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Grace
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Grace (Gaither) Reiber was born on Dec. 7, 1873 near Chalk Hill, Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Hannah M. Minerd.
Grace was baptized at age 5 on March 15,
1879 at the Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church. When Grace was 15, her mother
married William Alexander Gaither, who adopted her as his own.
Grace had many friends. The Uniontown Genius of Liberty reported that she had visited Anna Hartman in Uniontown in March 1890 and Bina Johnson in Ohiopyle, PA in October 1890.
On April 9, 1903, at age 28, Grace married George Andrew Reiber (1873-1933), son of Solomon and Elizabeth Reiber of Hopwood, Fayette County. They had five children -- Grace Reiber, Ida Reiber, Mabel Reiber, Carl Reiber and Annabelle Hall.
Right after marriage, the Reibers lived at the Oliver No. 3 coke plant. Later, they moved to 2 Markle Street in Uniontown, and belonged to the First Methodist Church. George was a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics (JOUAM).
Seen
here is a rare old photographic postcard of Uniontown, showing a bird's eye
view of Morgantown Street.
Sadly, George died at age 60 on June 3, 1933 in the family home.
Grace outlived her husband by 13 years, and passed away on Sept. 14, 1946. They are buried at Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Daughters Ida, Mabel and Grace never married. Mabel died in 1940, Ida passed away on May 10, 1963, and Grace, a sales clerk for Fashion Hosiery, died on Jan. 23, 1993.
Copyright © 2001, 2004 Mark A. Miner