This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reeves Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gg.2ADI/68.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if there is any connection or not but my husband's great- grandfather was named Amiel Reeves and was born in Murphysboro, Jackson, IL. I have found no information on his family. Any clue if there is a connection.