Reeves, William R.

Summary

Father: Reuben Reeves
Mother: Nancy Fox

Birth: 17 Aug 1823, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Birth Source: Family Bible, Census, Location - U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments

Death: 8 May 1896, Oak Level, Kentucky
Death Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970

Spouse1: Pricilla Jane Reed
Spouse2: Louisa/Eliza Wallace, m. 15 Sep 1870

Narrative

Children of William Reeves and Pricilla Jane Reed:

1. James Reeves, b. 17 Jan 1854
2. David Reeves, b. 6 Aug 1855
3. John C. Reeves, b. 23 Jan 1857
4. Hugh Arant Reeves, b. 17 Apr 1859
5. Nancy Emaline Reeves b. 29 Mar 1861
6. Pricely Z. Reeves, b. c1864
7. Mary E. Reeves, b. c1868

Children of William Reeves and Louisa Wallace:

1. Isora Reeves, b. c1872
2. Robert L Reeves, b. 4 July 1874
3. Absalom Reeves, b. Apr 1877

Pricilla Jane Reed's name from James and Hugh's birth and death record. A number of the other children's records also mention her.

William Reeves enlisted on 5 Apr 1847 in the 16th Regiment of the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. He received an honorable discharge on the 7th of Aug 1848.

Sources

Birth:        Family Bible in RW pension file of Daniel Fox
Birth:        Location: U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 (Ancestry.com)
Census:     1850 Census - Marshall County, Kentucky
                   1860 Census - Marshall County, Kentucky
                   1870 Census - Marshall County, Kentucky
                   1880 Census - Marshall County, Kentucky
Marriage: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910 (Ancestry.com)
                   Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 (Ancestry.com)
Death:       U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 (Ancestry.com)