BIO: J. D. Rea, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER LIII.

                            NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

523  NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

  J. D. REA, retired farmer, P. O. Newville, is a son of George and 
Isabella (Dunlop) Rea, former of whom was reared in Bedford County, 
Penn., and came to this county about 1830.  To them were born four sons 
and three daughters, all now deceased, except J. D.  Our subject 
received a good academical education and then chose the occupation of a 
farmer.  Soon afterward he married Elizabeth McCullough, and by this 
union were born three children:  G. Arthur, a farmer, now cultivating 
the mansion farm; Charles E., arrived at manhood's years, and 
contemplates following the calling of his brother; and Mary, finishing 
her education.  Mrs. Rea dying in 1871, after a few days' illness.  Mr. 
Rea married, in 1874, Miss Annie H. Hall, of Jersey City, of which 
union there is now living one son, Dudley Hall, now (1886) a lad of 
nine summers.  This wife died in 1883, and our subject married, in 
1885, his present wife, nee Annie E. Sheller, daughter of Dr. Adam 
Sheller, a prominent physician of Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., Penn.  Mr. 
Rea still resides on the home farm where he was born, and though he has 
ceased to perform the mechanical part of agriculture, he retains the 
management and direction of his farms.  He has traveled considerably, 
both through the United States and over the continent of Europe.  The 
family are members of church.