The Douglas Archives Genealogy Pages

Discovering our Douglas Ancestors and their Relatives

Share Print Bookmark
Living Reynolds

Living Reynolds

Female

Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Living Reynolds (daughter of Lewis Louis Washington Reynolds and *Mary Luenza Wright).

    Family/Spouse: Leo Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lewis Louis Washington Reynolds was born on 17 Jun 1856 in Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana (son of Andrew J. Reynolds and *Alice Ellis Miles); died on 5 Aug 1933 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1933 in Old Union Cemetery Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-132/4-107.

    Notes:

    OBITUARY: FOR LEWIS W. REYNOLDS
    UNKNOWN DATE AND UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER NAME
    OBTAINED FROM AMY HOUGH TERRY'S WEB SITE: http://www.myfamily.com on14 Jun 2005. Terry had posted it to her site on 07 Sep 2002.
    "RITES HELD FOR LEWIS REYNOLDS--FORMER BROWN'S VALLEY MAN DIEDSUDDENLY HERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON---Funeral services for Lewis W.Reynolds, who died suddenly in the rear of a local resaurant Saturdayafternoon, were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Brown'sValley Christian Church. Rev. J.H. Wilson, pastor of the Firstchristian Church of this city, was in charge. Burial was in Old UnionCemetery near Waveland. Reynolds was born near Waveland, June 17,1856, the son of Andrew and Alice Reynolds. He was married to Mary T.Wright, December 7, 1878 (hard to read). She died in May, 1932. Onedaughter, Mrs. Mabel French, died in 1904. Survivors, in addition tothe two daughters, include fifteen grandchildren and thirteengreat-grandchildren. He was a member of the Christian Church."[Transcribed 08 March 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

    "Lewis REYNOLDS
    Waveland Independent, August 11, 1933;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
    Lewis REYNOLDS, formerly of Browns Valley, who was well known here wasfound dead in the rear room of the Wolf restaurant in Crawfordsvilleon Saturday afternoon. He had been staying with his daughter, Mrs. LeoTHOMPSON but for the past few days had been at the home of Mrs. JohnGraham. Funeral services at the Browns Valley Christian Church onMonday were in charge of Rev. JH Wilson. Burial at Union Cemetery. Mr.Reynolds was born near Waveland June 17, 1856 and was the son ofAndrew and Alice Reynolds. He married Alice E. Wright Dec 7, 1870 whodied May 1932. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs.Dalton Connor of Covington. It is an interesting coincidence that hisold home in Browns Valley burned two days after his funeral."[Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

    A graveside photo taken at the Old Union Cemetery in Browns Valley,near Waveland, Indiana of Lewis and Mary's stones give his death dateas 1933. Obtained from Amy Hough Terry web site:http://www.myfamily.com On 14 Jun 2005.

    Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
    http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-107.
    CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
    DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

    WAVELAND INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 11, 1933
    "Lewis Reynolds, formally of Brown Valley, who was well known here,was found dead in the rear of the Wolf Restraurant in Crawfordsville.He had been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Leo Thompson, but for thepast few days had been at the home of Mrs. John Graham. Funeralservices at the Brown Valley Christian Church on Monday were in chargeof Rev. J. H. Wilson. Burial at Union Cemetery. Mr. Reynolds wasborn near Waveland June 17, 1856 and was the son of Andrew and AliceReynolds. He married Alice E. (?) Wright December 7, 1870 who diedin May 1932. He is survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. DaltonConner of Covington. It's interesting that his old home in BrownValley burnt two days after his funeral." Taken from the notes ofJoyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.

    Lewis married *Mary Luenza Wright on 7 Dec 1870 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. *Mary (daughter of *James Crawford Wright and Caroline Hill) was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; died on 7 May 1932 in Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in May 1932 in Old Union Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  *Mary Luenza Wright was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa (daughter of *James Crawford Wright and Caroline Hill); died on 7 May 1932 in Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in May 1932 in Old Union Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    WAVELAND INDEPENDENT, MAY 13, 1932
    "Mrs. Lewis Reynolds: Mrs. Lewis Reynolds, formally of Brown Valley,died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Thompson while atCrawfordsville on Saturday evening. Survived by her husband and twodaughters, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Carrie Conner. 15 grandchildren, 11great grandchildren. Services at Brown Valley Christian Church onTuesday morning. Burial at Union Cemetery. Attending Mr. & Mrs. J.L.Aldshue, Mrs. Leland Gooding." Notes of Joyces Lorraine Clore Elkins.

    " Mary Luenza Wright
    Crawfordsville Journal Review
    9 May 1932, p 8; http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
    MARY REYNOLDS DIES NEAR CITY
    RESIDENT OF BROWN'S VALLEY DIES AFTER TWO WEEKS' ILLNESS .
    Mrs. Mary Wright Reynolds, age 72, died at the home of her daughter,Mrs. Leo Thompson, three miles west or Crawfordsville at 6 o?clockSaturday evening following an illness of two weeks due to influenza.Mrs. Wright was born in Lyon, Ia., Nov. 30, 1859, the daughter ofJames Crawford and Caroline Hill Wright. She was married in 1879 toLewis W. Reynolds, who survives her. She spent the majority of herlife in and around Brown?s Valley, becoming a member of the Brown'sValley Christian church. Those surviving in addition to the husband,are two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Conner, and Mrs. Pearl Thompson, bothliving near Crawfordsville; fifteen grandchildren; eleven greatgrandchildren and one sister Mrs. Rose Kesselring, of Alexandria. Onedaughter, Mabel Reynolds French, preceded her in death. Services willbe held at 10:30 0?clock Tuesday morning at the Brown?s ValleyChristian church. Internment will be at the Old Union cemetery nearWaveland.
    File Created: Oct 09, 2007

    Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
    http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-107.
    CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
    DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

    "Mary Wright Reynold's birth certificate indicates that her mother'sname was Caroline Hill, an article written in Montgomery CountyHistory states her name was Caroline Mullin." Per Amy, Family GroupSheet, sent to this Compiler on 08 July 2008 per e-mail. [09 July2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

    Children:
    1. Mabel Martha Claire Reynolds was born on 28 May 1881 in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 10 Aug 1904 in 23 Years Old; Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Aug 1904 in Union Cemetery, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    2. Carrie Caroline Reynolds was born on 9 Mar 1886 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; and died.
    3. 1. Living Reynolds


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andrew J. Reynolds was born on 24 Nov 1824 in Boone County, Kentucky (son of William Reynolds and Mary Miller); died on 25 Mar 1893 in 68 Y, 4 M, 1 D; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1893 in Old Union Cemetery, Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-131/4-106.

    Notes:

    This families biography was obtained from Montgomery County,Crawfordsville Public Library book #929.2; page 282; "Reynolds Family& Reynolds and Miles of Waveland". A person who is discussed in theBiographys--An excerpt from the biographys may sometimes be noted ineach persons notes.
    All information on this family is in the Douglass Volume I under the"Reynolds" section that was compiled per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.Excerpt:
    "...Andrew, born 1824, settled near Old Union Church and had fourchildren. Son Lewis and family settled in Browns Valley....".

    Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
    http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-132; DAR 4-106.
    CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
    DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

    "Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
    BIOGRAPHY
    William Reynolds
    Reynolds migrated to area in 1830
    By Bessie Armstrong
    Montgomery Magazine,
    February 1979 Issue Pages 19-20
    EXCERPT:
    "The eldest son, Andrew J. (b. 1824 Ky. Married Ellis Miles in 1846)worked as a tenet farmer west of Old Union Church. His children wereWilliam (b. 1849), Mary E. (married Newt Shepard), Jesse (died age14), and Lewis Washington of Browns Valley, who married Mary LuensaWright."
    [Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

    Andrew married *Alice Ellis Miles on 22 Dec 1846 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. *Alice (daughter of *George W. Miles and Paulina Thorne) was born on 14 Sep 1825 in Henry County, Kentucky; died on 25 Jun 1905 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  *Alice Ellis Miles was born on 14 Sep 1825 in Henry County, Kentucky (daughter of *George W. Miles and Paulina Thorne); died on 25 Jun 1905 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    WAVELAND INDEPENDANT JUNE 29, 1905
    "Mrs. Ellis Reynolds, the mother of T.N. Sheppard died at the home ofher son, Louis Reynolds, near Ladoga, on Sat. The funeral at Union onMonday was conducted by Rev. L.F. Galey of Crawfordsville. Mrs. EllisMiles of Crawfordsville, born in Henry County, Kentucky, September 14,1925 (1825). She married Andrew J. Reynolds December 22, 1846. 3sons, 1 dau. Mary E. Sheppard and Louis J. survive her. 5 brothersand 1 sister living. She was a member of Baptist Church for 50years."

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Reynolds was born on 4 Jul 1850 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; died on 19 Dec 1922 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Dec 1922 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    2. Jesse Reynolds was born on 23 Dec 1852 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; died on 16 Sep 1867 in 14y; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Sep 1867 in Old Union Cemetery, Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-132/4-107.
    3. William Reynolds was born on 18 May 1855 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; died on 10 Mar 1880 in 24y, 9M, 21D; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Mar 1880 in Old Union Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; Cdpl 1-132; Dar 4-107.
    4. 2. Lewis Louis Washington Reynolds was born on 17 Jun 1856 in Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 5 Aug 1933 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1933 in Old Union Cemetery Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-132/4-107.

  3. 6.  *James Crawford Wright was born between 22 Dec 1831 and 1837 in Putnam County, Indiana (son of *Dennis Wright and Lourvanza Louansy Crawford); died on 23 Jul 1905 in 67 Yrs Old; Near Wildman's Hollow On Montezuma Road, Parke County, Indiana; was buried in 1905 in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; See Notes.

    Notes:

    "08 June 1860 United States Federal Census
    Name: James C Wright
    Age in 1860: 22
    Birth Year: abt 1838
    Birthplace: Indiana
    Home in 1860: Elk River, Clinton, Iowa
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Elk River
    Household Members: Name Age
    James C Wright 22 m, farmer, values 2000/300, IN
    Caroline Wright 25 f, OH
    Mary L Wright 6.12 f, IA
    Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elk River, Clinton, Iowa;Roll: M653_316; Page: 12; Image: 241; page 12; dwelling 81/81; lines38-40. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

    "22 August 1870 United States Federal Census
    Name: Jas C Wright
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
    Age in 1870: 32
    Birthplace: Indiana
    Home in 1870: Union, Parke, Indiana
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Bellmore
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jas C Wright 32 m, w, farmer, values 3000/1200, IN
    Caroline Wright 36 f, w, keeping house, OH
    Mary L Wright 10 f, w, IA
    George F Wright 5 m, w, IN
    Oscar L Wright 10/12 m, w, IN
    Dennis Wright 63 m, w, KY
    Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Parke, Indiana;Roll: M593_349; Page: 194; Image: 389; page 4; dwelling 29/29; lines35-40. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003."

    "16 June 1880 United States Federal Census
    Name: James Wright
    Home in 1880: Waveland, Montgomery, Indiana
    Age: 42
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
    Birthplace: Indiana
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Caroline
    Father's birthplace: Kentucky
    Mother's birthplace: Indiana
    Occupation: Farming
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Household Members: Name Age
    James Wright 42 m, w, farming, IN, KY, IN
    Caroline Wright 46 f, w, wife, keeping house, OH, OH, PN
    Mary L. Wright 20 f, w, dau., dress maker, IA, IN, OH
    George Wright 14 m, w, son, laborer, IN, IN, OH
    Rosa Wright 7 f, w, dau., IN, IN, OH
    James C. Wright 5 m, w, son, IN, IN, OH
    Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Waveland, Montgomery,Indiana; Roll: T9_300; Family History Film: 1254300; Page: 473.3000;Enumeration District: 109; Image: 0587; page 26; Enum. 109; Super 4;Dwelling 109/112. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005."

    "20 June 1900 United States Federal Census
    Name: James C. Wright
    Home in 1900: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana
    Age: 62
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
    Birthplace: Indiana
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Spouse's Name: Mary
    Race: White
    Household Members: Name Age
    James C. Wright 62 mar. 17 yrs., IN, KY, IN, occup. teamster,reads/writes, owns farm; the way the birth year is written it'sdifficult to tell if it's Dec 1831 or 1837.
    Mary Wright 62 Jan 1834, white, female, wife, mar. 17 yrs, 3 child/3living, IN, IN, KY
    NOTE: George & Margaret Wright are living next door to his fatherJames C. & Mary (step-mother) Wright. Source Citation: Year: 1900;Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T623 393; Page: 9B;Enumeration District: 97; Super 9; Enum. 97; Sheet 9B; Dwelling141/193; Lines 69-70. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2004."

    "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
    Name: James C. Wright
    Date: 23 Jul 1905
    Location: Parke
    Age: 67 yr
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Source Location: County Health Office Rockville
    Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-23 on page 12within the series produced by the Indiana Works ProgressAdministration.
    Ancestry.com. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

    "E-mail From: Adhough1@aol.com
    Date: 07/09/08 21:00:18
    To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
    Subject: Re: Wright Genealogy
    Yes, I originally had his birth year as 1837, but then the deathcertificate stated 1831. It's kind of strange because his parentswere Married in 1836. I wonder if someone wrote down the wrong dateas 1831 on the death certificate? Amy"

    "Parke County Deaths 1882 - 1920; http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
    Deceased Sex Race Age Date Location Book Page
    JAMES C WRIGHT M W 67 SEP 23 1905 PARKE H-23 12"

    SOURCE-EMAIL: From: (Amy) Adhough1@aol.com
    To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (compiler)
    Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:36 PM
    "I just got back from Parke Co, and Montgomery Co. Some new info onthe Reynolds side, Mary Wright Reynold's was the daughter of James C.Wright and Caroline Hill Mullen. I went and found the info on James'death in Parke Co. I don't know if you need any of this, but I knowsince you have info on the Reynolds, you might want the Wrights.
    Death info:
    James Crawford Wright died 9-1905 in Parke Co. IN (my records hadshown that he died in March)
    birth: 12/22/1831 (I had him born in 1837 considering hisparents were married in 1836)
    father: Dennis Wright born in KY
    mother: L Crawford, born in IN
    wife: Caroline Mullen ( she died before he did)
    Cause of Death: Conclusion of the brain caused by a kick in the headby a horse hoof
    Buried: Waveland
    Not sure what it meant by Waveland. I checked all the Montgomery Corecords, and also visited a cemetery in Waveland and couldn't findhim. I suspect he doesn't have a grave.
    I also have an obit which I can scan and email to you. I also foundthat James' father, Dennis, owed 40 acres in Union Township, Parke Co.in 1832. And according to the obit, James had an Uncle James H.Wright who lived in the area and died a year before. I did find aJohn H Wright who died within the same year on the census's, not sureif it's the same person." [Transcribed 07 July 2008, SLJuhl,Compiler]

    SOURCE-OBITUARY: Sent per SOURCE-EMAIL: From: (Amy) Adhough1@aol.com
    To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (compiler)
    Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:36 PM
    "James C. Wright, age 78, died at 1 o'clock last Saturday afternoon asthe result of an injury received earlier in day. For some time Wrighthas been living in a tent with his son George and wife just belowWildman's hollow on the Montezuma road where he owned a few acres ofground. That morning he was trying to assist a horse, which hadfallen down in a little hollow and was lying on its back, to get upwhen the animal in its lunging struck him on the right side of thehead with one if its front feet. Very soon he became unconscious fromconcussion of the brain in which condition he remained until death.Dr. Rogers was called but could do nothing for him. The body wastaken to Waveland where it was buried Monday. Wright formerly livedin or about Portland Mills. He was a nephew of James Wright Sr. whodied probably less than a year ago. He came from Waveland to thiscounty. His wife has been dead for some time." NOTE: No newspapername was given, but was probably in the Rockville Tribune, ParkeCounty, Indiana. [Transcribed 07 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
    Please check this: _MDCL: CONC per obituary notice; See Notes.

    (Medical):"Concusion" of the brain caused by a kick in the head by a horse hoof,

    *James married Caroline Hill on 20 Sep 1856 in Clinton County, Iowa. Caroline (daughter of Daniel Hill and Mary Ann Philips) was born on 20 Jan 1834 in Probably Clermont County, Ohio; died on 18 Dec 1882 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Caroline Hill was born on 20 Jan 1834 in Probably Clermont County, Ohio (daughter of Daniel Hill and Mary Ann Philips); died on 18 Dec 1882 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    "Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    Name: Caroline Mullen
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence County: Clinton
    Residence State: Iowa
    Locality: Elk River
    Birth Location: Ohio
    Family Number: 30
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1834
    Line: 33
    Roll: IA_51
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Charles E Langford 40
    Hannah Langford 40
    CAROLINE MULLEN 22 FEMALE, WIDOWED, IN STATE OHIO "0" YEARS (she musthave just arrived in Iowa at the time of the census in c.1856 A.D.)
    Helen Langford 15
    Edwin Langford 14
    Anna Langford 11
    Mary Langford 10
    Thomas Langford 6
    Charles E LangfordJunior 1
    Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007."[Transcribed 08 July 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

    From: Adhough1@aol.com
    To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
    Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:02 PM
    Subject: Re: James C. Wright
    "I tracked CarolineHill Mullen Wright from Ohio with her family to herfirst marriage to a Mullen. She and Mullen went to Iowa, and he diedshortly there after. Her parents then came to Iowa, which is wherethey remained until their deaths. Caroline and James C. Wright weremarried like within a year of her first husband's death. I am notsure why James went to Iowa though." [Transcribed 09 July 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler]

    "Mary Wright Reynold's birth certificate indicates that her mother'sname was Caroline Hill, an article written in Montgomery CountyHistory states her name was Caroline Mullin." Per Amy, Family GroupSheet, sent to this Compiler on 08 July 2008 per e-mail. [09 July2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

    Children:
    1. 3. *Mary Luenza Wright was born on 30 Nov 1859 in Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa; died on 7 May 1932 in Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in May 1932 in Old Union Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    2. George F. Wright was born in Aug 1863 in Indiana, USA; and died.
    3. Oscar L. Wright was born in Dec 1869 in Parke County, Indiana; and died.
    4. Rosa Wright was born in 1873 in Parke County, Indiana; and died.
    5. James Crawford Wright, Jr. was born in 1875 in Parke County, Indiana; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Reynolds was born on 7 Nov 1796 in Near Frankfort, Boone County, Kentucky (son of William Reynolds, Sr. and Rebecca); died on 19 Sep 1834 in 37y, 10M, 12D; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1883 in Old Union Cemetery, Browns Valley, Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    This families biography was obtained from Montgomery County,Crawfordsville Public Library book #929.2; page 282; "Reynolds Family& Reynolds and Miles of Waveland". A person who is discussed in theBiographys--An excerpt from the biographys may sometimes be noted ineach persons notes.
    All information on this family is in the Douglass Volume I under the"Reynolds" section that was compiled per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.The information was compiled by George Reynolds. Excerpt:
    "William Reynolds, Sr., born Boone Co., KY 1796. Married Mary Millerof Frankfort, KY. Migrated to Indiana 1830. Built grist mill andhome northwest of Freedom Church in Brown Township. He fathered eightchildren: Andrew, Jesse, Napoleon Bonaparte, william Jr., Hannah,Elizabeth, Katherine, and Eliza. cont'd..."

    Photo of gravestone contributed from Amy Hough Terry's web site on 14Jun 2005; Photo was taken on 09 Oct 2001. http://www.myfamily.com

    "Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
    BIOGRAPHY
    William Reynolds
    Reynolds migrated to area in 1830
    By Bessie Armstrong
    Montgomery Magazine,
    February 1979 Issue Pages 19-20
    William Reynolds (born 1796 Boone Co., Ky.; married Mary Miller ofnear Frankfort, Ky.; eight children) migrated to Indiana with hissister and brother-in-law, Jonathan and Rebecca Rice, in 1830 andhomesteaded 3 ? miles northwest of Waveland on Indian Creek. Hispurchase of a home site was on 151 acres located north and west ofFreedom Cemetery on the first road to the north off of State Road 234(west across road from Crisler Cemetery) east of the Luna Baylesshome. On the north side of this plot, Indian Creek turned to the westand then north again and on the turn the grist mill was situated. Hewas a miller and carpenter, so he cleared the land and built with fewtools and hard labor the grist mill first, while living with hissister, and then the home. He then returned to Kentucky for hisfamily.
    Accompanying them to Montgomery County were James W. and Charles LewisPeyton who married the Reynolds daughters, Elizabeth and Katharine,respectfully. Also marrying in Frankfort, Ky., in the same year wasWilliam Reynolds Jr., to Martha Stout who traveled with the group butstopped for a few years in Southern Indiana. The rest came on acovered wagon with all the household goods and Mother Reynolds withtwo-year-old Napoleon in her lap; some by foot, some on horseback.They arrived finding, as near neighbors, some friends who had migratedbefore them. Soon the area was mostly owned by relatives. Owning thepresent Freedom Cemetery land was Crisler relative Albert Mitchell,while east of the cemetery lived the Peyton's. Land had to be clearedfor fields and gardens and a lot of hard work was involved. All wereanxious for a place to worship and there was a need for schools.Births and deaths were frequent in the settlement and after five yearsWilliam Reynolds Sr., at age 39 died, leaving his wife and children inthe care of his brother-in-law Jonathan Rice. The mother lived a fewyears after leaving several grandchildren.
    The eight sons were:
    The eldest son, Andrew J. (b. 1824 Ky. Married Ellis Miles in 1846)worked as a tenet farmer west of Old Union Church. His children wereWilliam (b. 1849), Mary E. (married Newt Shepard), Jesse (died age14), and Lewis Washington of Browns Valley, who married Mary LuensaWright.
    Their second son Jesse, worked for 47 years at the Deer's Mill andlived on the hill south of the mill with his wife, Ann Elizabeth Cook,an invalid and their four sons (John Alfred, died age 6; WilliamHoward, died young; George Thomas, died age 25, and Hugh Everett wholived in Mississippi). Jesse was well known in Brown Township as afaithful miller, member of the Alamo Masonic Lodge and later a chartermember of the Waveland Masonic Lodge and Freedom Church. DorindaSprague lived with them from age 14 to her marriage.
    Their third son, Napoleon Bonaparte, worked at age 17 at the Lusk Mill(1822-47) just below the Shades on Sugar Creek. While working as aclerk for John Mitchell, Mr. Mitchell died of cholera on a boat ofpork and grain he was taking to New Orleans. After the flood of 1847,which removed the stone buildings associated with the Lusk Mill, hebought 80 acres east of Devil's Backbone and southeast of the PineHills area on Indian Creek. At a (?) Napoleon married in 1849 MalindaCrisler, and five children included Susan Elizabeth (died age 10),Mary Jane (1853-1909), John William (1859-1945, father of writer),George Wesley (1861-1885), and David Allen (1865-1932). Napoleon lostan eye in a whittling accident. George was a telegrapher and did a penand ink sketch of Deer's Mill that is well known. John made a violinin 1888. Dave whittled a train with track, engine, cars, and caboosewhich has been given to the Chicago Museum. Mary Jane married in 1888Abraham Burk who worked at Yount's Woolen Mill.
    Their last son, William Jr. was born in 1830 in Kentucky, farmed hisfathers farm northwest of Freedom Church and operated a sawmill. Hemarried Martha E. Stout.
    Their first daughter Hannah was born in 1832 and never married, livingalternately with her sisters.
    Their second daughter Elizabeth, was born in 1834 in Kentucky (Betsymarried James W. Peyton), their children were Susan Catharine (diedage 2), Andrew F. (died age 1), John Wesley (married Emma Risk),Sophrona Ellis (married _____ Peyton and lived in Texas), Mary Ann(married William James), Nancy Bell (died age 6), Francis Pemelia(married William Layton Wilhite), Albert (married Lula Milholland andlived in Georgia), Hanna (married Gilbert Rush).
    Their third daughter, Katherine, was born in 1836 (Kate and CharlesPeyton, an uncle of James W. Peyton). Their children were Susan(married Darwin Wilhite), Laura (married Robert Stump of Balhinch),Charles (lived in Terre Haute) and David.
    Their last daughter, Eliza, was born in 1838 and married Harve Owen.No children were born to this union. They are buried in the WeirCemetery. File Created: 2006-Oct-15" [Transcribed 27 May 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler]

    William married Mary Miller about 1822 in Boone County, Kentucky. Mary was born on 21 May 1801 in Frankfort, Kentucky; died on 31 Oct 1872 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1872 in Possibly Old Union Cemetery, Browns Valley, Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Miller was born on 21 May 1801 in Frankfort, Kentucky; died on 31 Oct 1872 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1872 in Possibly Old Union Cemetery, Browns Valley, Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    Notes:

    Full dates for Mary Miller's birth and death were made available by,Amy Terry of Indiana (adhough1@aol.com) on www.RootsWeb.comWorldConnect Project.

    Children:
    1. Katherine Catherine Reynolds was born on 10 Mar 1823 in Boone County, Kentucky; died on 18 Jul 1902 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.
    2. 4. Andrew J. Reynolds was born on 24 Nov 1824 in Boone County, Kentucky; died on 25 Mar 1893 in 68 Y, 4 M, 1 D; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1893 in Old Union Cemetery, Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-131/4-106.
    3. Jesse Joshua Reynolds was born on 4 Sep 1826 in Lexington, Boone County, Kentucky; died on 10 Mar 1902 in 76 Y; Bluff Mills, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried on 11 Mar 1902 in Freedom Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    4. Napoleon Bonaparte Reynolds was born on 23 Mar 1828 in Lexington, Boone County, Kentucky; died on 5 Feb 1908 in 79 Y, 10 M, 13 D; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Feb 1908 in Freedom Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-24/4-18.
    5. William Reynolds, Jr. was born on 23 Feb 1830 in Boone County, Kentucky; died on 8 Mar 1891 in 61 Y; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in Mar 1891 in Freedom Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    6. Elizabeth Reynolds was born on 24 Jul 1832 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; and died.
    7. Hannah Reynolds was born on 17 Apr 1834 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; and died.
    8. Eliza Reynolds was born in 1838 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; died in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Weir Cemetery.

  3. 10.  *George W. Miles was born in 1807 in Henry County, Kentucky (son of *John F. Miles and Mary Duvall); died in 1897 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1897 in Old Union Cemetery Near Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    *George + Paulina Thorne. Paulina was born in 1811 in Kentucky, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Paulina Thorne was born in 1811 in Kentucky, USA; and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. *Alice Ellis Miles was born on 14 Sep 1825 in Henry County, Kentucky; died on 25 Jun 1905 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    2. Child Miles and died.
    3. Child Miles and died.
    4. Child Miles and died.
    5. Child Miles and died.
    6. Child Miles and died.
    7. Child Miles and died.

  5. 12.  *Dennis Wright was born about 1815 in Shelby County, Kentucky (son of *Wright); and died.

    Notes:

    "U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
    Name: Dennis Wright
    Issue Date: 8 Jun 1833
    State of Record: Indiana
    Acres: 40
    Accession Number: IN1200__.320
    Metes and Bounds: No
    Land Office: Crawfordsville
    Canceled: No
    US Reservations: No
    Mineral Reservations: No
    Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
    Document Number: 16622
    Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
    10 15-N 6-W 2nd PM Parke
    Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008."

    *Dennis married Lourvanza Louansy Crawford on 25 Aug 1836 in Parke County, Indiana. Lourvanza was born about 1815 in Indiana, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Lourvanza Louansy Crawford was born about 1815 in Indiana, USA; and died.

    Notes:

    Married:
    "Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892
    Name: Dennis Wright
    Spouse: Louansy Crawford
    Date: 25 Aug 1836
    County: Parke
    State: Indiana
    Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
    Microfilm: 0849947
    Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2004; www.Ancestry.com"

    "Indiana Marriages to 1850
    about Crawford, Louansy
    Spouse 1: Crawford, Louansy
    Spouse 2: Wright, Dennis
    Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1836
    Marriage Location: Indiana
    Parke County
    Dodd, Jordan. Indiana Marriages to 1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997; www.Ancestry.com"

    Children:
    1. 6. *James Crawford Wright was born between 22 Dec 1831 and 1837 in Putnam County, Indiana; died on 23 Jul 1905 in 67 Yrs Old; Near Wildman's Hollow On Montezuma Road, Parke County, Indiana; was buried in 1905 in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana; See Notes.

  7. 14.  Daniel Hill was born in 1812 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (son of Johannes Daniel Hill and Catherina Eva Regina Swope); died before 1856 in Story County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    SOURCE NOTE: Amy (Of Indiana) has been of tremendous help in sharingthe records she has gathered on this family unit, along with a familygroup sheet listing some of her sources.
    From: Adhough1@aol.com (Amy)
    To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com (Compiler)
    Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:02 PM
    Subject: Re: James C. Wright
    "I tracked CarolineHill Mullen Wright from Ohio with her family to herfirst marriage to a Mullen. She and Mullen went to Iowa, and he diedshortly there after. Her parents then came to Iowa, which is wherethey remained until their deaths. Caroline and James C. Wright weremarried like within a year of her first husband's death. I am notsure why James went to Iowa though." [Transcribed 09 July 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler, sljuhl1234@yahoo.com or gsjuhl@peoplepc.com]

    NOTE: 1840 & 1850 U.S. Federal Census suggest that the familyremained in Clermont County, Ohio during those years, so until furthersources surface to indicate otherwise, the children born between thoseyears have been given Clermont County as their birth place.

    Daniel married Mary Ann Philips on 14 Feb 1832 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA. Mary (daughter of Alex Philips and Mary) was born in 1817 in Maryland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary Ann Philips was born in 1817 in Maryland (daughter of Alex Philips and Mary); and died.
    Children:
    1. 7. Caroline Hill was born on 20 Jan 1834 in Probably Clermont County, Ohio; died on 18 Dec 1882 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.
    2. John W. Hill was born on 12 Oct 1835 in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio; and died.
    3. Francis Marion Hill was born on 18 Nov 1837 in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio; and died.
    4. Oscar Jackson Hill was born on 8 Apr 1840 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA; and died.
    5. Rebecca J. Hill was born on 14 Sep 1843 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA; and died.
    6. Thomas Hamilton Hill was born on 13 Jun 1846 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA; and died.
    7. George Washington Hill was born on 31 Jan 1849 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA; died on 30 Jan 1907 in Unknown At Present.
    8. Asa Hyett Hill was born on 30 Aug 1851 in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio; died in 1884 in Unknown At Present.
    9. Charles Hill was born in 1853 in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio; died in 1853 in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
    10. James Ellis Hill was born in 1855 in Clinton County, Iowa; and died.



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 14.0.4, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2024.

Maintained by William Douglas. | Data Protection Policy.