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Family: Col. Reuben Reynolds / Laura Cornelia Sanford (F6842)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7



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  • Father | Male
    Col. Reuben Reynolds

    Born  24 Dec 1813  Davis Sulpher Springs, Alexander County, Iredell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Oct 1903  Iredell Co., North Carolina  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married     
    Father  Hugh [dna-dar] Reynolds | F6833 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret 'Maggie' McClanahan | F6833 Group Sheet 

    Laura Cornelia SanfordMother | Female
    Laura Cornelia Sanford

    Born  2 Aug 1827  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 May 1848  Davie County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Joppa Cemetery Mocksville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Amos Baker Sanford | F8622 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Cornelia Lunn | F8622 Group Sheet 

    Margaret Catherine 'Maggie' ReynoldsChild 1 | Female
    + Margaret Catherine 'Maggie' Reynolds

    Born  29 Sep 1846  Bertie Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jun 1938  Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Andrew Carson [letter-writer] Cowles | F7065 
    Married  8 Jun 1870  Iredell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Hugh Sanford Reynolds

    Born  28 Apr 1848  Davie Co., N. Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jun 1848  Davie Co., N. Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Joppa Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S240] Lineage, Kenyon Leslie Reynolds.
      Reuben Reynolds m. Laura Sanford

    2. [S100] Internet Source, https://www.flickr.com/photos/icplphotos/collections/72157634612418936/.
      This is the s/o Hugh of Iredell, Patriot accepted by the DAR.
      Hugh Reynolds Letters and Bio

      The Letters of Hugh Reynolds.

      The Iredell County Public Library holds a collection of letters to and from the Hugh Reynolds family from the late 1850s through the 1870s. These have been scanned and placed on Flickr along with the envelopes. In some cases we have scanned envelopes that did not contain letters when we received the collection.

      Hugh Reynolds, (April 18, 1809- Oct. 16, 1878) was the son of Hugh Reynolds Sr. and his second wife Margaret McClanahan. He and his brother Reuben were probably born at Davis? Sulfur Springs, near Hiddenite, Alexander County. His father was from Ireland and owned a grist mill and was a miller by trade. Hugh Sr. was named a Patriot in the Ancestor list of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution for giving 12 bushels of wheat to the patriot army during the Revolutionary War. Hugh Reynolds Sr. moved his family to Statesville in 1827. Hugh Reynolds Sr. is buried in the extreme Northwest corner of the Fourth Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Statesville. The tombstone itself may now be illegible.

      Hugh Reynolds Jr. was married to Jane Reid (July 24, 1807 ? Oct. 11, 1887.) on Oct. 24, 1833. She dies at the age of 80 in the Olin Township in Iredell County at the home of her husband?s brother, Reuben Reynolds. Both Hugh and Jane are buried in the Fourth Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Statesville. They had a daughter named Margaret ?Isabella? Reynolds. Hugh?s brother Reuben Reynolds (Dec. 24, 1813 ? Oct. 20, 1903) also had a daughter named Margaret. Reuben in buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville.

      Hugh Reynolds Jr. was a prominent merchant in Statesville serving as a county commissioner. A March 23, 1883 article in The Landmark newspaper stated that the whipping post outside the old jail was built in 1860 under the direction of Messrs. C.L. Summers and Hugh Reynolds. Hugh was also part of the building committee in charge of erecting the Presbyterian Church in Statesville in 1870.

      Family lore says that the Reynolds family divided over the issue of slavery with part of the family moving to Warren County, Illinois in the 1830?s and later to Oregon. Though he was too old to serve when the Civil War began the N.C. Presbyterian reported on June 28, 1862 that ?In Statesville on June 15, Capt. Wm. H. Sanford, age 30 years; commissary in 7th Regt., North Carolina Troops; received wound at battle of Newbern; died at house of Hugh Reynolds.?

      Hugh lived near the northwest corner of Broad and Tradd Streets near his brother-in-law W.F. Watts, on lot 39. Hugh Reynolds?s place later became the Palmer House and had a well on the property. Upon his death the Carolina Watchman newspaper out of Salisbury reported on Oct. 24, 1878, ?We regret to hear of the death of Mr. Hugh Reynolds of Statesville. We have known Mr. R. long and well. He was justly held in high esteem by his acquaintances, for he was not only just and liberal in all the relations of life, but incorruptible and fearless in duty. A good man has fallen.?
      This collection of letters identifies members of the several related families. William [schoolmaster], Maggie, Hugh, Reuben, Sanfords, and others.

    3. [S91] Cemetery Census, http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/davie/cem089.htm.
      Reynolds, Hugh Sanford (b. 28 Apr 1848 - d. 9 Jun 1848), Son of R. [Reuben] and L. C. [Laura C. Sanford] Reynolds
      Reynolds, Laura C. (b. 2 Aug 1827-d. 6 May 1848), Wife of Reuben Reynolds and Daughter of Amos B. Sanford

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184936099/margaret-catherine-cowles.
      Margaret Catherine Reynolds Cowles

      Birth 29 Sep 1846 Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA
      Death 13 Jun 1938 Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
      Burial Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
      Plot Section 4-4-9
      GPS Latitude: 35.79019, Longitude: -80.87691

      Children
      Carrie Belle Cowles, 1871?1890
      Reuben Reynolds Cowles, 1873?1902
      Hugh Reynolds Cowles, 1875?1934



    5. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9061/007641482_00239?pid=1887751&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D9061%26h%3D1887751%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DXFO9704%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XFO9704&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=007641482_00260.
      Reuben Reynolds testimony regarding real estate land sold to John Bailey

    6. [S47] Newspaper Article.
      Col. Reuben Reynolds

    7. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/48074083#TabMessages.
      Jeremiah Johnson on 25 Apr 2020
      Reuben Reynolds Cowles house E Front st statesville nc
      I have a photo of this house, actually one of the Reynolds/Cowles photos I am an Statesville NC historian and have all of Mac Lackeys photos....A lot of historic photos of Statesville. Not nearly as many as Steve Hill of course but quite a few hundred. And most of homes no longer standing and some standing and of stores downtown. But one is the rear of the house where the senior center is with the boys in the family goofing off in the yard. very old photo. But it is identified as the Reynolds house on Front St. Statesville. I am happy to share and any other photo I may have you might want copy of. I read your history and details on his memorial someone left out of memorial.
      Jeremiah Johnson
      4/24/2020 12:05 PM
      to me
      This is the rear of the house and it on the 1918 Sanborn city fire insurance map so you can see it is exact house but it is identified on back of photos. His son Andrew [Nathanie Cowles] is in photo.
      I have quite a bit more to send you. I will start to send them tomorrow. I have a lot. And it is Andrew Nathaniel Cowles. 1906 - 1993 son of Hugh Reynolds Cowles. Whom the mother is IDK. I am sorry. He is the one in the bowler hat.