Family/Spouse: Husband Dillman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living + Bessie Mae Marie Reynolds. Bessie (daughter of John William Reynolds and Dorinda Rinda Rindy Spraque) was born on 14 Mar 1896 in Yountsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; died in 1986 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:
"Bessie married Lawrence Armstrong, 1914, lived near New Market. Hadfive children: Virginia Hitch, Homemaker; Maurine Dillman, OwnerDillman's Hardware; Royce, Army Service Band, Music Teacher; Forst Leeand Kent deceased. There are seven grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren."

SOURCE of Birth Date: Montgomery County, Indiana Birth Records1882-1920; page 27, REV - REY; From Notes fo Joyce Lorraine CloreElkins. Gives name of parents, name of child, birth date, court housefiling numbers.

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:
"John William in 1895 married Dorinda Spraque, 1874-1956, fromKentucky and lived in Yountsville, IN; was employed as steam engineerat Yount Woolen Mill in 1890. He received serious burns to his eyesby a steam explosion while working. The family then moved in with hisfolks while he recovered. He then moved his family to Browns Valley,Montgomery County, Indiana in 1902 (House was formerly a schoolhouse). Bessie Mae, born in Yountsville 1896-1986; six born in BrownsValley: Clara 1899-1919; Elva 1903-1943; Charles 1907-1909; Bertha1910; George 1913; and Jesse 1916. Four are deceased: Bessie, Clara,Elva, and Charles. He was a painter, carpenter, and he rented out his80 acre farm, northwest of town. The farm purchased previous to hismarriage. He cleared the land, put out an orchard, truck patch, andbuilt a barn. Cut all wood used for heating and cooking in home. Hesold apples from his orchard, and fruit trees for Stark Bros. Co. Hewas Director of Browns Valley Bank for years."

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-24; DAR 4-18.
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/
John William REYNOLDS
Waveland Independent, July 12, 1945
John William REYNOLDS 85 of Browns Valley died at his home there Sat.morning at 7 after an illness of 3 weeks of angina pectoris. He wasborn four miles north of Waveland Aug 13, 1859 the son of Napoleon andMalinda CRISLER Reynolds, pioneers in this community. Mr. Reynolds wasmarried at Danville, Ill in 1895 5o Dorinda SPRAGUE who survives him,with two sons, George Reynolds of Dayton, Ohio and Sgt. Jesse Reynoldsof the armed forces; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Armstrong of NewMarket and Mrs. Bertha Friend of Anderson. Two daughters, and one sonpreceded him in death. Burial was Tuesday afternoon at Browns ValleyBaptist Church and Freedom Cemetery." [Transcribed 27 May 2008,SLJuhl, Compiler]

John married Dorinda Rinda Rindy Spraque in 1895 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. Dorinda was born in 1875 in Kentucky, USA; died in 1956 in 89 Y; Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1956 in Freedom Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-24; DAR 4-18.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

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:
"...Napoleon worked at Lusk Mill, was a carpenter and helped buildFreedom Church. He married Malinda Crisler, 1849, and settled east ofDevil's Backbone. They had five children: Susan Elizabeth, died ageten; Mary Jane 1853-1909; John William 1859-1945; George Wesley1861-1885; and David Allen 1865-1932..."

WAVELAND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER, FEBRUARY 14, 1908
"NAPOLEON BONAPARTE REYNOLDS, Napoleon Bonaparte Reynolds was bornnear Lexington, Kentucky in the year 1828. he moved to Indiana in1830 and was married to Malinda Crisler in 1849. He died February 5,aged 79 years, 10 months and 13 days.
His father died when he was young and the children were left to thecare of a brother-in-law. Their education owing to the lack ofschools was limited and like others of the early pioneers his trainingconsisted of hard work. He early showed a love for mechanical workand was best known as a millwright and carpenter. He leaves monumentsof his industry in Putnam, Vigo, Parke, Fountain and Montgomerycounties. some of the better known buildings being Deer's Mills(Flour Woolen and Saw Mills that burned in 1887) also the presentstructure, freedom Church and numerous barns and dwelling housesscattered over five counties. When about twenty years of age he losthis right eye by a piece of guncap striking it. Notwithstanding thishandicap his was a useful life and but few of his associates couldbetter wield the broad ax or plant bullets in the center of the targetat the local shooting matches. he played the violin after the styleof that day.
He was strictly honest and regarded others as being honest; was of aquiet disposition and always willing to help a neighbor. He was akind and indulgent father. While many of his companions moved todifferent quarters of the earth in search of fortune he stayed in theone locality and under adverse circumstances fought out the battle oflife.
He was married 59 years and four days, and lived where he died 52years. He failed to get in the Mexican War because he was a minor andhis guardian objected. He was the last one of a family of eightchildren four girls and four boys. He was a member of the FreedomBaptist Church. He was never involved in a law suit. In later yearshe was better known in the community as "Uncle Bony" than by the fullname given above. A widow 76 years old is left to mourn his loss. Herefused the request of his children to quit active work and take lifeeasier and worked up to his last illness___JWR."
SOURCE: Notes of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins. Copy of article in theDouglass Volume I under the "Reynolds" section.

"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:
"Their third son, Napoleon Bonaparte, worked at age 17 at the LuskMill (1822-47) just below the Shades on Sugar Creek. While working asa clerk 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."
[Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-24; DAR 4-18.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.

Napoleon married Malinda Crisler on 1 Feb 1849 in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. Malinda was born in 1831 in Indiana, USA; died on 12 Nov 1912 in 81 Y; Brown's Valley, Montgomery County, Indiana; was buried in 1912 in Freedom Cemetery, Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; 1-24/4-18. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Crisler Family are related to the Utz and Clore Families.

Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-24; DAR 4-18.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.