Reeves, Alvin Sr.

Summary

Father: Nathan Reeves
Mother: Rachel Brandy

Birth: 25 Jun 1920, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky
Birth Source: World War II Draft Registration

Death: 14 Mar 1985, Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio
Death Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File

Spouse1: Frances Eva Jackson, m. June 4, 1949 in Portsmouth, Ohio

Narrative

On 27 Nov 1942 Alvin Reeves enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served during World War II and was wounded in 1945.

Research Notes

Note that while several records state he was born in 1920, the 1930 census lists him as 8 years old.

Although the parents of Alvin's father Nathan Reeves are unknown, Y-DNA establishes that he descends from the Reeve(s) family of George Reeve of Prince William County, Virginia. That descendant's Y-DNA is a match to members of DNA Group 10 whose members are documented as part of that family.

Sources

World War II Draft Registration (Ancestry.com)
1920 Census - Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky (HOH Rachel Ewing)
1930 Census - Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
1940 Census - Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
1950 Census - Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954 (Ancestry.com)
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File (Ancestry.com)