Taken from "Rogers' History of Mercer County," 1911, pp 503-504
Hannah J. Hart, widow of John Reeves, now lives upon the farm with one of her sons, Gus. She is a daughter of W. M. Hart, was born on February 1, 1834, married February 19, 1854, and is said to be the oldest settler now living in the county. Her brother, James F., is said to be the oldest living native residing in the county. When her people first came to the county they lived largely on venison, and her father went to Brunswick to mill. He was a bee hunter, getting most of his living from the sales of beeswax, strained from wild honey. The hogs then ran wild upon the acorns and got fat. One time two [Indian women] visited her stepmother and, while the latter was getting dinner, one of them undertook to run the spinning wheel, but had little success. Indians would stop for the night at times, wrapping themselves in blankets and sleeping before the fireplace. When they ate meat and bread they preferred them separately.
Mrs. Reeves is the mother of the following children: Mrs. Eugene Moss, born August 14, 1855; Gus, born June 12, 1857; Mrs. Lavona Williams, born July 2, 1859; Mrs. Octava Lowe, born September 19, 1861, died November 4, 1904; Ida and Ada, twins, born August 5, 1863, Ada died at eight months; Lucurgus, born April 21, 1866, died November 27, 1866; Mrs. Cora Higgins, born October 21, 1867; Charles, born May 18, 1869; Alma, born November 7, 1873.
(On pages 281,283 of this book:)
Aunt Hannah Reeves, who now lives four miles west of Princeton, is 76 years of age and has been in the county since the year 1839, when her parents immigrated hither. She was born in Ray county, Missouri. James E. Hart, her brother, lives seven miles northwest of Princeton. He was born in the county shortly after his parents settled here. He is full of years but still vigorous enough to chase foxes on horse-back.