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- This families biography was obtained from Montgomery County,Crawfordsville Public Library book #929.2; page 282; "Reynolds Family& Reynolds and Miles of Waveland". A person who is discussed in theBiographys--An excerpt from the biographys may sometimes be noted ineach persons notes.
All information on this family is in the Douglass Volume I under the"Reynolds" section that was compiled per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins.Excerpt:
"...Jesse worked at Deer's Mill; lived south of mill with wife, AnnElizabeth Cook..."
"Jesse Reynolds
Crawfordsville Daily Journal; http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
20 March 1902, p 6
Jesse Reynolds died at his home Monday morning, March 10, 1902. He wasborn in Lexington, Ky., about 75 years ago. He married Bettie Cook. Hehad worked 45 years in the flour mill for uncle Joel Deere and gaveentire satisfaction in every way. His life, as well as his judgmentare as good as ever man gets to be. He has been sick almost two yearswith consumption, but during the while he did not complain. He alwayssaid, ?I'm ready to go home.? He leaves a wife and one son to mournhis loss. He was a member of the Masonic lodge which proved faithfulin his last sickness. The friends and neighbors extend their sympathyto the bereft ones."
Jesse (Joshua) Reynolds Obituary was published in the WAVELANDINDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1902.;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
"JESSE REYNOLDS, Jesse Reynolds died at his home at Bluff Mills,Monday morning March 10, after six weeks of illness with consumption.He had been ailing for about two years. He was buried at Freedom,Tuesday morning, after funeral services at the home conducted by Rev.S.K. Fuson, of Rockville. The ceremonies at the grave were in chargeof the Masonic Fraternity.
He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, September 4, 1826. In 1839, heremoved with his parents to Indiana and settled on the farm now ownedby William Rice, at that time all green woods, and there lived tomanhood. March 23, 1854 he married Annie Elizabeth Cook, and to themwere born four sons, of whom but the youngest, Hugh, survives. Heunited with the Missionary Baptist Church at Freedom, was baptized byElder Reese Davis, and has ever lived an earnest Christian life. Hewas a Mason for 45 years, belonging first to the Alamo Lodge, which heleft to become one of the charter members of the Waveland Lodge, 30years ago.
For forty-seven years he has been in the employ of the Deere family asmiller at the "Bluff Mills." Concerning this faithful service, wequote from an article published a few years ago in a local paper:"Everybody in Brown township, and indeed, hundreds of people outside,are acquainted with Uncle Jesse Reynolds, who has been for so manyyears identified with Bluff Mills and in the employ of Joel Deere.When the father of Mr. Deere built the dam and mill at the presentsite he employed Jesse Reynolds, then a lusty youth, to assist aboutthe mill and farm. This was forty-two years ago, and from that day tothis Reynolds has lived on that farm and been in the employ of theDeere family. Not a day has his service varied, but from year to yearthe contract for his labor has been renewed and he has followed thesame old path, the same workaday life. The gold fever was at itsheight when he entered the service, and when he was in his prime thegreat rebellion called thousands from their farms and workshops. Hiscompanions and friends would leave for the West, that Eldorado wherefortune awaited them, but Reynolds moved not. As he stood in the milldoor, as the sun sank behind the high stone bluffs, white coveredwagons bound for the poor man's mecca pass by headed westward. Menwaiting for turns at the mill discussed the mighty strides of theworld beyond the hills. It was the same old life for Jesse Reynoldsthough, and as years passed slowly by he was still to be found at hispost. Was it because he lacked the energy and ambition of other men?His neighbors tell otherwise. He was married to an invalid andthrough all these years in which other men, no better, no brighter, nomore thrifty than he, acquired fortune, and even fame, he stood at hispost of duty. Never quite able to get enough ahead to begin forhimself, in fact bravely maintaining a struggle against poverty, he isnevertheless as great a man as many who have attained much greaterthings."
SOURCE: Notes of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins. Copy of article is inthe Douglass Volume I under the "Reynolds" section.
"J. (ESSE) REYNOLDS, Miller, Waveland, was born in Kentucky, September04, 1826, and came to Montgomery County with his parents William andMary Reynolds in 1832, and settled in Brown Township. Mr. Reynoldswas raised on a farm, but since 1853 has been engaged as Miller atDeer Mills, one of the first mills built in the county. He has been afaithful man, having been their Miller for twenty-seven years. In1853 (?), he married Annie E. Cook, and has two children, George T.and Hugh E. and two deceased, William A. and John H. Mr. Reynolds isa member of the Baptist Church and is a Republican." SOURCE:Book-History Of Parke, Fountain, Montgomery Counties. Notes of JoyceLorraine Clore Elkins. Copy in Douglass Volume I under "Reynolds"section. Article written in c.1880.
Burial Source: Crawfordsville Public Library, Crawfordsville,Montgomery County, Indiana web site:
http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/montcocem.html; Obtained 19 March 2007CDPL 1-24; DAR 4-18.
CDPL=the Crawfordsville Library's numbering system
DAR=the Daughters Of The American Revolution's numbering system afterwalking each cemetery and transcribing head stones.
"Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
BIOGRAPHY
William Reynolds
Reynolds migrated to area in 1830
By Bessie Armstrong
Montgomery Magazine,
February 1979 Issue Pages 19-20
EXCERPT:
"Their second son Jesse, worked for 47 years at the Deer's Mill andlived on the hill south of the mill with his wife, Ann Elizabeth Cook,an invalid and their four sons (John Alfred, died age 6; WilliamHoward, died young; George Thomas, died age 25, and Hugh Everett wholived in Mississippi). Jesse was well known in Brown Township as afaithful miller, member of the Alamo Masonic Lodge and later a chartermember of the Waveland Masonic Lodge and Freedom Church. DorindaSprague lived with them from age 14 to her marriage."
[Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
J. Reynolds
Montgomery County, Indiana
H.W. Beckwith History, Montgomery County, Indiana (Chicago: HH Hill,1881) p 352
J. REYNOLDS, miller, Waveland, was b. in Kentucky, Sept 4, 1826 andcame to Montgomery Co. with his parents, William and Mary Reynolds, in1832 and settled in Brown Twp. Mr. Reynolds was raised on a farm, butsince 1853 he has been engaged as miller at Deer's mills, one of thefirst mills built in the County. He has been a faithful man, havingbeen their miller for 27 years. In 1853 he marr. Annie E. COOK and hastwo children, George T and Hugh E, and two deceased, William A. andJohn H. Mr. R. is a member of the Baptist Church and is a republican." [Transcribed 27 May 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
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1826 - 1902 (75 years)