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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

John Wilson Reeves was born in 1894 in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA, the child of Wilson R Reeves and Phoebe Annaretta Gribble. John Wilson Reeves married Berdine Ow, and had children including Keith Wilson Reeves. John Wilson Reeves passed away in 1964 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wilson Reeves was born in 1894 in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA, the child of Wilson R Reeves and Phoebe Annaretta Gribble.
  • John Wilson Reeves married Berdine Ow, and had children including Keith Wilson Reeves.
  • John Wilson Reeves passed away in 1964 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

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

John Reeves's Ancestors

Self
John Reeves
1894 – 1964
Birth Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Parents
Wilson R Reeves
1851 – 1936
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Phoebe (Annaretta) Gribble
1854 – 1934
Texas
Grandparents
Joseph (A.) Reeves
1825 –
, Ohio, USA
Maria Hull
1830 –
Ohio, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Reeves
1787 – 1868
Rachel Ratliff
1789 – 1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ratliff
1761 – 1842
Mary Dyke
1762 – 1840

John Reeves's Descendants

1.
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John (Wilson) Reeves (31 Oct 1894 – 15 Jan 1964) m. Berdine Ow (5 Sep 1897 – May 1980)
  1. 1. Keith (Wilson) Reeves (7 Feb 1925 – 1 Aug 2013) m. Francine Lane (19 Aug 1927 – 6 Oct 1998) m. Margaret (Anne) Strahm
    1. 1. Daniel (Wilson) Reeves m. Jenny
    2. 2. Melissa Reeves m. Dennis Edwards
    3. 3. Marti Reeves

John Reeves's Timeline

15 Records

1894
28 Oct 1894
Birth of John Wilson Reeves in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1894
31 Oct 1894
Birth of John Wilson Reeves in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1895
28 Oct 1895
Age 1
Birth of John Wilson Reeves in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Columbus Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
Columbus Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
1923
Abt 1923
Age 29
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Chanute
Chanute
1925
1925
Age 31
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Arkansas, Arkansas, Cowley, Kansas, USA
Arkansas, Arkansas, Cowley, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas
Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 46
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Ottawa, Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Ottawa, Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
1949
Abt 1949
Age 55
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Vandalia . 111.
Vandalia . 111.
1950
1950
Age 56
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Sharon, Fayette, Illinois, USA
Sharon, Fayette, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 57
John Wilson Reeves resided here in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1964
15 Jan 1964
Age 70
Death of John Wilson Reeves in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA
Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 1900
    Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: Abt 1923
    Event Place: Chanute
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Vandalia . 111.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

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

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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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