Johann Eberhard Ream, a pioneer settler born in Leimen, Germany on October 6, 1687, came to America with his family in 1717 and arrived in this area in 1723 or 1724 as the first white people here. He received two land grants of 389 acres and 113 acres from the sons of William Penn. His eleven children were Jacob, Anna, Abraham, Nicholas, John, Mathias, Tobias, Andrew, and Susanna, Samuel, and Adam, whose birth dates are unknown. On February 15, 1759, Eberhard and his wife divided most of their land among their seven living sons, with each deed saying it was given "for the natural love and affection which they bear to their son." They are buried in Ream's Cemetery one-half mile to the southwest. In 1760, Tobias Ream divided the 54 acres he had received from his parents in 1759 into building lots and founded this town, naming it Zohar. The lots were 66 feet wide and 297 feet deep and were sold on the ground rent plan, and the first deeds were delivered on September 24, 1761. On June 28, 1773, Tobias Ream and his wife Juliana deeded Lot No. 54 to Andrew Ream and Jacob Rupp, trustees, for a free schoolhouse, church, and burying ground, on the site where the Lutheran and Reformed Church now stands. Tobias and Juliana were the parents of ten children and are buried in Ream's Cemetery one-half mile to the southwest.