Gazlay Family History
Lewis Reeser
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 April 2022; Last Edited: 2 April 2022 |
| Person ID | 12224 |
| Name | Lewis Reeser |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 5 July 1819 in Pennsylvania1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to Rebecca Schartel |
| Died | 6 March 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania1 |
| Buried | in Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Rebecca Schartel |
| Born | November 1826 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Married | to Lewis Reeser |
| Died | 5 January 1919 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
| Children | of Lewis Reeser and Rebecca Schartel: |
| +1. | Clara J. Reeser |
| Born | 15 June 1845 in Pennsylvania |
| Married | to Edward C. Niedt |
| Died | 9 April 1892 |
| +2. | Agnes A. Reeser |
| Born | 6 September 1846 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Married | to Franklin Spohn |
| Died | 2 August 1913 in Los Angeles, California |
| 3. | Elvin L. Reeser |
| Born | 16 September 1848 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 29 January 1852 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| +4. | Sarah E. ‘Sallie’ Reeser |
| Born | 7 November 1851 in Pennsylvania |
| Married | ca. 1872 to Samuel A. Garrett |
| Died | 23 June 1913 in Los Angeles, California |
| 5. | Lewis Steck Reeser |
| Born | 24 July 1853 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 26 July 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| 6. | Frank H. Reeser |
| Born | 19 August 1856 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 20 June 1864 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Lewis Reeser born: 1819; died: 6 March 1869 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and three children). [His gravestone indicates: died age 49 years 7 months 29 days, so calculated birth date is 5 July 1819.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pine Grove, Image 12 of 64, Lewis Reeser, 34, Penn., justice; Rebecca Reeser, 24, Penn.; Clara Reeser, 5, Penn.; Agnus A. Reeser, 4, Penn.; Calvin Reeser, 2, Penn.; Polly Ecker, 26, Penn.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pottsville, Page Nos. 281, 282, Lewis Reeser, 44, Penna., justice of peace; Rebecca Reeser, 34, Penna.; Clara Reeser, 15, Penna.; Agnes Reeser, 13, Penna.; Sallie Reeser, 10, Penna.; Lewis S. Reeser, 7, Penna.; Frank Reeser, 4, Penna.