John Reeves

John Reeves
JOHN L REEVES is the son of James and Rachel Reeves, having been born in Darke County, Ohio, in 1827. He came with his parents, in 1832, into the woods of Randolph, settling in Jackson Township, near what came afterward to bo New Lisbon. His father built a cabin, not at first entering land. In two years or so, he entered land, moved to it, "built a camp," and became an independent land-owner, lord of the manor and master of his own castle. John went to school three months when a lad, and his second term of three months was spent with his grandfather, in Delaware County, young John walking through the woods, in his thirteenth year, to reach the desired spot, and returning in like manner to his home and to the farm work in the spring. He stayed with his father till he was of age. However, he began to read medicine before that important event, lying in the hay mow for the purpose when his mates were at their sports, and obtaining books from New York, under the advice of Drs. Downing and Miller. In the fall of 1851, he began work at plastering, and followed it three years with all his might, reading medicine at night. He farmed for awhile, but bled at the lungs, and gave it up. He began practice in 1854, at Pittsburg, Randolph County. He had been married, in 1849, to Angeline Milligan, who died in 1854. He had sold out and was all ready for moving to Iowa when his wife was stricken down, and was soon laid in the cold and silent tomb, and his plans of life were frustrated. However, he continued his practice, and, in 1855, located at Lancaster, Jay Co., Ind., building up there a tine business. In 1801, he enlist d in the army, joining the Fortieth Ohio as Lieutenant of Company F. He was promoted to Captain and still again to Major. His time of service was three years and four months. At Chickamauga, he was wounded in the left ankle, which is still lame at times, He was also stunned by a shell, and supposed by his comrades to be dead. But, recovering from the shock, he was nevertheless disabled for three months. He came near being captured the same day; but was spared the horrors of Andersonville, and the perils, and perhaps the fact, of an awful death in that fearful prison pen. He attended the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1800, and resumed the profession, locating at Union City, Ind. His practice has been continued till the present time, except for about a year past, on account of severe sickness, from which he has not yet fully recovered. He is at present engaged as Vice President and Medical Directorof the Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Association of Union City, Ind. Dr. Reeves man-ied his first wife in 1849. She died in 1854. and he married again. His second wife was Esther McFarland, who is still living. He has had six children, four of whom now survive. Two of them were by his first wife, and four by his second. Dr. Reeves, in his youth and early manhood, possessed a remarkable amount of energy, and ho has preserved hie habits of activity to the present time, gaining for himself, unaided and alone, an honorable and useful position among his fellow-men.
History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers to which are appended maps of its several townships. By E Tucker. Published 1882 by A.L. Klingman in Chicago.

JOHN L REEVES is the son of James and Rachel Reeves, having been born in Darke County,
Ohio, in 1827. He came with his parents, in 1832, into the woods of Randolph, settling in
Jackson Township, near what came afterward to bo New Lisbon. His father built a cabin, not
at first entering land. In two years or so, he entered land, moved to it, "built a camp,"
and became an independent land-owner, lord of the manor and master of his own castle.
John went to school three months when a lad, and his second term of three months was spent
with his grandfather, in Delaware County, young John walking through the woods, in his
thirteenth year, to reach the desired spot, and returning in like manner to his home and
to the farm work in the spring. He stayed with his father till he was of age. However, he
began to read medicine before that important event, lying in the hay mow for the purpose
when his mates were at their sports, and obtaining books from New York, under the advice
of Drs. Downing and Miller. In the fall of 1851, he began work at plastering, and followed
it three years with all his might, reading medicine at night. He farmed for awhile, but
bled at the lungs, and gave it up. He began practice in 1854, at Pittsburg, Randolph County.
He had been married, in 1849, to Angeline Milligan, who died in 1854. He had sold out and
was all ready for moving to Iowa when his wife was stricken down, and was soon laid in the
cold and silent tomb, and his plans of life were frustrated. However, he continued his practice,
and, in 1855, located at Lancaster, Jay Co., Ind., building up there a tine business.
In 1801, he enlist d in the army, joining the Fortieth Ohio as Lieutenant of Company F. He was
promoted to Captain and still again to Major. His time of service was three years and four months.
At Chickamauga, he was wounded in the left ankle, which is still lame at times, He was also
stunned by a shell, and supposed by his comrades to be dead. But, recovering from the shock, he
was nevertheless disabled for three months. He came near being captured the same day; but was
spared the horrors of Andersonville, and the perils, and perhaps the fact, of an awful death in
that fearful prison pen. He attended the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1800, and
resumed the profession, locating at Union City, Ind. His practice has been continued till the
present time, except for about a year past, on account of severe sickness, from which he has
not yet fully recovered. He is at present engaged as Vice President and Medical Directorof the
Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Association of Union City, Ind. Dr. Reeves man-ied his first wife
in 1849. She died in 1854. and he married again. His second wife was Esther McFarland, who is
still living. He has had six children, four of whom now survive. Two of them were by his first
wife, and four by his second. Dr. Reeves, in his youth and early manhood, possessed a remarkable
amount of energy, and ho has preserved hie habits of activity to the present time, gaining for
himself, unaided and alone, an honorable and useful position among his fellow-men.

History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of
its prominent men and pioneers to which are appended maps of its several townships. By E Tucker.
Published 1882 by A.L. Klingman in Chicago.