J. H. REED

REED

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/20/2020 at 13:55:04

J. H. REED, Jr., a farmer of section 27, Grant township, Adams county (post-office Lenox), settled there in March, 1884, coming from Taylor county, where he had resided since 1869. He was born in Morgan county, Ohio, September 6, 1852, the son of J. H. Reed, Sr., a well-to-do farmer and an old settler of Taylor county, Iowa, and was also an Ohioan by birth and education. Mr. Reed's mother, whose name before marriage was Adaline Hurd, was born in Rhode Island, and died when her son was three years of age. The father married again in 1856. He settled in Iowa, south of Creston, as a pioneer there, and resided there until 1869, when he moved to Taylor county, locating in Platte township, where he now owns a fine farm of 700 acres.

Mr. Reed, whose name heads this sketch, was reared to farm life. In 1884 he settled on section 26, Grant township, Adams county, then wild land, improved it and made a fine farm. He prospered, and in time purchased more land, until he now owns 480 acres of rich land. He is also the owner of three dwelling-houses, besides the complement of stables and other equipments of a well ordered farm. Every feature of his premises is an evidence of thrift and good taste. In the spring of 1891 he occupied his present dwelling, purchased of Joseph Weech, on land that was first improved by Mr. Ralston. On national questions Mr. Reed is a Republican.

He was married September 8, 1872, to Mary E. Clapinger, who was born in Lee county, Iowa, and reared in Taylor county, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (McVey) Clapinger, who were early settlers of Taylor county. They have two sons - George Leroy and Ross Hurd.