Reeves, John Durdan

Summary

Father: Richard Elwell Reeves
Mother: Eliza Miller

Birth: 1826, Tennessee
Birth Source: 1850 Census, Henderson County, Tennessee

Death: 1859, Henderson County, Tennessee
Death Source: July 27, 1866 letter by Richard Elwell Reeves

Spouse1: Nancy Davis

Narrative

Children of John Durdan Reeves and Nancy Davis:

1. Henry C. Reeves, b. 1848
2. R. Thomas Reeves, b. 1850
3. Jesse Reeves, b. 1854
4. John Buchanan Reeves, b. 1856
5. Legrande Reeves, b.1859

According to a letter dated 27 Jul 1866 written by Richard Elwell Reeves, his son John D. died in 1859 nine days after being cut. The cut presumably became infected. The original of that letter is in the possession of TRP member Billy Fred Reeves.

Research Notes

Sources

1850 Census - District 16, Henderson County, Tennessee
1860 Census - District 16, Henderson County, Tennessee (HOH Nancy Reeves)
1870 Census - District 15, Henderson County, Tennessee (HOH Nancy Reeves)
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 of John B. Reeves (Mother's maiden name)
July 27, 1866 letter by Richard Elwell Reeves
Line of Descent information taken from the historical Reeves DNA Project web pages on Rootsweb — 31 Dec 2019