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John Wilson Reeves 1894 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1964

Death Location: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

Father: Wilson Reeves

Mother: Phoebe Gribble

Spouse(s): Berdine Ow

Children(s): Keith Reeves

According to available records, John Wilson Reeves was born in 1894 in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA, the child of Wilson R Reeves and Phoebe Annaretta Gribble. Following those early years, John Wilson Reeves married Berdine Ow, and their family grew to include Keith Wilson Reeves. In the later years of life, John Wilson Reeves died in 1964 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA.

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Parents

Wilson Reeves
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
WR
Phoebe Gribble
1854 – 1934
Birth Location: Texas
PG

Spouses(s)

Berdine Ow
1897 – 1980
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
BO

Children(s)

Keith Reeves
1925 – 2013
Birth Location: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
KR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Cherokee County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Columbus Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Cherokee County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1923
    Event Place: Chanute
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_104; Line: 15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Arkansas, Arkansas, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Arkansas, Cowley, Kansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340432

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03021; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-41

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Ottawa, Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03021; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-41

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Vandalia . 111.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Sharon, Fayette, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 Jan 1964
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Wichita Eagle - 19 Jan 1964 - Page 24, Obituary for JOHN W REEVES 19 Jan 1964

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chanute, Kans
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Dorado, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Wichita Eagle; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1964; Publication Place: Wichita, Kansas, USA; ,0.50232255,0.49016842,0.63047916&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Jan 1964
    Event Place: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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