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Ream Family History - 9 Generations

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John Ream  (b.1959)   My Ream Lineage from Eberhardt (This is correct spelling for Eb)
   [   Jack Ream   (b.1932)
     [   Joseph Harold Ream   (1903-1988)
       [   Theodore Jackson "T.J." Ream   (1853-1918)
         [   Abraham P. Ream   (1821-1885)
           [   Peter Ream   (1786-1858)
             [   Abraham Ream   (1749-1817)
               [   Nicholas Riehm   (1721-1774)
                 [   Johann Eberhardt Riehm   (1687-1779)

1) Johann Eberhardt Riehm
b. Oct. 8, 1687 Leimen, Heidelberg, Baden, Palatinate (the Palatinate is now part of Germany)
d. Aug. 22, 1779 Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.    Grave Stone    Buried in the Reamstown Cemetery
Notes:
1a) Father is Hans Andreas Riehm.    More on Hans Andreas Riehm
. . . . . . b. 1642 Leimen, Heidelberg, Baden, Palatinate
. . . . . . d. Feb 19, 1719 Leimen, Heidelberg, Baden, Palatinate
1b) Wife: Anne Elizabeth Schwab, m. Apr 5, 1712    More on Anne Schwab
. . . . . . b. Oct 10, 1692 Duhren, Heidelberg, Baden, Palatinate
. . . . . . d. Mar 4, 1761 Reamstown Cemetery
1c) Johann Eberhardt was a baker, as was wife's father, Jost Schwab (name changed to Swope in America).
1d) Immigrated from Leimen to Rotterdam to Philadelphia/Conestoga in Fall 1717.    Why did Eberhardt come to America?
1e) Received a land grant 389 acres in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County from son of William Penn in 1724. Increased to 700-900 acres by 1760, when he divided land among sons.
1f) They had 11 children:   Johann Jacob (1713-1777),  Anna Catharina (1716-1803),  Abraham (1718-?),  Nicholas (1721-1774),  Johann Eberhardt "John" (1723-1810),  Matthias (1726-1789),  Tobias (1733-1807),  Susanna(1734-?),  Andrew (1737-1813),  Samuel (1739-~1780),  Adam (1741-?)
. . . . . . (Some lists show a 12th child "John Riehm", I think this is confusion with "Johann")
1g) Son Tobias divided his portion of the farm into building lots, sold them, and founded Reamstown. Tobias m.1758 Julianna Keller.
1h) Daughter Susanna m.1750 Daniel Difft, same Difft as 2c) below.
1i) Vinnie Ream, descendent of Matthias via her Father, AND descendent of Nicholas and then Abraham via her Mother, Vinnie Ream.
1j)  Son Abraham had quite a few sons (maybe 14, wife Joanna Marie (Anna) Leinback), many with similar names as his nephews, especially "Abraham", which is point of potential confusion on many lists. Our info for our #3) Abraham is accurate below.
. . . . . . | This Abraham, had a son named Andrew (1763-1845), the 'Drummer Boy", adding to the Andrew name confusion. See notes bottom of Norman Bruce Ream
. . . . . . | This Abraham, one example Lineage: Abraham (b1718), son Abraham(b1746), son Absalom (b1785), son Abraham (b1822), son Thomas Abraham (b1848), son Leonidias (b1873).
1l) Son Andrew was an ancestor of Norman Bruce Ream.   Andrew was a Captain in the Revolutionary War (2nd Company 3rd Batt. PA Militia) Document, he left Lancaster Co.in 1787, with his family of eight sons. He settled in Bedford now Somerset Co., PA, where he died in 1813. Grave Stone. Wife Susanna, are buried in the Ream Cemetery. The Andrew name is also a point of confusion, because Nicholas had a son Andrew(b.1757), and Abraham also had a son Andrew (b.1763), and others.
1m) A Riehm Family Tree Link that I found during May 2009, accuracy unverified, source is a Rootsweb webpage.   May be a good starting place for those of you who occasionally email me asking about various Ream descendants.

2) Nicholas Riehm
b. 1721 Lancaster County (probably Leacock Township)
d. June 6, 1774 Reamstown, PA. Presumably buried in the Reamstown Cemetery, but no marker.
Notes:
2a) Wife #1: Elizabeth Sarah Reiter, b. April 25, 1723 in Neureut, Baden, Germany, d. ~1761, m. April 26, 1743
. . . . . . . . . . She was the daughter of Michael Reiter and Magdalena De Gage.
2b) Nicholas was a weaver, and had little interest in farming.
2c) He sold the land he received from Eberhardt in 1760 to Daniel Difft, bought one of Tobias’s village lots, and built one of first houses in Reamstown.
2d) They had 9 children: Sarah (1744-?), Julianna (1746-?), Johannes (1747-?), Abraham (1747-1817), Jacob (1751-1813), Joseph (1753-?), Tobias (1755-?), Andrew (Andreas) (1757-1833), David (1762-?).
2e) Son Andrew notes to help avoid name confusion: Ream, Andrew: of Clark County OH resided during the Revolution at Lancaster PA. Was a private in company of Capt. Isaac Adams, Col. Elders Battalion for 13 months (pension #54067). b. 14 Mar 1757 Lancaster; d. 10 Oct 1833 Clark County OH; m. Mary Zug (1767-1835); children: Susanna b.1787, Benjamin b.1789, John b.1792, Samuel b.1794, Mary b.1797, Andrew Jr. b.1797, Solomon b.1801, William b.1804, Eleanor b.1810. Source
2f) Wife #2: Anna Catharina Hartman, b. ~1727 in Erlington, Earl Twp, PA, m. Aug 15, 1769. There are no records of any Children from this marriage.

3) Abraham Ream
b. Aug 24, 1749 (or 1747) Eberhardt's farm in Lancaster County
d. Aug 1817 His farm in Haines Township, Centre County, PA.   Buried in Tusseyville, PA.
         Abraham's Grave Stone incorrectly says b.1937, it's actually 1749 or 1749, see Dave's written comments Cemetery Notes
Notes:
3a) Had 15 children with 2 wives.
3b) Wife #1: Elizabeth Neidig, (1749-1786) married Sept. 14, 1767, Muddy Creek Reformed Church, Lancaster County,
. . . . . . . . . . She was the daughter of Johannes Adam Neidig and Dorothea Fichtner.
3c) . . 8 Children: Elizabeth (1768-?), Anna Catherine (1769-1840), Barbara (1772-~1837), Christiana, John (1779-1849), Esther, Abraham, Peter (1786-1858)
3d) Wife #2: Magdalena March (Mark?)
3e) . . 7 Children: George (1793~?), Magdalena, Eva, Sally, Peggy, David (1801-1869), Michael
3f) Abraham served in Revolutionary War with Lancaster County militia (Pvt. 2nd Company 3rd Batt. PA Militia. See Grave Stone.), Captain Abraham Scott's 7th Battalion.
3g) Son John Ream , (1779-1849), b.Lancaster PA, d. Morgan IL, John Ream Cemetery. Wife Margaret Mercer (1781-1850), m. 1797

4) Peter Ream
b. Oct. 5, 1786 southern Berks County (probably Brecknock or Cumru Township, near Reamstown)
d. Feb. 6, 1858 His farm near Akron, Fulton County, Indiana.   Buried in Akron City Cemetery with Barbara.    Grave Stone   Source
Notes:
4a) Wife: Barbara Ann Smith (1784-1855), daughter of Stephen Smith (English). Married 1807, Centre County, PA
4b) They had 12 children: Thomas, Jacob, Peter Jr. (b.1815) , Jonathan, Abraham P. (1821-1885), William, Joseph, Wesley, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Anna, Sarah.
4c) A farmer who moved west progressively from PA, to Ohio, to Indiana.
4d) At age 4 he moved 100 miles northwest to Centre County PA with his father Abraham Ream. (c.1790)
4e) Shortly after marriage, he moved to Stark County, Ohio, (c.1810) where most of his children were born.
4f) He was born in Centre County, Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Ann Smith in 1807 in Centre County, Pennesylvania. In 1812 they moved to Ohio, settling in Lake Township. He erected a cabin and commenced to clear land to farm and making good progress when he was drafted and taken to Canton. That same night he made his escape and returned to wife and family. He then moved the family to Indiana. He died without a will and the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 1 day. But a quit claim deed was filed on March 28, 1858 from the heirs which was recorded January 13, 1862. There were 11 heirs who signed the deed and it is in the Fulton County Deed Book N, page 209. William and Elizabeth Ream, Peter and Sarah E Ream, Jacob and Mariah Ream, Jonathan and Elizabeth Ream, John T Ream, Abraham P and Elizabeth Ream, Sarah Wilson signed with her mark X, Westly Ream, Sarah H Ream signed with her mark X, Harvey S Fanington, Rosannah Fanington. Source
4g) Son Peter Ream Jr., sometimes confused with Peter Reams Jr.

5) Abraham P. Ream
b. Feb. 2, 1821, Peter's farm near Greentown, Stark County, Ohio
d. Jan. 1885 Greentown, Ohio.   Greentown Cemetery    Grave Stone   Source
Notes:
5a) Wife: Sarah Hannah Moore, b. 1830 d. 1892, married in 1848.
. . . . . . Parents: Joseph Moore, Jr. b. 1795 (English) and Margaret Baird , m.1823 in Portage County, Ohio and lived in Greentown.
. . . . . . . GrandParents: Joseph Moore, Sr. (1760-1858) married Sarah VanDyke (1761-1837). He started in Lancaster Co. and ended up in Stark Co.
. . . . . . . . . "...it is said that Joseph Moore, Sr. was born on a boat that carried his family from Ireland to Pennsylvania, in about 1785.   --- Dave Ream   (March 2005)
5b) They had 9 children:    Photos    Margaret Ann "Maggie" 1849, Joseph Emory "Joe" 1851, Theodore Jackson "T.J." 1853, Sarah Elmira "Ella" 1855, William Franklin "Frank" 1858, James Homer "Homer" 1860, Emma Cordelia "Dill" 1862, Harvey Baird 1864, Norman Victor 1867
5c) A farmer and lay Methodist Minister.
5d) Middle name was probably Peter.


6) Theodore Jackson "T.J." Ream    (my great grandfather)    Photos
b. Apr. 15, 1853 father's farm near Greentown, Ohio.
d. Jan. 30, 1918 Topeka, Kansas    Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS    Show TJs Obituary

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Obituary:   The Topeka Daily State Journal      Thursday, January 31, 1918    Gave Life To Maker. Rev. T.J. Ream Was An Industrious Church Worker.      Rev. Theodore J. REAM, who died here Wednesday, was born April 14, 1853, in Stark county, Ohio. He came to Kansas in 1877 and was admitted on trial to Kansas conference and appointed as supply to the Venengo charge. In 1878 he was united in marriage to Miss Cassie HANES of Ohio. After serving in Venango, Delphos and Russell in the Kansas conference, he transferred to the east Ohio conference, where he served Unionville, Byesville, Summerfield, Damascus and Columbiana charges. In 1889 he transferred back to the Kansas conference, serving Auburn charge, then to the Lowman Memorial church in Topeka. After serving this church for four years he transferred to the Des Moines conference, giving nine years of service to different charge in Iowa. He then decided to return to his old conference in Kansas that he might finish his work where he began his ministry, serving Clay Center and the Central Avenue church in Kansas City, Kan. In 1909 he was appointed, by Bishop QUAYLE, district superintendent of the Topeka district, serving the full term of six years. After leaving the district he served Hiawatha church for two years. At the last session of the conference he was appointed financial secretary of the Methodist Home for the Aged in Topeka. He entered upon this new field of activity with the same cheerful spirit that always characterized his work and was succeeding in a splendid manner for this worthy institution, when fatal sickness closed the career of the servant of God.      The Rev. Mr. REAM is survived by his widow, six children, Dr. Frank REAM of New York City; Clarence REAM of Center Point, Ia.; Dwight REAM of Camp Pike, Ark.; Merriam REAM, of Iowa City; Joseph REAM, of Topeka, and Mrs. Donald S. STANLEY of Mankato, Kan. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 o'clock form the Lowman M.E. church.  Source

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Notes:
6a) Wife: Cassander Hanes "Cassie" (Scotch-Irish), b. Nov. 25, 1858 (Norwich, Ohio), d. Aug. 24, 1947, married Nov. 16, 1878
. . . . . . Siblings: Caroline (d.infancy), Elizabeth "Lizzie" (d.1884), Cassie Ream (1858-1947), Robert Hanes (1862-1914), A.J. Hanes (Abraham Johnson, d. 1950, St. Joseph, MO), Alonzo Hanes (Colorado)
. . . . . . Parents: Thomas Hanes (1830-1919) and Margaret Ann Dain (b.Feb 12,1831 d.May 28, 1904). m.Jan 6, 1852   All from Norwich Ohio, moved to Garden Grove, Iowa in 1882
. . . . . .   Both Hanes & Dains were farm families who had lived in Norwich Ohio since its earliest settlement around 1800.
. . . . . .   1880 Census, Norwich, Muskingum, OH: Thomas HANES, 59, OH PA MD; Margaret, 48, OH PA OH; Robert, 16; Abraham, 13; & Alonzo, 10; father-in-law Robert DAIN, 82, PA IRE IRE.
. . . . . .     (above census age for Thomas probably should be 49. Cassie was out of house by this age 22)
. . . . . . . GrandParents: Abraham Hanes (1798-c.1880) and Harriet Johnson (c.1800-1832)
. . . . . . . . Abraham's 2nd wife Casander Wartenbee, raised the children Thomas & Richard, and 7 or 8 children of her own.
. . . . . . . . Abraham Hanes, a native of Pennsylvania, was a pioneer farmer who was hard working and reasonably successful with a few hundred acres just west of town (now a golf course).
. . . . . . . Dain Information sources: Dave Ream email May 2002.    Also notes www.goldsbyfamily.info/genealogy/Goldsby_fam/f4595.htm
. . . . . . . GrandParents: Robert Dain (b.1798 d.Jun 1, 1882) & Elizabeth Henderson (b.1800 d.Feb 24,1880). Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Muskingum County, Ohio
. . . . . . . . Robert Dain was a key leader in the Presbyterian Church in Norwich. And successful farm on the east side of Norwich.
. . . . . . . . GreatGrandParents: Thomas Dain (b.1755 d.Sep 17,1841) & Nancy (d.Oct 3,1851). Both from Ireland. Sons: Robert & James & maybe more. Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Ohio
. . . . . . . . . . GreatGreatGrandParents: William Dain (came to PA from Ireland)
6b) They had 7 children:    Photos (1895)   Photos (1948)
. . . . George Franklin "Frank", Photo   b. May 27, 1880 (Kansas)   d. 1974 (Morristown, NJ),  m. Euphemia Louise Miller in 1909, b. 1886 d. 1968, one child:
. . . . . . Jane Margaret Ream   (1911-1999) was the only child. She never married.
. . . . Florence Blanche,   b. May 18, 1886 (Ohio)   d. 1974 (Peru, NE),  m. Donald Stanley, two children:
. . . . . . Robert Stanley (1916-1994). He had a career as a newspaper editor, and married late in life.
. . . . . . Elizabeth "Betty" Stanley (1920-1994). Married Hobart Wallace and had 4 children. Lived most of her life in Nebraska, and was an artist and art teacher at the college level.
. . . . Clarence Hanes "Jack",   b. Feb. 8, 1889 (Ohio)   d. 1937 (Spencer, MA),  m. Ethel Siddie Kreager, no children.
. . . . Dwight Thoburn,   b. Mar. 23, 1892 (Topeka, Kansas)   d. November 20, 1954 (Topeka, KS),  m. Helen Hunter (1897-1977), two children:
. . . . . . Martha Ream Shimp (1930- ). Adopted daughter. She married Harry Albert Shimp, Jr.(1925-2007), one son Scott (1959-2011), and lives in Salina, Kansas.
. . . . . . Mary Ream Cox Dickinson (1932-1990). Natural daughter. She married twice, had two children, and died in a plane crash with husband Skip.
. . . . Merrill Joyce "Jay",   b. Nov. 21, 1893 (Topeka, Kansas)   d. 1973 (San Miguel de Allende, Mex),  m. Kathryn "Sunny" Terrell d. 1990s, three children:
. . . . . . Barbara Jo Ream DeBrodt (1928- ) Lived in Ann Arbor, is a retired lawyer and prosecutor, and has been married to Bob DeBrodt for at least 50 years. They have two daughters.
. . . . . . James Terrell Ream (1929-2010) Jim, an architect, married twice, has three children, and lives in San Francisco when he is not on his wife Nancy's farm in Missouri.   Show Jim's Obituary
Obituary:   The San Francisco Chronicle      August 15, 2010

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. . . . . . Thomas J. Ream (1933-2006). m. Maria Teresa 1970, two children: Tomas, Maria Kay. Disabling auto accident 1951, lived in San Miguel. Tomas m. Yvonne, sons Tomasito & Patricio.
. . . . Theodore Jackson, Jr.,   b. Feb. 28, 1900   d. Mar 1, 1900 (Corning, Iowa).   A "blue baby" who lived only two days.
. . . . Joseph Harold "OM", b. Oct. 5, 1903 (Bedford, Iowa)   d. Jan. 20, 1988 (Tallahassee, FL)    See Joseph Harold Ream Below.
6c) An ordained Methodist minister, with churches in Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas.
6d) Both T.J. and Cassie buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, KS (as is Dwight Ream & family).


7) Joseph Harold Ream    (my grandfather)    Photo
b. Oct. 5, 1903 the Methodist parsonage in Bedford, Iowa
d. Jan 20, 1988 Mobile (Fairhope), Alabama , buried in Tallahassee, Florida.   Grave Photos
Notes:
7a) Wife: Mary "Anita" Biggs   Photo   b. Oct. 3, 1906 Buffalo, Missouri.   d. Apr. 17, 1955 Tallahassee, Florida.
. . . . . . . . married July 27, 1929,   Tonawanda NY (near Buffalo),   J.Q. Biggs church
. . . . . . . . Click here for more about the Biggs/Davidson Family History.
. . . . . . . . Click here for the 1930 Honeymoon Letter & Photos.
7b) They had 5 children:               Joe Ream's 75 Birthday Celebration October 1978
. . . . Jackson "Jack" ,   b. July 19, 1932   Buffalo, NY.    Tonawanda, NY was J.Q. Biggs home.    See Jack Ream Below.
. . . . . . . More details for Jack below in next generation.
. . . . Stephen "Steve", b. Feb 3, 1934   Staten Island, NY, d. May 31, 1979 Lawrenceville, NJ,   m. Mary Jo Smith August 1956, daughter of Dilman and Helen Smith.
. . . . . . . Two children: Stuart Ream b. May 20, 1957 ,   Patricia Ream b. July 1, 1961
. . . . . . . Steve was a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. In his working life, he was an industrial efficiency expert.
. . . . . . . With his family, he lived in New Jersey, Indiana, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Turkey.
. . . . . . . . . Show Tribute By Dave, Feb 2009

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Tribute to Steve By Dave, Feb 2009:
Subject: Steve's Birthday; Brother Steve would have been 75 today.

Sorry I’m a date late in responding to this important anniversary. In addition to Steve’s birthday, it is now nearly thirty years since that fateful rainy night near Pine Knoll Drive when the Volvo skidded into the ditch. Mentioning Steve’s name pulls out a multitude of memories of my big brother. I’ll share just a few.

When we were boys and young men, I suspect that I had more contact with Steve than with my other siblings, probably because of our closeness in age. But he was always the big brother; I was never really his equal, or his match in size, strength, knowledge, or experience. Much of our working together was centered on projects of the Old Man, such as the farm in Millstone, the rented acreage near Middlebush, and the ranch near Tallahassee. On the latter project, the OM had so much confidence in Steve that he was the only one allowed to drive the Cat D4 in our land clearing and ranch development efforts. To witness Steve using the bulldozer to uproot trees was to watch an expert in action.

In Middlebush, he and I—and the OM on weekends—spent a good part of each summer for several years around 1950 raising wheat, barley, and oats. In harvesting, Steve would drive the F-20 tractor while I rode the bagger platform on the combine. I would fill each burlap bag with harvested grain and slide it onto the ground. Then, at the end of the day, Steve would load the several dozen 60-pound bags onto the large truck and stack them according to a precise pattern for transport to the grain elevator in Hopewell. This was all hard physical labor—which Steve relished.

When the Ream family moved from New Jersey to Tallahassee in the summer of 1952, the first step in the move was for Stef to drive the truck (and me riding shotgun), loaded with farm equipment, all the way for 1,000 miles. After offloading, we drove all the way back together. The trip was quite an adventure for a couple of teenagers! I believe that Jack and Steve then did another round trip together, followed by Steve and me on the final one-way trip in the truck.

Steve was always a hard worker. He was the strongest close relative I ever had. He loved to show off his physical prowess, as well as embarrassing others he considered snobs and stuffed shirts. Some considered him a bit rough and boisterous, but I always preferred to see “Horse” as a big friendly bear, warm and cuddley. He was also quite a party boy, beginning at Princeton High and continuing through Princeton U. I recall spending a football weekend with him at the Cannon Club—rarely have I seen so much beer being sloshed around! But there were certainly other sides to his personality.

Steve was a highly intelligent and creative man—even as he pooh-poohed intellectualism in general. To recognize his intelligence required only a glance at his academic and career achievements. He had a way of artfully turning a phrase for others’ amusement (and don’t forget his classic cow call!) He occasionally accused me of being a “professional student,” with my nose stuck in a book. Politically, he loved to flaunt his conservative beliefs; I recall his tongue-in-cheek comment in 1964 that Barry Goldwater was just a bit too far to the left.

He was also a great family man. He loved getting together with his close relatives—especially if there was a party. He was a most capable best man at my wedding in 1966. He and high school sweetheart Mary Jo raised a couple of fine children and stayed together for life. I regret that he never had any grandchildren; he would have been the best grandfather ever. After Caitlin was born, Steve made a loving fuss about her whenever we were together.

Here’s how a couple of non-Reams who knew Stef described him: “Oh, Steve, you are so BASIC!” (Virginia Miller, the OM’s #2.) “He’s just a big ol’ honn-gree boy.” (Elizabeth, our cook for a while in Tallahassee, on witnessing Steve’s appetite.)

I shall never forget Stef as a loving big brother, a very positive role model, a truly smart guy, and a wonderful pal. I still think of him quite often in my musing about the past. It was such a shame that he died as early as he did.

Dave

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. . . . Davidson "Dave",   b. May 2, 1937   Ossining, NY,   m. Judith Krampitz October 1, 1966
. . . . . . . Two children: Michael Eberhardt Ream b. January 11, 1971 ,   Caitlin Delia Ream b. July 26, 1975
. . . . . . . Dave is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia Law School. He worked as a legal writer, editor, and educator.
. . . . . . . Dave lived at various times in New Jersey, Florida, California, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Evanston, Illinois.
. . . . Nancy Cassandra,   b. April 3, 1940   Ossining, NY,   m. Robert P. McGrath February 2, 1963, m. John Rose "Jack" September 1981
. . . . . . . Two children: Mary Cassandra McGrath b. March 12, 1964 ,   Mary Alison McGrath b. September 28, 1966
. . . . . . . Nancy graduated University of Florida, lived adult life in San Francisco & Reno.
. . . . . . . Active in raising children and grandchildren, playing tennis, traveling all over the world, etc.
. . . . Christopher Ream,   b. October 31, 1942   Somerville, NJ,   m. Anne Kelleher June 1968
. . . . . . .     Chris's Ream Photo Collection Aug 2009:   http://ream.shutterfly.com   Photo Index PDF file
. . . . . . . Two children: Jason Ream b. December 27, 1971 ,   Anita Ream b. December 29, 1974
. . . . . . . Chris is a graduate of Yale University and the University of California Law School.
. . . . . . . Chris served in the Navy in the Vietnam War, and has been a practicing lawyer in Palo Alto for many years.
7c) Common family nickname: The Old Man "OM"
7d) Wife at death: Barbara Dunham Ream,   October 2004 Photo    Barbara passed away Feb 19 2009, 96 years old.    Show Barbara's Obituary

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Obituary:   The Birmingham News      February 22, 2009    Barbara Dunnam Ream      REAM, MRS. BARBARA DUNNAM, age 96, passed away on February 19, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Barbara Allen Cleveland and Robert Parks Harris; her sisters, Francis Cornelius of Ashland, Alabama, and Louise Padgett of Cullman, Alabama; granddaughter, Alison Evans Mead of Birmingham; husbands, Joseph Alvin Dunnam and Joseph Harold Ream. Mrs. Ream is survived by her children, Barbara Stewart Evans and Carl Wilson Stewart; grandchildren, Amy Evans Bergal and Charles Richard Evans, Jr. (Terry); great-grandchildren, Chloe and Truman Evans, all of Birmingham; Lucy Lynn of Cullman, Alabama, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Ream is also survived by the children of her late husband, Christopher (Anne) Ream, Jackson (Joan) Ream, Nancy (Jack) Rose, and Davidson Ream. The family wishes to extend special thanks to Mrs. Ream's loving caregivers Michelle Riggs and Deborah Renfro for their kindness and devotion. Born in Goodwater, Alabama, Mrs. Ream graduated from Howard College and taught elementary school in Alabama for thirty-seven years. Mrs. Ream was the consummate sportswoman, artist, bridge player, and hostess whose spirit of adventure led her to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she lived for many years before settling in Fairhope, Alabama. A memorial service for Mrs. Ream will be held at a later date.  Source

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7e) Wives:   1) Anita 1929-1955,   2) Virginia Brown Miller "Ginny" 1958-1958 ,   3) Pauline "Polly" 1972-1976 ,   4) Barbara Dunham Ream May 1981 - Feb 2009
7f) Show Addresses & Locations

1927-1930	NYC / Various locations
1930-1932	Paris / Anita frequently with parents in Tonawanda, NY
1932-1941	NY / Staten Island 1932 - 1934 / Forest Hills Queens 1934-1937 / Ossining 1937-May 1941
1941-1946	NJ / Millstone, River Road, May 1941-Aug 1946          Click here for:   The Millstone House Story
1946-1952	NJ / Princeton, 18 Hibben Road, 1946-1952             Click here for:   The Princeton House Story
1952-1958	FL / Tallahassee, 818 Baker Street, 1952 / Rocking Chair Ranch, Route 1, 1953-1956
1956-1960	Washington D.C. / Berkshire Apartments, 4201 Mass. Ave. NW, 1956 / Georgetown, 2914 P Street, 1957-1959
1959-1965	NYC / Beaux Arts, East 44th Street, 1959 / The Flop House at 159 East 37th, 1960-1965
1966-1970	NYS / Rock Pile East, Carmel, Putnam Co. NY
1970-1973	CA / Rock Pile West Cloverdale, Sonoma Co., CA. Cabin aka La Querencia
1974-1981	Mexico / San Miguel de Allende
1981-1988	AL / Fairhope

7g) CBS Chief Legal Counsel & Exec V.P., 1st Civilian Deputy Director of Nat. Sec. Agency (NSA).
7h) Show Career History (brief)

1925	Graduated from University of Kansas (KU) with a B.A. in Economics.    Click here for The KU Sweater Story , Fall 1923
1927	Graduated from Yale Law School with an LL.B. degree. Passed the New York bar exam and went to work with the prestigious (then and now) Wall Street law firm now known as Cravath Swaine & Moore.
1930-1932	(not sure of the exact months and years) Lived in Paris while working for the Cravath firm.
1934	After spending much time at Cravath tending to CBS legal matters, joined the CBS staff as the young company's first in-house lawyer. i.e., he established the CBS Legal Department.
1934-1952	Full time employee of CBS. During these years, he moved slowly from the legal department into more general management of the company. At one point, his title was Secretary of the company. In about 1947, he was appointed Executive Vice President (and a member of the Board of Directors), the #3 position (behind Paley and Stanton) in the management of CBS. This was his highest position, which he held until he "retired" for the first time in 1952.
1952-1956	Tallahassee. Built a cattle ranch, out of raw undeveloped land, with the help of his sons. Sold 1958.
1956-1957	Deputy Director of NSA. Lived in Washington, but did some commuting to Tallahassee.
1957-1959	Back full time with CBS. Vice President in charge of the Washington office of CBS.
1960-1965	CBS moved him back to New York, to run a new department called Program Practices. This was a less-than-sincere effort by CBS to restore its good image after the quiz show scandals.
1965	Final retirement. For the rest of his life, he never had a professional or money-making job. But he certainly enjoyed his retirement! Building (and then living in) cabins in Putnam County, New York and Sonoma County, California. Living in San Miguel and finally Alabama. Getting married a couple more times. Traveling all over the world. Visiting children.

Our Heritage:  
What is our non-American origin? Or, to ask it another way, to which countries in Europe can we trace our ancestry, the answer would probably be something like: "mostly English, with some Scottish and Irish thrown in, and one strong line of German." In short, like most Americans, we are a mixture. One fact that does tie us more closely to Germany is that we know exactly which place in Europe the Riehms lived just before migrating to America. And we do have lots of living "cousins" in that town. We are not able to say the same about the Biggses, the Davidsons, the Haneses, et al. One of my genealogical research goals is to find some of those other villages in Europe.   --- Dave Ream   (April 2001)

I cannot verify any Irish blood in our Ream or Biggs roots. Cassander Hanes (OM's mother) dubbed her Hanes roots as "Scotch Irish." I suspect that that meant that her ancestors came from Northern Ireland, which was then (and still is today) fiercely independent of the Catholics that dominate the rest of Ireland.
The Biggs-Davidson line is all English, except for the Davidson Scots. Note that, with no exceptions, every one of those ancestors was a Protestant, of one denomination or another.   --- Dave Ream   (March 2005)

 Dave Ream writings:  Remembering The Old Man
 Dave Ream writings:  Remembering Anita Biggs
 Joe's Memoirs 1980:  Memoirs


8) Jackson Ream    (my father)    Photos
b. July 19, 1932 Buffalo, NY
Notes:
8a) 3 sons: William Kelley "Bill" Sep. 17, 1957,   John Lawrence (me) Nov. 4, 1959,   Darren Oct. 30, 1970
. . . . . . Bill's children: Spencer Paul (Jun 24, 1988), Casey John (May 8, 1990), Avi Jordan Marcus Ream (July 2, 1999)    Photos
. . . . . . Darren's children: Andrew Jackson (Feb 11, 2000), Emily Anne (June 6, 2003)    Photos
. . . . . . John & Bill early years
8b) Wife #1: Storm Davis Small, "Skip" (my mother), married Jack on June 18, 1955.    Her Photo.    1955 Wedding Album.
. . . . . . born Jan. 25, 1935 Chicago, Ill.   died May 19, 1966   Birmingham, Alabama.   Occupation: Art Director
. . . . . . . Skip was cremated and her ashes released at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.   Name on Death Certificate: Storm Small Herricks.
. . . . . . . . . . . B'ham house: 2700 Mountain Wood Drive, Vestavia, Douglas Carter Herricks Jr. b. 1934   d. Aug 9, 1973   Photos
. . . . . . . Skip attended Finch College, a women's junior college/finishing school in Manhattan, Three years: Fall 1952 - Spring 1955, no known degree.
. . . . . . . . Finch College opened in 1900, closed June 1975, records now are at Marymount Manhattan College.
. . . . . . . . High School: The Holton-Arms School, Washington DC, graduated spring 1952 (confirmed), attended two years. Earlier: Friends Academy NY
. . . . . . . Parents: John Davis Small "Jack" & Gwendolyn Davies Small "Patsy" ("Mimi" used by her grandchildren)   Photo
. . . . . . . . . Patsy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, May 31, 1900.    d. Jan 3, 1975.    Obit NY Times, Jan 1975. Typo in Obit, 1975 is correct.
. . . . . . . . . Arlington National Cemetery:   Jack's Grave Stone  & Patsy's Grave Stone. These photos taken early 1980s. If you have better ones, please share.
. . . . . . . . .    Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Plot: Sec: 6, Site: 5737-G Source
. . . . . . . . . Jack was born Palestine, Texas, Oct 11, 1893. d. Jan 23, 1963.   Moved within a year or two of birth to Arkansas.
. . . . . . . . . U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Graduate 1915. Columbia University M.S. 1920. Kemper Military School (High School) Boonville, Missouri.
. . . . . . . . . Jack was in Navy for WWI and WWII. Jack took his patriotism/service-to-country very seriously.
. . . . . . . . . Jack's highest rank was Rear Admiral, which is one above Commodore (he was promoted shortly after Skip's wedding in 1955)
. . . . . . . . . 1945 Appointment by President Truman, Administrator of the Civilian Production Administration (Try Google: Small "Civilian Production Administration"
. . . . . . . . . . . Article from the Library of Congress.    Truman's Letter Accepting Resignation Dec 1946
. . . . . . . . . 1950 Appointment by President Truman, Chairman of the Munitions Board, Dept of Defense (Try Google: Small "Munitions Board"
. . . . . . . . . John D. Small Lectures at National Defense University, Washington D.C.    Read good Bio from 1952 Lecture Page 2

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Honorable John D. Small Chairman of the Munitions Board, was born at Palestine, Texas, 11 October 1893. He was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy and commissioned an ensign on 5 June 1915. He received his M.S. degree from Columbia University in 1920. On 24 April 1926 he resigned his Navy commission as a lieutenant to enter private industry. He served as executive vice-president of the Dry Ice Corporation of America from 1926 to 1932, when be became Western Manager of Publicker, Inc., the position he held until 1941. He was called to active duty with the Navy as a commander in February 1942 and appointed deputy director of the Army and Navy Munitions Board, in which position he served until March 1944. The following six months he was head of the Navy Material and Products Control Division; during that time he served as landing craft coordinator with the first Allied troops to land on the Normandy beaches on D-day. For outstanding service in those two assignments, he received a Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy. On 22 September 1944 Mr. Small became executive officer and chief of staff to J. A. Krug, chairman of the War Production Board; for outstanding services in the reorganization of the Navy's production program and in the development of the Controlled Materials Plan, he was awarded the Legion of Merit. On 3 November 1945, with the rank of commodore, he was temporarily assigned as administrator of the Civilian Production Administration. He was relieved from active duty on 4 February 1947 and became president of Maxson Foods Systems, Inc. In 1949 he became vice-president of Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation, which post he resigned upon appointment by President Truman on 10 November 1950 as Chairman of the Munitions Board, and sworn into office 16 November 1950, under a recess appointment. His appointment was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on 5 December 1950.

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. . . . . . . . . . . February 8, 1952  Lecture,   (Source: www.ndu.edu/library/ic2/L52-094.pdf)
. . . . . . . . . . . February 23, 1950  Lecture,   (Source: www.ndu.edu/library/ic1/L50-100.pdf)
. . . . . . . . Grandparents: John Clay Small   b. 1873 Palestine, Texas,   d. 1938   and   Louise Moran   d. 1960 in Kansas City Mo.
. . . . . . . . . . John Clay was a Newspaper person. Married three times: 1) Louise, one son, John Davis. 2) two sons Tyra and James Small. 3) Bill Small
. . . . . . . . . . Small Lineage, from Ireland, to Scotland, then migrated to North America in the late 1600's. Per Joan Silbersack 07/2010.
. . . . . . . . . . . Joan S. also mentioned a Small genealogy prepared by The Library of Congress under direction of Admiral John D. Small. We're looking for it.
. . . . . . . . . Great Grandparents:
. . . . . . . . . . . William Davis Small   b. 1849   d. Aug. 7, 1929 Palestine City Cemetery Grave Stone
. . . . . . . . . . . Eliza Moore   b. 1852 Morgan County, Georgia, d. 1891 Palestine, Texas, m. October 4, 1871
. . . . . . . . . . GGreat Grandparents:
. . . . . . . . . . . . John Small   b. 1810 d. 1852 Palestine City Cemetery Grave Stone
. . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana Catherine Small   b. Jan. 15, 1816, d. Aug. 23, 1894 Palestine City Cemetery Grave Stone
. . . . . . . . . . . . Children notes: William Davis Small   b.1849, d. 1929. See above.
. . . . . . . . . . . . Children notes: Pilgrim Clay Small   b. Dec 15, 1852, d. 1873 Palestine City Cemetery Grave Stone
. . . . . . . . . . GGreat Grandparents:
. . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Wesley Moore   b. June 23, 1814 Catawba County, North Carolina, d. July 5, 1876 Palestine, Texas, m. January 20, 1842 Morgan County, Georgia
. . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Jones   b. June 16, 1824 Morgan County, Georgia, d. February 1, 1910 Palestine, Texas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . GGGreat Grandparents: Stephen Jones and Rachel Hamby
. . . . . . . . Grandparents: Charles Davies   b.~1875 NJ   d.~1959 Jersey City   and   Laura   b.~1876 NJ   d.sometime prior to 1955.     Charles Photo 1955
. . . . . . . . . . Charles Davies parents were from Wales. Laura's father b.Canada , mother b.Louisana per 1920 Census.
. . . . . . . . . . Charles Davies was a house carpenter, lots of tools in house, local to Jersey City, row house home, 252 Whiton Street
. . . . . . . . . . Very informative 1920 census, Photo (see lines 49,50,51,52,53), New Jersey > Hudson > Jersey City Ward 6 > District 161
. . . . . . . . . . Children: Gwendolyn "Patsy", b. May 31, 1899,   Mildred, b.Aug 21, 1900 d. Dec 31, 1991 Obit,   Charles Jr., b.1909, he had yellow jaundice (skin)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred Davies, Jersey City, NJ, married Robert Lee Knox Sr. b. Oct 5 1897 NYC d. ~1944 NY. (Robert’s first wife Agnes Elliott),   Knox.Family.Genealogy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred stepsons: Robert Lee Knox Jr. b.1919 d.1976, Alva b.1921 d.2003 Calverton National Cemetery, m. Jean Congreve Knox.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mildred with Robert had 2 sons, Richard Douglas Knox and James Edward Knox, both born c. 1920’s.
. . . . . . . Siblings: Joan Silbersack b. Feb. 26, 1929.   Photo July 2010.   Married Walter Silbersack m. 1951 d. August 14, 1992. Later married Frank Van Ulk.
. . . . . . . . . Two Children (my first cousins): John b. Dec. 8, 1954 (m. Elionora "Nora", children Nichols b.1988, Johanna b.1992, Catryn b.1994), Jim b. May 15, 1957 (m. Glenda)
. . . . . . . Siblings: Mickey Marshall b. Oct 5, 1921 d. June 1996. Married Preston Fairfax Marshall Sr. "Bud". Two Children: Preston Jr., Linda (my first cousins).
. . . . . . . . . Mickey is a half-sister. Mickey's father, Silas Knope, d. 1927 Dole Pineapple Race, from Oakland to Honolulu. (winning time: 26 hours)
. . . . . . Jack & Skip addresses:
. . . . . . . June ’55 to Fall ’56 , 150 West 82nd Steet, 3rd floor, NYC.
. . . . . . . Fall ’56 to Summer ’58 , 1st Bloomfield garden apt., 222-B Davey St, north off Bellville Ave. and backed up to Garden State Pkway Tollbooths.
. . . . . . . Jersey City row house with Aunt Mildred and her father, 1-2 months waiting for the next Bloomfield apartment to be ready.
. . . . . . . Summer ’58 to Spring ’60 , 2nd Bloomfield apt., Brookdale Garden Apts, which ran east off Broad St. opposite the Glen Ridge golf course.
. . . . . . . Spring ’60 to Spring ’69 , 175 Crescent Rd., Florham Park, NJ.
. . . . Wife #2: m. 1968
8d) Columbia University MBA 1956, Princeton University 1954, Princeton High 1950, Rutgers Elementary School (Prep) 5th - 8th grades.
8e) Commercial/Investment Banker in NYC and Dallas.
8f) Retired 1999 from Bank of America in Dallas, now living in Heath, TX, east of Dallas.


9) John Lawrence Ream    (me)    Photos
b. Nov. 4, 1959 Glen Ridge, NJ (5:06 pm, 7lbs 5oz, 22 inches)
Notes:
9a) 2 Children: Holly Elizabeth b. Oct. 28, 1993,   Sean Joseph b. Feb 7, 1996
9b) Wife: Mary Beth Murphy, b. Dec 23, 1963, m. Oct. 5, 1991. Daughter of: Gerald "Herc" Murphy and Elizabeth "Betty" Dempsey
. . . . . . . .    Click here for the Murphy/Dempsey Family History.


Whew... how's that for a brief summary!

Elmer Leonidas Denniston book:
   Title is "Stukey: Genealogy of the Stukey, Ream, Grove, Clem, and Denniston Families"
   Covers Peter Ream and earlier. Ream Chapter. Same as Web Page.   Published Harrisburg, Pa., 1939
   Reprinted March 1991, 591 pages,   ISBN Hardcover: 083281878X   Paperback: 0832818798
   Possible Purchase Sources: Half.com, BN.com, FatBrain.com

Credits: Started in 1998, mostly thanks to Dave Ream.
Also Jane Margaret Ream estate, FamilySearch.Org, continued corrections from Dave, and ongoing.

Interesting Web Sites for Ream Family History:
     Jane Anspach's site: http://www.genealogy.com/users/a/n/s/Jane-E-Anspach-OH/FILE/0029page.html   (re-verifed Feb 2011)
     Eva Gremmert's site: http://www.gremmert.com/getperson.php?personID=I9972&tree=ardeneva   (re-verifed Feb 2011)

     Discussion Group: Ream Family Forum at Genealogy.com
     Discussion Group: Ream Family Forum at Rootsweb.com
     Discussion Group: Ream Mailing List at Rootsweb.com
     Search: Genealogy.com Homepage
     Search: RootsWeb.com
     Search: FamilySearch.com
     Search: FindAGrave.com discovered Nov 2010
     Search: DAR Research discovered Nov 2010 Ream Family Crest

(Click on Crest for more info)

Lineage Contributions sent to us:

James Gregory Ream  (b.1959)   (from James via email on 2008/06/28)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Nicholas Riehm   (1721-1774)
      [   Andrew (Andreas) Ream   (1757-1833)
        [   Benjamin Ream   (1789-1863)
         [   William Andrew Ream   (~1828-)
            [   Andrew Jackson Ream
              [   Paul Revere Ream
                [   Gary Lee Ream
                  [   James Gregory Ream b.1959

Juliette Stollings     (from Juliette via email on 2004/03/22)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Andrew (Andreas) Riehm 1737-1813
      [   John B. Ream
        [   Thomas Ream Sr.
         [   Thomas Ream Jr.
            [   Irving Scott Ream
              [   Minnie Edna Ream
                [   Elvie Voila Ream
                  [   Sharon Sokol
                    [   Juliette Stollings

Thomas P. Jenkins     (from Tom via email on 2010/10/15)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Andrew (Andreas) Riehm 1737-1813
      [   Samuel W. Ream 1779-1858
        [   William Ream 1803-1877
         [   David Ream 1827-1915
            [   David Martin Ream 1872-1933
              [   Thomas W. Ream 1897-1960
                [   Betty J. Ream 1925-2006
                  [   Thomas P. Jenkins (me) 1947-
                    [   Jamie Lynn Schellenbarg 1970-
                      [   Kayla Rose Schellenbarg 1990-
                        [   Kearah E. Kelley 2010-

Charles W Roberts     (from Chuck via email on 2010/11/15)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Abraham Ream (1718- )   m. Anna Marie Leinbach
      [   Andrew Ream (1763- )   m. Barbara Schwartzwaller
        [   Charles Ream (1798-1872)   m. Sarah
          [   James Ream (1837-1916)   m. Mary Powl.   Voganville Union Cemetery, Lancaster County
            [   Josiah P Ream (1862-1941)   m. Margarite Alice Deim
              [   Marea Margurite Ream (1902-1975)   m. Charles Bergey Smith
                [   Betty Smith (1926-2008)   m. George H Roberts
                    [   Charles W Roberts (1955- )   m. Donna Pedano

Carole Reeves     (from Carole via email on 2011/01/18)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Abraham Ream (1718- )
      [   Juliana Ream
        [   Salome 'Sally' Rupp
          [   George Harter
            [   Sarah Jane Harter
              [   Chestian Fleisher
                [   Dilla Rote
                  [   Dorris Everett
                    [   Carole Reeves

Terri Ann Olsen     (from Terri via email on 2011/07/06)
Johann Eberhardt Riehm (1687-1779)
    [   Tobias Ream (1733-1807)
      [   Henry Ream (1759-1840) m. Julianna Rupp
        [   Richard Ream (~1785-1864) m. Elizabeth Stitzer
          [   Mary Ream (1807-1873) m. John Stober
            [   Susan Elizabeth Stober (1843-1892) m Lorin W Farrell
              [   Jetta Ferrell (1876) m. Harry Haun
                [   Dorcas Haun (1907) m. Arlo Willet
                  [   Mary Lou Willet (1936) m Thomas G Olsen
                    [   Terri Ann Olson (1958) m Michael Thomas Green

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