Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Henry REED, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lockport; was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 30, 1825; 
he lived there until there until the age of 27, engaged in farming; in January, 1852, he 
moved to this county and with his brother was engaged in buying and selling cattle, near 
Gooding's Grove, for two years; he then purchased a farm near Hadley, and lived on it until 
the winter of 1864, when he returned East, and after remaining one year, returned and 
purchased the farm upon which he now resides, in January, 1868. Has been Supervisor two 
years, Assessor one year, Road Commissioner two years in Orland, Cook Co., IL, and is now 
Road Commissioner of Homer Twp. He married Miss Mary TOTMAN of Ontario Co., N. Y., June 13, 
1854; she was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., June 10, 1834; they had six children, five 
living - Morris A., born Aug. 8, 1860; Edna L., born Nov. 4,1862; Wallace L., born Aug. 9, 
1866; Frank L., born. May. 4, 1868, and Henry B., born Nov. 27, 1875; one dead - Emerson W., 
born Aug. 31, 1856, died June 20, 1859.