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James Melton "Jim" Reeves 1887 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1887

Birth Location: , Union, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: Feb 1972

Death Location: Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Reeves

Mother: Lelah Shaw

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James Melton "Jim" Reeves was born in 1887 in , Union, Louisiana, USA, the child of William Jasper Reeves and Lelah Shaw. James Melton "Jim" Reeves passed away in 1972 in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Melton "Jim" Reeves was born in 1887 in , Union, Louisiana, USA, the child of William Jasper Reeves and Lelah Shaw.
  • James Melton "Jim" Reeves passed away in 1972 in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA.

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James Reeves's Ancestors

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James Reeves
1887 – 1972
Birth Place: , Union, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Jasper Reeves
1855 – 1928
Warrior Stand, Macon, Alabama, USA
Lelah Shaw
1865 – 1948
Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Milton) Reeves
1826 – 1864
Georgia
Gladdis (Alice "Alley" REEVES) Murdock
1827 – 1905
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Reeves
1794 – 1854
Mary Singleton
1785 – 1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reeves
1780 – 1850

James Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1887
31 Jan 1887
Birth of James Melton "Jim" Reeves in , Union, Louisiana, USA
, Union, Louisiana, USA
1972
Feb 1972
Age 85
Death of James Melton "Jim" Reeves in Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA
Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1887
    Event Place: , Union, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1972
    Event Place: Bernice, Union, Louisiana, USA

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