REED-Joseph - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Joseph REED, farmer, Newtown was born in VanBuren Twp Aug 20, 1831. He was the son of Stephen and Elizabeth Castleman Reed, who were natives of VA and emigrated from Fleming County KY in November 1826 settling in Van Buren Twp. His brother Sampson, of Covington, owns the place where they lived and are buried. His mother died in 1839; his father married a 2nd time and died in 1866, his wife preceded him one or two years to the grave. He was prominent in the early history of the county and served one term as associate judge. Mr. Reed married Caroline Dagger in 1860 she died in 1866; and in 1870 he married Mary A. Young who died in 1873 leaving one child, Daniel born the year before. In 1875 he married Emma McElwee. The issue of this union has been one child, Carrie Louise born August 1877. Mrs. Reed belongs to the Baptist church. Mr. Reed has always been largely occupied with farming. He owns 450 acres of land; over 400 are under plow; 250 lie adjoining Newtown; 150 are in Cain Twp and the remainder is mostly timber tracts. He began life without anything but strong resolutions habits of industry and native talents for business and his very respectable competence shows how industry, integrity and careful calculation are rewarded with success. He has done a good deal of business of a trading character and for a number of years was engaged with his brother Sampson in manufacturing lumber. Mr. Reed is a man whose social disposition and plaesing manners always make friends; his acquaintance in Fountain County is wide and thorough and his friends are legion. He is a democrat.