J. Reeder Archuleta was raised in Texas close to the Mexican Border and five generations of his family are in their final resting place there. His great-grandfather is buried in Concordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas within spitting distance of the grave of John Wesley Hardin.
Archuleta has authored two books: "Rio Sonora: A Story of the Arizona Rangers" and "The El Paso Red Flame Gas Station and Other Stories".