James REAS

Birth:

20 Nov 1800

Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Bef 1884

Humboldt, California

Marriage:

Abt 1820

Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York

Father:

Peter RIES

Mother:

Margaretha GRAFF

Notes:

                   SOURCES:  1. 1830 Census of Palatine, Montgomery Co., NY (FHL#017,155)
              2. 1860 Census of Pacific, Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#803,059)
              3. 1870 Census of Pacific, Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#545,571)
              4. 1880 Census of Ferndale, Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#1,254,066)
              5. 1900 Census of Pacific, Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#1,240,087)
              6. IGI
              7. Families of the Mohawk Valley, NY (FHL#1,036,227 & 1,036,229)
              8. 1866 Great Register of Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#194,366)
              9. 1880 Great Register of Humboldt Co., CA (FHL#194,366)
             10.1884 Humboldt County, California Great Registser- James Reas in not found here, so he died after the 1880 census, but before 1884
NAME:  Reas aka Ries/Reese

BIRTH: LTR 382-2- and LTR 382-3 Families of the Mohawk Valley, gives spousal information and children.

Elizabeth (Betsey) SHULTS

Birth:

3 Dec 1801

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Bef 27 Jun 1870

Father:

George SHULTS

Mother:

Elizabeth NESTLE

Notes:

                   NAME- LTR 37- DEATH CERT OF DEWITT CLINTON REAS, SON,   NOTE THAT SPELLING OF NAME DIFFERS FROM EARLIER RECORDS
BIRTH- LTR 325-13, SHULTS FAMILY OF MOHAWK VALLEY
MARRIAGE-LTR 326- FAMILY GROUP SHEET AND DOCUMENTATION FROM PROFESSIONAL        GENEALOGIST ELAINE WASHBURN
                  LTR 328-   FAMILIES OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY
DEATH- LTR 326-3-   SAME ( BEFORE 1871) AS SHE WAS NOT SHOWN ON THE 1870 CENSUS OF HUMBOLDT CO., CA ALTHOUGH JAMES, HER HUSBAND,  IS REPORTED AS RESIDING WITH HIS SON PETER W.
NAME-     LTRS 326 AND 327  SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL SPELLINGS
                     LTR 328-  FAMILIES OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY
TEMPLE- LTR 326- FAMILY GROUP SHEET AND DOCUMENTATION FROM PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGIST ELAINE WASHBURN  (LTR 325-8)

Children

Marriage

James Edwin REAS

Birth:

14 Oct 1821

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Marr:

Notes:

                   DEATH: LTR 382-3- Page from "Families of the Mohawk Valley, NY"

William Henry REAS

Birth:

17 Jul 1823

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Abigail

Marr:

Abt 1849

of Palatine, Montgomery, New Y

Notes:

                   BIRTH: LTR 382-3- Page from "Families of the Mohawk Valley, NY"

OTHER: LTR 327-6- 1850-1860 census, gives William and Abigail Reese living as a couple with no children. Abigail is 6 years younger than William.

Miss REAS

Birth:

Abt 1825

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Marr:

Mr. REAS

Birth:

Abt 1827

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Marr:

George Henry REAS

Birth:

26 Apr 1828

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Marr:

Notes:

                   BIRTH: LTR 382-3- Page from "Families of the Mohawk Valley, NY"

Peter William REAS

Birth:

6 Apr 1830

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Mrs. Eleanor REAS

Marr:

Notes:

                   BIRTH: LTR 382-3- Page from "Families of the Mohawk Valley, NY"

              LTR 326-2- 1860 Census of Humboldt County, CA has Peter, a woman, Lydia A. and 2 young girls, both named Mary.  Lydia is 9 years older than Peter and so probably isn't his wife.  It is unclear what the relationships are.  For now, I have listed this "group" as a family, until further investigation can disclose the true relationships.

OTHER: LTR 326-3- 1870 Census of Humboldt county, CA (Pg. 293) gives what appears to be a second family for Peter William Reas.  This is undoubtedly the right Peter William as his father, James Reas, is living with him at this time.  However his age is four years too young, perhaps on purpose because the woman who is living there, and is probably his wife, is 14 years younger than he.  There is also a 13 year old retarded girl there of unknown parentage.

                  LTR 326-4- 1880 Census- In this census, Peter William Reas' age is reported properly.  His wife is now shown as 3 years older than in the 1870 census however.  The father, James Reas, is still living with the family and in 82 years old. The retarded girl is no longer living in the home.

Webster REAS

Birth:

1834

Palatine, Montgomery, New York

Death:

Marr:

Dewitt Clinton REAS

Birth:

17 Jun 1835

Virgil, Cortland, New York

Death:

27 Mar 1927

Ferndale, Humboldt, California

Sultana Francis LANE

Marr:

3 Sep 1863

Hydesville, Humboldt, Californ

Notes:

                   BIRTH: LTR 580-581- Family Bible of Dewitt Clinton Reas in possession of Larry Allen (Note that he spelled his first name with a small w, whereas his son, of the same name, was DeWitt in the bible with a capital W.)

DEATH: LTR 18- : Letter from Humboldt County recorder.
                  LTR 37- California death certigicate. Gives wife's name as well as parents names.
                  LTR 440- NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, GIVES BRIEF HISTORY OF HIS LIFE AND NAMES HIS                                          NINE SURVIVING CHILDREN.
                 
OTHER: Was named after DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, under whose direction the Erie Canal was built near the Reas home in New York State.
                  LTR 327-7- 1900 Census gives age, birth years, realtionships, etc of those still living at home.
                  LTR 326-3- 1870 Census
                  LTR 385- Gives prayers offered regularly by Dewitt Reas

Carrie REAS

Birth:

Abt 1839

of Cortland, New York

Death:

Samuel HUFFSTODT

Marr:

28 Nov 1859

FCID:14903:581

James Reas - Elizabeth (Betsey) Shults

James Reas was born at Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York 20 Nov 1800. His parents were Peter Ries and Margaretha Graff.

He married Elizabeth (Betsey) Shults Abt 1820 at Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York . Elizabeth (Betsey) Shults was born at Palatine, Montgomery, New York 3 Dec 1801 daughter of George Shults and Elizabeth Nestle .

They were the parents of 9 children:
James Edwin Reas born 14 Oct 1821.
William Henry Reas born 17 Jul 1823.
Miss Reas born Abt 1825.
Mr. Reas born Abt 1827.
George Henry Reas born 26 Apr 1828.
Peter William Reas born 6 Apr 1830.
Webster Reas born 1834.
Dewitt Clinton Reas born 17 Jun 1835.
Carrie Reas born Abt 1839.

James Reas died Bef 1884 at Humboldt, California .

Elizabeth (Betsey) Shults died Bef 27 Jun 1870 .