- JACOB REIS, who is engaged in operating the old Reis homestead in Seymour township, on section 16, was born in Outagamie county, Wisconsin, and is a son of John and Catherine (Seil) Reis, the latter a native of Scott township, Sheboygan county. Jacob and Mary Reis, the grandparents of Mr. Reis, were natives of Germany, and spent the latter years of their lives in Sheboygan county, where they carried on agricultural pursuits. John Reis came to Seymour township in 1879 and located on eighty acres of wild land on section 16, later adding to his property from time to time and continuing to engage in farming until his death, at the age of fifty-five years, when he was one of the substantial men of his community. Mrs. Reis was born in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, March 26, 1860, daughter of Nick and Susan (Smith) Seil, natives of Belgium and Alsace Loraine, Germany, respectively. They were married in the United States and settled in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, where both spent the remainder of their lives. Their children were: Ellen, Catherine, Mary, Anna, Mandris, Nick and Joseph, of whom Ellen, Anna and Mandris are deceased. The children of John and Catherine Reis were: Louis, William and Jacob.
Jacob Reis was educated in the district schools and remained at home with his parents, succeeding to the management of the original farm on section 16, which he now operates. His mother resides with him, and they are well known and highly esteemed in the community in which the Reis family has been located for so many years.
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Aft 1879 - Yes, date unknown
Biography
(Age 55 years)
