Mary Jane Reel in 1870 Census
September 20, 2009
The attached image shows Mary Jane Reel listed in the 1870 Census. She is number 24, listed as a housekeeper for a local farmer, James Coussey. Mary Jane is the sister of Peter Alexander Reel. Their mother died in a landslide when Mary Jane was two years old and her brother was about four years old. Their father then married a woman named Polly and they moved to Kansas. The father, Samuel Jeremiah Reel, was a blacksmith. He died the day of Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas.
1870 Census showing Mary Jane Reel, age 19, as housekeeper
Mary Jane later married a Mr. Mulsow and raised a large family in Yates Center, Kansas. Her descendants still live in that area.