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CHARLES REINHARD, merchant, Verona, is a native of the city of Allegheny, born Nov. 10, 1840, son of Louis and Barbara (Franz) Reinhard, who were born, respectively, in Hamburg and Meinz, Germany. The mother died in 1851, before reaching the age of thirty, but the father is yet living, at the age of eighty-four, and resides at Newport, Lawrence county, Pa. For many years he kept the William Tell hotel at Pittsburgh, and was one of the defenders of his adopted country, enlisting in 1861 in the 101st P. V., and serving in the Army of the Potomac until discharged on account of injuries received at the battle of Fair Oaks. He and his wife had three children: Mrs. Mary Miller, now a resident of Decatur, Ind., Charles and a daughter who died in infancy. As soon as Fort Sumter was fired upon Charles Reinhard joined a company of troops enlisted for three months, and when that term expired re-enlisted in the 9th regiment P. V., reserve corps, and remained until his term expired, in 1864. He took part in nineteen battles and skirmishes and was wounded by a spent ball at Charles City cross roads. After six weeks’ rest at home he again enlisted in the 6th P. H. A:, with which he was stationed on the Orange & Alexandria railroad, seeing only light skirmishing, and was discharged in the summer of 1865 because his services were no longer required. After leaving the army he engaged in brickmaking in Allegheny, and came to Verona in 1873 to work in the yards of S. M. Kier. Three years later he was elected justice of the peace, which office he resigned after serving four years to accept the appointment of postmaster, resigning the latter office on the inauguration of President Cleveland. He has served ten years as tax-collector and three years as clerk of the borough council, and is an ardent republican. In 1886, with a partner, he built the fine store opposite Verona station, of which he is now the sole owner, and carries a general stock of merchandise. Mr. Reinhard is associated with the G. A. R., K. of P., K. of the M. and I. O. O. F. In 1877 he married Sarah A. Cunliffe, and they have one child, Jessie May. Robert Cunliffe, the grandfather of Mrs. Reinhard, was of English descent, and an early resident of Pittsburgh. Her parents were Charles and Elizabeth (Wilson) Cunliffe, the latter of Irish descent. Mrs. Reinhard was born in Penn township in 1857. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Reinhard was colonel of a regiment in the English-German legion at the battle of Waterloo, at which he lost a leg. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Reinhard was one of Napoleon’s Old Guard, and was engaged in the same battle, but escaped unhurt.