Reuben's 1860 census entry indicates that he was a very successful farmer, owning land worth $71,000 and personal property worth $31,500.[6]

[6] Reuben Redman household, 1860 U.S. census, Crittenden Co., Arkansas, pop. sched., Wappanocca township, p. 846, dwelling 61, family 61, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2011. Household includes: Reuben Redman, 40, farmer, b. PA, owns land worth $71,000 and pers. prop. of $31,500; S. Eliza, 28, b. VA; Kate Jones Greer, 8, b. TN
http://www.ramblingroots.com/RYB-p/p15645.htm

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Owned 21 Slaves ca 1850
http://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1465&context=etd