Thomas Ream Sr. (abt. 1786 - 1840)

Born about 6 Mar 1786 in Turkeyfoot, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 14 Feb 1840 at about age 53 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

In 1810 Thomas was living in Elk Lick, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Barbara, a daughter and a son, both under ten years of age. ^[1] According to Denniston, Thomas was called "Uncle Tinker." His Stukey Ream Genealogy also states that Thomas married a girl of fifteen when he was seventy years old and that they may have had a son, Eli. ^[2] Thomas did have a son Eli, but he was the son of his first, and only wife, Barbara Haines. Thomas died intestate in 1840.

Birth

Thomas was born 6 March 1786, in Turkeyfoot, Pennsylvania to John B. Ream and Anna Rosina Weitzel.. ^[3]

Death

14 February 1840, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Burial

Ream Cemetery, Confluence, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2N-XY2 : accessed 3 January 2022), Thomas Ream, Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 426, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 53; FHL microfilm 193,679.
2. ↑ Denniston, Elmer Leonidas. Genealogy of the Stukey, Ream, Grove, Clem, and Denniston Families, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The author, 1939; pg. 308.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #25305797 : accessed 03 January 2022), memorial page for Thomas Ream (25 Feb 1786–14 Feb 1840), citing Ream Cemetery, Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. Has marker image.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8ST8-N9T2 : 16 September 2021), Thomas Ream, .