| Person Source | | John Reel had person sources.1 |
| Birth | about 1825 | He was born about 1825 in Virginia, United StatesBGO. |
| Residence | 1850 | He lived in Northern District, Patrick, VirginiaBG, in 1850. |
| Marriage | 6 July 1862 | He and Susan Davis were married on 6 July 1862 in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USABG.1 |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived in District 5, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United StatesBG, in 1870. |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self in District 5, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USABG, in 1880. |