BIO: Andrew W. Reeves, Fleming Co., Ky

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Submitted by: Linda Jenkins-Wensel
Date: 2 Jan 2000
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Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.
Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Bean Blossom Township, p. 619

Andrew W. REEVES, one of the county’s pioneers and enterprising farmers and stock raisers, was 
born on April 30, 1808, in Fleming County, Ky., and is the third of ten children born to Joseph 
and Susanna (WOODS) REEVES, natives of Virginia and South Carolina respectively.  Our subject 
came to Indiana with his parents in 1818, and settled in Richland Township, Monroe County, 
where the father entered 160 acres of land, which he improved.  This farm is in the southwest 
part of Ellettsville.  Our subject was reared on  he farm, his limited education having been 
acquired at the subscription school of that day. On March 22, 1832, he was married to Sallie 
Ann McDONALD, a native of Mason County, Ky., and  daughter of William and Ruth (McFADDEN) 
McDONALD.  Five children have been born to them,  viz: Elizabeth A. (deceased), William McD., 
Joseph H. (died in the army), John A., Mattie E.  (DEEM).  Mr. Reeves was four years a Trustee 
of Ellettsville.  He was elected Sheriff of  Monroe County for two consecutive terms - from 
1856 to 1860.  In the autumn of 1872, he was  elected a Representative to the Legislature from 
his county, attending the regular session  during Gov. HENDRICKS’ administration, and a special 
session during Gov. BAKER’s.  He also  held the office of Justice of Peace while a resident of 
Owen, of which county he was formerly a resident twenty-one years. He owns 360 acres of good 
land, well improved; 120 acres of this land lie in Richland Township.  He and his wife have 
been members of the Christian Church for over forty years, and are liberal givers to charitable 
enterprises.  In politics, he is an active and uncompromising Republican.  In his community, he 
is much respected and highly esteemed as an upright citizen.