M. Clason Reid
M. Clason Reid, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising on his valuable estate of fifty-two acres, in Troy Township, makes a specialty of the fancy poultry industry, conducting, in partnership with his brother, Charles C. Reid, the Olentangy Poultry Yards. He was born in Delaware, Ohio, October 13, 1869. and is a son of Hon. William P. and Emmaletta (Chamberlain) Reid. The late Hon. William P. Reid was a native of Ashley. Ohio. Fur many years he was a prominent citizen of Delaware County, serving in the State Legislature and gaining great reputation at home as a criminal lawyer. His death took place in 1879. The surviving members of his family are: M. Clason, whose name appears at the head of this article; William P., residing at Toledo; Charles C, residing at Delaware; and Isabel, who married Prof. Edwin C. Woolley. The latter fills the chair of English Literature, in the University of Wisconsin, at Madison.
M. Clason Reid was educated in the common and high schools at Delaware, where he continued to live until the fall of 1906, when he came to his present farm in Troy Township. He made a scientific study of the business in which he is engaged and has proved the practical value of the modern methods he employs. His farm has been stocked with only registered cattle, hogs and poultry, the value of which could be expressed only in large figures. The Reid Brothers are raising Red Polled cattle, Duroc Red hogs, Bourbon Red turkeys and Rhode Island Red chickens, finding a good and ready market for all they can produce. The industry is a growing one and the prospects of the firm are very bright.
On October 29, 1903, Mr. Reid was married to Mary Kraus, who was born in Delaware, and who is a daughter of George and Helena Kraus. Mr. Reid is a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church at Delaware, while his wife belongs to St. Mary's Catholic Church. Following in the footsteps of his late father. Mr. Reid is a stanch Democrat, and like him, he is also a man of public spirit. He belongs to the order of Eagles, at Delaware, and tn the Olentangy Lodge, of Odd Fellows, No. 53. in which he has passed all the chairs. He is one of Troy Township's most enterprising and progressive citizens.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908