Reeves, John Ake

Summary

Father: Reeves, William
Mother: Boren, Catherine

Birth: 31 March, 1855 in Franklin County, Arkansas
Birth Source: Patoka (IL) Register Obituary

Death: 4 January, 1933 in Fayette County, Illinois
Death Source: Patoka (IL) Register Obituary

Spouse1: Haley, Rebecca Ann

Narrative

John married Rebecca Ann Haley 13 February, 1878, in Fayette County, Illinois
Children of John Reeves and Rebecca Ann Haley

1. Jane Reeves b.c. 1878 in Illinois m. Elmus Austin Butler
2. Raford Reeves b. 1884 d. 1888

Research Notes

John's obituary mentions he moved to Illinois from his Arkansas birthplace in 1865 with his parents, indicating his father likely died in Illinois, not Arkansas.
This obituary also mentions John was the last survivor of the thirteen children in his family.
The middle name "Ake" is found in the same 1933 obituary.

Sources

Patoka (IL) Register Obituary, "Shobonier Man Passed Away", Patoka Register (Newspaper), January 13, 1933, page 1, column 2, accessed via NewspaperArchive.com
"Ancestry Of Eliza Jane Reeves, 1819-1884" by Virginia Howell, Middle Tennessee Journal Of Genealogy And History, Vol. 9 #1, Summer 1995, pp.33-35
Illinois Statewide Death Index
Marriage records of Fayette County, Illinois