A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Benjamin Reeves
Newspaper article, from the Wanamaker manuscript:
BEN REEVES DIED FROM AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES
Ben Reeves died Wednesday afternoon, the result of injuries received in an auto wreck early Monday morning, the direct cause being septic meningitis. At the time of going to press no funeral arrangements have been made.
The accident happened between Fairfax and Craig [Mo.] about four o’clock Monday morning, and Paul Reeves [his cousin, grandson of B.P. Reeves] was at the wheel. The car left the pavement on level ground and crashed into a large electric light pole, breaking it off at the base.
Ben was taken to a St. Joe hospital where his injuries were cared for and he returned to Hamburg about noon Tuesday. It was not thought that his condition was serious until Wednesday morning, when he took a sudden change for the worse. Ben’s nose was smashed badly and he had an injury to his leg and some bruises. His companion, Paul Reeves, was only slightly injured. The car was badly wrecked by the impact but not a glass was broken.
Ben Reeves was a popular young man in the community, and had under his charge large farm interests. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Reeves and two sisters, Mrs. A. R. Wanamaker and Mrs. Jack Good to morn [sic] his sudden departure.
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