Hi Paul, It is good to hear your viewpoint. I had a great grandfather named James Marion Reeves b. 1823 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. to Thompson and Cinderella Reeves. Thompson had a brother Lofton who had a son James M. Reeves b. 1824-1826 nearby. I have never know the middle name for this one. Besides these there were a number of males in the same time period who were named names that come out with the J.M Reeves initials. I have learned this by trying to find the Cival War muster roll for my James Marion. I have had no luck because I do not know where he signed up. I personally remember my father saying that James Marion " got on a train" to leave for the Cival War Service. I know the date when he left home but not where he sighned up.But this is not today's discussion. I just can verify there are numbers of men named J.M. Reeves who were born in the 1823-1830 period. The father of your James Milton would likely be in the age range for my Thompson. I have long felt that if either of our J.M.'s parents could be found the other might learn something about theirs. If you ever see a window where you would choose to run your DNA it might open some doors for you. My line is in the # 3 group under Stephen Gregory Reeves my direct line male. You might just look it over. My best to you. Tommie

Tommie, Thanks for the message. I have also found others named James or J.M. Reeves, but none whose name is shown as "James Milton Reeves," and the JMR linked to Jeremiah in RRII is definitely in error, as it shows my g-gf's family, whose father was William b.1794. Incidentally, I recently found an interesting document in Georgia's "Virtual Vault" for a "J.M. Reaves." It was a recommendation for discharge due to a medical problem. I have no way of knowing whether it was my guy or not, although my g-grandfather was in the cavalry, and the nature of the problem would have made sitting on a horse a painful affair! I'm trying to find the names of the signers in a roster of my ggf's unit to see if it's the same one. <http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/confed&CISOPTR=609&REC=1> I agree that the DNA marker test would be helpful - I just haven't been able to convince myself I would find out enough to justify the cost, even after a $30 gift certificate. I'll put it on my Christmas list, as that's the time other people buy us what we want that we are reluctant to buy for ourselves! I have found several documents which prove that William Reeves b.1794 is the father of my g-gf James Milton Reeves b.1824. I also know my lineage leads to JMR because I have my gf's family bible that has JMR in it, plus my father took me to JMR's family cemetery when I was a child. I have also documented that Wiley(Wylie) Reeves b.1769 (subject of Ray Rowland's book) is the father of William b.1794. I haven't been able to document Wiley's father, however, so what I have beyond that point is conjecture based on someone else's work. I found that the son of my g-gf who went to the Cave Springs School for the Deaf was John T. Reeves, born 1850, so he wasn't the guy named James Reeves that Beulah mentioned. It was nice hearing from you. I know you are as careful and thorough a researcher as I try to be, and I value anything you have to say. Best, Paul Reeves ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommie Smith" <tommiess@sbcglobal.net> To: <reeves@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [REEVES] Men named James M. Reeves > Hi Paul, > > It is good to hear your viewpoint. I had a great grandfather named James > Marion Reeves b. 1823 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. to Thompson and Cinderella > Reeves. Thompson had a brother Lofton who had a son James M. Reeves b. > 1824-1826 nearby. I have never know the middle name for this one. Besides > these there were a number of males in the same time period who were named > names that come out with the J.M Reeves initials. I have learned this by > trying to find the Cival War muster roll for my James Marion. I have had > no luck because I do not know where he signed up. I personally remember > my father saying that James Marion " got on a train" to leave for the > Cival War Service. I know the date when he left home but not where he > sighned up.But this is not today's discussion. > > I just can verify there are numbers of men named J.M. Reeves who were born > in the 1823-1830 period. The father of your James Milton would likely be > in the age range for my Thompson. I have long felt that if either of our > J.M.'s parents could be found the other might learn something about > theirs. > > If you ever see a window where you would choose to run your DNA it might > open some doors for you. My line is in the # 3 group under Stephen > Gregory Reeves my direct line male. You might just look it over. > > My best to you. Tommie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.4/1145 - Release Date: > 11/22/2007 11:49 AM > >