Bass Reeves gets a lot of well-deserved fame for being a legendary gunslinger. But his wife, Nellie Jennie Reeves, was a badass in her own right. (Though the church-going Mrs. Reeves likely wouldn ...

Bass Reeves, a known lawman from the Wild West era, made a name for himself in law enforcement and embraced the role of a devoted family man. He and his wife, Nellie Jennie, had 11 children.

Bass Reeves was born before the Civil War ... worked as a farmer, and married Nellie Jennie. They started a family together, eventually having 11 children. He was the first black deputy U.S ...

The show may be called Lawmen: Bass Reeves, but Bass's success as a lawman relies on his love of family, including his wife, Jennie. Lauren E. Banks plays Jennie with so much heart. Through her ...

There, Bass briefly reunites with his wife and fellow slave Jennie (Banks). But when Major Reeves cheats him in a card game, violence ensues. “I ain’t watchin’ you get strung up and dead,” ...

Jennie Reeves (played by Lauren E. Banks): Bass Reeves' wife and the mother of his children. Judge Isaac Parker (not pictured, played by Donald Sutherland): The magistrate who in real life made ...

His most recent project, "Lawmen: Bass Reeves," tells the story of Bass Reeves, a great American legend and Western frontier figure who was the first Black deputy US marshal west of the ...

Lawmen: Bass Reeves continued airing on Paramount+ on Sunday (Nov. 12), and Part 3 of the new Western series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan offered up more violence, while viewers came ...

Bass Reeves gets a lot of well-deserved fame for being a legendary gunslinger. But his wife, Nellie Jennie Reeves, was a badass in her own right. (Though the church-going Mrs. Reeves likely wouldn’t ...