Brief Life History of Jennings Carlton
When Jennings Carlton Reeves was born on 15 September 1916, in Louisiana, United States, his father, James Marion Reeves, was 32 and his mother, Eudora Clotiel Christopher, was 18. He had at least 3 sons with Elsie Airhart. He lived in Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1935 and Police Jury Ward 9, Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He died on 25 December 1990, in Ragley, Beauregard, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (8)
- Jennings C Reeves in household of Marion J Reeves, "United States Census, 1930"
- Jennings C Reeves, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jennings Or J C Reeves in entry for Mr Gerald Wayne Reeves, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Reeve , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: from Middle English reve + genitival -s, for the son, daughter, wife, or servant of a reeve or of someone surnamed Reeve .
English: from Middle English atte Reves, a topographic and occupational name for someone who lived and probably worked ‘at the reeve's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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