Northumberland-Schuylkill-Luzerne County PA Archives Biographies.....Reese, Thomas C. 1837 - living in 1899

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THOMAS C. REESE is a well-known and much respected citizen of Shamokin, Pa. He

superintends the machine and blacksmith department of the Shamokin Iron Works.

Mr. Reese is at present also much interested in gold mining. He is the owner of

154 acres of land in McDowell County, North Carolina, which is being largely

developed under a lease. The firm which is operating his territory is now

erecting a ten-stamp mill to be run by water power. This field is rich not only

in gold, but also contains other precious metals and valuable minerals. Within a

radius of five miles have been found about one hundred and thirty-six different

minerals, the rarest of these being diamonds. Mr. Reese reasonably expects to

realize in the future a fair profit on his investment.



  John Reese, father of our subject, was a native of South Wales and immigrated

to America in 1846, bringing his family with him; he located in St. Clair,

Schuylkill County, Pa., and at once accepted a position as mine superintendent

in the employ of William H. Johnson. He continued in this business until he

departed this life in 1853. He was known as an old-line Whig, but could not be

prevailed upon to accept office.



  Thomas C. Reese was born in Monmouthshire, South Wales, July 9, 1837, and is a

son of John and Mary (Thomas) Reese. He was brought to America by his parents

when about nine years of age, receiving his education in St. Clair, Schuylkill

County. When quite young he learned the trade of a machinist and when grown to

manhood worked at that occupation in Port Carbon, and also at Mauch Chunk,

Carbon County, Pa., subsequently removing to Luzerne County, and thence to

Northumberland County, continuing to work at his chosen calling. After remaining

in the latter county two years, he spent one year prospecting in the Cumberland

Mountains. He was employed by the Tonzwell Coal & Iron Co. of Virginia to

prospect for coal.



  In 1856 our subject went South to Virginia and engaged in mining for three

years. He, at the end of that time, returned North and engaged his services with

the Shamokin Iron Works. In 1886 he again went South and was located in Georgia

for a short time, but finally returned to Shamokin and accepted his present

responsible position, which he is very creditably filling. He has the reputation

of being a skilled mechanic and consequently is quite competent to oversee the

departments under his control.



  On November 15, 1865, our subject was united in marriage with Mary Henry. They

have merry gatherings at their home and both Mr. and Mrs. Reese are well and

favorably known in social and religious circles throughout the town.





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Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

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Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)



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