1925 Biography - W Reid

W. L. Reid was a pioneer Methodist having been a member of the church fifty years. He lived near New Burnside, and his home was the home of the itinerant minister. He was born in Tennessee in 1826 and was a resident of this county forty-two years. He married Sarah Robinson. Their children were Rev. J. Y. Reid, Mrs. W. P. Cole, and Mrs. C. M. Parsons, both of whom reside in Pope County. Three brothers also of this county, namely, Charles T. of Samoth, James M. and George W. of Burnside.

Extracted 08 Feb 2017 by Norma Hass from 1925 A History of Johnson County, Illinois, by Mrs. P. T. Chapman, page 423.

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