EAVES FAMILY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

REUNION 2013

Are you interested in your EAVES heritage? Are you at a brick wall in your research? Would you like help in your research. If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then YOU need to make plans to attend the Annual EAVES Family National Association Reunion. One is being held in the Irmo, South Carolina area.

SO make plans to attend. The EFNA has been in existence since

"In 1978, in his quest to find out more about his Eaves line, Dr. Robert (Bob) Wendell Eaves Sr., of Washington, DC, (born in Rutherford County, NC) became acquainted with Curtis and Gladys Jacobs of Fields, LA. In 1976 Bob Eaves had organized a successful reunion in Spindale, NC. Descendents of his great-great grandfather, Andrew Eaves attended. After much correspondence between the Jacobs and Bob Eaves, Bob started to plan a reunion in Spindale, NC in the summer of 1979 and invite as many Eaves and Eaves descendents as he and the Jacobs could contact. Spindale was selected because of the vast majority of Eaves contacted were descendents of Graves Eaves II, who came from Brunswick County, Virginia and settled in Rutherford County, NC in 1775.

Unfortunately Bob Eaves Sr passed away in January 1979 before he could fulfill his dream of a reunion for the descendents of Graves Eaves II. Although he could not get the reunion back on track for 1979 Bob Eaves Jr., (son of Bob Eaves Sr.,) of Atlanta, GA after meeting with the Jacobs, organized what was to be the first nationwide Eaves Family reunion. The first reunion was held at the Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC. At one time Andrew Eaves (mentioned above) owned land at the community called “Frog Level” and it is believed that part of the college campus is on that property.

Besides notifying everyone on Dr. Bob’s list and the Jacob’s list, Bob Jr., sent notices to 97 newspapers mostly in the Sunbelt states. A terrific response was received from these announcements and approximately 150 “cousins” showed up with 127 signing the register for the first reunion on June 22, 1980. Fourteen states (NC, SC, GA, FL, MD, OK, CA, TN, KY, MS, NY, AL, AR, and IL) were represented at the reunion.

SO, if you are an Eaves, married an Eaves or have Eaves somewhere in your family tree, please make plans to attend the Eaves Family National Association (EFNA) Reunion to be held August 2 – 4, 2013 in Irmo, South Carolina at the Wingate Hotel See information below:


WHEN: August 2 – 4, 2013

WHERE: Wingate Hotel
217 Lanneau Court – Harbison Blvd
Columbia, SC
803-407-6166
800-826-5570
http://www.columbiawi.com/location.aspx

RATES $79.00 per night plus taxes (TELL THEN YOU ARE WITH
the Eaves Reunion to get this rate)

HOSTS: Don & Courtney Eaves - phone (704) 519-8842
email address- eldereaves@yahoo.com

FRIDAY NIGHT – Meet & Greet social time - dinner on your own
Several restaurants nearby.
Monterey Mexican which is right beside
the hotel. Many restaurants across the
street at the mall food courtwhich is
adjacent to the hotel.

SATURDAY MORNING - Annual meeting in the morning. Break out in the afternoon for research, sight seeing, etc.

SATURDAY EVENING – Group dinner – Ryan’s Restaurant

An agenda will be available at check in on Friday night and also at the annual meeting Saturday morning.