York County PA Archives Bible Records.....JAMES GERRY REHERD FAMILY BIBLE
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JAMES GERRY REHERD FAMILY BIBLE
Front page of Bible is missing, cover torn off
title to New Testament page:
Publisher John E. Potter & Co. Philadelphia:
614 and 617 Samson Street
no date
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all in the same writing appears to be at different times
in ink blue and then black
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BIRTHS
Sarah Ellen Reeherd was born August 25th A.D. 1866
Thomas Curran Reeherd was born November 4th A. D. 1867
Rebecca Jenet. Reeherd was born April 25th A. D. 1870
Andrew Oscar Reehed was born December 13th 1875
Etha Gemmill Reeherd was born January 25th 1877
Charles James Reeherd was born April 7th A. D. 1883
      (change in spelling from here)
Edward Sturger Reichard was born Feb the 9 A. D. 1886
Jacob Roy Reichard was born Aug the 31 AD 1888 (31 was penciled in)
Murry Clifton Reichard was born the 10 AD 1891 June (June was penciled in)
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written on next page
different writing; names in Old English 
lettering in Red, penciled in then light blue ink and 
copied over in very fine red ink creating double effect
Born in an intense dark blue ink
(the children above are to James Gerry Reherd's first wife Mary Jane Gemmill 
who died 17 August 1879; the children below are the children to his 2nd wife, 
Ellen Amanda Montgomery)
Charles James Reichard
     born: April the 7 AD 1883
Edward Sturger Reichard
     born: February the 9th 1866
Jacob Roy Reichard
     born: August 31, 1888
Murier Cliffen Reichard (Murrier says it was Murray - his name was Clifton 
Murray)
     born: June 10th 1891
Alice Lydia Reichard (Alice said it is Lyda as in Lida, not Lydia; she used 
Lida)  Lyda was pasted over and changed to Lydia
     born November 7th 1898


Additional Comments:
James Gerry Reherd used different spelling of the surname during his lifetime. 
His original signature was found are Reherd, Recherd, Reichard.
He used Reherd most frequently, but in later years he used Reichard. His sons 
used Reherd and Reichard. His siblings and uncles also used Rehard, Reachard, 
Rechard, Reichart and more.
He was born 20 January 1847 in Hopewell township, York County, Pennsylvania 
and died 11 September 1932 in Dallastown.

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