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Samuel D. Reeder is a native of Alabama, and was born in Lauderdale County, April 1, 1837. His father, Thomas Reeder, was born in South Carolina May 1, 1805, and about 1832 was married to Miss Louisa Fowler, of Alabama. Mr. Reeder died February 2, 1875, after losing his wife September 18, 1864. Of their twelve children, only Samuel D., Joshua, Martha, Margaret, Fanny, Joseph, Daniel and Mary are now living. He was married, the second time, to Mrs. Harriet Page, of Arkansas, in 1866, and by this marriage had one child, Anna S., who is living at the present time. The family moved to Arkansas in 1849, and the subject of this sketch spent his school days in Hempstead County, attending the common schools, and at the age of twenty-one commenced to work for himself, turning his attention to farming. On November 29, 1860, he married Miss Louisa Wylie, a daughter of Elias and Sarah Wylie, who were married in Alabama about 1835, and had ten children, of whom Adeline, Jane, Mary, Louisa, Martha U., Thomas and James are now living. Mr. Reeder enlisted in the Twentieth Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States Army, in 1861; was in the battles of Vicksburg, Corinth, Jenkins' Ferry and various others, and was slightly wounded by a ball at Vicksburg. Surrendering in 1864 at Jefferson, Tex., he returned home, physically broken up. After hiring out and gathering a few stock he, in 1876, bought the farm upon which he now lives, and which contains 385 acres. Besides this, Mr. Reeder is the owner of 385 acres of valuable land in saline and 480 acres in black land; also a stock ranch of 285 acres in black sandy land. He raises stock very extensively, having among his possessions some fine Kentucky breeders, and a number of valuable mules, and expects to greatly increase his already prosperous business during the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Reeder had thirteen children, two of whom died before being named. Walter, Thomas and James L. are dead, and Lydia, William, Emma, Ella, Demetra, May, Anna and Joseph are still living.