Saturday, September 19, 2009
Elisha Reynolds (d. 1829) information
Here's a RootsWeb post that summarizes some sources on an Elisha who was probably John Reynolds's father.
John Reynolds's Will?
Aunt Helen's genealogy lists Wait Reynolds (Wait Reynolds Loveless's grandfather) as having been born in Alburgh, Vt. His father (again from Aunt Helen) was named John Reynolds.
There is a will for a John Reynolds described on the Web here. Could it be the right one? The names are right: wife Lucy, sons Wait and Elisha, for instance. I suppose this merits some further investigation.
Wow! Here is a listing for what may be John's father's (Elisha's) will!
In case these pages go down, here is contact information for David J. Ellis, the page's creator: [dr.ellis@physics.org]. The original information appears in The Books of Record for the Town of Alburg, FHL US/CAN 27771, Book 12, pp. 357-360 (for John's will) and Book 7, pp. 198-201 (for Elisha's will).
There is a will for a John Reynolds described on the Web here. Could it be the right one? The names are right: wife Lucy, sons Wait and Elisha, for instance. I suppose this merits some further investigation.
Wow! Here is a listing for what may be John's father's (Elisha's) will!
In case these pages go down, here is contact information for David J. Ellis, the page's creator: [dr.ellis@physics.org]. The original information appears in The Books of Record for the Town of Alburg, FHL US/CAN 27771, Book 12, pp. 357-360 (for John's will) and Book 7, pp. 198-201 (for Elisha's will).
"Amazing Minnie" article
I now have a biography of Minnie Josephine Reynolds, later Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino, Wait Reynolds Loveless's aunt on his mother's side. It also mentions Helen Marion Loveless.
Beyond the interest of her career as a journalist and a suffragette, this article offers a few details about her family and upbringing in Norwood, NY. Specifically, the article mentions that she grew up at 29 Prospect Street and that Wait Reynolds, her father, "operated a successful lumber business with his brother, Elisha, was active in community affairs and one of the first village trustees when Norwood was incorporated in 1871" (Plested, 19).
The researcher credited for this information is Potsdam historian Susan C. Lyman, who has written a book on Norwood. It includes more information on Wait Reynolds, and an electronic copy of it is available here. Perhaps I'll write another post on this book later.
Here is the full citation for the biography:
Plested, Dolores. "Amazing Minnie: A Nineteenth Century Woman of Today." Colorado Heritage 1 (1984): 18-27.
Beyond the interest of her career as a journalist and a suffragette, this article offers a few details about her family and upbringing in Norwood, NY. Specifically, the article mentions that she grew up at 29 Prospect Street and that Wait Reynolds, her father, "operated a successful lumber business with his brother, Elisha, was active in community affairs and one of the first village trustees when Norwood was incorporated in 1871" (Plested, 19).
The researcher credited for this information is Potsdam historian Susan C. Lyman, who has written a book on Norwood. It includes more information on Wait Reynolds, and an electronic copy of it is available here. Perhaps I'll write another post on this book later.
Here is the full citation for the biography:
Plested, Dolores. "Amazing Minnie: A Nineteenth Century Woman of Today." Colorado Heritage 1 (1984): 18-27.
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