William Fletcher Reynolds

Brief Life History of William Fletcher

When William Fletcher Reynolds was born on 6 August 1826, in Harrisburg, Harrison Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States, his father, James Burt Reynolds, was 41 and his mother, Eliza Ann Lawrence, was 33. He married Anna Hawley on 22 February 1846, in Davis, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1867. In 1880, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as works in flour mill. He died on 14 April 1904, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Fletcher Reynolds
1826–1904
Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen
1845–1906
Marriage: 29 November 1862
Mary Elizabeth Reynolds
1864–1864
Siena Anna Reynolds
1865–1871
William Burt Reynolds
1867–1954
Byron Smith Reynolds
1870–1961
Rozella May Reynolds
1872–1952
Annie Ervina Reynolds
1875–1952
Katie Maud Reynolds
1878–1944
Jesse Alman Reynolds
1880–1947
John Wilford Reynolds
1883–1888
Minnie Florence Reynolds
1887–1962

Sources (98)

  • Unknown, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Fletcher Reynolds - Government record: Census record: birth: ; Kentucky, United States
  • William F. Reynolds, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1828

Historical Boundaries: 1828: Fayette, Indiana, United States

1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

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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Pedersen, Ane Kirstine (Reynolds) 1842-1913

ANE KIRSTINE PEDERSEN REYNOLDS Born: Mar. 6, 1842; Faurholt, Albaek. Denmark Died: Jan 16, 1913; Mt. Pleasant, Utah Pioneer: 1861, Samuel Wooley wagon train Ane Kirstine, 13, and her mother, 56, j …

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