Isaac Reel ¹

  General Notes:

Isaac Reel was a successful farmer and prominent man in Salisbury township, where he died in June, 1893, at the age of eighty-four years, the burial taking place in Mt. Zion Church cemetery. His widow died in January, 1898, at the age of eighty-seven years. Both had been consistent members of Mt. Zion Church. In politics he was a Republican. Their children were as follows: Elam, who is postmaster and farmer at Cambridge, Pa.; Catherine, who married Amos Eagle, and lives on a farm in Salisbury township; Solomon, Gabriel and Martin, who all died young; Isaac a farmer in Chester county; Amos, a farmer in Cambridge; John, who was also a farmer, and died at the age of twenty-six; Whitell, the subject of this sketch; Mary, who married William Habler, a shoemaker of this township; and Samuel, who is a resident of Coatesville.

Isaac married Mary Landis. (Mary Landis was born about 1811, died in Jan 1898 and was buried in Mt. Zion Church cemetery.)