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 1833 - 1909 (76 years)
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| Name |
John Allen REEL |
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Jr. |
| Born |
22 Apr 1833 |
Reelsville, Putnam, IN  [2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14/15 Jul 1909 |
Logan (Harrison) IA [6, 7] |
| Buried |
Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A. [8] |
| Notes |
- 1860 census: found
1880 census: found
John A. Reel came to (Harrison) IA in 1854 from IN.
On 12 June 1860, John A. (27, farmer) and Amanda E. (23) Reel lived in St. John Twp. (Harrison) IA with their children Delphas (7), Sarah (3), and Viola (1). John owned $1000 in real estate and had a personal estate worth $700.
On 26 June 1880, John A. (47, farmer) and Amanda A. (44, keeping house) Reel lived in St. John Twp. (Harrison) IA with their children John H. (19, farm laborer), Henry M. (17, farm laborer), Mary A. (14, at school), Martha J. (12), William L. (10), George D. (8), Daniel (6), and Ann (3). Henry, Mary, Martha, William, George, and Daniel were attending school. Also in the household, a boarder: Alice Danielson (21, school teacher).
1884: JA Reel farmed section 28, St. John’s Twp. (Harrison) IA, Loveland post office, came from Indiana, 1854.
From the 1891 History of Harrison County, Iowa:
REEL - John A. REEL - a highly respected farmer of St. John's Township came to Harrison County in 1854 with the vanguard of civilization. He came overland in a covered wagon from Putnam County, Indiana, making the journey in twenty-three days. His first location was on section 15, where he claimed one hundred and twenty acres, which is now included within the corporation of Missouri Valley, and at one time he owned the land where now stands the depot and switch yards. Our subject made some improvements on this land and in 1857 sold it to T. H. COOK, and purchased a quarter section of land on section 28, the site of his present home, and forty acres of timber land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
When he bought his place the plowshare of modern civilization had never turned a furrow and in many places the grass was two feet higher than a man's head. He paid $4 per acre for his land, built a small frame house upon the place in 1857, building his present (1891) farmhouse in 1879. He now owns two hundred acres in the county, all enclosed with a good fence, and one hundred and sixty acres under cultivation.
At the time of his coming there were but two trees to be seen on the bottomlands where he now lives, the groves which adorn that locality having all been planted by pioneer hands. There were but two houses between the Willow and Boyer Rivers. The nearest milling point was "over the Pigeon," and all marketing had to be done at Council Bluffs. Our subject lived where Missouri Valley now stands during the winter of 1856-57, in a log cabin, with a clapboard roof through which the snow would drift, half filling their humble home. His stable was only sixty yards from the cabin, but the snow was drifted in such mountain-like piles that he could not get to his stock to attend them, and as a result lost three head of cattle which at that time were highly prized by our subject.
Our subject traces his ancestry back to Henry REEL, a native of Germany, who came to Muskingham County, Ohio, in 1803, where he followed farming. He married a German lady, and had eight children, among whom was the father of our subject, John REEL Sr., who was born in Virginia in 1793, and spent his early life in the Old Dominion State, coming to Ohio with his parents when he was ten years of age. John married Miss Sarah BEESON, of North Carolina, the daughter of Joseph BEESON. By this union eight children were born -- Mary, Martha, William, Jane, Daniel, Elizabeth, John (our subject) and Joseph, in Kansas City.
Our subject was born April 22, 1833. His early life was spent in Putnam County, Ind., where he attended the common schools. His father (John Sr.) was a miller and John assisted him in the mill, remaining at home until he was of age. He was united in marriage March 12, 1853, in Putnam County, Ind., to Miss Amanda JONES, the daughter of Hardin and Asenath (DEWEESE) JONES, of German descent, but from Kentucky. Eleven children have been born to our subject and his wife, ten of whom still survive -- Dorphas M., born June 22, 1854 and died February 17, 1866; Sarah A., Mrs. MATTOX, born September 3, 1856, now living in Pottawattamie County; Viola C., Mrs. JONES, born October 5, 1858, now living in Pott. County; John H., born February 11, 1861, also living in that county; Henry M., at home, born December 8, 1862; he married Laura WEST, September 25, 1884, a native of Harrison County, born June 5, 1864 - they had two children, Lena and Jesse; Mary A., - Mrs. JONES, now of Missouri Valley, born June 4, 1866; Martha J., now Mrs MOSS, of Missouri Valley, born February 27, 1868; William L., born March 13, 1870, now in Missouri Valley; George D., at home, born December 17, 1871; Daniel C., at home, born April 17, 1874; and Florence A., at home, born January 10, 1878.
Since coming to Harrison County, Mr. REEL has taken an active part in education matters, and has been President of the School Board and School Treasurer of his township for several years. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party. His wife belongs to the Baptist Church at Loveland.
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| Person ID |
I17260 |
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| Last Modified |
6 May 2008 |
| Family |
Amanda A. E. JONES, b. 29 Apr 1837, Washington Township, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 15 Aug 1907, Logan (Harrison) IA (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
12 Mar 1853 |
Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. [9] |
| Children |
| | 1. Delphas M. REEL, b. 22 Jun 1854, IN , d. 17 Feb 1866 (Age 11 years) |
| + | 2. Sarah Almira REEL, b. 3 Sep 1856, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 21 Jul 1927 (Age 70 years) |
| + | 3. Henry M. REEL, b. 8 Dec 1862, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 17 Nov 1945 (Age 82 years) |
| + | 4. Mary A. (Molly) REEL, b. 4 Jun 1866, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 1952, Utah, U.S.A. (Age 85 years) |
| + | 5. Martha Jane REEL, b. 27 Feb 1868, IA , d. 19 May 1914, Omaha NE (Age 46 years) |
| + | 6. William L. REEL, b. 13 Mar 1870, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 1936 (Age 65 years) |
| + | 7. George Dow REEL, b. 17 Dec 1871 or 17 Feb 1871, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 7 Jul 1959, Spencer NE (Age 88 years) |
| + | 8. Florence Ann REEL, b. 10 Jan 1878, Harrison County, Iowa , d. 1957, Plattsmouth NE (Age 78 years) |
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F7008 |
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 | Born - 22 Apr 1833 - Reelsville, Putnam, IN |
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 | Married - 12 Mar 1853 - Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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 | Died - 14/15 Jul 1909 - Logan (Harrison) IA |
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 | Buried - - Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
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| Sources |
- [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, m. Amanda A. E. Jones.
- [S143] 1891 Biographies of Pottawattamie Co. IA: John A. Reel., b. 22 Apr 1833.
- [S178] 1880 Federal Census, Iowa, Harrison Co., St. John Twp., ED 89, p. 157C., b. IN.
- [S206] 1880 Federal Census, Harrison Co., St. John Twp., p. 29-30., b. abt 1833 IN.
- [S216] 1860 Federal Census, Iowa, Harrison Co., St. John Twp., p. 4., b. abt 1833 IN.
- [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, alive at time of writing.
- [S144] Gravestone photo from Branson Cemetery (Pottawattamie) IA., d. 14 Jul 1909 aged 67 y 2 m 22 d.
- [S144] Gravestone photo from Branson Cemetery (Pottawattamie) IA.
- [S143] 1891 Biographies of Pottawattamie Co. IA: John A. Reel., m. 12 Mar 1853 (Putnam) IN.
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