Son of Ezekiel T. Reed and Isabella Rishforth. Married Emma Katherine Carenen on 03 Nov 1887 in Shelby County, Missouri. He next married Mrs. S. V. (Amanda) Sadler on 14 Dec 1915 in Edina, Knox County, Missouri. Emmett Bradshaw, a resident pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Edina, performed the ceremony. They later divorced.

Occupation: Farmer

MO d/c 18320

BETHEL MAN FOUND DEAD NEAR HOME
Bethel, Mo., May 13—Charles Reed, 85, a farmer living alone five miles northeast of here, was found dead near his home Friday afternoon. He was apparently stricken with heart disease Wednesday morning.
According to a neighbor, who found the body, Reed had been seen by him Wednesday morning crossing the field near where the body was found. The man had been cutting down some brush near a creek and sat down upon a log to rest. The body was found lying across the log in a badly decomposed condition.
Reed was well known in this section, having lived here since he was 13 years old. For several years he had been living by himself, his wife having died about thirty years ago. Surviving is a son, Harvey of north of here, one brother and several sisters and half-sisters.
Burial was in the Newark cemetery late Friday evening, following an inquest by E. P Thompson, coroner. Short services were held at the grave.
The Quincy Herald Whig, Quincy, Illinois, Tuesday, May 13, 1930; Page: 10

Bethel Man Found Dead
Charles Reed, 65 years of age, was found dead in a field near his home five miles northeast of Bethel, last Friday, May 9. He was last seen the previous Wednesday crossing the field where he had been cutting brush near a creek, and apparently was stricken with a heart attack when he sat on a log to rest. His body was badly decomposed when found and burial was made that evening in Newark cemetery with a short service at the grave. Mr. Reed had lived alone for several years. He is survived by a son, Harvey Reed, north of Bethel, and one brother and several sisters.
Independent-Courier, Clarence, Missouri, May 21, 1930
(Contributed by Shelby County (MO) Historical Society & Museum)

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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: W. Charles Reed
Age: 15
Birth Date: Abt 1865
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Fabius, Knox, Missouri, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Ezeikel T. Reed
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Elvira Reed
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Ezeikel T. Reed 46
Elvira Reed 31
W. Charles Reed 15
Clarretta Reed 7
Mattie B. Reed 6
Lula I. Reed 4
Anna M. Reed 3
Mary L. Reed 1
Lucinda E. Reed 1/12

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William C Reed
[William C Peul]
Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Tiger Fork, Shelby, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
William C Reed 45
Harvey F Reed 13

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: W C Reed
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1915
Marriage Place: Edina, Knox, Missouri
Registration Place: Knox, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Mrs S B Sadler

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William C Reed
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Tiger Fork, Shelby, Missouri
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
William C Reed 55
Harvey F Reed 23
Hazel Lee Reed 15

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: W C Reed
Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Bethel, Shelby, Missouri, USA
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Caretaker
Industry: Farm
Household Members: Name Age
W C Reed 65