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Elias Reed

died March 1885 · Waupun Correctional Institution, Waupun, Wisconsin

Elias Reed was raised in Milton, Rock County, where The Kenosha Telegraph reported in March 1885 that he was considered one of the best young men in the place. He died that month at the state prison at Waupun, Wisconsin, where he was serving a life term. The Telegraph item does not give a cause of death. His remains were sent to Milton for burial.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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