BIO:  Henry Reeser, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 143

HENRY REESER, a retired farmer, is the son of William and Elizabeth (Shelley) 
Reeser, was born in this township in February, 1829, and is the sixth of the 
following family:  John, Mary, William, Elizabeth (deceased), Alexander, Henry 
and George.  Our subject’s first marriage was to Eliza Burger, daughter of Samuel 
and Elizabeth (Fortenbaugh) Burger, and to this union were born six children:  
William (deceased), Joseph, Susan, John (deceased), David and Henry.  His second 
marriage was to Mary, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Nicholas) Hoppes, and this 
union has been blessed with three children:  Hiram, Morris and Bertha.  The 
second Mrs. Resser was the widow of Jacob Test, to whom she had born three 
children;  Ida J., William H. and Mary A.  Mr. Reeser, through his own industry, 
has become the owner to two superior farms in his native township, and for some 
years has led a retired life in the borough of Manchester.