdt proposed the plan of pulling
river 'snags' by which channels are kept safe even today.
Parents: Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War) and Mary COKELY.
Spouse: Mary BLAIR. Henry Miller SHREVE and Mary BLAIR were married on 28 Feb 1811 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Children were: Harriet Louisa SHREVE, Rebecca Ann SHREVE, Hampden Zane SHREVE.
Spouse: Lydia Ann ROGERS. Henry Miller SHREVE and Lydia Ann ROGERS were married in 1847. Children were: Mary SHREVE, Florence SHREVE.
Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War)17,45 was born on 24 Dec 1739 in Burlington Co., NJ. He died on 14 Dec 1799 in Fayette Co., PA. Israel was from Burlington, New Jersey. He was Lt. Col, 2nd NJ, October31, 1775. November 28, 1776 he was Colonel. He retired January 1,1781.
Land owned by Colonel Israel Shreve, who maintained
lands for George Washington, sold to Benjamin Martin in 1738. John F.Martin
purchased land in Fayette Co. in 1731.
The Shreve Family were associated with the Martin's in Fayette Co. PA
British forces had complete control of New Jersey by the end of 1776.They ransacked and looted and burned the homes; including Col. IsraelShreve's. Farmer ; British took over farm, Israel moved to Fayette Co.,PA around 1789.
Researching a battle that involved troops of Col Israel Shreve. Battle of
Cooper's Ferry on 05 April 1778 was a great embarrassment to Shreve. He
wrote at least two letters to George Washington about the matter. I have
copy of one of the letters discussing in great detail (I obtained the
photocopy at Davids Library of the American Revolution at Washington's
Croosing, PA). I have extensive records about this battle which involvedmy
ancestor, Corporal William Jobes, who was wounded and captured there.
*Michael Jobes @@ Genforum Familytreemaker.com
I am descended from Col . William Shreve, Brother of Isreal Shreve, bothof
whom fought in the New Jersey militia during the revolutionary war. Family
history records that Isreal died the same day as did G. Washington. Isreal
died in PA, Washington at Mt. Vernon. Isreal reportedly experienced an
aborition at time of death, and his dying words were, "Washington! It's
Washington!"
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J.V. Thompson Journals, vol. 13, p. 38-39 (will of Israel S hreve)
Note: Thompson states that Israel Shreve is descended fro m Gilbert Jackper G. Anjou's books on this line Vol. XV pa ge 1448 et seq. Use allAnjou material with CAUTION!! Parents: Benjamin SHREVE and Rebecca FRENCH.
Spouse: Grace CURTIS. Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War) and Grace CURTIS were married on 27 Feb 1760 in Burlington Co., NJ. Children were: John SHREVE.
Spouse: Mary COKELY. Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War) and Mary COKELY were married on 10 May 1773 in Philadelphia, Pa. conflicting date of 16 Sept 1773 Children were: Unk SHREVE, Unk SHREVE, Henry Miller SHREVE.
James SHREVE17,45 was born after 1725 in Fairfax Co. VA. Parents: William SHREVE I and Freelove DYER.
James Simpson SHREVE17,45 was born about 1852 in Jessamine Co, KY. He died on 19 Aug 1875 in San Francisco, California. James Simpson Shreve boarded at the home of J.M.V Shreve in Louisville.Joseph Nunez was also a boarder at the same home. Joseph Nunez marriedJuliette, sister to James. James went to San Francisco and married there. Parents: John Milton SHREVE and Susannah Luckett SIMPSON.
Spouse: Mollie MAJOR. James Simpson SHREVE and Mollie MAJOR were married on 9 Apr 1874 in San Francisco, California.
Jane SHREVE17,45 was born on 2 Feb 1799. Parents: William SHREVE and Margaret MCVICAR.
John SHREVE17,45 was born about 1730. Parents: William SHREVE I and Freelove DYER.
John SHREVE17,45 was born in 1759. John served under his father Col Israel Shreve, who retired at only 1/2pay. Parents: Israel SHREVE Colonel (Rev.War) and Grace CURTIS.
John SHREVE17,45 was born on 23 Jul 1791. Parents: William SHREVE and Margaret MCVICAR.
John McVicar SHREVE17,45 was born on 16 Aug 1834 in Monroe Co., Indiana. In 1901 he was living in Quincy, Kansas. Is this the J.M.V Shreve livingin Louisville, Kentucky in 1870's? Joseph Nunez and James S. Shreve wereliving with J.M.V Shreve. Parents: William D. SHREVE and Susan BLINCO.
Spouse: Evelyn MANN. John McVicar SHREVE and Evelyn MANN were married on 16 Nov 1871 in Carthage, Illinois.
Spouse: Alice DUNGEY. John McVicar SHREVE and Alice DUNGEY were married on 18 Nov 1883 in Butler, Kansas. Children were: McVicar B. SHREVE.
John Milton SHREVE17,45 was born on 1 Aug 1811 in Jessamine Co., Nicholasville, Kentucky. He died on 12 Feb 1886 in Louisville, KY. He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. On December 23, 1848 Susannah Luckett and John M had a slave boy, JohnStone.
Negro man Billy, Ann and John M. 1849, Tom, a negroe. January 16, 1850John M and Susannah paid tax fees. *from Jessamine County court records.
John Milton Shreve migrated south and engaged in mercantile business inTexas, leaving his home in Louisville, Ky, June 10, 1835, going to NewOrleans by steamer. While there he met General Stephen Austin, who hadjust been released from prison in Mexico, where he had gone to advocatecertain rights to be granted Texan colonists. At the same time, Mr.Shreve also made the acquaintance of General Zavalla, who had beenSecretary to Santa Anna. Both these gentlemen were bound for Texas andat their solicitation he embarked with them July 8, on board the SanFelipi, for Velasco, at the mouth of the Brazos river. McKinney andWilliams, merchants of Quintana and the largest cotton brokers of thatday, were owners of the vessel, and seeing the danger of the capture ofthe capture of the San Felipi with such important passengers as Austinand Zavalla by the revenue cutter City of Mexico aat that time attemptingto blockade Texas ports directed William Hard, the Captain, while in NewOrleans, to fit her out with two six-pound guns together with smallarms, and to brace her bulwarks with bales of cotton. Thus equipped, shesailed for Velasco, and on her arrival the Mexican cruiser Guerrodemanded her papers, on receiving answer from the San Felipi to "comeand get them," opened fire on her. After a sharp conflict the Guerroattempted to escape, but after an all-night chase was captured by the SanFelipi. When the Mexican cruiser dropped her colors to half-mast, Capt.McKinney called for volunteers to board her. Capt. Haskins, A.J. Harrisand J.M. Shreve answered the call and were instructed to take charge ofher and send the Captain with his papers to the San Felipi. This littlesea fight, so successfully conducted, gave joy to all that section andwas to the people of Texas really the crossing of the Rubicon. At thecommencement of the Texan War, John Milton Shreve was appointed AssistantQuartermaster, with rank of Captain; was present and participated in thebattle of San Jacinta, when Santa Anna was captured. Fear being felt forthis distinguished prisoner's safety, J. M. Shreve was appealed to andgave upper rooms in his residence, which was occupied for some time bySanta Anna, with his guards. Mr. Shreve held various offices of trust nthe Lone Star Republic, was appointed by President Mirabeau lamar ( whosucceeded Houston), recorder of the City of Austin, Travis Co., May26,1841. His commission, signed by President Lamar, is at present amonghis papers. He was elected Chief Clerk of the House of Representativesof the Republic of Texas the first terms of General Houston asPresident. Mr. Shreve was a member of Captain William S. Fisher'sCompany at San Jacinto and on February 7, 1860 was issued DonationCertificate No. 99 for 640 acres of land for having particiated in thebattle. In October 10, 1840 he received Bounty certificate No. 9603 for320 acres of land for his services in the army from March 16 to June 16,1836. He was living in Travis County October 11, 1840 when he sold thecertificate to Morgan C. Hamilton for $320.
Mr. Shreve's first home in Texas was in Velasco. There he was married toSarah Bailey in August, 1836. Mrs.Shreve died in June, 1837. On December4, 1841, he procured license for the practice of law in Texas, butshortly after returned to Kentucky. He married his second wife. He neveragain left Kentucky, and for thirty years prior to his death he lived inor near Louisville, serving many years as Elder of the Christian Church,much beloved and esteemed by all that knew him. John Milton Shreve diedin Louisville, Kentucky at the home of his nephew C.U. Shreve. He isburied in Cave Hill Cemetary in Lot 71, Section H, purchased by hisbrother L.L. Shreve. He was an honorary member of the Texas VeteransAssociation.
From the memoirs of Francis Richard Lubbock, page 33. Mr. Lubbockarrived at Velasco in October, 1836:
My first night was spent in the hotel kept by J.M. Shreve, aKentuckian (subsequently he was chief clerk of the Houston House ofRepresentatives of the republic of Texas and I am assistant) His partnerin the hotel proved to be Benjamin S. Grayson, of my native town,Beaufort. He was a brother of Captain Thomas W. Grayson. We had not seeneach other since our boyhood, and our pleasure was mutual upon meltingafter so long a time in such a far away country. Parents: William Martin SHREVE and Ann BARNETT.
Spouse: Sarah BAILEY. John Milton SHREVE and Sarah BAILEY were married in Aug 1836 in Velasco, Texas.
Spouse: Susannah Luckett SIMPSON. John Milton SHREVE and Susannah Luckett SIMPSON were married on 22 Jun 1843 in Kentucky. Children were: Juliette Ann SHREVE, Tolbert T. SHREVE, Leven Fanning SHREVE, James Simpson SHREVE.
