Individual Details

Henry L. Reader

(28 Jul 1829 - 29 Dec 1896)

Reader, H. L., died Wednesday of paralysis, he having previously suffered two slight strokes. On Tuesday he was up and around, apparently as well as usual, going to the P.O. at 8 in the evening to get his mail. Owing to the inability of absent relatives to get here, the funeral will not be held until Friday morning at 10:30 in the Baptist Church. Henry L. Reader was b. in Columbus OH, 28 Jul 1829 and died at Tabor IA on 29 Dec 1896, age 67 years ? months 1 day. Early in life he removed to the state of IL where at the age of 21, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Reed, to whom 6 children were born, four having preceded him to the Home beyond, and two daughters remaining to mourn his departure, one, Mrs. Dora Boyer lives in Verdon IL and one, Mrs. Florence Holloway at Marshfield MO. On 7 Nov 1871 at Tabor IA, he was again united in marriage to Sarah J. Wilson. By this union one son was born, Hubert, who with his mother, remain to mourn the loss of a kind father and loving husband. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Cause of death: paralysis of the heart. Funeral services took place from the Baptist Church on Friday at 10:30 conducted by his pastor W. H. Curtis, assisted by Dr. Thain, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Tabor Cemetery. Tabor Beacon - 8 Jan 1897

THE TABOR BEACON
FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA
FRIDAY,JANUARY 8,1897

OBITUARIES

Transcribed and submitted by Cay Merryman

Events

Birth28 Jul 1829Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Marriage7 Feb 1850Jersey County, Illinois - Anna Elizabeth Reed
Census21 Jul 1870Elsah, Jersey County, Illinois
Marriage4 Nov 1871Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa - Sarah Jane Holloway
Census (family)29 Jun 1880Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa - Sarah Jane Holloway
Census (family)1895Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa - Sarah Jane Holloway
Death29 Dec 1896Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa
BurialTabor Cemetery, Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa

Families

SpouseSarah Jane Holloway (1839 - 1902)
ChildHubert I. Reader (1877 - 1903)
SpouseAnna Elizabeth Reed (1832 - )
ChildDora Anna Reader (1857 - 1932)
ChildFlorence Lenora Reader (1858 - 1928)

Notes

Census

Henry L Reader M41 Ohio - Painter
Mary A Reader F38 Ohio - Keeping House [wife or sister?]
Dora A Reader F19 Illinois
Florence L Reader F11 Missouri

Marriage

H. L. Reeder
Event Type Marriage Notice
Event Date 04 Nov 1871
Event Place Fremont County, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Sarah Wilson

Census (family)

Henry L Reader Self M 51 Ohio - Painter
Sarah J Reader Wife F 38 Kentucky - Dressmaking
Florence Reader Daughter F 21 Missouri
Henry W Reader Son M 17 Iowa - Farm laborer
Eddie W Reader Son M 12 Iowa - Attends school
Herbert Reader Son M 5 Iowa
Luther Townsend Boarder M 30 Ohio - Makes harnesses

Neighbors include Elvira Clisbee Wilson and Hymenus R. Ivory.

Census (family)

Henry L Reader M 65
Sarah J Reader F 55
Hubert I Reader M 17

Endnotes

1. "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GT-1GF : 10 February 2018), Henry L. Reader and Elizabeth Reed, 07 Feb 1850; citing Jersey,Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,902..

2. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-RFH2 : 18 October 2017), Henry L. Reader and Elizabeth Reed, 07 Feb 1850; citing Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,902..

3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W7-SVB : 17 October 2014), Henry L Reader, Illinois, United States; citing p. 6, family 45, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,732..

4. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWX-4VF : 4 November 2017), H. L. Reeder and Sarah Wilson, 04 Nov 1871, Fremont County, Iowa, United States; citing reference p83 290, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,490..

5. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD26-D9G : 14 July 2016), Henry L Reader, Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 4D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0340; FHL microfilm 1,254,340..

6. "Iowa State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VT39-DTK : accessed 24 December 2014), Hubert I Reader in household of Henry L Reader, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing p. 496, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,353..

7. Find A Grave Memorial# 92734811.