_______________________
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_Clyde ACKERMAN _____|
| m 1945 |
| |_______________________
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|--Cynthia ACKERMAN
| (1954 - ....)
| _Henry William MILLER _+
| | (1889 - 1970) m 1926
|_Zulla Marie MILLER _|
(1927 - ....) m 1945|
|_Violet Fern CAMERON __+
(1895 - 1991) m 1926
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|
_Eldean BECHTOLD ____|
| |
| |__
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|--Gloria Gean BECHTOLD
| (1945 - ....)
| __
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|______ MINNIE _______|
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_Larry Norman CAMERON _+
| (1929 - 2001) m 1950
_Scott Allen CAMERON _|
| (1969 - ....) m 1986 |
| |_Pauline Ruth KABBAGE _
| (1927 - 1991) m 1950
|
|--Mark Allen CAMERON
| (1987 - ....)
| _______________________
| |
|______ LORA __________|
m 1986 |
|_______________________
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_Leroy Jacob REEVES _____|
| (1899 - 1974) m 1920 |
| |__
|
|
|--Leland Ernest REEVES
| (1921 - 2000)
| __
| |
|_Elsie Marjorie SANFORD _|
(1903 - ....) m 1920 |
|__
[2]
Leland Ernest Reeves was born May 26, 1921 in Belgrade, NE. He was the
first of three children born to Elsie Marjorie (Sanford) and LeRoy (Roy)
Jacob Reeves - Leland, Twyla and Gaylen. Red Rock Canyon was 2 u miles
from town and visited/enjoyed by all. Leland attended many picnics at the
Canyon with family members or school classmates. At age seven, Leland was
visiting with his mother, Aunt Maybelle and Uncle Floyd when he
disappeared for a short while. They thought he had fallen into a crack in
the rocks but he soon appeared on his own. He was fine but what a scare
for the adults! Sledding on the schoolhouse hill was another favorite
pastime during the long winter months.
At fifteen, Leland started working on the Hoard Ranch during summer
vacations. He would help with the mowing and stacking of hay and
repairing machinery in rainy weather. In 8th grade, he helped his Grandma
Anna (Springer) Reeves make horseradish to sell. They would fill jars
with horseradish and add vinegar to cover. Leland would sell the jars for
$.25 and never ran short of buyers!
The Reeves moved to Eagle Bend, MN when Leland was seventeen. In the
Fall of '38, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC). His camp
was at Bena on Winnibigoshish Lake. Donald Cameron was at the same camp
in a different company and they became friends. They were kept busy
cutting trails, and wood, tagging trout and keeping track of where they
were caught for the U of M. They walked through the woods
counting deer for the Conservation Dept., State of MN.
Wadena was the destination for the family move in 1939. Leland did a
lot of hitchhiking during '40 & '41. In September 1941, he hitchhiked to
Oregon. His Uncle Wilmer took him to the pear orchard but the fruit
wasn't ripe yet. He caught a bad cold and his Grandma Anna nursed him
back to health. When well, he went to Portland and worked in Libby's
Cannery, canning pears until November. He traveled to Redding, CA where
his Uncle Earl helped him find a job for Pacific General Electric. The
company was tunneling through the mountain so water could be diverted
down through 20 miles of canal to run the turbine.
Hitchhiking again, he returned to Oregon and on December 5, 1941 he
started his return trip to Minnesota. He caught a ride from Ogden, UT to
Cheyenne, WY with a salesman. On December 8, he arrived in Belgrade to
see the Sanfords. Leland's parents drove down for Christmas and brought
him back to MN. The kids rode on the open flat-bed, against the cab, of
their '37 Ford truck. They piled on the blankets and managed to make it
home unfrozen!
With the truck, Roy and Leland worked for the Peterson-Biddick Grain
Elevator. They imported many items the farmers needed but couldn't raise,
such as salt licks. They also hauled lumber and stacked it to air-dry for
the Miricle Saw Mill. This kept them busy until September.
Leland met Garnet Pauline Cameron in Staples. Garnet was the sister
of Donald and one of twelve children. She was the head cook at the Motley
School. The 'hang-out' was the RR Depot where the young people could talk
until all hours. Theirs was a short courtship of two weeks! They married
February 15, 1942 at the Cameron home in Cushing, MN. After the ceremony
everyone went to a movie in Little Falls. While all enjoyed the movie,
nature had its own show as it snowed 6" so the return home took awhile.
The snow must have been 'Good Luck' as their marriage lasted fifty years.
In September 1942, Leland joined the US Army, had his basic training
at Fort Snelling (Sept-Dec) and combat training at Camp Swift (Dec-Sept
'43) near Austin, TX. He was stationed in Italy (via North Africa for a
month). One day he and his sergeant hauled water back to the camp. After
fetching the water, the sergeant said, "Now we can have an apple." It was
a crab apple preserved in liquor - not bad!
Leland arrived in Naples on September 3, 1943, where he pulled port
duty, guarding the ships that were being unloaded. In December, he went
to the Replacement Center and joined the II Corps. He followed the front
all the way through, directing traffic, with gunfire and bombs bursting
all around as a constant reminder of where he was. They had the phone
line repaired daily, as a shell would land on it during the night - no
wireless back then! He traveled by motorcycle at night with no lights on
- a challenging experience! He liked the cities of Rome and Florence but
never returned to see them in peacetime. September 1, 1945 he left Naples
and was discharged September 15, 1945.
From October to December, Leland drove a milk/ice truck in Wadena.
December '45 to the Spring of '47, Leland drove milk truck for the
Westside Creamery in Little Falls. He went to work for Larson Watercraft
(Crestliner) but his ears couldn't take the riveting noise under the
boats.
Summer of '47, Leland came down to the cities and stayed with his sister
Twyla's family. He worked for Montgomery Wards through the summer plus
went to school to become a telegraph operator which he had tried for in
the Army. His ears heard 'outside' noises so he couldn't be an operator.
From Fall '47 -'53, Leland worked as a mechanist for Minneapolis Moline
and Foley Manufacturing at the same time. During a short layoff, he
worked an air compressor at Cornelious.
FMC (Northern Pump) had his mechanist skills from '53 to '84.
In November of 1949, Lee and Garnet purchased their home at 7975 Long
Lake Rd.. The house was built in '41 or '42 and they moved in January
1950. They raised their five children in Mounds View, MN - Robert,
LeRoy, Gary, Larry and Nancy. Leland and Garnet have 21 grandchildren and
34 great grandchildren.
Lee and Garnet bought a lake lot in 1971 that was enjoyed by many. Family
gatherings are well remembered with swimming, boating, fishing and good
food. There was always family around to enjoy whether at home or at the
lake!
Since retiring in 1984, Leland had spent his winters in Tucson, AZ.
Garnet enjoyed being away from the winter weather but not her family.
They made many, many friends in Tucson. One special friend, Al, got
Leland interested in woodcarving. Leland also cut objects out of wood
(like lawn ornaments and clocks) and Garnet painted/stained them. His
latest project was making hanging lamps out of sewer pipes and planters.
Garnet's hobbies included: painting wood and cloth, sewing, knitting,
crocheting and sewing & tying quilts. Many family members and friends
have objects made with love done by these two special people. Garnet
passed away August 10, 1992 due to lung cancer.
Leland continued his annual treks to Tucson. Long-time friend Goody
Watkins became his companion. They enjoyed traveling, casinos, crossword
puzzles, eating out and each other's children (Goody had nine). Goody
passed away April 2, 2000 from intestinal cancer.
Shortly after Goody's passing, Leland found out he had lung cancer which
had spread to his hip. It was terminal. He lived for five months, had a
good attitude, enjoyed his children and grandchildren's visits, crossword
puzzles, playing cribbage, giving advice and trips to the casinos. Lee
died October 6, 2000.
_Larry Floyd REEVES _____+
| (1951 - ....) m 1970
_Scott Daniel REEVES _|
| (1975 - ....) |
| |_Mary Scribner ANDERSON _+
| (1952 - ....) m 1970
|
|--Zachariah David REEVES
| (1996 - ....)
| _________________________
| |
|_Natalie Dawn HANSON _|
(1975 - ....) |
|_________________________