Edward Reiber and Nora Emma Duffield

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Husband Edward Reiber ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Jan 1862 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 3
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           Died: Aft 1915
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         Father: George Reiber (1815-1904) 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Mary Reiger (      -1883) 6

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       Marriage: 17 Jun 1914 3

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Wife Nora Emma Duffield ^{3 8}

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           Born: 27 Mar 1885 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 8
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         Father: James H. Duffield (1853-      ) 8
         Mother: Wilhelmina "Minnie" Maxwell (      -      ) 3 8

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Edward Reiber

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His education was acquired in the public schools of his native county, and upon the completion of his studies he commenced to assist his father and gained a practical knowledge of the varied business interests. In 1884 his father turned the flour mill over to his sons, the firm name becoming George Reiber & Sons. In 1886 they started a flour and feed store, and in 1887 a grocery store at Nos. 117 and 119 Jefferson street, which they continued successfully until 1897. Edward Reiber attended to the business end of these propositions, and managed the store. In 1888 the three brothers-Henry, George L. and Edward-organized and incorporated the Independent National Gas Company of Butler, Pennsylvania. They drilled for gas locally and confined their operations to Butler County. The business increased each year and was an enormous success financially. They were also partners in extensive oil interests in Butler County, and had seventy producing wells at one time. Edward Reiber was vice-president and director of the Merchants' National Bank of Butler. He was a Progressive in politics, and a member of the Butler Golf Club. In 1907 the three brothers, all unmarried at that time, purchased the finest stone residence in Butler, at No. 465 North Main street, and two of the brothers and three of the sisters resided there together. This house was decorated by Vantine, of New York City, and was a work of art from the cellar to the roof. Many thousands of dollars were spent in beautiful and costly wood carving, and the furniture and draperies were manufactured especially to harmonize with each other. The members of the family all belonged to the Lutheran church. [GPHWP, 1340]

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 754.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 727.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1340.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 753.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 724.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1339.

7 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 70.

8 —, The Duffield Family; A Sketch of William Duffield, of Venango County, PA, and His Descendents (PA: The William Duffield Association, 1905), Pg 21.