She was the first woman physician in Nebraska. Her practice was in Omaha. Known for assisting the poor who could not afford a doctor's care.
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1850 Madison, Iowa, USA - Elizabeth Reeves 46, William Reeves 20 farming, Cameron Reeves 28, Jesse Reeves 18, General Was Reeves 12
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Dr. Elizabeth Reeves, 1799 - 1892
Elizabeth Reeves was born in Grayson County, Virginia in 1799.
According to an unsubstantiated family letter, she was married to George Reeves at age 12. They had 14 children.
In 1854, with some of her family, she came to Omaha, becoming Nebraska's first practicing physician, delivering the first three babies born here.
She considered it her special life's work to minister to the poor.
She died on December 30, 1892, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Saphrona and A. D. Jones (Omaha's first postmaster).
According to her obituary, she left "many friends, especially among the poorer classes, to mourn her death".
We do not know what formal medical training she received before coming to Omaha, and she may have been a skilled midwife rather than a physician. However, formal medical training then was a rarity, especially on the frontier.
Historic marker dedicated on May 27, 1985
Contributor: Nicole (46635797)
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1850 Madison, Iowa, USA - Elizabeth Reeves 46, William Reeves 20 farming, Cameron Reeves 28, Jesse Reeves 18, General Was Reeves 12
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Transcription of the paper that was posted as a photo by someone else.
Dr. Elizabeth Reeves, 1799 - 1892
Elizabeth Reeves was born in Grayson County, Virginia in 1799.
According to an unsubstantiated family letter, she was married to George Reeves at age 12. They had 14 children.
In 1854, with some of her family, she came to Omaha, becoming Nebraska's first practicing physician, delivering the first three babies born here.
She considered it her special life's work to minister to the poor.
She died on December 30, 1892, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Saphrona and A. D. Jones (Omaha's first postmaster).
According to her obituary, she left "many friends, especially among the poorer classes, to mourn her death".
We do not know what formal medical training she received before coming to Omaha, and she may have been a skilled midwife rather than a physician. However, formal medical training then was a rarity, especially on the frontier.
Historic marker dedicated on May 27, 1985
Contributor: Nicole (46635797)
She was the first woman physician in Nebraska. Her practice was in Omaha. Known for assisting the poor who could not afford a doctor's care.
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1850 Madison, Iowa, USA - Elizabeth Reeves 46, William Reeves 20 farming, Cameron Reeves 28, Jesse Reeves 18, General Was Reeves 12
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Transcription of the paper that was posted as a photo by someone else.
Dr. Elizabeth Reeves, 1799 - 1892
Elizabeth Reeves was born in Grayson County, Virginia in 1799.
According to an unsubstantiated family letter, she was married to George Reeves at age 12. They had 14 children.
In 1854, with some of her family, she came to Omaha, becoming Nebraska's first practicing physician, delivering the first three babies born here.
She considered it her special life's work to minister to the poor.
She died on December 30, 1892, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Saphrona and A. D. Jones (Omaha's first postmaster).
According to her obituary, she left "many friends, especially among the poorer classes, to mourn her death".
We do not know what formal medical training she received before coming to Omaha, and she may have been a skilled midwife rather than a physician. However, formal medical training then was a rarity, especially on the frontier.
Historic marker dedicated on May 27, 1985
Contributor: Nicole (46635797)
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1850 Madison, Iowa, USA - Elizabeth Reeves 46, William Reeves 20 farming, Cameron Reeves 28, Jesse Reeves 18, General Was Reeves 12
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Transcription of the paper that was posted as a photo by someone else.
Dr. Elizabeth Reeves, 1799 - 1892
Elizabeth Reeves was born in Grayson County, Virginia in 1799.
According to an unsubstantiated family letter, she was married to George Reeves at age 12. They had 14 children.
In 1854, with some of her family, she came to Omaha, becoming Nebraska's first practicing physician, delivering the first three babies born here.
She considered it her special life's work to minister to the poor.
She died on December 30, 1892, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Saphrona and A. D. Jones (Omaha's first postmaster).
According to her obituary, she left "many friends, especially among the poorer classes, to mourn her death".
We do not know what formal medical training she received before coming to Omaha, and she may have been a skilled midwife rather than a physician. However, formal medical training then was a rarity, especially on the frontier.
Historic marker dedicated on May 27, 1985
Contributor: Nicole (46635797)
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