When Arthur REED was born on 28 January 1870, in Greene, Indiana, United States, his father, Austin Reed, was 35 and his mother, Ruth A Swift, was 33. He married Hannah Margaret TINCHER on 7 January 1892. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Stockton Township, Greene, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 22 November 1958, in Greene, Indiana, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linton, Stockton Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.