Reeves, Benjamin Frank

Summary

Father: Austin Smith Reeves
Mother: Matilda Hargett

Birth: 1832, Kentucky
Birth Source: Census

Death:
Death Source:

Spouse1: Mary Ann Jamison, m. 2 Mar 1852 in Bath County, Kentucky

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Narrative

Children of Benjamin Frank Reeves and Mary Ann Jamison:

1. Matilda Reeves, b. 1853
2. Mary Elizabeth Reeves, b. 1 Sep 1856
3. John W. Reeves, b. 1858
4. Miranda Reeves, b. 1861
5. Emily E. Reeves, b. 1865
6. James O. Reeves, b. 1867

Benjamin F. Reeves enlisted as a private in Co. L of the 10th Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry of the Union Army during the Civil War. Military records show that he was a teamster and was captured at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky in March of 1863 and also paroled there at the same time.

Marriage record lists name as both Frank and B. F. Reeves.

Sources

Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979 Family Search
1850 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
1860 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
1870 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
1880 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
US Army Military Records, Civil War