 about 1746 - 1823 (~ 77 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Reber |
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| Born |
about 1746 |
Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
27 Aug 1823 |
Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Estate |
30 Sep 1823 |
Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
written: 10/2/1821
probated: 9/30/1823
REBER, THOMAS, Bern.
To son Conrad the farm at 3750.
To sons John, Peter, Valentine and Conrad the farm in Ohio as tenants in common. To dau. Catharine personal property and 1/2 proceeds of personals, £100, and the benefit of dwelling house during life, and interest of £1000 yearly. Also mentions daus. Magdalena, Anna Maria, Elizabeth and Susanna. Exrs: Sons John and Conrad and son-in-law Henry VanREED. Wit: John SPAYD and John WITMAN. |
| Military Service |
American Revolutionary War, US Military |
| Capt Boder's company First battalion |
| Buried |
Bern UCC Churchyard, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I002916 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2008 |
| Father |
Johannes Reber, b. 22 Jan 1705, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. 14 Nov 1784, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Johanna Magdalena Hahn, b. May 1708, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
8 Feb 1736 |
Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
| Family ID |
F01070 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Kirschner, b. 01 Nov 1747, Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Dec 1817, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
about 1770 |
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| Children |
| + | 1. John Reber, b. 31 Mar 1771, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Jun 1852 (Age 81 years) |
| + | 2. Peter Reber, b. 3 Oct 1772, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 6 Oct 1823, Fairfield County, Ohio (Age 51 years) |
| | 3. Catharine Reber, b. 10 Apr 1774, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Oct 1834, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 60 years) |
| + | 4. Magdalena Reber, b. 10 Oct 1775, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Oct 1823, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 48 years) |
| + | 5. Valentine Reber, b. 3 May 1777, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Sep 1828, Fairfield County, Ohio (Age 51 years) |
| + | 6. Anna Maria Reber, b. 08 Nov 1778, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 09 Jul 1854 (Age 75 years) |
| | 7. Anna Margaretha Reber, b. 1 Sep 1781, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 17 Mar 1802, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 20 years) |
| + | 8. Elizabeth Reber, b. 25 Dec 1783, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 29 Apr 1857, Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland (Age 73 years) |
| + | 9. Susanna Reber, b. 05 Jul 1785, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Oct 1834, Baltimore, Fairfield County, Ohio (Age 49 years) |
| + | 10. Conrad Reber, b. 18 May 1788, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Sep 1854, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Oct 2010 |
| Family ID |
F01014 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | Reber, Thomas
Hier Ruhen die Gebeine des Thomas Reber - er wurde geboren im Jahr 1746 - lebte in der Ehe mit Elisabeth eine geborne Kerschner - 47 Jahren und 7 Monat - Zeugten mit ein ihr in der Ehe 11 Kinder 5 Sohn und 6 Tochter - war witwer 5 Jahren 8 Monate und 8 Tage und ist gestorben den 27sten August 1823 - er brachte sein alter auf {?}fast 77 Jahre |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), p. 1321.
The Reber family originated in Germany, and there in 1736 was born Thomas Reber. He was an industrious and painstaking man, and was highly respected. His death occurred in 1823. His children were: John, John Peter, Catharine, Magdalena, Valentine, Anna Maria, Anna Margaretha, Elizabeth, Susanna and Conrad.
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