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Subject: R100- Descendants of Joseph Reiff
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:29:02 -0500

These data are drawn from family bibles, available birth and death
certificates and notices, as well as family lore. This group of
Reiff's may be related to no one on this list, but one always hopes.
Both Joseph Reiff (number 1) and his son John B. Reiff were married
twice.

Joseph Reiff m. (1) Mary Balley, m. (2) Mary Wilson.

I. John B. Reiff b. 10-Feb-1863, Roanoke, Illinois, Occ. Farmer, m.
(1) Emma Susan Gish, 15-Feb-1885, in Roanoke, Illinois, b.
23-Jan-1865, d. 16-Jan-1897, m. (2) Martha Lavina Fink, 28-Jun-1899,
in Beatrice, Nebraska, b. 14-Jul-1878, Bull's Gap, Tennesee, d. 22-
Nov-1955, Beatrice, Nebraska, bur. Holmesville, Nebraska. John died
18-Dec-1924, Beatrice, Nebraska, bur. Holmesville, Nebraska. Moved to
Gage Co., Nebr. with six children and wife Emma last of 1890. There
settled on farm close to Brethren Church, of which he was a lay
minister who used to read from the pulpit on Sundays. Old friends
said he owned large number of farms in Nebraska, but lost all but home
farm in California land speculation. Martha: Came from Tenn. to Gage
Co., Nebr. at age 10. Her mother apparently worked as housekeeper for
John B. Reiff. Remembered by grandchildren as a tall, stern woman but
loving grandmother. Pacifist. Angry when grandson Joseph Wendell
Reiff joined Boy Scouts, because he then "had to wear a uniform and
march." Wore long dresses and sunbonnets of the time. Sunday garb
was long black coat and black bonnet.
Buried wearing
little lace cap of Brethren and Mennonites.

A. James Carson Reiff b. 5-Feb-1886, m. Hazel Devine,
8-Nov-1911.
James died
Aug, 1940.

B. Raleigh Melvin Reiff b. 7-Feb-1887, d. 23-Dec-1891.

C. Charles Ezra Reiff b. 31-Dec-1888, m. May Wilson,
2-Oct-1912.
Charles died
May.

D. Ida Florence Reiff b. 7-Oct-1890, m. Lee Devine,
10-Sep-1911.

E. Neoma Ellen Reiff b. 19-Jan-1892, m. George Gooks,
19-Feb-1920.

F. Estella Lorine Reiff b. 8-May-1894, m. Robert E. Harris,
11-Apr-1917.

G. Hilda Edith Reiff b. 14-Apr-1900, m. Otis Miller,
28-Jun-1921, in
Holmesville,
Nebr., b. 23-Mar-1899, Clarinda, Iowa, Occ. Banker, Farmer, d.
23-Nov-83, Quincy, Ill., bur. Quincy, Ill. Hilda died 11-Nov-87,
Hannibal, Mo., bur. Quincy, Ill..
Otis: Served in
WWI.

1. Merle LeRoy Miller b. 20-Dec-1922, College Springs,
Iowa, Occ.
Product Eng.
w/John Deere, m. Doris Marie Young, 4-Jun-44, in Palmyra, Mo., b.
30-Sep-22, Palmyra, Mo.. WW 2 NROTC, Notre Dame. Service in northern
Africa and southern Italy.

a. Mark Edward Miller b. 15-Oct-48, Waterloo, Iowa,
Occ.
Salesman, m.
Allison Louise Volk, 25-May-44, in Brookfield, Wisc, b. 16-Dec-51,
Michigan City, Ind., Occ. Tchr. in Sacramento, Cal..

(1) Dana Louise Miller b. 4-Jul-76, Oconomowoc,
Wisc..

(2) Barry James Miller b. 20-Nov-80, Oconomowoc,
Wisc..

b. Kevin Dale Miller b. 6-Feb-52, Waterloo, Iowa,
Occ. Real
estate sales, m.
Teresa Louise Miller Persson, 5-Aug-72, in Palmyra, Mo., b. 19-Oct-52,
Iowa.
Teresa:
Previosly married to Roger Persson; one child-Tenia Marie.

(1) Tenia Marie Miller b. 19-Jun-70, Atlantic,
Iowa.
Born of mother's previous
marriage. Adopted by Kevin Dale Miller in 1973.

(2) Heather Louise Miller b. 17-May-73, Iowa
City, Iowa.

c. Jean Marie Miller b. 24-Aug-53, Waterloo, Iowa,
Occ.
Graphics
Design/Illustr., m. Jeffrey Alan Hedrington, 10-Jun-72, in Waterloo,
Iowa, b. 19-Apr-53, Beloit, Wisc., Occ. Fire Dept. Paramedic.

(1) Holly Ann Hedrington b. 3-Dec-72, Waterloo,
Iowa.

(2) Zachary Aaron Hedrington b. 22-Dec-78,
Sacramento,
Cal..

2. John Miller Occ. Builder; Contractor, m. Lola
Woodworth, Occ.
Tchr.; El.
Principal. Served in WW 2.

H. Joseph Samuel Reiff b. 21-Oct-1901, Beatrice, Nebraska, Occ.
Farmer, Laborer, m. Gladys Lucille Topf, 15-Aug-1928, in Rockford,
Nebraska, b. 31-Oct-1908, Rockford, Nebraska, Occ. Housewife, Clerk,
d. 17-Nov-1992, Titusville, Florida, bur. Sunset Mem.Gar., Greeley,
Colorado. Joseph died 24-Jun-1978, Englewood, Colorado, bur. Sunset
Mem.Gar., Greeley, Colorado. Died of amniolateralsclerosis (Lou
Gehrig's disease). Ran family farm until forced by depression to sell
out in 1936. Worked for WPA and various farmers in Holmesville and
Peru, Nebr. In 1941, took family to Colo. Had job at Fall River Lodge
in Rocky Mtn. Natl. Park; job got by Leonard Bell, trip paid by
Gladys's father. Worked for years running feed elevators at Monfort
Feed Lots in Greeley, Colo. After retired, went to Littleton, Colo.,
where worked for Littleton Public Schools maintenance dept. until
second retirement. Gladys: Taught in one room school after normal
school training. After marriage, moved into house with mother-in-law,
Martha Reiff, and sister-in-law, Elva. Said it was difficult, but in a
year Martha and Elva moved to Holmseville. Upon loss of family farm
and move to Peru, Nebr., ran boarding house for college boys and
prepared lunch for teachers in her home. At Estes Park, she was salad
cook for Fall River Lodge. When moved to Greeley, worked as clerk and
bookkeeper for Utter's (later Garretson's) Jewelry, then Clough
Furniture.

1. Joseph Wendell Reiff b. 27-May-1929, Beatrice,
Nebraska, Bapt.
??-Jun-1955,
St. Mary's, Littleton, Colorado, Occ. Teacher, Principal, m. Mary
Isabel Gallagher, 18-Jun- 1955, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, b.
16-Dec-1928, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Bapt. Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, Occ. Teacher, Latin. B.A. in English, 1950, M.A. in
Educational Administration, 1956, Colorado St. Coll of Ed. (now U. of
Northern Colo.) Taught in Glendo, Wyo., 1950-51. U.S. Army, 1951-53.
One year in Germany as MP in stockade det. Taught English, Span.
Journlsm, in Littleton HS, Colo. Moved to Montgomery County,
Maryland, 1961, where taught English at Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS,
worked as English specialist (curriculum); was asst. princ. in Richard
Montgomery, Magruder, Einstein, Sherwood HSs. Principal 1970-78
Poolesville HS. Ret. 1991. Mary: A.B, Latin, Colleg Misericordia,
Dallas, Pa. M.A. English, Colo. St.Coll. of Ed. (now U. of Northern
Colo). Taught Latin at College Misericordia 1950-54, Latin and English
at Littleton HS, Colo., 1954-56. Taught Latin in Montgomery County,
Maryland, first at White Oak Jr. High, then at Walt Whitman HS, 1974-
1991. Ret. 1991.

a. Marianne Elizabeth Reiff b. 23-Oct-1956, Denver,
Colorado, Bapt. 4-Nov- 1956, St. Mary's, Littleton, Co, Occ.
Librarian.

b. Catherine Marie Reiff b. 8-Apr-1958, Denver,
Colorado,
Bapt. 27-Apr-1958,
St. Mary's, Littleton, Co, Occ. College professor, m. Daniel Thomas
Jaffe, 18-Aug-1984, in Rockville, Maryland, b. 13-Jun-1953, New York,
Occ. Professor; astronomer.

(1) Joseph Samuel Jaffe b. 16-Jan-1990, Austin,
Texas,
Bapt. St. Theresa's,
Austin, Texas.

(2) Gabriel Robert Jaffe b. 08-Jul-1992, Austin,
Texas,
Bapt. St. Theresa's,
Austin, Texas.

c. Joseph Michael Reiff b. 15-Apr-1960, Denver,
Colorado,
Bapt. 1-May-1960,
St. Mary's, Littleton, Co., Occ. Teacher, Musician, m. Judith Faye
Adler, 27-Jun-93, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, b. 09-Nov-1953, Brooklyn,
New York, Occ. Teacher.

d. Philip Dennis Reiff b. 09-Apr-1963, Washington,
D.C.,
Bapt. St. Mary's
Rockville, Md, Occ. Systems Analyst, m. Laura Dianne Foote,
19-Jul-1986, in Rockville, Maryland, b. 21-Jul-1964, Goldsborough,
N.C., Occ. Lawyer.

(1) Nicholas Andrew Reiff b. 11-Aug-1991,
Washington,
D.C., Bapt.
Rockville United Church, Rockville, MD.

(2) Ana Christina Reiff b. 24-Jan-1995,
Washington,
D.C., Bapt. 23-Apr-
1995, Rockville United Church, Rockville,MD.

2. Wallace Wrede Reiff b. 12-Apr-1931, Beatrice, Nebraska,
Occ.
College
Professor, Dean, m. Anna Marie Byer, Aug-1958, in Seymour, Indiana,
Occ. Housewife, nurse.

a. Kevin Mark Reiff b. 16-Oct-1960, Occ. Engineer.

b. Kirk Bradley Reiff b. 15-Jun-1964, Occ. Engineer.

c. Beth Ann Reiff b. 1-Dec-1969, Occ. Accountant.

I. Nina May Reiff b. 23-May-1905, d. 25-Feb-1907.

J. Mary Elva Reiff b. 19-Sep-1907, m. Rolland Cullen,
9-Sep-1935.

1. Richard Dean Cullen After death of father, lived with
mother
in family home in
Holmesville, Nebr. until she moved to Beatrice. For time kept and
showed Arabian horses. When family home fell into disrepair, built a
small building near the property and continued living in Holmesville.

2. Mary Jane Cullen m. Kenneth Greenwood.

a. Julie Ann Greenwood m. Jeffrey Wayne Collins,
30-Jun-1990, in Beatrice, Nebraska, Occ. Minister.

(1) Crystal Collins

(2) Daniel Wayne Collins b. 17-Apr-1994, North
Platte,
Nebraska.

3. Dorothy Cullen

4. Carol Cullen

5. Linda Cullen

K. Ola Margret Reiff b. 23-Aug-1909, m. Merle Switzer,
16-Sep-1931, in
Holmesville, Nebraska, b. 27-Mar-1907, Gage County, Nebraska, d.
30-Jan-1989, Ogallala, Nebraska, bur. 02-Feb-1989, Haxtun Cem.,
Haxtun, Colorado. Merle: Family homesteaded in Arriba, Colorado, when
he was four years old. At age of thirteen drove a team and wagon to
help family move to Haxtun. Attended school in Dailey, Colorado.
Lived and farmed southeast of Haxtun until retirement in Haxtun, where
he and wife Ola continued to make their home.

1. Martha Mae Switzer m. Ernie Hurst.

a. Don Hurst Occ. Teacher.

2. Ina L. Switzer m. Robert Stansbury, Occ. Manager.

a. Nanette Stansbury Occ. Teacher, m. Max Atwell,
Occ. Dental Lab Tech.

b. Kevin Stansbury Occ. Smelter, m. Juli, Occ.
Housewife.

(1) Bryan Stansbury

(2) Brad Stansbury

3. Edwin L. Switzer Occ. Teacher, m. June, Occ. Nurse.

a. Ronda Switzer Occ. Farm Wife, m. Paul Neher, Occ.
Farmer.

b. Galen Switzer Occ. College teacher, m. Carrie.

c. Eric Switzer

4. Marvin E. Switzer Occ. Farmer, m. Monica, Occ. Dental
Tech.

a. Linda Switzer Occ. College Teacher.

b. Jim Switzer

c. Jerry Switzer

5. Loren L. Switzer

II. Mary Reiff b. 1865, m. James Gish.

A. Frank Gish

B. Maybelle Gish

C. Flora Gish

D. Ethel Gish

E. Clayton Gish

F. Ray Gish

G. Maude Gish

III. Samuel Reiff b. 1852.

IV. Andy Reiff b. 1855.

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