Individual Details
John Reichard Senior
(3 Nov 1815 - 3 Aug 1881)
John Reichard was a farmer. He never joined a church. Along with his brothers, Valentine and Jacob, his brother-in-law, David Long, and his neighbor, Michael Emmert, he built the Spring Grove school in about 1854.
John Reichard was an abolitionist and president of the local Union League club. Whenever the Confederates came across the river, he left home until they returned to Virginia. In 1861 he was elected county commissioner. A Republican, he served from 1861 to 1867. While on the county commission, he and a majority of the commission supported selling bonds to fund building of the Western Maryland Railroad from Blue Ridge Summit to Hagerstown. They also issued bonds to build the Washington County leg of the Baltimore and O. Railroad. The latter decision was a very controversial.
In 1875 he was elected a judge of the Orphans' Court. He was defeated in a reelection bid in 1879.
John Reichard was an abolitionist and president of the local Union League club. Whenever the Confederates came across the river, he left home until they returned to Virginia. In 1861 he was elected county commissioner. A Republican, he served from 1861 to 1867. While on the county commission, he and a majority of the commission supported selling bonds to fund building of the Western Maryland Railroad from Blue Ridge Summit to Hagerstown. They also issued bonds to build the Washington County leg of the Baltimore and O. Railroad. The latter decision was a very controversial.
In 1875 he was elected a judge of the Orphans' Court. He was defeated in a reelection bid in 1879.
Events
| Birth | 3 Nov 1815 | , Dauphin, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jan 1845 | Julia Ann Ringer | | ||
| Death | 3 Aug 1881 | Arch Spring, Washington, MD | | ||
| Burial | Manor Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Tilghmanton, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Julia Ann Ringer (1827 - 1882) |
| Child | Winfield Scott Reichard Reverend (1847 - 1924) |
| Child | Mary Witmer "Mollie" REICHARD (1849 - 1933) |
| Child | Daniel Webster Reichard (1851 - ) |
| Child | John Ringer Reichard Junior (1855 - 1892) |
| Child | Bessie Catharine Reichard (1863 - 1917) |
| Child | Robert Howard "Howard" Reichard (1856 - 1926) |
| Child | Valentine Milton Reichard Medical Doctor (1858 - ) |
| Child | Julia Orpha Reichard (1853 - 1925) |
| Father | Daniel Reichard Senior (1780 - 1859) |
| Mother | Catharine Balsbaugh (1785 - 1870) |
| Sibling | David Reichard (1808 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Reichard (1809 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Daniel REICHARD Junior (1810 - 1866) |
| Sibling | George Reichard ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob Reichard (1812 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Valentine Reichard (1813 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Frances Reichard ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Reichard (1817 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Mary Reichard (1819 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Susan Reichard (1820 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Ann Reichard (1828 - 1856) |