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| Reader was born in Pennsylvania in 1836.<ref name=kshs/> In 1855, he traveling in a wagon from Illinois<ref name="KHS">{{cite web|url=https://www.kshs.org/p/samuel-james-reader-papers-1853-1955-bulk-1853-1914/14102|title=Samuel James Reader Papers, 1853-1955|website=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref> and settled on a farm near ] with his sister and his aunt.<ref name="KHS" /><ref name="TDC obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1025985/samuel_j_reader/ |title=Samuel J. Reader Was Shawnee County Pioneer|date=September 18, 1914|page=6 |newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> A sergeant of the Indianola Guards, a local militia group, and a member of ] forces, he opposed slavery and supported Kansas becoming a ] prior to the Civil War.<ref name="TDC obit" /> | Reader was born in Pennsylvania in 1836.<ref name=kshs/> In 1855, he traveling in a wagon from Illinois<ref name="KHS">{{cite web|url=https://www.kshs.org/p/samuel-james-reader-papers-1853-1955-bulk-1853-1914/14102|title=Samuel James Reader Papers, 1853-1955|website=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref> and settled on a farm near ] with his sister and his aunt.<ref name="KHS" /><ref name="TDC obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1025985/samuel_j_reader/ |title=Samuel J. Reader Was Shawnee County Pioneer|date=September 18, 1914|page=6 |newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> A sergeant of the Indianola Guards, a local militia group, and a member of ] forces, he opposed slavery and supported Kansas becoming a ] prior to the Civil War.<ref name="TDC obit" /> | ||
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Samuel J. Reader (1836 - 1914) was an American diarist and artist who wrote about his experiences living in Kansas including during the Bleeding Kansas and American Civil War eras. He also made drawings and paintings.
Biography
Reader was born in Pennsylvania in 1836. In 1855, he traveling in a wagon from Illinois and settled on a farm near Indianola, Kansas with his sister and his aunt. A sergeant of the Indianola Guards, a local militia group, and a member of John Brown's forces, he opposed slavery and supported Kansas becoming a free state prior to the Civil War.
His journal includes accounts related to several Civil War battles.
He died at his home on September 15, 1914 and was buried in Rochester Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Samuel J. Reader - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ "Samuel James Reader Papers, 1853-1955". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Samuel J. Reader Was Shawnee County Pioneer". The Topeka Daily Capital. September 18, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Samuel J. Reader's autobiography, volume 3 - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.