NameSimpson Reynolds 2759,247
Birth Date9 May 18502760
Birth PlaceLawrence County, IN
Death Date25 Jan 19172761 Age: 66
Death PlaceValley Township, Guthrie Co., IA, USA
Death MemoMitral Regurgitation
OccupationFarmer, Horse Breeder
FatherRobert Reynolds (1828-1886)
MotherLeanna Hoopingarner (1830-1915)
Misc. Notes
1900 Census shows 1 servant

Robert Reynolds and family moved from Indiana to Iowa between 1852 and 1858, first appeared in Iowa census in 1860

>Excerpt from History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa:

Simpson Reynolds, son of Robert and Leana (Hoopengarner) Reynolds, was born in Lawrence county, Indiana May 9, 1850. He remained there until he was four years of age. He came with his parents to Guthrie county in 1854, settling in Jackson township, where they remained one year. They then went to Victory township, locating on section 6. He remained at home until February 6, 1873, when he was married to Miss Alfredda Bell, daughter of John Bell, a native of Story county, Iowa. They have two children--Charles Wesley, aged four years, and Aletta, aged one year. He owns two hundred and ninety-five acres of land, two hundred acres of which are cultivated, and he built a house and other outside buildings in 1879. He has a large stock of fine cattle and hogs.

>Biography from Past and Present History of Guthrie County, Iowa:

SIMPSON Reynolds
Simpson Reynolds, a farmer residing on section 12, Seely township, was born on the 9th of May, 1850, in Lawrence county, Indiana, his parents being Robert and Leaner (Hoopingarner) Reynolds. The father was a farmer by occupation and the year 1854 witnessed his arrival in Guthrie county, which was then a largely unimproved district. Much of the land was still in possession of the government and few improvements had been made throughout this portion of the state. He took up is abode in what is now Jackson township, but after a year removed to Victory township, where he spent his remaining days, living there for a third of a century, or until his death in 1888. His widow still survives and yet makes her home on the old Reynolds homestead. Their family numbered three children--Simpson; Caroline (Elizabeth C.?), the wife of Frank Brann, of Des Moines, Iowa; and Charles, who is living on the old home place.

Simpson Reynolds spent the first four years of his life in the state of his nativity and was then brought by his parents to Iowa. He acquired a common school education and worked in the fields through the summer months, remaining at home until twenty-eight years of age, when he bought three hundred and thirty acres of land in Seely township. This he still owns and operates and he has brought the farm under a high state of cultivation. He has made a speciality of the breeding of Norman horses and is well known in this connection, having a wide reputation as a stock-breeder. he is determined and energetic in his business and caries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes.

On the 7th of February, 1879, Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Alfredda Bell, a daughter of John and Sarah Bell, who came from Ohio to Madison county, Iowa, and later to Guthrie county, but both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have become the parents of five children, who are still living: Wesley, who was bon December 14, 1881, and now follows farming in Seely township; Effie, who was born November 27, 1888, and is a school teacher living at home; Burl, born August 15, 1892; Ross, June 16, 1898; and Eunice, November 27, 1900. One child Alletta, the second in order of birth, was born November 28, 1881, and died April 14, 1887.

Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and are interested in its growth and upbuilding. He votes with the democracy and has served as school director at various times.

More than a half century has passed since he became a resident of Guthrie county and he has therefore witnessed the greater part of its growth and development. His memory goes back to the time when it was a frontier district and the settlers experienced the hardships and privations of pioneer life. He has seen the changes which have occurred as the incoming population have claimed the land and converted it into the uses of civilization and as the years have gone by he has shown his interest in public affairs by the support which he has given to many movements for the general good.
Spouses
Birth Date23 Aug 18581054
Birth PlaceStory, IA, USA
Birth Memo“Story City” or County?
Death Date1 Apr 19502762 Age: 91
Death PlaceGuthrie County, IA, USA
Death MemoChronic Endocarditis
FatherJohn Bell
Misc. Notes
In execution of Alfreddie Reynolds' will, Probate Record No. 5815 in Guthrie Co, IA lists Effie Reynolds as executor, and following beneficiaries

Wesley Reynolds (son), Omaha, Nebraska

Effie Reynolds (daughter), Guthrie Center, Iowa

R(obert) B(url) Reynolds (son), Guthrie Center, Iowa

Ross Reynolds (son), 6023 1/2 - 10th Ave, Los Angeles, California

Eunice DeSilva (daughter), 955 - 4th St, Des Moines, Iowa

Rex Reynolds (grandson), Los Angeles, California
Family ID2382
Marr Date6 Feb 1873
Marr PlaceSeely Township, Guthrie Co., IA, USA
ChildrenCharles Wesley (1881-1950)
 Allettie (Died as Child) (1882-1887)
 Effie (1888-1955)
 Robert Burl (1892-1957)
 Ross (1898-)
 Eunice (1900-)
Last Modified 18 Feb 2010Created 17 May 2017 Rick Gleason - ricksgenealogy@gmail.com