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SAMUEL REAM, coppersmith, Verona, was born at Pittsburgh, July 1, 1836, and is the son of Samuel Ream, of Swiss birth. The father was born about 1800, was a machinist and came to America about 1834, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying in 1880. He married, in the old post office on Third avenue, Christina Hablitzel, a native of Germany, who died in 1865, aged fifty-eight years. Mr. Ream served nearly a year in the 74th regiment P. V. during the civil war. Samuel, Jr., was educated at the West Ward school, and when sixteen years old began work in a machine-shop. In 1854 he took up railroad coppersmithing in the Ft. W. R. R. shops, and has followed it since. Ten years later he was engaged as foreman of a tinshop of the A.V. R. R., and moved to Verona in 1876. Mr. Ream married Kate Torrence, who died five years later; no children survive her. His second wife is Mary Hester, widow of Harrison Trent, and daughter of Shadrach Phillips, of Welsh descent. Nancy and Austin, children of Mr. Trent, have adopted the name of Ream. Mr. Ream’s children are Samuel Bosworth, Alice Douglas, Howard Oliver and Carrie Le Morse. In April, 1861, Mr. Ream enlisted in the 12th regiment, three-months men and re-enlisted for three years in the 102d P. V. He was in the Army of the Potomac at the battles of Fair Oaks, Pines and Malvern Hill, and was discharged for disability in December, 1862. For twenty years he was a member of the Pittsburgh fire department, in which his brother, Frederick, was killed on the way to a fire on Third avenue in 1863. Samuel is the eldest of three sons; George, the youngest, died when ten years old. There are three of his sisters living: Caroline (Fairfield). Elizabeth (Duff) and Ella (Sweeney), residing, respectively, in Allegheny City, Duluth and St. Louis. Mr. Ream is a republican, and served as school director three years. He and his family are members of the M. E. Church. He is a member of the G. A. R. and K. of M.