Bartholomew County IN Archives Biographies.....Reed, Thomas 1801 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 4, 2007, 5:34 pm Author: B. F. Bowen (1904) THOMAS REED. Thomas Reed, who was for many years one of the prominent and well known citizens of Hope, Bartholomew county, was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, on the 28th of October, 1801, being the son of Jacob and Maria (Humble) Reed. He was reared on a farm, and was married in Stokes county, July 22, 1826, to Miss Catharine Ply, a native of Davidson county, North Carolina, born February 16, 1809, the daughter of John and Margaret Ply. Mr. Reed emigrated with his family to Bartholomew county, Indiana, and settled in Haw Creek township, where he cleared up a farm, which he cultivated for over forty years. His wife died on Christmas day, 1873, and on the 28th day of October following Mr. Reed removed to the town of Hope, where he afterward resided. At the time of his death he was the oldest living man in Hope and one of the oldest in the county. He was the father of sixteen children, namely: John C., Maria E., Verona P., William J., Rebecca, Susannah, Henry M., Jeremiah, Jacob E., Thomas M., Ezra, Fiorina C., Elmira, Carolina, Margaret and Sarah. Mr. Reed was a member of the Moravian church, while in politics he was a Republican. He was always a liberal man and was rated as one of the county's best citizens. Additional Comments: Extracted from BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INDIANA INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA ILLUSTRATED 1904 B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/bartholomew/bios/reed878gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb