This cemetery is actually in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington and is very hard to find.
He was a farmer. He was born in Heidelberg Twp and died in Washington Twp. He died by suicide. He was the son of Jacob and Lydia (nee Rex) Rex. He married Mary Ann Jones. Together they had at least 10 children.
Obit: Catasauqua Dispatch
Rex, Harrison died 3/31/1893, age 50 - cause suicide, cut throat, wealthy farmer, mind unbalanced, previously tried suicide by jumping in a mudhole.
Family Members
Parents
Jacob Rex
1811–1859
Lydia "Letty" Rex Rex
1814–1870
Spouse
Mary Ann Jones Rex
1851–1927
Siblings
William E. Rex
1840–1897
Penrose Henry Wilson Rex
1844–1892
Lewis Albert Rex
1847–1906
Benjamin F. Rex
1849–1888
Reuben Francis twin Rex
1849–1908
Amanda Rex Benner
1851–1921
Alice Medina Rex Medlar
1855–1927
Nathaniel Rex
1856–1859
Children
Alvena M Rex Kern
1870–1939
Sarah N "Sallie" Rex Kern
1875–1945
Isabella Rex Hallman
1876–1926
Calvin Penrose Rex
1879–1948
Elizabeth Tevilla "Lizzie" Rex Roth
1882–1966
Henry Wilson Rex
1885–1950
Katie A. Rex Wagner
1887–1972
Ralph A. Rex
1891–1959
