Brief Life History of William R
When William R Reynolds was born on 18 August 1846, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Shadrack Reynolds, was 31 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Logsdon, was 25. He married Josephine Logsdon on 8 January 1869, in Jasper, Iowa, United States. He lived in Malaka Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Independence Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 17 October 1903, in Afton, Union, Iowa, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Afton, Union, Iowa, United States.
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- Wm R Reynolds, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wm R Reynolds, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- William R Reynolds, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
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1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1862 · Battle of Perryville
On October 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville took place between the Army of Ohio and the Army of Mississippi. It was the bloodiest battle on Kentucky soil. The Union lost around four thousand people and the Confederates lost around three thousand people. This was about one fifth of those that fought.
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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