Fred Reynolds
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Fred Alex Reynolds (1887 - 1960)

Fred Alex Reynolds
Born in Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 28 Oct 1908 in Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Died at age 73 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Biography

Fred Alex Reynolds was born on 4 Mar 1887 in Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, to John Scroggins Reynolds and Martha Ann (Taylor) Reynolds.[1] He was the sixth of seven children.

In the 1900 Census, he was listed as 13 years old and living with his parents, John & Martha, his younger brother, Leo, and his maternal grandmother, Mary Parker, in Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States.[2]

He moved from Illinois to Oklahoma in 1905, at the age of 18.[3] It is unknown whether he came by himself, or with his parents. Tillman County, Oklahoma opened up "excess" land to settlement by non-Indians and held lotteries in 1901 and 1906.[4] It's possible that he, or his parents, came to Oklahoma to take advantage of these land lotteries.

He married Lenore Bridget McMorrow on 28 Oct 1908 in Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. They had 8 children together.

Fred Alex Reynolds, detail, undated,
but likely from a marriage photo.

Their daughter, Agnes E. Reynolds, was born on 29 November 1909, in Oklahoma, United States.

In 1910, he was about 23 years old, head of household, and living with his wife, Lenore, their baby daughter, Agnes, and both of his parents, John & Martha, were living with them in Richland, Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. Fred's occupation was Farmer and that he could both read and write.[5]

Their daughter, Maude Lillian Reynolds, was born on 11 June 1911, in Kokomo, Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.[6]

Their son, Lawrence Loyd Reynolds, was born on 26 Jan 1913, in Illinois, United States.

Their son, Charles Fredrick Reynolds, was born on 18 Apr 1916, in Kokomo, Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.

Their son, Leo Dean Reynolds, was born on 26 Sep 1918, in Oklahoma, United States.

In 1920, Fred was about 32 years old, head of household, living with his wife and children in Bales Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. His occupation was Farmer.[7]

Their son, Paul Joseph Reynolds, was born on 18 Mar 1921, in Oklahoma, United States.

Their son, Phillip Patrick Reynolds, was born on 9 Jun 1924, in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

Their son, Eugene Richard Reynolds, was born on 1 Oct 1928, in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

From the Shawnee Evening Star (Shawnee, Oklahoma), Wednesday, 02 September 1942, page 8, column 1, "Boys in the Service"[8]:

Pat Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Reynolds, 617 North Louisa street, has enlisted in the naval reserve and will be stationed at the Norman base. Reynolds was graduated from St. Benedict's high school this year.

Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have two other sons already in service, Lawrence Reynolds is with the United States engineers in Great Britain, while Paul Reynolds is serving with the marines in islands of the South Pacific.

Fred died of pneumonia, at the age of 73 on 6 May 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Shawnee, Oklahoma.[9]

Obituaries

Fred Reynolds rosary is today, services Monday

Rosary for Fred A. Reynolds, 73, of 506 North Park, retired Rock Island carman, will be at 7:30 p. m. today on Roesch Brothers chapel.

Funeral services will be at 9 a. m. Monday in St. Benedict's Catholic church, with Father James Murphy, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.

Mr. Reynolds died Friday in an Oklahoma City nursing home. He had been in ill health for the past five years. Born March 4, 1887, at Windsor, Ill., he came to Oklahoma in 1905, and settled at Frederick. He moved to Oklahoma City in 1915 and was employed in the post office. In 1922 he moved to Shawnee and worked for the Rock Island railroad until retiring in 1953. He was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic church and the Railroad union.

Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Lenore Reynolds, of the home: six sons, Lawrence of Farmington, N.M., Charles of Odessa, Texas, Leo, Great Bend, Kan., Dr. Paul and Pat, both of Oklahoma City, and Gene of Kenner, La.; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Miller, Farmington, and Miss Maude Reynolds, Oklahoma City, and 21 grandchildren.

Bearers will be Harry Huttenhoff, Clarence Trousdale, Louis Inda, D. W. Philpott, Herman Schepers, and P. F. Taron Sr.[10]

Brother-in-Law Is Taken at Shawnee

Mrs. Tom Huffer received word Friday of the death of her brother-in-law, Fred Reynolds, of Shawnee. He had been in poor health three years and died of pneumonia at the age of 72.

Reynolds and his wife, the former Lenore McMorrow, were married in Frederick in 1908 and lived on a farm three miles south of Tipton for four years. They moved to Shawnee in 1912 where he was depot agent for 45 years. He retired several years ago.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at Shawnee. Besides his widow, Reynolds is survived by six sons and two daughters. Mrs. Reynolds is a sister of Mrs. Huffer and of Mrs. Agnes Greer of Vernon, Texas.[11]

Research Notes

Some researchers have his name as Frederick Alexander. However, there have not been any records that show either "Frederick" or "Alexander". Only "Fred Alex". Leaving his name as that unless sources show otherwise.

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Sources

  1. ↑ Illinois Birth Record
  2. ↑ 1900 U. S. Census
  3. ↑ See Obituary.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia: Tillman County, Oklahoma
  5. ↑ 1910 U. S. Census
  6. ↑ See obituary of Maude Lillian Reynolds.
  7. ↑ 1920 U. S. Census
  8. ↑ Shawnee Evening Star (Shawnee, Oklahoma), Wednesday, 02 September 1942, page 8, column 1, "Boys in the Service".
  9. ↑ Find A Grave memorial
  10. ↑ Shawnee News-Star (Shawnee, Oklahoma), Sunday, 8 May 1960, page 2, column 1."Fred Reynolds rosary is today, services Monday"
  11. ↑ The Tipton Tribune (Tipton, Oklahoma), Thursday, 12 May 1960, page 8, column 3, "Brother-in-Law Is Taken at Shawnee".
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7N-DG4 : accessed 11 April 2022), Fred A Reynolds, Richland, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 255, sheet 1A, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1275; FHL microfilm 1,375,288.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC48-44W : accessed 26 July 2023), Fred A Reynolds, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45, sheet 6A, line 10, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1928; FHL microfilm 2,341,662.
  • "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8Q-F35R : 17 September 2019), F A Reynolds in entry for Pat Reynolds, 1930; citing School Enrollment, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm .
  • "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T5-VN14 : 10 April 2018), F A Reynolds in entry for Pat Reynolds, 1932; citing School enrollment, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,418,869.
  • "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG3-3MRJ : 17 September 2019), F A Reynolds in entry for Pat Reynolds, 1934; citing School Enrollment, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm .
  • "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG3-3MR7 : 17 September 2019), F A Reynolds in entry for Gene Reynolds, 1934; citing School Enrollment, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm .
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92499830/fred-alex-reynolds: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for Fred Alex Reynolds (4 Mar 1887–6 May 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92499830, citing Calvary Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by EW (contributor 48952464) .
  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR8-7ZVD : accessed 29 October 2022), Fred A Reynolds in entry for Phillip Patrick Reynolds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 21 Oct 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Oklahoman, The, born-digital text.

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K. Nichols
I believe the Reynolds, Storm, and Greer families travelled together from Shelby County, Illinois to Tillman County, Oklahoma.

GLO land claimants among this group were John S Reynolds, Edwin A Storm, Lee A Storm, and George H. Greer.

  • Storm Lee 1090/1277 Storm-1440 came with wife Annis Cox-35344 who was a daughter of Mary Ann Reynolds-22673 (deceased sister of John Scroggins Reynolds-24959)
  • Greer GH 1090/1277 George H Greer-7381 was half-brother of Annis Cox-35344 and thus also a Reynolds descendant.
  • Reynolds John Scroggins 1095-6/1277 Reynolds-24959 father of Fred Reynolds-24964.
  • Storm Ed 1089/1277 Storm-1828 was a half-brother of Lee Storm-1440.

The four land patents were relatively close to one another, all in Township 001S-Range 019W, and in sections 24, 12, 14, and 23.

posted by K. Nichols
Weddington-53 Eric Weddington
Great find!

What was the timing on the land grants? Were these for one of the Oklahoma land rushes before statehood (in 1907)? If so that would make sense to go in together.

posted by Eric Weddington
K. Nichols
That's a good question. The dates don't line up. They had to stay on the land for five years and make improvements before the patent was finalized. So they all would have been there before statehood. They could have arrived together or at different times.

70545 REYNOLDS, JOHN 7/6/1909 747 OK Indian 001S - 019W NE¼ 24 Tillman 199309 STORM, EDWIN A 5/18/1911 7544 OK Indian 001S - 019W SW¼ 12 Tillman OK1330__.327 STORM, LEE A 7/2/1904 2035 OK Indian 001S - 019W SE¼ 14 Tillman OK1270__.435 GREER, GEORGE H 3/30/1904 1392 OK Indian 001S - 019W NE¼ 23 Tillman

posted by K. Nichols

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