Reeves, William

Summary

Father: John Reeves
Mother: Nancy

Birth: 23 August 1820, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Birth Source: Reeves-Blackmon Bible

Death: 20 July 1863, Vickburg, Mississippi
Death Source: Reeves-Blackmon Bible

Spouse1: Missouri Baskin, about 1843, Lancaster County, South Carolina

Narrative

Children of William Reeves and Missouri Baskin:

1. Martha S Reeves, b. 28 Jan 1844
2. John Reeves, b. c1846
3. Margaret E. Reeves, b. 18 July 1846, m. James Knox Polk Shows
4. Robert Reeves, b. c1848
5. Sarah Reeves, b. c1849
6. Virginia Reeves, b. c1852
7. Mary F. Reeves, b. c1854
8. Emma C. Reeves, b. c1857

The 1858 will of Susan Baskin of Lancaster County mentions "my daughter Missouri Reeves wife of William Reeves."

Missouri Reeves was made administrator for the estate of William Reeves on 28 Sep 1863 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

A Casualty list from the 35th Mississippi Infantry states the Will Reeves of Co. E was severely wounded. The date was 17 May 1863.

Sources

Birth:      Reeves-Blackmon Bible, belonging to Ella Ulmer, granddaughter of John and Susan Reeves Blackmon.
Death:      Reeves-Blackmon Bible, belonging to Ella Ulmer, granddaughter of John and Susan Reeves Blackmon.

1860 Census:  Centre Beat, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Administrators Bonds and Letters, 1858-1908, p79
FamilySearch - 1858 Will - Susan Baskin - Lancaster County, South Carolina Will Book A, p37
U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865 (Ancestry)