Edwards, Rev. Jonathan.  "An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of
Washington."  San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1900.  p. 517.
 
J. WESLEY RINEAR

     a pioneer of 1879, was born in Cass county, Michigan. November 9, 1851. He
followed farming in the state of his nativity until 1878, then moved to Spokane
county, locating July 28, 1879, at Mica, fifteen miles southeast of Spokane. He
took as a homestead one hundred and sixty acres of land in that vicinity and
lived there about sixteen years. He was, however, engaged as a teacher in Rock
Creek valley during 1880-81. He served as postmaster at Mica from May 12, 1886,
until July 21, 1895, also keeping a general merchandise store in connection with
the postoffice during those years. In 1895 he began preaching for the
Evangelical Association; was in charge of the work at Spangle for one year, and
is now pastor of the Evangelical churches at Wild Rose (Hazard postoffice) and
Milan. His father and mother, neither of whom is now living, were pioneers of
1882.  They homesteaded in 1883 one hundred and sixty acres of land a mile and a
quarter south of Hazard postoffice, and on this farm J. Wesley Rinear now
resides. He is a very active, energetic man, a public-spirited citizen and an
earnest and enthusiastic Christian worker. He was married in Michigan, August
10, 1873, to Sarah E. Reames, of that state, who died in February, 1879. They
had three children: Eugene W.; Nora E.. deceased; and one that died in early
infancy. Mr. Rinear was married again in October, 1884, when Mrs. Jane D. Reames
became his wife, she also being a native of Michigan.


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