Henry Reed

    Henry Reed was born in England, October 25, 1834, and is a son of David and Ann Reed; the former died in England, the latter lives in Illinois. After his boyhood Henry worked by the year. In 1851, his mother, with part of her family came to America and settled in Connecticut, where Henry worked as a farmer. He then went to Virginia, and was for two years an overseer of slaves, after which he moved to Iowa, where he worked as a teamster. He then moved to Illinois, where he farmed on rented land successfully. In 1869, he purchased 160 acres of unimproved land. In 1876, he came to this county and township, and bought 120 acres, on which he remained three years, and in 1882 purchased the 120 acres now comprising his home, in this township (Hickory Grove), which is under good cultivation with comfortable frame house, promising orchard, etc.

    Mr. Reed was married in the year 1876 to Mrs. Lottie Abbott, daughter of John and Sarah Doty, by which marriage they have two children -Ella May and David D. Mr. Reed is politically a Republican, and while in Illinois was Township Commissioner.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.