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Reeve, Mary Lyman, 1882-1959

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1959

Biographical History

Mary Lyman Reeve (1882-1959) was a school teacher in San Juan County, Utah. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mary Lyman Reeve was born August 3, 1882 in Bluff, San Juan County, Utah to Platte DeAlton Lyman and Adelia Robison. She attended the Brigham Young Academy in the winter of 1900-1901 but had to take time off in 1902 because of a very serious fever. Once recovered, she recommenced at the academy to study nursing. She came back to Bluff to work as the Postmaster there from 1905-1913, during which time she also taught school in Grayson, Utah from 1909-1911. In 1913 she was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A year after she returned, she was introduced to John Reeve and married him on May 18, 1915. She had been told that because of her fever in 1902, she would be unable to have children, but she had five with John. Mary died at the age of 77 in Salt Lake City on the 6th of November, 1959.

Citation:
www.blufffort.org, 2017-06-23 (b. 1882-08-03, d. 1959-11-06, parents Platte DeAlton Lyman and Adelia Robison, B.Y. academy 1900-01, fever in 1902, Bluff postmaster 1905-1913, taught in Grayson 1909-11, mission 1913-14, married John Reeve, 5 kids).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Rosanne Keeler collection of Utah pioneer interview transcriptions

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232578960]
Identifier: MSS 9027
Content Description Interview transcriptions by Keeler of Utah pioneers, typed transcriptions of which were found on microfilm in Special Collections. Includes a list of interview questions. Interviews were done as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project for the Utah History Records Survey of 1936. Most interviews were by Keeler's grandmother, Mary Lyman Reeve. Interviewees include: Nathan Bradley Badger, Ellen Bird, Isabel King Rogers, Willis Eugene Robison, Nicholus Gurley Teeples,...
Dates: 1936-1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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