Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Reiter, Tobias
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Milford Township


   TOBIAS REITER retired, P.O. Trumbauersville, is a son of 
Joseph Reiter, and was born in this township in 1825.  This 
gentlemen is to-day the oldest resident in Trumbauersville.  
In 1848 he was married to Edith Wonsidler, to whom eight 
children were born, six of whom are now deceased, Joseph and 
Edward remaining.  His wife dying in 1865 Mr. Reiter was 
again married in 1866 to Miss Sarah, daughter of Anthony 
Cressman, who died in 1874.  Mr. Reiter's third wife was 
Miss Christiana Stiefel, daughter of Jacob and Catharine 
Stiefel, of Germany.  They have no children now living by 
this marriage.  The mother of our subject, whose maiden name 
was Heist, is still living, being 85 years of age, the 
father dying in 1879.  Mr. Reiter received a common-school 
education and was always engaged in farming until 1878, when 
he retired from active work.  He is past chancellor of the 
Knights of Pythias and is a member of the Lutheran church.  
Politically he is a democrat.