William Madison Rea (1831 - 1916)

Born 24 Sep 1831 in adsbury Meeting House, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Died 26 Jun 1916 at age 84 in Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States

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Biography

William was born 9/24/1831 in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Rea and Catharine Slaymaker. In 1860 William was living with his parents and siblings in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he was working as a laborer. William fought for the Union in the US Civil War. He enlisted as a Private in Co. C., 79th PA Infantry on Oct. 18, 1861 & was honorably discharged from that unit on May 18, 1863. He later enlisted in Co. B of the same regiment on Feb. 2, 1865 & mustered out of that unit on May 21, 1865. In 1870 William was back living with his parents and siblings in Sadsbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he was working as a laborer. William married Eliza J. Cunningham in about 1871. By 1880 William and Eliza were settled in Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland where William they raised their children and where William was a farm laborer. William died 6/26/1916 and is buried with family members in the Brookview Cemetery in Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5S-JN1 : 19 March 2020), William Rea in entry for John Rea, 1860.

• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPJ-TPW : Tue Oct 03 19:53:42 UTC 2023), Entry for John Rea and Mary Rea, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQJ-XW2 : 7 September 2017), William Rea, Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 213D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,507.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M329-JVG : accessed 8 July 2020), Wm M Rea in household of Samuel Jamison, Election District 6, Rising Sun (southwest part, excl. Rising Sun Town), Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 8A, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,620.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FL-C6W : accessed 8 July 2020), William M Rea in household of Samuel T Jamison, Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 18A, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 563; FHL microfilm 1,374,576.

• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2T-84V : 20 August 2019), William M Rea, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,884.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57997768/william-madison-rea

• Obit: The Midland Journal; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1916; Publication Place: Rising Sun, Maryland, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/665395846/?article=1ee5a8d9-4ae6-4080-ab38-967342d63da3&focus=0.7704514,0.64099866,0.925231,0.7647008&xid=3355