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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Historical Boundaries: 1828: Fayette, Indiana, United States
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.
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesANE 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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