Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Robert Reed, proprietor of a restaurant at Barron, was born in Maple Grove Township, this county, Aug. 25, 1877, son of Jesse and Celia (Sumpter) Reed, natives of Indiana. He attended school in Barron and Pierce Counties, and remained with his parents until 1897, when he started work in a factory at Spring Valley, Wis. In 1905 he came to Barron, and after working in a sawmill for one year, worked in the dyeing and finishing department of the Barron woolen mills for ten years. Then for three years he was on the Barron police force, proving a most efficient officer. He started a restaurant in 1919. His place is a popular one, and Mr. Reed has proven himself an able manager. He knows how to handle the public, he serves the best of food, and his place is a model of its kind. Mr. Reed is ably assisted by his wife. He is a well known fraternity man and belongs to the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Equitable Fraternal Union. At the present time, Mr. Reed is serving efficiently as chief of the Barron city fire department. Mr. Reed was married Oct. 28, 1903, to Emma Holman, who was born May 18, 1882, daughter of John and Mary (McLean) Holman, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have two children: Ethel M., born Nov. 9, 1904, and Isla M., born June 14, 1907. The family faith is that of the Episcopalian Church. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 100.