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Below is a family biography included in The Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois published by Biographical Publishing Co. in 1894. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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EDWIN REIMAN. Intelligent, thrifty and progressive farmers form the greater part of the population of Jackson County, and among these the subject of this sketch occupies a prominent position. He is the owner of a finely improved farm comprising one hundred and sixty acres in Levan Township, which is one of the best managed estates in this part of the county. Progressive in all things, he has accumulated a handsome property, and now ranks among the well-to-do farmers of the township.
Mr. Reiman has spent his entire life in Jackson County, and was born in Murphysboro Township, January 28, 1850. Alternating attendance at the district school with work on the home farm, he grew to vigorous manhood well fitted to superintend a farm of his own. At the age of twenty-three, on the 22d of May, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Alice, daughter of Joseph Breeden, a native of Indiana, and an early settler of Somerset Township, Jackson County. Mrs. Reiman was born March 16, 1856, in Indiana, but has spent the most of her life in this state.
After his marriage Mr. Reiman settled upon a farm consisting of one hundred and one acres of partly improved land. Through industry and unremitting toil he has acquired one hundred and sixty acres of highly cultivated land. Upon the place he has introduced all the improvements of a modern estate, including farm machinery, good fencing, and all the buildings necessary for the proper conduct of the farm. His residence, a commodious and conveniently arranged structure, was erected in 1883, while the barn was built six years later. In addition to mixed farming he engages in stock-raising, in which he has met with success.
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Reiman has resulted in the birth of eight children, all of whom reside with their parents. They are, Nora, George, Frank, John, Lillie, Sylva, Earl and Junius. In politics Mr. Reiman is a Democrat, and in local affairs is quite influential. For thirteen years he has filled the office of Justice of the Peace, and is still serving in that capacity. In religious belief he is identified with the Free Will Baptist Church.
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