West Virginia Pioneers

John Taylor Reynolds

Male 1885 - 1955  (69 years)


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  • Name John Taylor Reynolds 
    Born 27 Sep 1885  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1955  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: John T./Reynolds
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 04 Sep 1955
      Death Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Note: Mt. State Hosp.
      Age at Death: 69y
      Burial Date: 07 Sep 1955
      Cemetery: Sunset Mem Park
      Birth Date: 27 Sep 1885
      Birth Place: Ripley, West Virginia
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Lawyer
      Residence: 811 West Ave, Charleston, WV
      Mother: Henrietta/Staats
      Father: Allen Taylor/Reynolds
      Informant: Mrs Hallie R Reynolds

      City Lawyer Heart Victim (Sept 4, 1955)

      A Charleston lawyer, John T Reynolds, 69, of 811 West Ave, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital after a heart attack. He was active in Masonic and Shriner circles.

      Mr Reynolds had lived in Charleston since 1917 and was a memer of Weekley Memorial United Brethren Church. He was born sept 27, 1885, in Ripley, the son of the late Allen and Henrietta Reynolds.
      [snip - list of fraternal organizations]
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hallie Roach Reynolds, a son John T Reynolds of Chillicothe, ohio, two sisters, Miss Hannah Reynolds of Fairplain and Mrs H H Filisky of Rand, and a brother, JM Reynolds of Rand.

      The body is at Bartlett Funeral Home.
    Person ID I2937  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Allen Taylor Reynolds,   b. 8 Sep 1848,   d. 5 Nov 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Catherine Staats,   b. 1 Apr 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1871  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/6/1871
      Place: Jackson Co WV
      Allen T Reynolds, 22. Jackson Co, Jackson Co, James M & A Reynolds
      H Staats, 18, Jackson Co, Jackson Co, M & H Staats

      1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Taylor REYNOLDS Self M M W 32 VA VA VA
      Henrieta REYNOLDS Wife F M W 27 VA VAVA
      Emma REYNOLDS Dau F S W 8 WV
      Benj. F. REYNOLDS Son M S W 4 WV
      Hannah C. REYNOLDS Dau F S W 2 WV
      James REYNOLDS Son M S W 1M VA May 11
      Jho. RHODES Other M S W 17 VA

      1900 Ripley Dist , Jackson, WV # 185-187
      Reynolds, Allen 9/1848, m 29y
      Henrietta C, 3/1853, 7-7
      Emma D, 1/1872
      Benjamin F 2/1876
      Hannah C 3/1878
      James M 5/1880
      Nellie J 9/1883
      John T 9/1885
      Mary V A, 11/1890

      1920 Jackson, WV #29-28
      Reynolds, A.T., 71
      Henrietta C, 66
      Hannah, 39, dau
      Jefferies, J. Frank, 18, boarder

      Both buried Oak Hill Cemetery near Ripley:
      Reynolds, Allen T, Sept 8, 1848 - Nov 5, 1925
      Reynolds, Henrietta Catherine, March 31, 1853- Dec 1928
      Reynolds, Hannah C, March 10, 1878 - July 25, 1965
      Reynolds, Benjamin F, Feb 5, 1876- Nov 8, 1939
    Photos
    Reynolds, Allen Taylor Family
    Reynolds, Allen Taylor Family
    Cropped from the larger picture
    Reynolds:  Allen & Catherine Staats Reynolds family
    Reynolds: Allen & Catherine Staats Reynolds family
    Front row: Emma Reynolds, Catherine Staats Reynolds, Allen Taylor Reynolds, Mary Reynolds
    Back row: John Reynolds, Hannah Reynolds, James Reynolds, Benjamin Reynolds, Nellie Reynolds, Frank Jeffrey (foster son)
    Family ID F912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hallie Belle Roach,   b. 24 Feb 1895, Boone County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1969  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1916  Boone County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 18 Nov 1916
      Place: Boone County, West Virginia
      John Taylor Reynolds, 31, Jackson, Ripley Jackson, AT Reynolds
      Hallie Belle Roach, 21, Boone, Boone, FM Roach

      1920 Charleston Wd 3, Kanawha, WV
      Reynolds, JT 34 WVWVWV attorney
      Hallie 24 WVWVWV
      John Jr son WV

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Reynolds, John 44 md age 31 WVWVWV attorney
      Hallie 35 md age 21 WVWVWV
      John Jr son 12 WV
    Children 
     1. John Taylor Reynolds, Jr,   b. CA 1918, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F24077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Reynolds: Allen Taylor Reynolds Family
    Reynolds: Allen Taylor Reynolds Family
    Full size picture of house and yard
    Left to right: Hannah Catherine Reynolds, Nellie Josephine Reynolds, John Taylor Reynolds, James Mark Reynolds, Mabel - wife of Benjamin, Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, Allen Taylor Reynolds – father, Henrietta Catherine Staats Reynolds – mother, Mary Victoria Reynolds, Emma Dorcas Reynolds
    Reynolds:  Allen & Catherine Staats Reynolds family
    Reynolds: Allen & Catherine Staats Reynolds family
    Front row: Emma Reynolds, Catherine Staats Reynolds, Allen Taylor Reynolds, Mary Reynolds
    Back row: John Reynolds, Hannah Reynolds, James Reynolds, Benjamin Reynolds, Nellie Reynolds, Frank Jeffrey (foster son)

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.