REILING BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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REILING, H. J. - b: 1866 Deepwater Twp, Henry Co, MO
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 415
residence: Montrose, Henry Co, MO

H. J. Reiling, manager of the Farmers Elevator and Supply Company, Montrose, 
Missouri, was born in Deepwater township, December 26, 1866, and is the son of 
Henry and Gertrude (Schistler) Reiling, natives of Germany who emigrated to 
America with their respective parents when young and located in Henry County, 
Missouri where both were reared to maturity. Henry Reiling died in Oklahoma in 
1913, at the age of seventy-two years. Gertrude Reiling died in 1914, at the age 
of seventy years. They were parents of three children: H. J., the eldest of the 
family; John Reiling, died in Oklahoma; William lives on the old home place of the 
family in Deepwater township. Reared upon the home place of the family near 
Germantown, in Deepwater township, H. J. Reiling naturally took up the vocation 
of his forebearers and became a farmer. He rented the old Cordell farm in 1893, 
and in 1911 he purchased this tract of 169 acres located southwest of Montrose. 
He had this place nicely improved but suffered a severe loss from fire in 1914. 
He immediately rebuilt and continued to cultivate and improve his place until 
taking charge of the Farmers Elevator and Supply Company, upon its organization 
in 1915. Mr. Reiling is given thorough satisfaction in the performance of the 
duties of his position. Mr. Reiling was married in 1895 to Otillie Conrad, who was 
born at Benedict, Iowa, the daughter of Ben Conrad, who resides in Nebraska. 
Eight children have been born of this marriage, six of whom are living, namely: 
William, Charles, Henry, August, Ida, and Edward, all of whom are at home with 
their parents. Mr. Reiling is a Republican in politics and is affiliated with the 
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Montrose. He is universally recognized as an 
excellent citizen who believes in progressive methods of business and continual 
civic betterment and is always ready and willing to put his shoulder to the wheel 
and assist in moving things onward. The Montrose Farmers' Elevator and Supply 
Company was organized in June, 1915, with a capital of $6,000 all of which was 
subscribed by farmers in the vicinity of Montrose. The principal organizers were 
men of the highest standing in the community. The concern purchased an elevator 
which had been operated by other parties for some time previous. The grain 
elevator has a capacity of 6,000 bushels. During 1917 there were shipped from 
this elevator over 150,000 bushels of grain. The stock of this concern is divided 
among 123 stockholders. When the Company was first organized, H. J. Reiling was 
elected president; H. J. Hueser was elected vice-president; J. E. Dugan became 
secretary; John Swaters, Jr., served as treasurer. The present officers are: Lewis 
Tilling, president; P. J. Meyer, vice-president; John Swaters, Jr., secretary and 
treasurer; H. J. Reiling, manager.


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