John
Reynolds
Born about in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Kerr) Reynolds
— married
1812 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann (Reynolds) Feighner, Cornelia (Reynolds) Whisler, David Reynolds, James Reynolds, Thomas Reynolds and Rebecca Reynolds
Died
at about age 77
in Richland, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
John Reynolds served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 May 1861
Mustered out: 19 Jun 1864
Side: USA
Enlisted: 12 May 1861
Mustered out: 19 Jun 1864
Side: USA
When John Reynolds was born around 1787 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, his parents were unknown [1].
He married Rebecca Kerr in 1812 in Beaver City, Pennsylvania. They had six children in 12 years.
"The Reynolds family came from Belmont county in 1830 and located in the Harding settlement, several miles west of Millsborough, and still lived there when Mr. Reynolds was killed."[2]
John enlisted in the Kentucky 2nd Infantry 12 May 1861 in Pendleton, Ohio as a Private[3][4] [5]. He mustered 3 Jun 1861 in Kentucky, and was wounded on 13 Jul 1861 in Barboursville, West Virginia, but returned 15 Nov 1861. He was finally mustered out on 19 Jun 1864 in Covington, Kentucky[6].
He died in 1864 in Richland, Ohio by a tree falling on him at a chopping[7], at the age of 47.
Siblings
- None known
Children
- Mary Ann (Reynolds) Feighner (1817-1876)
- Cornelia (Reynolds) Whisler (1819-1855)
- David Reynolds (1821-1833)
- James Reynolds (1823-1896)
- Thomas Reynolds (1826-)
- Rebecca Reynolds (1829-1861)
Sources
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1928/images/31038_174662-00262?pId=4961 Name John Reynolds Birth Year 1784 Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Declaration Date 31 May 1806 Declaration Port Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age 22 Residence Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Witness Name Thomas Matthews Archive Publication M1880 Archive Roll 7
- ↑ History of the Kerr Family from 1708, Particularly the descendants of David And Cornelia Kerr Compiled By Samuel P. Kaler, Columbia City, Indiana, 1898 page 17
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1198/images/MIUSA1798_102869-00471?pId=49881 Name John Reynolds Birthyear 1785 Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States Enlistment Age 29
- ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/196543?token=E5rrxqL7GestEtYOpPCWhgmg55c%2BApQ21hNafqwsRy4%3D
- ↑ Name John Reynolds Gender Male Unit B. 2 Ky Infantry; F. 35 Ind. Infantry Filing Date 19 Jun 1879 Place Filed Indiana, USA Relation to Head Soldier Spouse Rebecca Reynolds Roll number 391 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1207060:4654?ssrc=pt&tid=32083464&pid=200098819794
- ↑ Fold3 memorial: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/653868633/john-reynolds-civil-war-stories
- ↑ Book: The Kerr Clan of New Jersey Volume I Compiled by William C. Armstrong. The Shawver Publishing Co. Morrison, Illinois, 1931.
- See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org ), entry for John Reynolds (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KFRD-YPS ); contributed by various users.
- History of the Kerr family from 1708, particularly the descendants of David and Cornelia Kerr, to the present, together with an account of the origin of the name Compiled by Samuel P. Kaler, 1898, Page 29
- Name: John Reynolds
- Gender: M (Male)
- Birth Date: 1785
- Birth Place: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Death Date: 1834
- Death Place: Crestline, Crawford, Ohio, USA
- Father: Hamilton R Reynolds
- Mother: Sarah Lee
- Spouse: Rebecca Kerr
- Child:
- Cornelia Reynolds
- David Reynolds
- James Reynolds
- Mary Ann Reynolds
- Rebecca Reynolds
- Thomas Reynolds
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Something is very wrong with this profile, and I may be of fault in creating these problems. If he was born in 1787, he would not have been 47 when he died, but 77. He died 30 some odd years before the civil war, for which the sticker and references are applied.
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