Surnames: Rea, Dowlin, Worthington, Long, Craig
J H Rea, farmer and stock grower, P O Carmichaels, was born in Cumberland Township, August 26, 1831, and is a son of John Rea and Margaret Dowlin Rea, who were of Scotch Irish descent. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and his father, who was a blacksmith, was born in New Jersey and came to Greene Count in 1803 and died November 25, 1847. Of their ten children, nine grew to maturity, the youngest of whom is the subject of this sketch. He has lived all his life of a farm with the exception of two years spent in the army. He owns the farm of 106 acres where he now resides.He was united in marriage August 26, 1852, with Miss Orpha Worthington, daughter of Benjamin Worthington and Mary Long Worthington. Mrs Rea is of English origin. Their family consists of seven children: Calvin B Rea; Margaret Alice Rea, wife of James Craig; Frank L Rea, a stock dealer in the West; Mary M Rea; Walter G Rea; Anna V Rea; and John Linn Rea. They are all members of the Presbyterian Church in which Mr Rea has been elder, trustee, and superintendent of the Sabbath school. Mr Rea takes a great interest in educational matters, has served as school director, and filled most of the important offices of his township. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in Company F, First Pennsylvania Cavalry. At the regular organization of this company at Harrisburg, Penna, August 17, 1861, he was elected Captain, and was promoted to the office of Major, November 14, of the same year. He was discharged for disability, January 12, 1863, and was carried home on a stretcher, in what was then thought to be a dying condition. He is a member of the G A R Post.
From: "K. William Bailey"
To supplement the posting: J H Rea [JOSIAH HARVEY REA], farmer and stock grower, P O Carmichaels, was born in Cumberland Township, August 26, 1831, and is a son of John Rea and Margaret Dowlin Rea, who were of Scotch Irish descent