Reeve, Nathan S.

Summary

Father: Selah Reeve
Mother:

Birth: c1816, New York
Birth Source: Census

Death: 16 Oct 1903, Dayton, Ohio
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Mary D. Hobbie, m. 19 Jan 1854, Washington, DC

Narrative

Nathan apparently went to Union College in New York as the student list of 1835 lists Nathan S. Reeve, of Newburgh, in room 41 N as a Junior.

In 1860, he is listed as Mr. N Reeve, attorney at law, age 40, on the census. His wife Mary was age 26.

Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb 1862
We are glad to learn that the report of the rejection of Captain Nathan Reeve by the Senate of the United States is not true. We are assured, upon the best authority, that he will be confirmed when his nomination is reached.

It seems however that some claiming to be acquaintances of his sent letters to those in authority stating that he was a southern sympathizer and this caused enough controversy that he had to submit a number of letters of recommendation and re-request his government position. A lengthy article written by him in Detroit Free Press, 25 Jun 1862 includes copies of letters and description of the situation.

Evening star, 3 Mar 1898
REEVE. Entered into rest, suddenly, on Wednesday, March 2, 1898, MARY, wife of NATHAN REEVE, and daughter of the late Honorable SELAH R. HOBBIE.
Funeral services at St. John's Church Saturday. Burial private.

The record from National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers indicates he was a Captain who enlisted 21 Oct 1861 in Washington, DC and was discharged 26 Apr 1862 due to medical issues. He was a lawyer by occupation and widowed by the time he entered the veteran home in 1900. At that point, he was living with a nephew, Selah R. McLaren in Ohio.

The Dayton Herald, 15 Sep 1903
S. R. Mcclaren, Esq., of Toledo, was here yesterday to visit his uncle, Capt., Nathan Reeve, A. A. G. U. S., who is now in the hospital in a very feeble condition. Mr. Reeve is 87 years old. He held a responsible position in the Treasury Department at Washington, for 20 years, until he came to the Home about three years ago.

The Dayton Herald, 17 Oct 1903
Nathan Reeve, late captain and assistant adjutant general, U. S. Vols., is in the hospital, very sick, and may not recover.

The Dayton Herald, 20 Oct 1903
October 16-Nathan Reeve, late captain and assistant adjutant general U. S. Vol., aged 87 years. The remains were shipped to Washington, D. C., for burial.

Nathan's death is recorded both in Washington DC and Montgomery County, Ohio.

Research Notes

Mary was probably a cousin on his of some sort as her father's name was Selah Reeve Hobbie. He was probably the son of Selah Reeve's sister Deborah who married Drake "Hobby."

Sources

Marriage1:  FamilySearch - District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Death:        FamilySearch - District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961
                   FamilySearch - Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001
Burial:       Findagrave - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia

1850 Census:  Newburgh, Orange County, New York
1860 Census:  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb 1862
Detroit Free Press, 25 Jun 1862
The Dayton Herald, 15 Sep 1903
The Dayton Herald, 17 Oct 1903
The Dayton Herald, 20 Oct 1903

FamilySearch - United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Findagrave - Mary Hobbie Reeve - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia
U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924 (Ancestry)