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Josiah Beveridge Reynolds

Josiah Beveridge Reynolds[1, 2, 3]

Male 1850 - 1936  (85 years)

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  • Name Josiah Beveridge Reynolds 
    Born 7 Sep 1850  Warren County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Apr 1936  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Benkelman Cemetery, Dundy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20708  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of William Reynolds
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2021 

    Father John Wilson to Illinois Reynolds,   b. 14 Aug 1818, Statesville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1909, Warren County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Jane Young Campbell,   b. 6 Jun 1826, Carroll Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1896, Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1846  Warren County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse & Children, Jane Young Campbell, 1826-1896
      Josiah Beveridge Reynolds, 1850-1936
      Martha Ann Reynolds, 1851-1853
      John Wilson Reynolds II, 1856-1932
      Mary Jane Kilgore, 1857-1931
      Sarah Elizabeth Seldon, 1861-1936
      Richie Campbell Reynolds, 1863-1933
      George W. Reynolds, -1853

      NOTE: George is a family name;
    Family ID F6844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Clara' Clarissa Joan Stillwell,   b. 27 Aug 1851,   d. 25 Dec 1899, Dundy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 1874  Likely Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F8677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Josiah Beveridge Reynolds
    Josiah Beveridge Reynolds
    p20708JosiahBeveridgeReynolds.jpg

    Documents
    Josiah Beveridge Reynolds-Obit
    Josiah Beveridge Reynolds-Obit
    The Benkelman Post and News Chronicle
    Apr 17, 1936
    Clara J Stillwell Reynolds-Obit
    Clara J Stillwell Reynolds-Obit
    The Benkelman Chronicle
    Dec 29, 1899

  • Sources 
    1. [S61] United States Census, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4215001_00545?pid=37800269&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26h%3D37800269%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D60901&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true.
      1860 Warren County, Illinois census

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75806675.
      Josiah Beveridge Reynolds
      Birth 7 Sep 1850
      Death 11 Apr 1936 (aged 85)
      Burial: Benkelman Cemetery, Dundy County, Nebraska
      Spouse
      Clara J. Stillwell Reynolds, 1851?1899 (m. 1874)

      Siblings
      George W. Reynolds, 1847?1853
      Martha Ann Reynolds, 1851?1853
      William Young Reynolds, 1852?1931
      John Wilson Reynolds, 1856?1932
      Mary Jane Reynolds Kilgore, 1857?1931
      Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds Seldon, 1861?1936
      Richie Campbell Reynolds, 1863?1933
      James Walker Reynolds, 1864?1899
      Thomas Morrow Reynolds, 1869?1943

      Children
      H. Chase Reynolds, 1875?1906
      Estella J. Reynolds Merklin, 1876?1977
      Edward Wilson Reynolds, 1879?1952
      Raymond Ney Reynolds, 1879?1972
      Walter Moore Reynolds, 1884?1948
      Harvey Reynolds, 1888?1889
      Frona Reynolds Chapin, 1890?1913
      Perrie Ann Reynolds Jessee, 1892?1970
      Minnie Reynolds, 1893?1893
      Maybell Reynolds, 1896?1899



    3. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=FSMarriageIllinois&indiv=try&h=151883.
      Name: J B Reynolds
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1874
      Marriage Place: Warren, Illinois
      Spouse: Celia J Stilwell
      Film Number: 001377920


    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75571051/clara-j.-reynolds.

    5. [S42] Obituary, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196796430/edward-wilson-reynolds.
      The Fresno Bee'The Republican,'
      11 February 1952, p. 13:
      Edward W. Reynolds, 68, [son of J. B. and Clara Stillwell Reynolds] of 4693 Olive Avenue, the operator of the Reynolds Planing Mill and Cabinet Shop, died yesterday in his home, apparently of a heart attack. A native of Illinois, Mr. Reynolds moved to Fresno 10 years ago from Nebraska. A former carpenter, Reynolds established the planing mill about four years ago. It is located at his home. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Among the surivors are his widow, Bessie; two sons, Vernon of Fresno and E. E. Reynolds of Fresno; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby C. Collings of Fresno; a brother, Nay Reynolds of Nebraska; two sisters, Mrs. Delbert Jessee of Fresno and Mrs. B. E Merklin of Nebraska, and two grandchildren.

      The final rites will be announced by the Lisle Funeral Home.

      The Fresno Bee?The Republican,
      13 February 1952, p. 30:
      Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 10 AM in the chapel of the Lisle Funeral Home for Edward W. Reynolds, 68, of 4693 Olive Avenue, the owner of the Reynolds Planing Mill and Cabinet Shop, who died Sunday in his home. Interment will be in the Belmont Park.