George Reed

As printed in 1881

GEORGE REED, Osn.burg; was born in Berks Co., Ponn.,.July 3, 1835; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bowen) Reed, both citizens of Berks Co. The subject of this sketch remained upon the farm with his father, engaging ill live stock dealing at an early age until his 31st year. When yet a mere boy he drove market horses across the mountains to the eastern cities. Not infrequently he would drive a herd of cattle or sheep over this long and tiresome route, long before the whistle broke the silence of the "rock-ribbed" Alleghenies. In one season Mr. Reed spent about one hundred days upon this mountainous trip. After becoming of age he continued this business, having had so thorough a training under his father. Handling a great amount of live-stock led him to study the habits and diseases of cattle and horses, which has given him more than a local reputation and a name in doctoring and giving diagnoses of various stock diseases. In this department he ranks foremost in this section of the country. Mr. Reed has been identified with the stock interest of Ohio since 1840, having located at that time in Osnaburg Tp. In 1854 he purchased real estate in the east edge of the village, which in twenty years has risen in value 400 per cent. Mr. Reed was married Aug. 8, 1853, to Miss Mary Warner. Mr. Reed is the happy father of six children: the eldest, Angeline, died in November, 1880; Henry is a student in Oberlin College; will complete his course with the class of 1883; Josephine is yet at home; William inherits his father's love for a fine horse, and is well skilled for a youth in that line already, and is a close student of the stock market; the youngest boy, George, is in his 12th year; the "baby" is Ida. She is in her 9th year. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are communicants of the Lutheran Church. In politics he has always been a Democrat. Mr. Ri'i'd is a member of No. 60 Lodge, Free Masons.

As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.