NameReuben Glick
Birth19 Mar 1809
Death1 Jan 1892
FatherJohn Glick (1783-1855)
MotherCatherine Schwander (1783-1850)
Misc. Notes
Reuben Glick, son of John was born Mar. 19 1809 and died Jan. 1, 1892. He was one of the prominent men of Lehigh County; having been a charter member of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society; a noted fruit grower and a breeder of Jersey cattle. He was one of the first converts in the Evangelical Association in Lehigh County, and organized the first Sunday school in his community. He served the church faithfully in various ways and was a most respected citizen.
He was married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Allen. They had seven children: 1. William W., who was never married; 2, Moses lived in South Whitehall and later at Howertown and Bangor, where he died in August, 1892, aged 59 years. His children were: Allen, Rebecca, Naomi, Charles, Uriah, Emma and Amanda. 3. Hannah, died when a child, 4. Joseph M., mentioned fully later on. 4, John W., was a soldier for three years in the 147th Regiment After the Civil War, he moved to Omaha, Neb. He has a daughter, Jessie, also a son. He was born September 12, 1840, and died April 26, 1913. 6. Edward A., is mentioned later and 7. James M., is a retired carpenter at Philadelphia. His wife is Emma Achenbach, of Girardville. Their children are: William, Ada, Joseph, Oscar, Corn and Bertha. Reuben married, as his second wife, Elizabeth Rinker, nee Boyer. She was bom at Howertown, Pa. Jan. 26, 1816, and died March 15, 1969. They had three children, viz: Rev. Henry J. mentioned later; Elden B., mentioned later; and Ella, who was the wife of Rev. James D. Woodring, D. 0., late president of Albright College, Myerstown, Pa. The third wife of Reuben Glick was Caroline Desh. They had no children.
Spouses
ChildrenWilliam W.
Moses (~1833-1892)
Hannah (Died as Child)
John W.
James M.