Reeves, James Nelson

Summary

Father: Austin Smith Reeves
Mother: Matilda Hargett

Birth: 3 Jan 1834, Mason County, Kentucky
Birth Source: Census and Gravestone in Wylie Cemetery

Death: 4 Oct 1908, Wylie, Collin County, Texas
Death Source: Gravestone in Wylie Cemetery

Spouse1: Ellen Josephine Martin

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Narrative

Children of James Nelson Reeves and Ellen Josephine Martin:

1. John Reeves, b. 1859
2. Minerva Reeves, b. 4 Apr 1862
3. William T. Reeves, b. 1867
4. Robert H. Reeves, b. 1869
5. Joseph W. Reeves, b. 1870
6. Martha A. Reeves, b. 1873
7. Mary E. Reeves, b. 1876

James Reeves served as a private in the 110th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry of the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

Sources

1850 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
1870 Census - Jefferson County, Illinois
1880 Census - Collin County, Texas
1900 Census - Collin County, Texas
Texas Death Certificate of Minerva Jane Reeves Clark
Findagrave - photo of James N. Reeves Gravestone