Reck, Samuel David, 1933-1922
Biographical Note
Samuel David Reck was born to Samuel and Sarah Clutz Reck on July 24, 1833, in Mount Joy Township, Pennsylvania. Reck married Catharine Hannah Allison (1837-1916) on December 20, 1855, and they had four children: John W., Charles H., Anna or Annie M., and Rosa B. During the American Civil War, Reck served as a private in the 165th Pennsylvania Drafted Militia Infantry of the Union Army. Following the war, Reck returned home to his family and worked as a farmer. Reck died on January 6, 1922.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Census, 1850-1920
"Samuel David Reck", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18366848/samuel-david-reck, accessed June 5, 2024.
"Catherine Hannah Allison Reck", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23471027/catherine_hannah_reck, accessed June 5, 2024.
"Samuel D Reck" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1355709:5164, accessed June 5, 2024.
"Samuel D Reck" in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/6975594:2451, accessed June 5, 2024.
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Samuel D. Reck Correspondence
This collection contains six handwritten letters from Samuel D. Reck to his wife, Hannah. Samuel Reck was a private in the 165th Pennsylvania of the Union Army during the American Civil War.