Third Generation

4. James K Reichart was born on 30 May 1841 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio.^2,3,4 He appeared in the census on 17 Sep 1850 in Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.⁹ He appeared in the census on 15 Sep 1860 in Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.¹⁰ He was a blacksmith apprentice on 15 Sep 1860 in Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.¹⁰ He served in the military between 1861 and 1865.^1,3,11 James was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted at the site of the old Westervelt IL C & E I Railroad reservoir. It was a teamsters' picnic site later owned by D. L. (Dallas) Lectilinwalter. He was discharged at Camp Butler, Springfield, IL.

Achieved the rank of Corporal.

He is listed in an unknown civil war database with this entry:
Name Company & unit Residence
REICHART, JAMES G 115 INF TOWER HILL

Tombstone shows James "Mustered out July 11, 1865".

He died on 29 Jul 1922 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.^2,3,4,12 He was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.^2,3,4 According to Bert Reichart's tales to Terisa Reichart Heinzmann, we believe James's family came from the Pennsylvania Dutch. Their last name was probably spelled Reichardt. The 1920 census lists both James' parents as being born in Pennsylvania.

For years we have had James' middle name as William but this appears to have been an error. We have two sources showing James middle initial should be K, Waneta Reichart Wood Sparks and a hand copied article from the Shelbyville Democrat. Also, both Carolyn King and the 1880 census do not list any middle name or initial.
James K Reichart and Elizabeth Catharine Propeck were married on 18 Oct 1866 in Shelby County, Illinois.^4,13 They had a long fruitful life bearing 10 children. James and Elizabeth owned and farmed the property that is across the road from the Brunswick Cemetery where they both rest in peace. You can still see the lane road (March 1992) that leads to the site of the homestead where they raised their family. They appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.¹⁴ They appeared in the census on 15 Jan 1920 in District 213, Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.⁶

5. Elizabeth Catharine Propeck was born on 13 Sep 1848 in Ohio.^2,3,4,15 Per Carolyn King (from Robert W Propeck, Portland, OR), DOB may be 13 Sep 1847. Source of 30 Sep 1849 DOB is unknown. The 1880 census record lists her age as 33 which would tend to confirm the 1847 birth date. Her tombstone says 1848. She appeared in the census on 15 Sep 1860 in Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.¹⁰ She lived in Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois on 19 Dec 1922. She died on 17 Feb 1925 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.^2,3,4 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.^2,3,4 Her name is spelled Elisabeth in the 1880 census. Children were:

	i.	Lillian J Reichart2,4 was born on 18 Apr 1867 in Illinois.2 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died before 1971 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.5 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2 Lillian, the first born and first daughter was a strong woman to wear out three men. We had originally thought Jack Pike was the only child Lillian conceived. We are not sure of the source of two additional children. Carolyn King reports her middle initial as "J". Waneta Sparks gives her middle name as "Lee". The 1880 census shows her name as Lilian J.
	ii.	William A Reichart Sr4 was born on 28 Aug 1869 in Illinois.2,3,4,16 Carolyn King and his tombstone list DOB as 1869 but Waneta Sparks lists 1868. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 He died on 28 Aug 1957 in Indiana Harbor, Lake County, Indiana.2,3,4 He was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2,17 He was also known as Will. Carolyn King shows middle initial of "A" and not the name James. Her information comes from Betty Kimlel, cemetery records, and 1880 census.
	iii.	Attie Mae (May) Reichart2,18 was born in 1870 in Illinois.2,4 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died in 1931 in Westervelt, Shelby County, Illinois.2 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2
	iv.	Emma B Reichart4 was born on 22 Oct 1873 in Illinois.2,4 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died on 5 Dec 1934.2,4 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2 Emma took a nickel out of her mother's purse. Lillian was somehow blamed for the missing nickel. There were hard feelings for several years until Emma finally solved the problem by returning the nickel.
	v.	Sarah A "Sadie" Reichart4 was born on 20 Jan 1874 in Illinois.2,3,4 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died on 18 Oct 1910 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa.2,3,4 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2,3 Sadie, the fifth child and fourth daughter was born Jan.20, 1874 . She married Charles Duvall ( ?). Sadie and Charles had no children. Sadie only lived 36 years, as she died in 1910.
	vi.	Edith B Reichart4 was born on 15 Oct 1876 in Shelby County, Illinois.2,3,4 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died in Feb 1965 in Westervelt, Shelby County, Illinois.3,4 Waneta Sparks had date of death as 15 Oct 1965. Carolyn King and her cemetery inscription shows Feb 1965. She died at home. She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2,3,4 She was a member of the Christian Church in Westervelt, Shelby County, Illinois. Edith, the sixth child and fifth daughter was born two years after Sadie in 1876. She lived a 89 full years until her death in 1965. Edith married Thomas McDonald (1870-1944 , 74 yrs.) They also raised six children: Letha(1898-1968), Fay (1900-1974) , O'Dell (______?), Elsie (1907-1949), Merle (______?), and Ervan (_______?). I remember visiting Great Aunt Edith as a child with Grandpa Bert.
	vii.	Bertha E Reichart2,4 was born on 2 Aug 1879 in Illinois.2 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Shelby County, Illinois.14 She died on 21 Mar 1969 in Saverly, Iowa.2 She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2 Waneta Sparks shows her middle initial as K.
	viii.	Winnie Rosy (Rose) Reichart4 was born on 20 Feb 1883.3,4 She died on 6 Dec 1883.2,3,4 Waneta Sparks shows death date as 1884 but states she had difficulty reading the stone. Carolyn King shows a death date of 6 Dec 1883. The Boedecker cemetery transcription lists 1883. She was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2,3
	ix.	James Arthur Reichart was born on 18 Apr 1886 in Illinois.2,3 He registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918 at Shelby County, Illinois19 He died on 12 Mar 1928 in Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.2,3,20 In Waneta's first letter she said Art died in 1925 but in her second letter she said he died the day after her 4th birthday in 1928. The following is an obiturary from an unknown paper: BURNS ARE FATAL TO ARTHUR REICHART Arthur Reichart, a farmer of near Westervelt died at the Shelby County Memorial hospital Monday morning at 10:40 o'clock from burns which he received while building a fire at his home with the aid of coal oil. The deceased had started the fire in his heating stove, but was not satisfied with the way it was burning, and picked up a can of coal oil and poured it on the bed of coals, which immediately exploded, throwing oil over his clothing, which caught fire. He ran into the yard with his clothing in flames, and was attempting to re-enter the house to save some of the household goods when his wife interfered. Mrs. Reichart jumped from an upstairs window with their four children to safety. The house was in names and no help could be summoned by telephone. Mr. and Mrs. Reichart went to the home of Otto Sands where they summoned aid. A doctor was called and Mr. Reichart was rushed to the hospital, where he died, several hours later. Otto Sands was not at home at the time and it was some time before help could reach the stricken family. Arthur Reichart was born in Brunswick, April 18th, forty-one years ago, a son of the late James and Elizabeth Reichart. Besides, his wife and children, Mr. Reichart is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Bert Reichart of Brunswick, William Reichart of Nokomis, Mrs. Attie Rodman and Mrs. Edith McDonald of near Westervelt, Mrs. Emma Henry and Mrs. Bertha McDonald of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Lillian Lee of DeRider, Louisiana, two sisters having preceded him In death. He was united in marriage to Lesta Sands in 1907 and to this union four children were born, two dying in infancy, and two still living, Juanita Maude and Audrey, two and three years old respectively. Two girls, Grace and Frances were adopted when they were small. Coroner Lafe Tallman conducted an inquest, the verdict of the jury being that death resulted from shock following accidental burning. Funeral services were held from the Christian church In Westervelt, Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. O. P. Wright in charge. Music was furnished by the church choir. The flowers were in charge of five nieces of the deceased, Emma Howard, Elsie and Odell Lappin, Sadie Rodman and Fern McDonald. Pall bearers were Harley Lockart, Elgin Barrett, M. L. Jackson, Grover Taylor, Loy Marlin and Otto Christman. Interment was in Antioch cemetery. He was buried in Brunswick Cemetery (Antioch), Ridge Township, Shelby County, Illinois.2,3 He was also known as Art. He died from burns.3,20 The burns were received when he threw kerosene on live coals in heating stove causing explosion and catching his clothes on fire. Art died in a fire. Art was an outdoors man. He and Bert were very close. They hunted, trapped, chopped wood, butchered hogs, and fished together. They were both carpenters. His death really took some of the spirit from Bert.
2	x.	Bert Bland Reichart.