Reeves, Jesse Bower

Summary

Father: Jesse Reeves
Mother: Mary Bower

Birth: 1819, Ashe County, North Carolina
Birth Source: 1833 Will of Jesse Reeves

Death: probably 1863 at the Seige of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Death Source: Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865

Spouse1: Unknown
Spouse2: Alvia Johnson, m. 17 Jul 1855 in Ashe County NC

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Narrative

Child of Jesse Reeves and Unknown Wife:

1. Camilla Reeves, b. 1849

Child of Jesse Reeves and Alvia Johnson:

1. Mary Reeves, b. 1859

Jesse Reeves is listed on the U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865, as serving in the Vicksburg Campaign and on May 16, 1863 was among those who fought at Baker's Creek but the list does not indicate that he died in that battle.

Research Notes

Sources

1833 Will of Jesse Reeves
1850 Census - Ashe County, North Carolina (HOH Mary Reeves, mother)
1860 Census - Ashe County, North Carolina
Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865