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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY Source:  History of Peoria County, Illinois Chicago - Johnson & Company 1880   Peoria City Akron BRIMFIELD Chillicothe Elmwood Hallock Hollis Jubilee Kickapoo Limestone Logan Medina Milbrook Princeville Radnor Richwoods Rosefield Timber Trivoli Note:  The NAMES in 'CAPS' will have a biography.  All others do not have biographies available. BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP NOTE:  Names with (*) next to them have longer description ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ   Pg. 720 Radley, George, farmer, P. O. Brimfield. Reamer, William, farmer, P. O. Brimfield. Pg. 720 * REED, JOSEPH Pg. 720   * REED, MORROW P., farmer, Sec. 3, P. O. Brimfield,  Son of George W. Reed and Joana Patterson; the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Pennsylvania.  Located in Peoria about 1835, where his father engaged at the carpenter's trade.  Mr. Reed was born on the 19th day of June, 1840, and at nine years of age his father died, and at thirteen he determined to do for himself, came to his neighborhood, worked for J. McCoy continuously for seven years, then went to southwest Missouri.  On the 11th day of February, 1865, enlisted in Company F, 148th Illinois Infantry.  Discharged at Nashville, September 22, 1865; returned to this county.  Married Jane A., daughter of J. C. Whittaker, Feb. 22, 1866.  She was born in Queens county, Ireland, July, 1843, and emigrated to this county with her parents in 1845.  Has 210 acres of land under good circulation, valued at $80 per acre.  They have seven children, two sons and five daughters.  Mrs. Reed is a member of the M. E. Church.  Mr. Reed is a Republican in politics. Pg. 721 Reed, Samuel, farmer, P. O. French Grove   * RICHFORD, DAVID Pg. 721   Richstein, Margaret, farmer, P. O. Elmwood Riley, James, farmer, P. O. Brimfield   * RIMCHART, NICHOLAS Pg. 721   Riner, Jacob, farmer, P. O. Elmwood Riner, J. C., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Riner, J. W., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Root, O. E., Mrs., farmer, P. O. Brimfield Rounds, Oliver, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Runyon, J. C., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Russell, Rowell, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Rynearson, C. L., farmer, P. O. French Grove Schisler, Geo., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Shellkoph, John, farmer, P. O. Elmwood Shoto, Fred, farmer, P. O. Elmwood Sloan, Thomas, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Snyder, Chas. A., farmer P. O. Elmwood Snyder, J., farmer, P. O. Elmwood   * SNYDER, J. W. Pg. 721   * SNYDER, M. H. Pg. 721   * SNYDER, SAMUEL, Pg. 721 Page 722 Strain, Westly, grocer, P. O. Brimfield Sutton, Asa, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Swimm, Peter, farmer, P. O. Brimfield Thompson, Geo. A., farmer, P. O. Elmwood Tucker, A. J., farmer, P. O. French Grove Tucker, Catherine, farmer, P. O. French Grove Tucker, David, farmer, P. O. French Grove   * TUCKER EZRA, JR., Pg. 722 H. C. Tucker Brimfield * TUCKER, H. C., Pg. 722   * TUCKER, JOHN S., Pg. 722   Tucker, Samuel, farmer, P. O. French Grove Tucker, V. L., farmer, P. O. French Grove Turner, Chas., farmer, P. O. Brimfield ...