John is said to have died 3 Jul 1864 in the Battle of Lone Jack (Jackson Co., MO), but that battle took place 15-16 Aug 1862 and John had to have lived at least until 1865, probably 1866, to have fathered son, John L.   There was an engagement at Little Blue (Jackson Co., MO) ca. 6 Jul 1864 and/or 21 Oct 1864.  So, the question is:  is his deathdate wrong?  Is it the wrong battle?  Is the John NAVE who died in the Civil War a different John NAVE?

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1998.  Marriage Index: Missouri, 1851-1900.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-234):

Nave, John

Kelly, Winney

Sep 13, 1855

Jackson Co.

2.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #61 of 93):  Independence P.O., Blue Twp., Jackson Co., MO, p. 362A, PN 126, 917/855, enumerated 26 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John  Nave	27	m		Farmer	500	150	Tennessee
Winnie O "	19	f					Mo
David    "	2	m					do

Living next door to John's father, Abraham NAVE, in one direction; and, in the other direction, two doors down from another John NAVE (æ 31, b. TN).  Other NAVEs in Blue Township are brothers Chrisley NAVE and Henry NAVE. 

3.  Leavenworth [County], Kansas, State Census, 1865 (online at Ancestry.com):

1865

Nave

John

Leavenworth-Ward 3

p. 26

Our subject is known to have had real estate dealings in Leavenworth Co. about this time.  The only other NAVE in the county is John's brother, Henry NAVE. 

4.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #68 of 141):  Kansas City, 4th Ward, Jackson Co., MO, p. 668B, PN 68, 489/488, enumerated 14 Jul 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Kyle Charles	32	M	W	Saw Miller		300	Illinois
____ Winni?	29	F	W	Keeping House			Mo
Nave David R	12	M	W	At Home			"
____ John L	3	M	W				Kansas
Lovluth Amanda	26	F	W	Servant			Illinois
Elrod Geo	27	M	W	Salesman Lumber yd			"

5.  1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):  Winnie not found, nor can I find John L.

6.  Anon.  1999.  Compiled Civil War Military Service Records from the United States National Archives.  Ancestry, Inc., Provo, UT (online at Ancestry.com; missing columns contained no data):

Surname	Given Name	Company	Unit	Rank - Induction	Rank - Discharge	Allegiance
Nave	John	H	Phelps' Reg't, Mo. Inf.	Private	Private	Union

He's the only John NAVE from MO in this source.

7.  Engagements and Battles in MO during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Index (online at the Missouri Commandery of Mollus web site; their source was Frederick Dyer's Compendium of the War of the Rebellion):

1862... Lone Jack, [Jackson County] 11 Aug 1862... 1864... Little Blue, Jackson County 06 Jul 1864...

8.  CWSAC (Civil War Sites Advisory Commission): Battle Summaries (online at the web site of the American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service):

Lone Jack, Jackson County, Missouri, August 15-16, 1862 Little Blue River, Jackson County, Missouri, October 21, 1864

9.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).