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William Edgar Reynolds

Male 1882 - 1964  (81 years)


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  • Name William Edgar Reynolds 
    Born 15 Jun 1882 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Feb 1964  Middleport, Meigs Co, Oh, 81 years Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • William E Reynolds
      Middleport - William E Reynolds, 81, died Tuesday afternoon, at 3:30 p.m. at his home on palmer St, following a long illness. Mr Reynolds was born June 15, 1882 in Bradbury. He was the son of Thomas and Lucettia Reynolds.

      He was a member of the Methodist Church of Christ where he served as a deacon for many years until he became ill after suffering a sroke. He has been a decon emeritus for the past several years.

      Mr Reynolds was one of the three Reynolds Brothers who owned and operated the Reynolds' Livery Stables from 1900 to 1920. He was employed by the New York Central Railroad from Jan 1920 to 1951, and retired from his duties there in 1951, because of illness. He worked for the railroad in Charleston, W.Va. for nine years. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America for 63 years and the BMI (Boiler Makers International).

      He is survived by his wife, Helen E. Rupe Reynolds; one son, William K Reynolds of Kalamazoo, Mich; and a daughter, Mrs Mary E. King, Lansing, Mich; five grandsons and one granddaughter, including, Richard and Robert King, Lansing; Ritchie, Kenneth, Michael, and Patricia Reynolds, Kalamazoo, and one great granddaughter, Shellie Jean King, Lansing.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Saturday at the Rawlings-Coats funeral home with the Rev Fred I Gardner officiating. Burial will be in the Gravel Hill cemetery at Cheshire.

      Friends may call at the funeral home anytime after 6pm Thursday.
    Person ID I1059  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Thomas Reynolds,   b. May 1838, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1925  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Lucetta Hysell,   b. 2 Oct 1843, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 May 1863  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Meigs Co MR
      Thomas REYNOLDS
      Lusetta HYSELL
      May 24, 1863

      1 39 892 Reynolds, Susannah M. 22 Nov 1869 Middleport F W Thomas Reynolds Lucetta Hysell Middleport
    Family ID F1772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Elizabeth Rupe,   b. 15 Jun 1895, Little Kyger, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1991, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1916  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1920 Middleport, Meigs, OH
      Reynolds, William C 36 OH WV US
      Helen E 25 OHOHOH
      William R son 2 6/12 OHOHOH
      Mary E ds 11/12 OHOHOH

      1930 Middleport, Meigs, Ohio
      Reynolds, Will E 46 md age 32 OH WV OH
      Helen 35 md age 21 OH OH OH
      William R son 12 OH OH OH
      Mary da 11 OH OH OH

      1940 Middleport, Meigs, Ohio
      Reynolds, William E 57 OH 1935: lived same house
      Helen E wife 45 OH 1935: lived same house
      William R (ab) son 22 OH 1935: lived same house

      ATHENS MESSENGER - January 17, 1930
      Mrs. Will REYNOLDS and daughter, Mary, went to Columbus where the latter was examined by an eye specialist.
    Children 
     1. William Ritchey Reynolds, Sr,   b. 14 Jun 1917, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1993  (Age 76 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth Reynolds
    Family ID F417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S53] Sandi Carr.

    2. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

    3. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.