1878 History of Ogle County: A History of Its Cities, Towns…  H.F. Kett & Co. Pg. 749

Maryland Township

Rinehart, Samuel, Farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. Adeline; he was born in Green Co., Pa., in 1814; married Miss Sarah Bovey in 1835; she was born in Franklin Co., Pa., 1812; they located in this county in 1844; they have seven children--- Isaiah, born Dec. 1838; Sarah A., April, 1837; Henry, 1840; Lucinda, July 12, 1842; Susan E., Oct. 4, 1843; Margaret E. Feb., 1846; Thos. B., March 4, 1855; Mr. Rinehart and family are members of the U. B. Church; he has been a trustee for twenty years and school director for several terms; he owns 260 acres of land worth $13,000.

1886 - Portrait and Biographical Album of Ogle County, Illinois, Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1886. Pages: 697-98 

Samuel Rinehart, Of the numerous old pioneers who came to this county at an early day, and who lived and labored for the advancement and development of the county, many have passed to their last resting place, and the others soon will follow. It is there­fore meet that mention should be made in this work of the date of their coming to this county, that those who read may realize the trials and privations through which they passed. Of this number, the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this notice is one, having first come to this county in 1844, and who is at present pleasantly situated on his fine farm on section 20, Maryland Township.

Mr. Rinehart was born in Fayette Co, Pa., Aug. 4, 1814. His father, Henry Rinehart, was a native of Maryland, a farmer by occupation and married Mary Kretsinger in that State, and then settled on a farm in Fayette Co., Pa., and there lived and labored, with the good of their children at heart, un­til 1820, when they sold their interests in the Key­stone State and moved to Washington Co., Md. In the latter State, near Hagerstown, he purchased another farm, and until 1845, was there a sturdy tiller of the soil. During that year he came to this county with his family, and purchased a farm in Leaf River Township, with the firm determination of making it his home until his death, which resolution was fulfilled. On this place his wife also died, a few years previous to his demise. The olive branches were 11 in number, of whom the subject of

this notice is the eldest: David lives in Polo; Josiah in Leaf River Township; Elizabeth married Isaiah Hiberger; Jonas lives in Linn Co., Iowa, and William in Rockford, Winnebago County, this State. Hiram and Jonas both served in the army, the former dying while in the service. The remaining children are deceased.

The subject of this notice was but six years of age when his parents moved to the State of Maryland, and was there reared to the duties of an agricultur­ist, receiving his education in the subscription school of the locality in which his parents resided. He continued to remain with them until the date of his marriage, March 19, 1835, with Miss Sarah Bovey. She was born in Shepherdstown, W. Va., and is a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Guyer) Bovey. Her father was a native of Maryland and her mother of Pennsylvania.

The subject of this sketch commenced his married life on a rented farm in Washington Co., Md., and there resided until 1844, when, accompanied by his wife and five children, he set out for this State. The start was made with three horses, a wagon and a buggy, and they drove to Wheeling. W.Va., whence they came via the Ohio, Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, to Perd, this State, and from the latter place they came by teams to Ogle County. On his arrival here, Mr. Rinehart rented a farm in Maryland Town­ship, and lived in the primitive log cabin of those days. He however soon afterwards purchased a claim to 180 acres of wild land in Maryland Town­ship, and when it came into market secured a title from the Government. During the time he was working on rented land he was likewise engaged in the improvement of his claim, and after two years moved onto it and made it his home until 1872; since then he has lived on his present place, which joins the original claim on the south.

Those were days of trial and it required a firm determination to succeed together with faith in the future development of the country, and Mr. Rine­hart possessed that faith to a remarkable degree. He marketed the products of his farm at Mt. Carroll and Chicago, the latter city being 100 miles distant, fenced and improved his land and erected a barn for the shelter of his stock. In 1872 he sold the farm and moved to the one on section 20, Maryland Township, which he at present owns and occupies. It contains 80 acres of good land, has upon it a good

and substantial set of farm buildings and is under an advanced state of cultivation. His son resides on and cultivates this farm. Mr. Rinehart also owns a good farm of 160 acres located upon the northwest quarter of section 36, Maryland Township, which is likewise supplied with the necessary farm buildings.

            The children of Mr. and Mrs. Rinehart were ten in number, of whom five are deceased. The living are: Henry, a resident of Carroll County; Lucinda, wife of Andrew Stauffer, residing in Marshall Co., Iowa; Susan, living at home; Margaret, who resides in Adeline, and Thomas who lives upon and culti­vates the home farm. The parents are members of the United Brethren Church, of which denomination Mr. Rinehart has been a Class Leader and Trustee. In politics, he votes with the Republican party.

Lewis Kretsinger