Who is who on the Bass Reeves family tree
All 14 people on the chart are listed.
| Portrait | Person | Years | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bass ReevesDeputy United States marshal, 1875 to 1907 | 1838–1910 | Born into slavery and died at Muskogee. | Find on the chart |
| NJ | Nellie Jennie ReevesFirst wife, married 1864 | ?–1896 | A native of Texas. | Find on the chart |
| WS | Winnie SumterSecond wife, married 1900 | Not recorded | Of Muskogee. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
| NR | Newland ReevesSon | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| BR | Benjamin ReevesSon, called Bennie | Not recorded | Convicted of murder in 1903 and later pardoned. | Find on the chart |
| GR | George ReevesSon | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| LR | Lula ReevesDaughter | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| RR | Robert ReevesSon | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| SR | Sally ReevesDaughter | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| ER | Edgar ReevesSon | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| BR | Bass Reeves Jr.Son | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| HR | Harriet ReevesDaughter | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| HR | Homer ReevesSon | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| AR | Alice ReevesDaughter | Not recorded | Named from the census. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Bass Reeves family tree, as far as the records go. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bass-reeves-family-tree
- MLA“The Bass Reeves Family Tree, As Far As the Records Go.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bass-reeves-family-tree.
- ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Bass Reeves Family Tree, As Far As the Records Go.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bass-reeves-family-tree.
- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Bass Reeves Family Tree, As Far As the Records Go. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bass-reeves-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
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Sources
Every source of this Bass Reeves family tree was opened on 10 November 2026. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas and BlackPast refused the request or moved the page and were not read.
Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas
Oklahoma Historical Society, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Wikipedia
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Bass Reeves, Unknown author, by 1910.
- The oath Bass Reeves signed as a deputy marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, sworn before the clerk of the court on 29 May 1889. National Archives, United States National Archives, 29 May 1889.
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