James
Madison
Reeves
Born in Mount Solon, VA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Stombock Reeves
and Mary Jane (Ryan) Reeves
Brother of
Catherine Ann (Reeves) Landes, Nathan Reeves, David Reeves, George Washington Reeves, Rebecca (Reeves) Revercomb and Thomas Randolph Reeves [half]
Husband of
Mary Jane (Dennison) Reeves
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 65
in Mount Solon, VA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2016
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Biography
James was born in 1836. James Reeves Enlisted in the Confederate army on 8 May 1861 as a private in Company C 5th Infantry Regiment. He was at Harpers Ferry serving under Captain Doyle. After the war he married Mary J Dennison in 1865 and continued to farm his land. He passed away at home in 1902. He is buried at Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church, Mount Solon, VA.
Sources
1840 Census Ancestry.com tombstone photo
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7S-PQ2 : 11 February 2018), James Madison Reeves and Mary Jane Denison, 09 Nov 1865; citing Augusta, Virginia, reference No. 1777; FHL microfilm 30,416.
Reeves-4890 23:57, 13 March 2018 (EDT)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Dottie Matter 
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~3.12%
James Landes :
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~1.56%
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