Newland Reeves

After the reassignment of his father to the U.S. Court in Paris, Texas, Newland Reeves went to live with famed Fort Smith Judge Isaac Parker (1894-1895), but this legal influence did not prevent him from getting into trouble in his father's absence. In April 1895, Newland was convicted of criminal assault and sentenced to seven years in the Arkansas Penitentiary. Newland's little brother Edgar was sent to the same place for perjury, which was apparently connected to Newland's case. The Feb. 8, 1899 Daily Arkansas Gazette reported that the governor pardon Newland.

The June 8, 1895 Van Buren Press Argus reported: "These are the Bass Reeves boys and have started early on a criminal life."

Newland may have died after a 1910 letter (11-11-1910, Argenta Depot, Little Rock) to his imprisoned brother, Ben, but before 1913 as he does not appear on Bass' will. I'm hot on the trail toward finding his grave and adding it here.

"Notice" Bass Reeves had six documented boys and five documented girls with his first wife that can be found in the 1870, 1890 and 1900 U.S. Census. Over the years, people apparently outside of the Bass Reeves Family have added others through confusion, misinformation and little documentation on findagrave (now removed) and other genealogy websites.

Created by: Sloan Rodgers Added: 16 Nov 2020 Find a Grave Memorial 218708903 Source citation