Rieves, Wiley James

Summary

Father: Elijah Rieves
Mother: Mary "Polly" Stallings

Birth: 29 Nov 1839, Tennessee
Birth Source: Headstone

Death: 13 Jun 1910
Death Source: Headstone

Spouse1: Amanda F. Johnson, m. 23 Dec 1856, Maury County, Tennessee

Narrative

Children of Wiley James Rieves and Amanda F. Johnson:

1. Mary Ella Reeves, b. 27 Aug 1857, m. Mr. Long
2. Nancy L. Reeves, b. c1861
3. Elijah W. Reeves, b. 25 Jun 1871
4. Cassa M. Reeves, b. c1874
5. Helena A. Reeves, b. 1876, m. Mr. Blain

Brother T J Rieves's Civil War record mentions that Wiley was a confederate soldier. He joined Co. K of the 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry as a Private, and ended as a Sergeant.

This family seems to have switched to Reeves.

Sources

Birth:        Headstone, Riverside Cemetery, Greer County, Oklahoma
Marriage: Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (FamilySearch)
Death:        Headstone, Riverside Cemetery, Greer County, Oklahoma
Census:      1850 Census - Maury County, Tennessee
                   1880 Census - Collin County, Texas
                   1900 Census - Greer County, Oklahoma
                   1910 Census - Greer County, Oklahoma
History: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Ancestry)