Thomas B. Reed was a prosperous farmer and a veteran of the Black Hawk Wars.
Thomas B. Reed came to Ohio in 1819 with his father, mother and brothers where they were farmers, and land owners. Word of better farmland in Illinois was brought home by his brother Simon who had gone out to Peoria Ill. a few years earlier. With his parents, wife and children Thomas B. moved to Peoria Illinois after a long and dangerous journey in Oct 1829.
Thomas B. Reed was a prosperous farmer and a veteran of the Black Hawk Wars.
Thomas B. Reed came to Ohio in 1819 with his father, mother and brothers where they were farmers, and land owners. Word of better farmland in Illinois was brought home by his brother Simon who had gone out to Peoria Ill. a few years earlier. With his parents, wife and children Thomas B. moved to Peoria Illinois after a long and dangerous journey in Oct 1829.
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