William Reed

William "Silver Billy" Reed (born April 13, 17__ Guilford County, North Carolina - died April 22, 1863 in Huffman) was a land speculator who settled in what is now Roebuck in 1816, where he built a log cabin home in 1818. It is said that he drove a small wagon to public land sells carrying small wooden kegs of silver dollars to make purchases in cash.

He and his wife, Ruth, produced the first white child born within Birmingham's present corporate limits when their daughter Ruth was born on October 28, 1817.

References

• Ginger (January 14, 2009) "Silver Billy" Deep Fried Kudzu