Brown, Jacob, Brown's Miscellaneous Writings upon a Great Variety of Subjects prepared and written from 1880 to 1895. Cumberland, Md., Printed by J.J. Miller, 1896 No genealogical info here, but thought you might be interested in the reference and location. The book says that Jacob REEL was one of the jurors in a murder trial in Oct. 1843 in Allegany Co., MD. The defendant was Wm. Crise. The crime was described as a "dark and foul" one. The victim or victims were not named. --- mease@nfis.com wrote: > I am looking for the parents and siblings of > Jacob REEL b. ca. 28 Aug 1810 in > VA and d. 2 Jan 1874 in Hancock, Washington > County, MD. Jacob married > Elizabeth SHLAGEAL (Schlagel, Schlegel, Slagle, > etc.) 6 June 1837 in Washington > County, MD. According to the 1850 Census, > Jacob was a farmer living in > Allegany County, MD. The same is true for the > 1840 Census. I suspect that > Jacob and his family lived just over the > Allegany County line from Hancock as > his father-in-law, Jacob SHLAGEAL owned a > significant amount of property west > of Hancock. Church records from Hancock (St. > Thomas Episcopal) indicate > baptisms of Jacob and Elizabeth Reel's children > in the early 1840's. > Additionally, I have a hunch that Jacob REEL > came from the Hampshire > County/Hardy County area since Hancock, > Washington County, MD is similar in > geography to these counties and not very far > away. The number of REELs in that > area also makes me wonder if Hampshire/Hardy > may be his place of origin. Any > information or assistance is greatly > appreciated! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree