Harley Reynolds

Brief Life History of Harley

When Harley Reynolds was born on 9 May 1894, in Missouri, United States, his father, John Johnson Reynolds, was 38 and his mother, Emily Miller, was 34. He married Ruth Singleton on 24 November 1913, in Douglas, Missouri, United States. He lived in Spring Creek Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 June 1957, in Militia Springs, Douglas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Militia Springs, Douglas, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harley Reynolds
1894–1957
Cora Frances Graham
1902–1987
Harley Junior Reynolds
1922–1995
Harold Lloyd Reynolds
1925–1987

Sources (12)

  • Harley Reynolds, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Harley Reynolds, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Harley Reynolds, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Reynold , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Leitrim): in Ulster the English name in 1 above was substituted for Mac Raghnaill; see McReynolds .

History: Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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