Reeves_William_C_3887

Reeves, William C.

Summary

Father: William Reeves, Jr.
Mother: Ruth Campbell

Birth: 1839, Smith County, Tennessee
Birth Source: Census and Biography

Death: 15 Apr 1920, Womble, Arkansas
Death Source: Civil War Military Records

Spouse1: Emily Jones, m. c1855
Spouse2: Unknown (married x 3 per 1910 census)
Spouse3: Hannah Frances Petty, m. 23 Nov 1865 in Montgomery County, Arkansas
Spouse4: Mrs. Emeline Hammond, m. 16 Nov 1914 in Montgomery County, Arkansas

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Narrative

Children of William Reeves and Hannah Frances Petty:

1. David E. Reeves, b. 3 May 1867, d. 14 Feb 1886
2. Alice J. Reeves, b. 1868, m. Sam Waldrop
3. Martha L. Reeves, b. 1870
4. John T. Reeves, b. 1877
5. Naomi E. Reeves, b. 1883, m. Unk Wattenbarger

Enlisted as corporal in Company A, Arkansas 1st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army on 14 Feb 1863. Later promoted to Full Sergeant.

In the 1870 census of Montgomery County, Arkansas, William Reeves' occupation is recorded as Sheriff.

Sources

1850 Census - Smith County, Tennessee
Smith County, TN Court Minutes 1855-1868, Estate of William Reeves
1870 Census - Montgomery County, Arkansas
1880 Census - Montgomery County, Arkansas
1900 Census - Montgomery County, Arkansas
1920 Census - Montgomery County, Arkansas
Goodspeed's Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas, pub. 1891
U.S. Army Civil War Records

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