John Allen Rea

1813 - 1885  (71 years)

• Name	John Allen Rea
  Born	Sep 1813	Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	1885
  Person ID	P44559249	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Robert Scott Rea,   b. 1773, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 1844, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Fegan,   b. 1785, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1815, Amberson Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 30 years)
  Married	1814	Amberson Valley, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
  Family ID	F2384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth M. Bishop,   b. Sep 1823, Franklin County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1886  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Abt 1844	Pennsylvania
  Children	1. William Bishop Rea,   b. 14 Sep 1847, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Aft 1902, Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin  (Age > 56 years)   2. Samantha J. Rea,   b. 18 Oct 1849, Newburg, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jun 1850, Newburg, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 0 years)   3. Melissa Jane Rea,   b. 1852, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania   4. Edgar (Edward) Rea,   b. 1856, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Bef 1902  (Age < 45 years)   5. James Alzona Rea,   b. 1859, Newburg, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Jul 1869, Newburg, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 10 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F2385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Learned the saddlery trade in his youth and pursued it in Newburg. During the Civil War, he contracted to sell supplies to the government, employing seventy-five or more people. He lived a busy life and was successful and esteemed for his many excellent qualities. He was a Democrat and was appointed as Postmaster of Newburg June 11, 1853, during either President Millard Fillmore's or President Franklin Pierce's administration. His term of office as Postmaster continued through President James Buchannan's administration, ending in 1861. John died at the age of seventy-two. John and Elizabeth may have had a 15-year-old son named James Alzona Rea, who died July 25, 1869. This boy was buried at the Newburg Church of God Graveyard, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County. His parents are listed as "J.A. & E. M. Rea." According to the 1880 census, John was born in 1815, but other data says he was born in September 1813.