BIOGRAPHIES: Robert REED, Barron, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Transcribed by Peg Lamkin Edited and submitted by Vic Gulickson 28 March 2002 ==================================================================== Robert Reed, proprietor of a restaurant at Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county, Aug. 25, 1877, son of Jesse and Celia (Sumpter) Reed, natives of Indiana. He attended school in Barron and Pierce Counties, and remained with his parents until 1897, when he started work in a factory at Spring Valley, Wis. In 1905 he came to Barron, and after working in a sawmill for one year, worked in the dyeing and finishing department of the Barron woolen mills for ten years. Then for three years he was on the Barron police force, proving a most efficient officer. He started a restaurant in 1919. His place is a popular one, and Mr. Reed has proven himself an able manager. He knows how to handle the public, he serves the best of food, and his place is a model of its kind. Mr. Reed is ably assisted by his wife. He is a well known fraternity man and belongs to the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Equitable Fraternal Union. At the present time, Mr. Reed is serving efficiently as chief of the Barron city fire department. Mr. Reed was married Oct. 28, 1903, to Emma Holman, who was born May 18, 1882, daughter of John and Mary (McLean) Holman, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have two children: Ethel M., born Nov. 9, 1904, and Isla M., born June 14, 1907. The family faith is that of the Episcopalian Church. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 100.