West Virginia Pioneers
William Edgar Reynolds
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Name William Edgar Reynolds Born 15 Jun 1882 Gender Male Died 18 Feb 1964 Middleport, Meigs Co, Oh, 81 years
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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
, d. Bef 1925 (Age ~ 86 years) Mother Lucetta Hysell, b. 2 Oct 1843, Ohio, USA
, d. 1925 (Age 81 years) Married 24 May 1863 Meigs County, Ohio, USA
[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
, d. 25 Dec 1991, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
(Age 96 years) Married 23 Apr 1916 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
[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
, d. 5 Aug 1993 (Age 76 years)2. Mary Elizabeth Reynolds Family ID F417 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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