Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

John REILS, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Wilmington; owns ninety-four acres, valued at $50 per acre; 
held the office of School Director for four years, which office he still holds; born in 
Holstein, Germany, Dec. 15, 1827.  Married Catharine OHLHUES Nov. 1, 1856, in Holstein; she 
was born March 13, 1832; they emigrated to the United States in 1869, and came direct to 
Florence Twp.; he rented various farms for about six years, then purchased the farm which 
he now owns, for $23.25 per acre, in 1869; have three children - Charles, Alice and Sarah. 
Mr. REILS, like many of the people who began life in the West, had nothing to begin with but 
good health and willing hands; he now owns a very nice and comforting home.