George R. Reeves

Lord Ryves made his living primarily in wool and textiles and is buried at St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England.

General Robertson was commissioned as a United States military officer by President George Washington and was the co-founder of Fort Nashborough in Tennessee, later named Nashville.

Jane Moore's great-great-grandfather was noted pioneer and co-founder of what is now the State of Tennessee, Colonel William Bean, an acquaintance of famous frontiersmen Daniel Boone and David Crockett.

George Robertson Reeves donated 10 acres of land in Pottsboro, Texas to establish Georgetown Cemetery.

In May 1861 with the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter less than a month old, Reeves organized a company within the 11th Regiment of the Texas Cavalry.

The 11th Texas Cavalary, during most of its military history, reported to Reeves's good friend and fellow Texan, General John A. Wharton and up to Georgian Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler.

His resignation letter stated differences between him and his Brigade Commander and that "I feel that I could more efficiently serve my country in some other capacity than the one I occupy now".

In his remaining days, Reeves was placed in a wooden shed padded with mattresses to protect him from the potential self-inflicted violent tendencies associated with the disease.

In addition, the Masonic Lodge in Pottsboro was named after the former politician and soldier, as is the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #349 in the Sherman/Denison, Texas area.

Several of Colonel Reeves's relatives still live in Grayson County as well as Tyler and Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma City, Louisiana, Colorado and California.