John Vinton Reeves (1838 - 1865)

Born 1838 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Jan 1865 at about age 27 in De Valls Bluff, Prairie, Arkansas, United States

Biography

John Reeves has English ancestors.

2nd Lt John Reeves served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Nov 29, 1864
Mustered out: Jan 29, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment

John was born in 1838. He is the son of Michael Reeves and Martha Harrington. He was a 2nd lieutenant in Company C, 3rd Minnesota Infantry in the US Civil War.^[1][2] He died at DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas, on January 29, 1865, and was buried there the same day. His remains were later transferred to Little Rock National Cemetery.^[3][4]

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Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Minnesota Civil War Muster Rolls. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F9TR-TM6 : accessed 9 December 2014), John V. Reeves, 1861-1865; citing military unit 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Soldier Union, NARA microfilm publication M546, roll 7, multiple microfilm publications, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 821,936.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. (Original records transferred to NARA: Burial Registers, compiled 1867-2006, documenting the period 1831-2006. ARC ID: 5928352. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Quartermaster General. (09/18/1947–08/01/1962). Burial Registers of Military Post and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862–ca. 1960. ARC ID: 4478151. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

See also:

• "Minnesota, Territorial Census, 1857," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/3DMN-8T2 : accessed 8 December 2014), John Reaves in household of Michiel Reaves, ; citing line , NARA microfilm publication T1175, Central Plains Region, National Archives, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4L5-K5Q : accessed 9 December 2014), John Reeves in household of Michael D Reeves, Pleasant Grove, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 110, household ID 833, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,572.

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