Reed Township Residents in 1873
Transcribed and submitted by Anne Nelson
| Township | Section | Surname | Given | Notes?=Reading problems |
| Wesley | 1 | Allot | Henry | 110 Acres |
| Wesley | 1 | McIntyre | A. J.& Co. | |
| Reed | 1 | unreadable | next to Kankakee River. | |
| Reed | 1 | Marnee | E. | (might be Harner) |
| Reed | 1 | Conley | E. W. | |
| Reed | 1 | A__lley | John | ? |
| Reed | 2 | Daniels | J. H. | approx. 163 Acres. |
| Reed | 2 | Boyne | O. A. | |
| Reed | 3 | Waterman | R. W. | 157.77 Acres |
| Reed | 3 | Hayes | P. | (Patrick) – my GGgrandfather |
| Reed | 3 | Hayes | D. | (Dennis) – his son |
| Reed | 3 | Gittings | P. | 50 Acres |
| Reed | 3 | Miller | H. | 40 Acres |
| Reed | 3 | Miller | H. | 50 Acres |
| Reed | 3 | Jackson | T. | |
| Reed | 3 | Merrill | F. E. | 79 Acres |
| Reed | 4 | Glenny | D. | |
| Reed | 4 | Borke | H | 53(?) Acres |
| Reed | 4 | Baily | J | |
| Reed | 4 | Kean | T. | |
| Reed | 4 | Carroll | Bridget | |
| Reed | 4 | Reiley | T. | |
| Reed | 5 | Quinn | J. | |
| Reed | 5 | Allen | E. | |
| Reed | 5 | Chicago and Wilmington Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 6 | Chicago and Wilmington Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 7 | McDonald | P. | 162.36 Acres |
| Reed | 7 | unreadable | ||
| Reed | 7 | unreadable | ||
| Reed | 7 | Chicago and Wilmington Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 7 | Kurcka Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 8 | Chicago and Wilmington Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 9 | Dwyer | J. | 2 parcels |
| Reed | 9 | Dwyer | P. | |
| Reed | 9 | Stevens | H. K. | |
| Reed | 9 | Connor | T. | |
| Reed | 9 | Kerns | A. | |
| Reed | 9 | McCagg & Forsythe | ||
| Reed | 10 | Dwyer | J. | adjacent to parcel in Reed 9 |
| Reed | 10 | Dwyer | P | |
| Reed | 10 | Shenk | M. | 2 Parcels |
| Reed | 10 | Whitten | J | |
| Reed | 10 | Wright | E. | |
| Reed | 11 | Small | D. | |
| Reed | 11 | Boyd | J. | |
| Reed | 11 | Bogue | O. A. | 120 Acres |
| Reed | 11 | Hudson | H. | |
| Wesley | 12 | Higgins | P | |
| Wesley | 12 | McGovern | ? | something next to this unreadable |
| Wesley | 12 | Carroll | T. | |
| Wesley | 12 | Carroll | M. | Extends into Reed 13 |
| Reed | 12 | Dickerton | J. | |
| Reed | 12 | Weeder | C | ? |
| Wesley | 13 | White | S. | |
| Reed | 13 | Johnson | J. P | 76 Acres |
| Reed | 13 | Trainer | H. or M. | 80 Acres |
| Reed | 13 | McDonald | E. | |
| Reed | 13 | Mit___ | J. M. | (unreadable) |
| Reed | 13 | Smiley | J. J. | 340 Acres extending into Reed 24 |
| Reed | 14 | Sanders | G. | 120 Acres |
| Reed | 14 | Steward | P. Estate | |
| Reed | 14 | Noel | M | |
| Reed | 14 | Johnson | J. P. | |
| Reed | 14 | Trainer | W. | 200 Acres part adjacent to parcel in Reed 13 |
| Reed | 15 | Ward | H. | |
| Reed | 15 | Morgan | H. | |
| Reed | 15 | Forsyth | J. | |
| Reed | 15 | Towell | R. | |
| Reed | 15 | Strain | B. | |
| Reed | 15 | Ward | J. | |
| Reed | 15 | Riley | T. | |
| Reed | 15 | Egan | T. | |
| Reed | 15 | Williams | H. | |
| Reed | 15 | Lemon | M. | |
| Reed | 16 | Parcels Numbered 1-64 | ||
| Reed | 17 | Harry | Wm. | |
| Reed | 17 | Braidwood Coal Co. | ||
| Reed | 17 | Kankakee Co. | adjacent to large parcel in Reed 18 | |
| Reed | 18 | Kankakee Co. | ||
| Reed | 18 | Doolittle & Miller | ||
| Reed | 18 | Kureka Coal Co. | 81 Acres | |
| Reed | 18 | Cobb | D. W. | 81 Acres |
| Reed | 18 | Rogers | Mrs. | 82 Acres |
| Reed | 19 | Pellell & Wood | full east half of Reed | |
| Reed | 19 | Daniels | SW quarter and a second large parcel | half of the NW half |
| Reed | 19 | Harvey | E. | W half of the NW quarter |
| Reed | 20 | Hale | JOHN | Full north half of the Reed |
| Reed | 20 | Daniels | J. H. | |
| Reed | 20 | Brinker (Krinker) | J. | |
| Reed | 20 | Tuttle | A & L. G. | |
| Reed | 21 | Roe | Thos. | NW quarter of Reed |
| Reed | 21 | Phinney | H & E. | NE quarter of Reed |
| Reed | 21 | Reid | John | SW quarter of Reed |
| Reed | 21 | Huring | J | ???????? |
| Reed | 21 | Roe | T. | |
| Reed | 21 | Howell | G. | 60 Acres |
| Reed | 22 | O’Brien | J. | |
| Reed | 22 | Haden (Maden) | J. | |
| Reed | 22 | Murphey | S.C. | |
| Reed | 22 | Feeley | J. | NW quarter |
| Reed | 22 | Sleight | T. Estate | |
| Reed | 22 | Rowley | J. B. | |
| Reed | 22 | Riley | J. S. | |
| Reed | 23 | Gardner | J. B. | |
| Reed | 23 | Thompson | D. T. | |
| Reed | 23 | Stewart | H. | |
| Reed | 23 | Bernard | J. | |
| Reed | 23 | Bergan | M. | |
| Reed | 23 | Lerich | P. | |
| Reed | 23 | Taylor | H. | |
| Reed | 24 | Smiley | J. | continuation of parcel from Reed 13 |
| Reed | 24 | unreadable | ||
| Reed | 24 | Gano | F. | |
| Reed | 24 | Harrison | J. W. | |
| Reed | 24 | Quackenbush | C. | possibly 186 Acres |
| Reed | 24 | Warner | A. Estate | SW quarter. Property continues into adjacent Reed 25 |
| Reed | 25 | Warner | A. Estate | |
| Reed | 25 | Turner | M. D. | hard to read – at center of book |
| Reed | 25 | Tilden | M. F. | unreadable possibly |
| Reed | 25 | Buck | S. S. | |
| Reed | 25 | T. F. | just initials | |
| Reed | 25 | Young | W. | 80 Acres |
| Reed | 25 | Steward | F. D. S. | 50 Acres |
| Reed | 25 | Jordan | J. G. | |
| Reed | 25 | Kennedy | T. | |
| Reed | 25 | Moore | L.. | 160 Acres |
| Reed | 26 | Quinby | H. L. | |
| Reed | 26 | Russell | M. L. | |
| Reed | 26 | Doty | E. H. | |
| Reed | 26 | O’Reiley | Jas. | |
| Reed | 26 | Churchill | S. | |
| Reed | 26 | Robinson | W. | |
| Reed | 26 | Quiring | J. | |
| Reed | 26 | Sweeney | M. | |
| Reed | 27 | Steward | P. Estate | |
| Reed | 27 | Barber | R. E. | 2 parcels |
| Reed | 27 | Lowe | H. | |
| Reed | 27 | Thewlis | M. | |
| Reed | 27 | Steward(t) | H. N. M. | |
| Reed | 28 | Parks | G. D. A. | |
| Reed | 28 | Boynton | C. D. | |
| Reed | 29 | Meader | C. | |
| Reed | 29 | Reid | John | |
| Reed | 30 | Daniels | J. H. | |
| Reed | 31 | Daniels | J. H. | adjacent to Reed 30 |
| Reed | 31 | Walkins | E. T. | |
| Reed | 32 | Hubbard | G. S. | |
| Reed | 32 | Cronen | Estate | |
| Reed | 32 | Doyle | J. | |
| Reed | 32 | Pfingstrah | H. | |
| Reed | 32 | Mather | I. or J. | |
| Reed | 33 | Magee | David | |
| Reed | 34 | Whitcomb & Kilborn | runs into Reed 35 NW quarter | |
| Reed | 34 | Reed | unreadable | |
| Reed | 35 | Whitcomb & Kilborn | ||
| Reed | 35 | Quiring | J. | adjacent to parcel owned in Reed 26 |
| Reed | 35 | Allen | H. K. | |
| Reed | 35 | Colwell | G | 2 parcels. One shown as 160 Acres. |
| Reed | 35 | McNaughton | P. P. | |
| Reed | 36 | Steward | W. D. | NE quarter |
| Reed | 36 | Riley | P. | |
| Reed | 36 | Wright | A. | 40 Acres |
| Reed | 36 | Colwell | G. | |
| Reed | 36 | Eddy | E. | |
| Reed | 36 | Eddy | R. | |
| Reed | 36 | Hawley | R. | 160 Acres |