Son of Andrew Jackson Rea and Elizabeth Ellen Smith; Brother of Emery Alvin Rea, Durward O. Rea, Charles H. Rea, Alice Rea, Lena Jane Rea, Lulu Ellen Rea, and Otto Charles Rea. Husband of Cora Matilda (Peterson) Rea whom he married on October 6, 1909 in Spingfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; Father of Jewel Magdelina Rea, Dot Wandoff (Stewart) Rea and John Rea. Jr.;
John lived all of his life in Pocahontas, Illinois. His father Andrew left land for each of his sons from the orignial Rea Farm. The only piece that remains today is about 45 acres owned by John's grandson David Rea and his neice's Betty's husband Paul. It is bordered by I-70 and the Conrail Railroad tracks.
He hauled coal for a living out of a mine that operated there in Pocahontas and farmed on the side. He lived to be 98 and 1/2 years old when he passed away in October of 1974 in Highland, Illinois.
John lived all of his life in Pocahontas, Illinois. His father Andrew left land for each of his sons from the orignial Rea Farm. The only piece that remains today is about 45 acres owned by John's grandson David Rea and his neice's Betty's husband Paul. It is bordered by I-70 and the Conrail Railroad tracks.
He hauled coal for a living out of a mine that operated there in Pocahontas and farmed on the side. He lived to be 98 and 1/2 years old when he passed away in October of 1974 in Highland, Illinois.
Son of Andrew Jackson Rea and Elizabeth Ellen Smith; Brother of Emery Alvin Rea, Durward O. Rea, Charles H. Rea, Alice Rea, Lena Jane Rea, Lulu Ellen Rea, and Otto Charles Rea. Husband of Cora Matilda (Peterson) Rea whom he married on October 6, 1909 in Spingfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; Father of Jewel Magdelina Rea, Dot Wandoff (Stewart) Rea and John Rea. Jr.;
John lived all of his life in Pocahontas, Illinois. His father Andrew left land for each of his sons from the orignial Rea Farm. The only piece that remains today is about 45 acres owned by John's grandson David Rea and his neice's Betty's husband Paul. It is bordered by I-70 and the Conrail Railroad tracks.
He hauled coal for a living out of a mine that operated there in Pocahontas and farmed on the side. He lived to be 98 and 1/2 years old when he passed away in October of 1974 in Highland, Illinois.
John lived all of his life in Pocahontas, Illinois. His father Andrew left land for each of his sons from the orignial Rea Farm. The only piece that remains today is about 45 acres owned by John's grandson David Rea and his neice's Betty's husband Paul. It is bordered by I-70 and the Conrail Railroad tracks.
He hauled coal for a living out of a mine that operated there in Pocahontas and farmed on the side. He lived to be 98 and 1/2 years old when he passed away in October of 1974 in Highland, Illinois.
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