He was born in April 1839 (6; 2 (24 in 1865), 5 (31 in 1870), 6 (61 in 1900), 7 (70 in 1910)). He was born in Canada (2, 5, 6, 7).
In 1859, he immigrated to the United States (6). He was a naturalized citizen by 1900 (6).
When he enlisted, he was a cab[inet] ma[ker] (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and sandy hair (2).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 25 March 1865 (1, 2, 3, 8). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (2). He was a private in company C (1, 9).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 8). He was a private, in company C (9).
In 1870, he was living in Muskegen [?], Muskegen County, Michigan (5). He was a tailor (5).
In 1870/71, he married Emma [unknown family name] (6, 7). In 1900 and 1910, she had had three children, all of whom were alive (6, 7).
In 1890, he was living in Pentwater Village, Oceana County, Michigan (3).
On 9 March 1892, he applied successfully from Michigan for a pension (4, 8).
In 1900, he was living in Oceana County, Michigan (6). He was living with his wife Emma (6). He was a salesman [?] (6).
In 1910, he was living at 45 Cass Avenue, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (7). He was living with his wife Emma (7). He had no occupation (7).
On 7 [?] May 1911, he again applied for a pension (8).
He died on 26 October 1925, at Grand Rapids, Michigan (8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Herbert Reeves)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 173 (Herbert Reeves)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Michigan, Oceana County, Pentwater Village, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 236, page 2 (Herbert Reeves)
4 pension index, by name (Herbert Reeves)
5 1870 US census, Michigan, Muskegen, Muskegen [?], 2nd ward, microfilm series M593, film 692, page 294 = 35 [?] handwritten (Herbert Reeves)
6 1900 US census, Michigan, Oceana County, [illegible] Township, supervisor's district 9, enumeration district 112, microfilm series T623, film 736, page 146 B = 3 handwritten (Herbert Reeves)
7 1910 US census, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, 3rd ward, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 59, microfilm series T624, film 656, page 93 B = 7 handwritten (Herbert Reeves)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (Herbert Reeves)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Herbert Reeves)
| line | 40 |
| Dwelling-house number | [259] |
| Family number | [257] |
| Name | Reeves Herbert |
| Age | 31 |
| Sex | m |
| Color | w |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Real estate value | |
| Personal estate value | |
| Birthplace | Canada |
| Father foreign born | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 |
| Birth month if born within year | |
| Marriage month if married within year | |
| Attended school past year | |
| Can't read | |
| Can't write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 54 | 55 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 68 | |
| family number | 68 | |
| name | Reeves Herbert | Emma |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Apr 1839 | Nov 1836 |
| age | 61 | 63 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 29 | 29 |
| mother of how many children? | 3 [?] | |
| # of children living | 3 [?] | |
| birthplace | Canada Fre [?] | Canada Fre [?] |
| father's birthplace | Canada Fre | Canada Fre |
| mother's birthplace | Canada Fre [?] | Canada French [?] |
| immigration year | 1859 | 1862 |
| # years in USA | 41 | 38 |
| naturalized citizen? | Na | |
| occupation | Salesman [?] [illegible word] | |
| # months not employed | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | No [?] |
| can write | Yes | No [?] |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | F [?] | |
| farm/house | H | |
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 55 | 56 |
| street | Cass Ave | |
| house nr | 45 | |
| dwelling nr | 139 | |
| family nr | 175 | |
| name | Reeves Herbert | - Emma O |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| sex | M | F |
| color | W | W |
| age | 70 | 73 |
| marital status | M | M2 |
| #years present marriage | 39 | 39 |
| mother of # children | 3 | 3 |
| mother of # living children | 3 | 3 |
| birthplace | Canada | Canada |
| father's birthplace | Canada | Canada |
| mother's birthplace | Canada | Canada |
| immigrated | ||
| naturalized/alien | ||
| speaks English | English | English |
| occupation | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||
| employer etc. | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||
| owned/rented | R | |
| owned free or mortagaged | ||
| farm/house | H | |
| nr on farm schedule | ||
| civil war vet | [blank (sic)] | |
| blind | ||
| deaf & dumb | ||