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JOHN REED
JOSEPH
REEDER, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; was born in Washington
Township, Montgomery Co., in 1827, the 12th day of July; he is the
son of William Reeder and grandson of Joseph Reeder.
Joseph R. and family emigrated to this State in the beginning of
the present century; they made the voyage down the Ohio River on a
flatboat, landing in Cincinnati in 1801, their property consisting
of a cow, a horse, and a two wheeled cart; with these they took up
their journey northward, penetrating the wilderness as far as
Montgomery Co., where they located on Sugar Creek; here he entered a
piece of land and built a rude cabin to serve as a temporary
dwelling. William Reeder was his only child; his
birthplace was Virginia, and he was only a boy when his parents
settled in Montgomery Co.; he was possessed of great muscular
strength, and could perform the remarkable feat of lifting a barrel
of cider to his mouth, drinking out of the bung hole; farming was
his exclusive occupation till his 30th year, when he met with an
accident which prevented him from active work on the farm; but being
of an ingenious turn of mind he engaged in various pursuits, as
shoemaking, blacksmithing, coopering, carpentering, etc., in the
meantime managing the farm till our subject grew up. He was
married twice and reared a family of eight children, four sons and
four daughters; his death occurred in 1865. Our subject was
the youngest of this family; he early formed habits of industry and
good management, which have served him well through life;
agriculture has been his chief occupation; in 1852, his father
disposed of his land in Montgomery Co., and purchased a farm near
West Milton, in this county. To our subject fell the duty of
caring for his parents and two grandmothers in their old age; his
paternal grandmother lived to the remarkable age of 95 years,
retaining her mental and physical powers unusually well till her
death. Feb. 18, 1855, our subject celebrated his nuptials with
Miss Mary Furnas, daughter of Joseph Furnas; in 1856,
he disposed of his farm at West Milton and purchased in Newton
Township; the following year, he made a trip to Kansas, with a few
of locating there; he found the people much agitated over the slave
question, and he returned content to remain in his native State; he
has a farm of 250 acres near Newton, and 40 acres where he resides.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeder are the parents of three children, one
daughter now married, and two sons. Mr. R. is a
consistent member of the F. & A. M. Society of Pleasant Hill,
and has held a connection with this fraternity for fifteen years.
JACOB REIBER
JOSEPH REIBER
EMANUEL RENCH
T. P. RENCH
JACOB RENCH
JACOB RENCH
JOSEPH ROSZELL
JOEL ROTHERMEL
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