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Chapter 7

Sarah Barber and George Reynolds

Sarah Barber, daughter of George and Margaret (Watkins) Barber, was born ca. 1780 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She married George Elijah Reynolds, son of Spencer Reynolds, ca. 1799 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It is not known when Sarah and her husband died. Their known children:

  1.  Josiah Reynolds, born Oglethorpe County, Ga., married _____.

      A.  Josiah Reynolds, Jr.

      B.  James C Reynolds, died 1858-1859, AL or GA, married Cynthia/Synthy Ann Mullins 21 Sep 1845 in Harris County, Georgia.

          a.  Georgia Ann Reynolds, born 1847.

          b.  James T "Jim" Reynolds, born 1848, died 11 Aug 1913, Montgomery County, AL, married Josephine "Josey" Lena Stough 13 Sep 1874,
              Montgomery County, AL. Lena was born 1856, died 1912.

              aa.  William Eugene Reynolds, born 30 Jan 1876, AL, died 29 June 1928, Montgomery County, AL, married Emma Delphia Stoddard.

              bb.  Daniel Reynolds, born 1877, died 1900.

              cc.  Rosa Idonia Reynolds, born 1878, AL, died 14 April 1952, Phenix City, Russell County, AL, married Samuel Moses Dennis
                   8 March 1902, Autauga Co, AL.

                   aaa.  Alphus Dennis, born 1904.

                   bbb.  Molly Bell Dennis, born 1906.

                   ccc.  Horace Harris Dennis, born 1907.

                   ddd.  Ida May Dennis, born 1908, married _____ Temple.

                         aaaa.  Charles Temple, born 1926.

                   eee.  Ernest Eugene Dennis, born 26 July 1911, AL, died 4 Feb 1995, GA.
 
                   fff.  Ruthes Dennis, born 1912.

                   ggg.  Sam Jack Dennis, born 1913.

                   hhh.  Leola Dennis, born 1916.

                   iii.  Estelle Dennis, born 1918, married _____ Pope.

                   jjj.  Lindsey J Dennis, born 1920.

              dd.  James T Reynolds, born 1880, died 1889.

              ee.  Thomas Valcie Reynolds, born 26 Aug 1884, Crenshaw County, AL, died 30 Oct 1940, Montgomery County, AL, married (1)Martha
                   Elizabeth Moseley about 1911, (2)Charlotte Gussie Smith in 1922.

                   Back Row: Tom, Lillie Mae, Thomas Valcie, Bill Reynolds
                   Front Row: Carden and Leslie Reynolds, 1939
                   

                   aaa.  Lily Mae Reynolds, born 15 April 1912, AL, died 29 March 1991, Pike County, AL, married Howard Sidney Mclendon
                         22 Sep 1937, Pike County, Alabama.  One daughter.

                         aaaa.  Sara Elizabeth Mclendon married ______ Hatfield.

                   bbb.  James Maurice Reynolds, born 1914, died 29 March 1920, AL.

                   ccc.  Thomas Francis Reynolds, born 1915, died 23 Feb 1977, AL.

                   ddd.  Leslie Kenneth Reynolds, born 23 Jan 1918, AL, died 23 Nov 1996, married Tommie S _______.

                   eee.  Carden Wilson Reynolds, born 19 Aug 1918, Crenshaw Co AL, died 29 Aug 1975, Montgomery Co AL, married Mary Helen Dees
                         24 March 1946, Montgomery Co AL.  Two daughters.

                   fff.  Glenn Willard "Bill" Reynolds, born 21 Feb 1921, AL, died 7 May 2012, San Marcus, Texas, married Catherine McGale
                         1944.  Two sons and one daughter. On the USS Maryland during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

                   ggg.  Ruth Edna Reynolds, born 1924, AL, married _____ Squire.

                   hhh.  Hazel Reynolds, born 1925, Montgomery Co AL, married _____ Crenshaw.

                   iii.  Luther Reynolds, born 1926.

                   jjj.  Carolyn Reynolds, born 1930, AL, married _____ Helton.

              ff.  George W Reynolds, born 1886.

              gg.  Oscar Cimeon Reynolds, born 19 March 1887, AL, died 20 Feb 1947, Montgomery County, AL, married (1)Mamie McDonald 16 June
                   1910, Autauga County, AL, (2)Ethel Ulrith Fisher 17 April 1915, Muscogee County, GA.  One son, Edward, by first marriage.

                    Back Row:  Eula Fisher Grier, Irving Reynolds, Oscar Cimeon Reynolds
                    Front Row: Margaret Reynolds Shanley, Louis Reynolds, Joyce Reynolds in 1941
                   

                   aaa.  Edward Thomas Reynolds, born 24 April 1911, died 22 Aug 1994, Holt, Okaloosa Co FL, married Velma Lucille Sides
                         10 Nov 1928.  Three sons, one daughter.

                   bbb.  Irving Lewis Reynolds, born 31 Oct 1917, died 4 Jan 1972, Montgomery County, Alabama, married ?????. One son.

                   ccc.  David Elsworth Reynolds, born 26 Dec 1919, Elmore Co AL, died 2 Sep 1937, Marengo, AL.

                   ddd.  Margaret Elizabeth Reynolds, born 18 July 1924, Elmore County, AL,  died 25 Feb 2000, Montgomery, AL, married John
                         Thomas Shanley 23 Sep 1943, Brooklyn, NY.

                   eee.  Ruby Nell Reynolds, born 5 July 1927, Elmore, AL, died 5 Sep 2013, Michigan, married Ramon Wilfred Stratton.

              hh.  Pearl Reynolds, born 1889, died 1966.

              ii.  Lena Josephine Reynolds, born 1892, died 1957.

              jj.  Annie Bell Reynolds, born 1895, died 1960.

          c.  Josiah "Joe" Reynolds, born 1849.

          d.  Sarah F Reynolds, born 1858.

  2.  George W. Reynolds.

  3.  Sarah J. Reynolds, born 10 March 1806, Oglethorpe County, 
      Georgia, died 10 Feb 1870, GA, married Alexander Johnson, who was 
      born 3 May 1803 in Newton Co.GA, died 5 Oct 1861 in Chatooga Co. 
      GA.57 Sarah was named in her grandmother's will in Henry County GA in 1829.
      Sarah and Alexander are buried in Old Armuchee Baptist Church Cemetery, just acrosss the 
      Chatooga County line in Floyd Co GA, at the Crystal Springs community.

    "Sacred
           To the memory of
           Sarah Reynolds
           Wife of Alexander Johnson
           Born March 10, 1805
           Died February 10, 1870"

          "Tis finished the conflict
           And the conflict is passed
           The Heaven born is fled.
           Her wish is acconplished at last.
           Now she has entered into
           M'lord with the dead."
           
      A.  George B. Johnson, born Nov 1829, GA, died 30 July 1863 in the 
          hospital in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War, married 
          (1) Elizabeth A Nelms 20 Jan 1853, Newton Co GA, (2) Delilah 
          Antoinette Nelms.  Elizabeth was born 1834, died 1861, Delilah
          was born 1835, died 1900. George Thomas was the son of Delilah.

          a.  Mary Francis Johnson, born 15 Oct 1853, Stone Mountain GA,  
              died 17 Sep 1929, Collinsville, Grayson Co TX, married John
              Wesley Scoggins, who was born 1845, died 1933.

              aa.  Vella Lee Scoggins, died 1912.

              bb.  Sara Elizabeth Scoggins, born Aug 1870, married Fonzo
                   Davis.

                   aaa.  Leslie Banks Davis, born 26 Nov 1898, TN, died 
                         23 July 1977, Lubbock TX, married Flora N Green.

                   bbb.  Clyde P Davis, born 1902.

                   ccc.  Leora Davis, born 1905.

                   ddd.  Earl B Davis, born 1908.

                   eee.  Boyd C Davis, born 1910.

                   fff.  _____ Davis

              cc.  George Johnson Scoggins, born Feb 1873, married Mary
                   Annie Fleming.

                   aaa.  Luther Lee Scoggins, born 1909.

                   bbb.  _____ Scoggins

              dd.  Rufus Earl Scoggins, born 13 Jan 1874, married Minnie 
                   Hansard.

                   aaa.  Ora L Scoggins, born 1906.

                   bbb.  Roy E Scoggins, born 1908.

                   ccc.  ____ Scoggins

              ee.  Emma Homa Scoggins, born 1878.

              ff.  Bonnie Izora Scoggins, born 1884, died 1960.

              gg.  Alvin Luther Scoggins, born 22 July 1886, Chatooga Co
                   GA, died died 27 Oct 1975, Lubbock TX, married Georgia
                   Ann Dickey. 5 children.

              hh.  John Doyle Scoggins, born 1888, died 1965.

          b.  Daniel Alexander Johnson, born Dec 1855, married Cynthia Ann
              Myers in 1888 in Grayson Co TX.

              aa.  Verdie J Johnson, born 1889.

              bb.  Ola P Johnson, born 1891.

              cc.  Emmit H Johnson, born 1895.

              dd.  Zed Alexander Johnson, born 1908, died 1960.

          c.  William Hansel Johnson, born 24 May 1857, Rome GA, died 
              17 May 1943, Grayson Co TX, married (1) Minnie Ola Vannoy 12 
              Dec 1880, (2) Estella Brock, who was born 1864, died 1955.

              aa.  Turner Paul Johnson, born 22 Sep 1881, Grayson Co TX, 
                   died 26 Jan 1970, Olney, Young Co TX, married Mary 
                   Maggie Petty.

                   aaa.  Clovis Johnson, born 1907.

                   bbb.  Travis P Johnson, born 1915, died 1988.

                   ccc.  ______ Johnson

              bb.  Ethel Mae Johnson, born 16 Feb 1883, Grayson Co TX,
                   died 11 Aug 1945, Grayson Co TX, married John Elsworth
                   Hammond, who was born 1880, died 1925.

                   aaa.  Alma Ruth Hammond, born 1903, died 31 July 1963,
                         married Lafayette Marvin Swindle.

                         aaaa.  Billie Joyce Swindle, born 19 May 1927, 
                                Grayson Co TX, died 6 Jan 2005, Grayson
                                Co TX, married Gerald Ivan Atkinson.
                                3 children

                         bbbb.  Lloyd Marvin Swindle, born 1929, died 
                                2001.

                         cccc.  Jerry Swindle, born 1938, died 1973.

                         dddd.  _____ Swindle

                   bbb.  William Lewis Hammond, born 11 June 1907, Grayson 
                         Co TX, died 3 Feb 1973, Hale Co TX, married Helen
                         Francis Pennington, who was born 1912, died 1998.

                         aaaa.  William Francis Hammond, born 21 Sep 1933, 
                                Dallas, TX, died 26 Dec 2010, married 
                                Mildred Marie Barrington, who was born 
                                1932, died 2000.

                                aaaaa.  William Preston Hammond, born 
                                        1953, died 1953.

                                bbbbb.  Thomas Michael Hammond, born 1956,
                                        died 2004.

                                ccccc.  _______ Hammond

                                ddddd.  _______ Hammond

                                eeeee.  _______ Hammond

                   ccc.  Walter W Hammond, born 1910.

                   ddd.  Helen Joy Hammond, born 20 Aug 1919, Garland, TX, 
                         died 22 March 1977, Dallas, TX, married ____ 
                         Dixon.

                   eee.  _____ Hammond married _____ Voelkle.

                   fff.  _____ Hammond

              cc.  Ura D Johnson, born 1885.

              dd.  Walter W Johnson, born 1888.

              ee.  Olyn Ed Johnson, born 16 Aug 1892, Grayson Co TX, died 
                   Jan 1978, Boulder CO, married Birdie ____ 1918.

                   aaa.  _____ Johnson     

              ff.  Homa Belle Johnson, born 21 Jan 1895, Grayson Co TX, 
                   died 14 April 1971, married Marshall Edward Hooker 11 
                   Nov 1917, Grayson Co TX.

                   aaa.  Charles Edward Hooker, born 17 Jan 1915, Grayson
                         Co TX, died 29 Sep 1970, San Antonio, TX, married
                         _____ Miller 7 Aug 1938, Collinsville, TX. 5
                         children. Charles was awarded the Distinguished 
                         Service Cross in World War II. Read the citation

                   bbb.  Billy Wayne Hooker, born 29 Dec 1921, Grayson Co 
                         TX, died May 1987, Robstown, TX.

                   ccc.  Maxine Hooker, born 1925.

                   ddd.  ______ Hooker.

          d.  Sarah Antoinette Johnson, born 2 June 1860, Rome GA, died 
              10 July 1935, Olney TX, married James Maxwell Parker in 
              1883.

              aa.  Lillie Belle Parker, born May 1881, TX, married Charles
                   R Mayfield, who was born 1873.

                   aaa.  Francis M Mayfield, born 1904.

                   bbb.  _____ Mayfield.

              bb.  Thomas Ernest Parker, born 1885.

              cc.  Horace Vernon Parker, born 1886.

              dd.  Ella Lee Parker, born 21 Jan 1888, Grayson Co TX, died 
                   12 Sep 1966, Amarillo TX, married Thomas Leonard 
                   Harland 31 March 1907 in Olney, TX.

              ee.  James M Parker, born 1889.

              ff.  Mary Francis Parker, born 1 March 1891, Howe TX, died 
                   11 Nov 1971, Olney TX, married Vance Chilton Graves 14
                   May 1909 in Graham TX.

                   aaa.  Flora Irene Graves, born 18 Feb 1910, Loving TX, 
                         died 4 Dec 1951, Olney TX, marreid Arthur Judson 
                         Holt, who was born 1905, died 1998.

                   bbb.  Arvel D Graves, born 1912, died 1965.

                   ccc.  ____ Graves

                   ddd.  ____ Graves
     
                   eee.  ____ Graves

          e.  George Thomas Johnson, born 28 Nov 1862, Newton Co GA, died 
              1 Aug 1951, Amherst, TX, married Mary Elizabeth Box 27 Nov
              1892, Grayson Co TX. Mary was born 1870, died 1915.

              
                   Alvin Myrtle Claude    George James Gertrude
              
              

              aa.  Claude Johnson, born 15 Sep 1893, died 1 Aug 1950, 
                   married Mattie Miriam Pleasant 23 Dec 1917. 2 children

                   

                   aaa.  George Thomas Johnson, born 1920, died 1987.

                   bbb.  _____ Johnson married ______ Timmons.

                         aaaa.  Kaffie Deloris Johnson married Jerry 
                                Pitman.

                                aaaaa.  Kyle Pitman married ____ Miller.

              bb.  Alvin Johnson, born 30 Dec 1895, Howe TX, died 6 March 
                   1981, Tishomingo, Johnston Co OK, married Gladys Verona 
                   Johnson 10 Aug 1925, Tishomingo OK.  Gladys was born 
                   1906, died 1961.

                                 
                   
                   

                   aaa.  Shirley Jo Johnson, born 16 March 1931, died 
                         4 Aug 1965, married Rex Holland. 

                         aaaa.  Timothy Holland

                         bbbb.  Susie Holland

                         cccc.  Ruth Holland

                   bbb.  Patricia Ann Johnson, born in Wewoka Ok in 1932,  
                         died in Libya in 1981, married James Louis 
                         Osborne 17 Feb 1953, Wilson, OK. After Patricia 
                         died, James Louis Osborne Sr married Madeline 
                         Asher 10 Sep 1986, Phoenix, AZ.
 
                         aaaa.  Jan Marie Osborne, born 22 Dec 1953, 
                                Alberta, Canada, married Jackie Sparks in 
                                1985 in Wichita, KS.

                                aaaaa.  Sonya Sparks

                         bbbb.  James Louis Osborne Jr, born in Duncan Ok
                                5 Nov 1955, died 23 Sep 2007, Albany OR.

                         cccc.  Samuel Jacob Osborne, born 31 March 1959, 
                                Benghazi, Libya, married Roberta Wilson 
                                Howell 28 June 1988 Miami OK.

                                aaaaa.  Darren James Osborne

                         dddd.  Catherine Elizabeth Osborne, born 17 Oct 
                                1961, Tripoli, Libya, married (1) Monte 
                                Gore 18 Sep 1982, (2) Kenton Wayne Heckman
                                5 June 2014, Plainville, KS.

                                aaaaa.  Danielle Monique Gore, born 17 
                                        July 1984, Great Bend, KS.

                                        aaaaaa.  Zevin Deacon Warner, born
                                                 4 June 2003, Plainville, 
                                                 KS.

                                        bbbbbb.  Zane Joseph Stahl, born 
                                                 29 Jan 2008, Plainville, 
                                                 KS.

                                bbbbb.  Dawn Marie Gore, born 12 Jan 1988,
                                        Great Bend, KS, married Dallas 
                                        Nuss in Plainville, KS.

                                        aaaaaa.  Natalie Marie Nuss

                                        bbbbbb.  Ashton Nuss

                                ccccc.  Joshua Keith Gore, born 8 Aug 
                                        1989, Great Bend, KS.

                                ddddd.  Jacob Tyler Gore, born 20 July 
                                        1998, Hays, KS.

                         eeee.  Johnson Dallas Osborne

                         ffff.  Mary Johanna Osborne married (1) Jack 
                                Thorne, and (2) Bob Bealmer.

                                aaaaa.  Megan LeeAnn Thorne, born
                                        16 May 1990, OK.

                         gggg.  Kelly Jay Osborne

                   ccc.  Mary Johnson married Rex Watson.

                         aaaa.  Donna Watson married ______ Miller. 
                                Two children.

                         bbbb.  Ricky Watson

              cc.  Gertrude Johnson, born 13 Nov 1897 TX, died 7 Dec 1981,
                   Lubbock TX, married Samuel Glover Cowan.

                   

                   aaa.  _____ Cowan

              dd.  Myrtle Florence Johnson, born 6 Oct 1903, Atoka, Indian
                   Territory, died 8 Feb 1994, Ada, Pontotoc Co OK, 
                   married Viness Monroe Hill Sr 7 Dec 1922, who was born
                   11 Sep 1901, Wild Horse, Indian Territory, died 29 Sep 
                   1968, Wynnewood, Garvin Co OK. (29 Oct 2010: I have 
                   just made contact with Loretta Hill, wife of Viness
                   Monroe Hill Jr)

                   

                   aaa.  Viness Monroe Hill Jr married Loretta Mae Owens, 
                         who was born 8 April 1935.

                         aaaa.  Randy A Hill, born 4 July 1954.

                                aaaaa.  Stony Hill, born 21 Sep 1981.

                                bbbbb.  Cory Hill

                                ccccc.  Lacy Hill married _____ Barnett

                   bbb.  _____ Hill

                   ccc.  _____ Hill

              ee.  James Anderson Johnson, born 1 Feb 1907, Atoka, Indian
                   Territory, died 4 Oct 1996, Lubbock TX, married Juanita
                   Veatrice Cowen 6 Aug 1932.

                   

                   aaa.  Margie Wynell Johnson, born 1933, died 1936.

                   bbb.  ______ Johnson

      B.  Sarah M Johnson, born 1832, died 1890, married ____ Richardson.

      C.  Martha Johnson, born 1834, married Robert L Hamilton.

          a.  Alexander Hamilton, born 1854.

          b.  Lucy J Hamilton, born 1859.

          c.  George C Hamilton, born 1861.

          d.  John W Hamilton, born 1865.

          e.  Sarah A Hamilton, born 1867.

          f.  Anna Hamilton, born 1869.

      D.  Josiah Johnson, born 1835.

      E.  Susan Johnson, born 1837, Newton Co GA, married Robert F 
          Dougherty 20 Oct 1860.

      F.  Ann Johnson, born 23 Dec 1839, GA, died 1885, TX, married Isaiah
          Spears York in 1858.

      G.  William Tyler Johnson, born 5 Dec 1840, Newton Co. GA, died 22 
          Nov 1906, Neinda, Jones Co. TX, married (1) Texana Ophelia 
          Hamilton 13 June 1865, Chattooga, County GA, died 1870, (2) 
          Cynthia Caroline Callaham 12 Feb 1871, Hill Co TX. Cynthia was 
          born 16 Jan 1852, Floyd Co TX, died 1934. One child by first marriage, rest by
          second.

          William Tyler Johnson


                   William Tyler Johnson - Cynthia Carolyn Callaham
          

                         Johnson cousins about 1915. 
                 Grandchildren of Cynthia Callaham Johnson
          

          a.  Andrew Pullen Johnson, born 27 March 1869, TX, died 21 March
              1933, Neinda, Jones Co TX, married Mary Ann Douthard 20 Dec 
              1896, Meridian, Bosque Co TX, who was born 1874, died 1942.

              aa.  Cynthia Ruth Johnson, born 1897, died 1980.

              bb.  Ara Johnson, born 1899,died 1907.

              cc.  Rena Johnson, born 1900, died 1975.

              dd.  Anna L Johnson, born 1902.

              ee.  Stella M Johnson, born 1904, died 1983.

              ff.  Lela Sue Johnson, born 14 May 1908, Jones Co TX, died 
                   Nov 1979, Abilene, TX, married Roy Hardy Smith 3 Nov
                   1928.

              gg.  Samuel Tyler Johnson, born 1911, died 1967.

              hh.  _____ Johnson

          b.  Joseph Absalom Johnson, born 9 Aug 1872, Bosque Co TX, died 
              14 Jan 1917, Melvin, McCulloch Co TX, married Ollie Mae 
              Oliver 12 Aug 1903, Denton Co TX, who was born 10 Aug 1879, Coryell Co TX, died 1960.

              aa.  Joseph Dale Johnson, born 16 Oct 1901, McCulloch Co TX, 
                   died 16 Sep 1969, Houston, TX, married Hazel Wenona 
                   Hamilton 30 May 1936, McCulloch Co TX. 4 children

                   aaa.  Joeen Johnson married Gary Sutton.

                         aaaa.  Scott Alan Sutton, born 31 Aug 1965, 
                                Garland, Dallas Co TX, died 16 Jan 1983, 
                                Austin, TX.

                         bbbb.  ____ Sutton married _____ Parsons. 3 
                                chidren

                   bbb.  _____ Johnson married _____ Morrow. 2 children

                         aaaa.  ______ Johnson (male) married _____ Lange.

                         bbbb.  ______ Johnson (male) married _____ 
                                Greeson. 2 children

                   ccc.  ______ Johnson (female) married _____ Cook. 2 
                         children.

                   ddd.  ______ Johnson (female) married _____ McNeely.
                         1 child

              bb.  Bonnie Johnson, born 1912, died 1912.

              cc.  Noble Melvin Johnson, born 16 Oct 1915, Mcculloch Co 
                   TX, died 24 Dec 1999, VA hospital, Kerrville, TX, 
                   married Alice Modenia (Dene) Pate 6 Aug 1948, McCulloch Co TX. 
                   Dene was born 21 July 1926 in Camp San Saba, Texas.  One child.

                   aaa.  (adopted) Carol Ann Johnson, born 1954, married _____ Hagler.

          c.  William Franklin Johnson, born 30 March 1874, Bosque Co TX, 
              died 5 Sep 1950, TX, married Emma Lee Gaddie.

          d.  James Tyler Johnson, born 17 May 1876, Hood Co TX, died 
              29 Nov 1950, TX, married Augusta Mary Walling 5 March 1910 
              in Jones Co TX.

              

              aa.  Robert Carl Johnson, born 14 Dec 1911, Jones Co TX, 
                   died 2 Nov 1997, Grants Pass, OR, married Virginia May 
                   Cundiff, who was born 10 Jan 1918, died 1 April 2007, 
                   Grants Pass, Oregon.

                   

                   aaa.  Carla Johnson married _____ Hudson

                         aaaa. Krista Hudson married ____ Schmidt.

              bb.  John Tyler Johnson, born 1914, died 1995.

              cc.  Grace Marie Johnson, born 1922, died 1997.

                      James Tyler Johnson, Robert Carl Johnson, unknown
              Grace Marie Johnson, John Tyler Johnson, Augusta Walling Johnson
          

          e.  George Simpson Johnson, born 19 Feb 1878, Bosque Co TX, died 
              9 March 1956, Hico, Hamilton Co TX, married Kate I ____.

              aa.  Dan Johnson, born 1907.

              bb.  Ruby P Johnson, born 1909.

              cc.  William C Johnson, born 1911.

          f.  Sarah Imogene Johnson, born 13 April 1881, Bosque Co TX, 
              died 12 April 1953, Hamlin, Jones Co TX, married John 
              Hudson 15 Feb 1905, Jones Co TX. John was born 29 Nov 1880,
              Denton Co TX, died 4 Aug 1966, Hamlin, Jones Co TX.

              aa.  Elmer Tyler Hudson "Jack", born 1906, died 1995.

              bb.  Mabel Caroline Hudson, born 1907.

              cc.  Annie Pearl Hudson, born 1909.

              dd.  Ruby Faye Hudson, born 18 June 1910, Hamlin, Jones Co
                   TX, died 13 Feb 2007, Hewitt, McLennan Co TX, married
                   John Arlin Griffin 28 April 1928, Jones Co TX.

                   aaa.  ______ Griffin married ____ Auberry.

                   bbb.  ______ Griffin married ____ Warren.

                   ccc.  ______ Griffin married ____ Chapman.

                   ddd.  ______ Griffin married Lee Francis Hastings, who
                         was born 1924, died 1995. 3 children.

                   eee.  ______ Griffin married ____ Bryan.

                   fff.  ______ Griffin

                   ggg.  ______ Griffin

              ee.  Ray Hudson, born 1913, died 1914.

              ff.  Lois Hudson, born 1916, died 1943.

          g.  Edward Wallace Johnson, born 2 Oct 1883, Bosque Co TX, died 
              10 Sep 1943, Jones Co TX, married Eva Lena Bruner 14 March 
              1914.

              

              aa.  Paul Wallace Johnson, born 30 Nov 1915, Hamlin, TX,
                   died 7 Dec 2007, San Angelo, Tom Green Co. TX, married
                   (1) Melba Estelle Mchaney 1940, who was born 1914, died 
                   1964, (2) Syree Fox, who was born 1916, died 2006.
      
                   aaa.  Paul Wallace Johnson Jr married Kay ____.

                   bbb.  David Mack Johnson married Lynn _____.

                   ccc.  Sandra Johnson married John Holmes.

                   ddd.  Jan Johnson married Henri Adams.

              bb.  William Lewis Johnson, born 1921, died before 2007.

              cc.  Leonard A Johnson, born 1923, married Wanda _____.

SAN ANGELO TX -- Paul W Johnson Sr passed away Friday, Dec 7, 2007 in a local hospital at the age of 92.
Funeral service will be a 10 a.m. Monday, Dec 12, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Joiner officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Johnson was born Nov 30, 1915, in Hamlin to Eva and E W Johnson. After graduating from Sul Ross, he taught school for two years in Sylvester and Trent before going to work for the Santa Fe Railroad. He worked for the railroad for 34 years, retiring in 1976 at the age of 61.
He was a member of Park Heights Baptist Church, later becoming the Heights, since 1950. He also belonged to Masonic Lodge 1260 and was a 32nd Degree Scottish Mason. He was married to Melbe McHaney in 1940. They had four children and were happily married until her death in 1964. He then married the second love of his life, Syree Fox, and they were married until her death in 2006.
Our dad had a full and blessed life. He enjoyed gardening, watching ball games, his bulldogs, RVing ad traveling. He was a very strong Christian.
Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by stepson Ronnie Fox and his brother Lewis Johnson.
He is survived by his sons Wally and wife Kay Johnson of Rankin and David Mack and wife Lynn Johnson of San Angelo; daughters Sandra and husband John Holmes of Brownwood, and Jan and husband Henri Adams of San Angelo; stepdaughter Kay and husband Bill Good; daughter-in-law Doris Fox; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a brother Leonard and wife Wanda Johnson of Hamlin. -- Johnson's Funeral Home

          h.  Robert Samuel Johnson, born 1889, died 1962, married Myrtis
              Wilkerson. 4 children

          i.  Susan Annie Lottie Johnson, born 27 March 1892, Jones Co. GA 
              died 20 Dec 1972, Lubbock, TX, married Austin Carl Rose 9 
              Feb 1913. 7 children, six still living.

              

              aa.  Daisy Jo Rose married Iley Barton, who was born 1921 
                   and died 1989.

                   aaa.  Linda Rae Barton married Arlen Wayne Wyatt 26 
                         March 1971. Arlen died 5 Dec 2000. 

                   bbb.  Iley Joe Barton married (1) Susan Dunn, (2) 
                         Stella Barela, (3) Carol King.

                         aaaa.  Sandra Michelle Barton married (1) John 
                                Harrison, (2) Steve Tanner. 

                                aaaaa.  Nicholas Alexander Harrison, born 
                                        1998.

                                bbbbb.  Mackenzi Tanner, born 2006.

                         bbbb.  Brian Kent Barton married Michelle 
                                Cornish.

                                aaaaa.  Briana Barton, born 2006

                                bbbbb.  Brooklyn Barton, born 2008.

                         cccc.  Jeremy Allan Barton

                         dddd.  Jason Aaron Barton

      H.  Robert S Johnson, born 15 Oct 1848, Newton Co GA, died 17 May 
          1907, Chattooga Co, GA, married (1) Ida ______, (2) Bonnie W
          _______.  Youngest son by Bonnie.

          a.  Ellena Johnson, born 1874.

          b.  Alexander Lee Johnson, born 1876.

          c.  Robert F Johnson, born 1879.

          d.  Hugh Johnson, born 1891.

  4.  Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, born 4 May 1817, Georgia, died 17 July 
      1893, Albany, Shackelford Co Texas, married Maria Virginia Mayers 30 
      April 1843 in Garlandsville, Jasper Co MS. He also served in the
      Mississippi state senate about 1854-1857.

  Believed to be a picture of Benjamin Franklin Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

Tombstone of Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, Albany, Texas cemetery


Death notice of Benjamin Franklin Reynolds in 1893

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

Masonic Lodge death notice of B F Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

*************

Dear Mr. Morgan:  (2 November 2010)

 

Here is what we can find about Mr. Benjamin Franklin Reynolds,  He
served in Mississippi Senate representing Rankin County and Smith
County from 1856 to 1859. That's all we can find on him.

Hope this helps.

 

Sincerely,

 

Maria Merkle

Mississippi Legislative Reference Bureau

Phone (601)359-3135

Email: [email protected]

***********

      A.  Georgiana Reynolds, born 1845, Mississippi.

      B.  Emma Gaines Reynolds, born 9 Dec 1847, Mississippi, died 6 
          June 1920, Gila County, Arizona, married Robert Marion 
          Coffee.58 Robert was born 17 Jan 1849, died 13 Jan 1937, 
          Gila Co. AZ. He was the son of Logan and Mary Coffee. They were 
          living in Lavaca County, Texas in 1860, and Robert was 11 years 
          old.

  Robert Marion Coffee and Emma Gaines Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

A letter Emma Gaines Reynolds wrote about her ancestors


From the collection Jennifer Hoy Orton

For a typewritten transcription of the hand-written letter above, and also
of the death notices, go here
    
          a.  Pearl Virginia Coffee, born 12 June 1871, Hackberry, TX, 
              died 9 March 1966, Arizona, married John William Voris. He 
              was born 1868, died 1917.

  Pearl Virginia Coffee Voris

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

  John William Voris

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

              aa.  Kentucky Mildred Voris, born 28 Oct 1899, Gila 
                   County, AZ, died 29 Apr 1918, Tucson, Pima County AZ.
                   (died of typhoid while at college)

              bb.  Robert Edward Voris, born 18 Feb 1902, Gila County AZ 
                   died 13 Dec 1981, Orange County, CA.

              cc.  Emma Marie Voris, born 1905, Gila County, AZ, marrried
                   Oscar Elihu Clendennen, who was born 1900, died 1964.

              dd.  Georgia Virginia Voris, born 6 Jan 1911, Gila County, 
                   AZ, died 5 May 2000, married Richard Toliver Underwood. 
                   Richard was born 1907, died 1987, the son of Richard T
                   and Dolly Pashal. 

  Georgia Virginia Voris Underwood

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

  Georgia with daughters Mildred and Margaret

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

                   aaa.  Mildred Elizabeth Underwood (deceased)

                   bbb.  Margaret Voris Underwood, born 12 Feb 1933, died
                         5 March 2010, married (1) Samuel Savage, no 
                         children, (2) Oliver Lee Harrison, (3) Joseph 
                         Edward Hoy, Miami, AZ, who was born 20 Sep 1929, 
                         the son of Joseph William Hoy and Elvira Delight 
                         Ballard. Margaret married (4) Robert Ulma Bilbro, 
                         (5) Jacob John Schaefer Jr, who was born 14 Feb 1934.

                         Margaret Underwood at 19
                         
                         From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

                         aaaa.  Oliver Jeffrey Harrison, born 20 Feb 1952, 
                                married Matia _____ who was from 
                                Guatemala?

                                aaaaa.  Lorraina Harrison, born in the 1980s

                         bbbb.  Jennifer  Hoy, born 12 Jan 1956, 
                                married (1) Rodney Lee Kelley 15 Dec 1973, 
                                (2) William E. Orton, 2001. 
                                
                                
                                From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

                                aaaaa.  Shannon  Kelley, born 29 Jan 1974, El Dorado KS
                               
                                bbbbb.  Shawna  Kelley, born 24 Sep 1975 El Dorado KS

                                        aaaaaa.  Taylor  Downard, born 17 March 1993, Topeka KS

                                        bbbbbb.  Levi  Herrick, born 15 Sep 1995 Topeka KS

                                        cccccc.  Cole  Lindgren, born 15 June 1997 Kingfisher OK

                                        dddddd.  Logan  Lindgren, lived only 8 days

                                ccccc.  Dustin  Kelley, born 8 March 1982 Mesa AZ, married Eva 
                                        Elizabeth Hamilton 16 Sep 2006 Topeka KS, divorced 2009

                                        aaaaaa.  Dustin  Kelley Jr born 14 May 2004 Topeka KS
                           
                                ddddd.  Joseph  Squeo, born 11 Oct 1988 Mesa AZ

                         cccc.  Mildred  Hoy, born 19 July 1962. 

                         dddd.  Robert Kelly Bilbro, born 4 Jan 1965 Topeka KS,
                                died 14 Sep 2011 in Mesa AZ.

                         eeee.  Anne  Schaefer, born 8 May 1970.

                                aaaaa.  Nicholas  Schaefer, born Sep 2002 Topeka KS

                         ffff.  Stephen  Schaefer, born 25 March 1972.

                   ccc.  William Marshall Millet Underwood (deceased)

          b.  H. O. Coffee, (male) born 1874, Texas.

          c.  M. I. Coffee, (female) born 1876, Texas.

          d.  Georgia Coffee, born 1878, Texas.      

      C.  Sarah I. Reynolds, born 1850, Smith County, Mississippi, was 
          living with the Robert M. Coffee family in 1870.

      D.  Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, born 1852, Mississippi.

      E.  James Reynolds, born 1854, Mississippi, was living with the
          Robert M. Coffee family in 1870.

      1850 Census, Smith County, MS

      Benjamin Reynolds  35  m  merchant   GA
      Maria              22  f             MS
      Georgiana           5  f             MS
      Emily               3  f             MS
      Sarah            6/12  f             MS
      James Reynolds?    20  m student     MS

      1860 Census, Hillsboro, Hill County, TX

      B. F. Reynolds     45  m  merchant   GA
      V. M.              32  f             MS
      Georgiane          15  f             MS
      E. G.              12  f             MS
      Sarah I            10  f             MS
      B. F.               8  m             MS
      Jas                 6  m             MS

      1870 Census, Lavaca County, TX

      Coffee, Robert M w m 21       farmer TX
              Emma     w f 22              MS
    Reynolds, Sarah    w f 20              MS
              James    w m 16              MS

      1880 Census, Lavaca County, TX

      Coffee, R. M.  w m  31     farmer    TX TX
              E. G.  w f  32 wife          MS GA MS
              V. P.  w f   8 dau           TX TX MS
              H. O.  w m   6 son           TX TX MS
              M. I.  w f   4 dau           TX TX MS
             Georgia w f   2 dau           TX TX MS
    Reynolds, B. F.  w m  60 fatherinlaw   GA GA GA widow

  5.  Baskin Reynolds.

  6.  Barber Watkins Reynolds, born 17 October 1819, Oglethorpe County,
      Georgia, died 7 June 1882, Throckmorton County, Texas.  He married
      Anna Maria Campbell, 31 January 1841, Chambers County, Alabama.59

       Barber Watkins Reynolds
      
      From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

       Anna Campbell Reynolds, widow of Barber Watkins Reynolds
      
      From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

      A.  John Archibald Reynolds, born 1842, died 1843, Chambers Co AL

      B.  George Thomas Reynolds, born 14 February 1844, Chambers Co AL
          died 5 March 1925, Fort Worth, Texas.  He married Lucinda 
          Elizabeth Matthews, 15 July 1867, Ft. Griffin, Texas.  Lucinda was 
          the daughter of Joseph Beck Matthews.

George Thomas Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

Lucinda Matthews Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

          a.  Betty Cantelou (adopted).  Betty was the daughter of 
              Frazier and Lulu (Matthews) Cantelou.  Lulu neice of Joseph 
              Beck Matthews, Frazier nephew of Anne Marie (Campbell) 
              Reynolds.

      C.  William David Reynolds, born 22 April 1846, Montgomery County,
          Alabama, died 4 January 1929, Fort Worth, Texas.  Married (1) 
          Mary Bird, (2) Susan Alice Matthews, 1 January 1879.  Susan was
          the daughter of Joseph Beck Matthews.

William David Reynolds

From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

          a.  George Eaton Reynolds, born 14 February 1880, Throckmorton
              County, Texas.

          b.  Ella Reynolds, born 1881, married Carl T. Burns.

          c.  William David Reynolds Jr. born 1883, Albany, Texas.

          d.  Joseph Matthews Reynolds, born 1886, Albany, Texas.

          e.  Anne Merle Reynolds, born 1887, Albany, Tx., married Robert
              E. Harding.

              aa.  Robert E. Harding Jr

              bb.  Sue Harding

          f.  Watkins Wendell Reynolds, born 1889.

          g.  John Reynolds, born 1892.

          h.  Nathan B. Reynolds, born 1893

      D.  Susan Emily Reynolds, born 27 September 1848, Shelby County,
          TX., married (1)Samuel Pierce Newcomb, 10 November 1862, (2)
          Nathan Loomis Bartholomew.

          Anna Campbell Reynolds, Susan Bartholomew, Gus and daughter Fern
          
          From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

          Annie Campbell, Susan Bartholemew, Gus Newcomb and Fern
          
          From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton

          a.  Samuel Augustus Newcomb, born 21 August 1854, married Minna
              Matthews 29 April 1886, Albany, Texas.  Minna was the niece
              of Joseph Beck Matthews.

              Samuel Augustus Newcomb
              
              From the colletion of Jennifer Hoy Orton

              Fern and David Newcomb, children of Gus Newcomb
              
              From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton
    
              aa.  Caiphurnia Glenn (Fern) Newcomb, born 8 Nov 1889,
                   Throckmorton Co TX.

              bb.  David Newcomb, born 22 June 1891, Thockmorton Co TX
                   died 26 Jan 1893.
 
              cc.  Augusta Newcomb, born 5 Jan 1894, Thockmorton Co TX, 
                   died 24 April 1962, married Ray Yancy, born 1893, died 
                   1953.

              dd.  Leona Marie Newcomb, born 11 Oct 1897, Albany, TX,
                   died 8 Dec 1900, Albany, TX.

              ee.  Mary Elizabeth Newcomb, born 13 Oct 1901, Albany, TX, 
                   married Frank Watts.

      E.  Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, born 4 March 1851, Shelby County TX
          married Florence Matthews 6 May 1879.  Florence was the niece 
          of Joseph Beck Matthews.

          a.  Joe Eugene Reynolds

          b.  Andrew W. Reynolds

          c.  Anna Reynolds married Clark Wilkinson

          d.  George Reynolds

          e.  Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, Jr, born 1890.

          f.  Rosa Caroline Reynolds, born 27 June 1888, died 22 Feb 1980, 
              married John Brice Wilkinson.
              
              aa.  Woods Watkins Wilkinson, born 1919, died 2010, married 
                   Brooksie Nell Tudor.

                   aaa.  _____ Wilkinson married Russ Vaughn.

          g.  Ida Ruby Reynolds married J R. Hale.

          h.  Ivy Reynolds

      F.  Glenn Reynolds, born 19 December 1854, Shelby County TX, 
          killed 2 November 1889, Gila County, Arizona, married Augusta 
          Russell 2 March 1876.
        
          

          a.  Elmer Glenn Reynolds, born 4 February 1877.

          b.  Ashel Watkins Reynolds, born 19 March 1878.

          c.  Elizabeth Reynolds, married ____ Hollowell.

          d.  Augusta married ___ Connell.

          e.  George Reynolds

      G.  Phineas Watkins Reynolds, born 3 August 1857, San Augustine County
          TX, died  1 Jan 1952, married Roseannah Marion Matthews, 20 
          March 1883, Albany, TX.  Roeseannah was the niece of Jospeh Beck 
          Matthews.  Some articles written by Phineas Watkins Reynolds 
          in 1938.

          
           Phineas, Benjamin, William and George Reynolds
          

          a.  Benjamin Gholson Reynolds, born 5 April 1884, died 13 Dec 
              1959, married Lucy McIntire.

              aa.  Phineas Watkins Reynolds Jr., born 1 November 1910,
                   Albany, Texas.

              bb.  William H. M. Reynolds, born 28 June 1912.

              cc.  James Walton Reynolds, born 6 August 1913.

          b.  Caroline Reynolds, born 1885, died 1886.

          c.  Dewitt Clinton Reynolds, born 29 June 1887, Throckmorton 
              County, Texas, married (1) Frances Nail, 11 October 1917,
              (2) Annette Deller, 13 January 1938.

              aa.  Dewitt Clinton Reynolds Jr. born 11 November 1918.

              bb.  George Thomas Reynolds, born 13 July 1920, Las Vegas
                   Nevada.

              cc.  Jack Nail Reynolds, born 21 December 1927, Las Vegas
                   Nevada.

          d.  Eugene Lavert Reynolds, born 2 December 1888.

          e.  Anna Laura Reynolds, born 1 December 1890, Albany, Tx, 
              married George Finley Bishop 14 June 1916.

              aa.  George Finley Bishop Jr., born 1 November 1917, married
                   Marie Corbin.

              bb.  Eugene Lavert Bishop, born 3 June 1920, married Ana
                   Gorgenson, moved to Mineapolis, Minnesota.

                   aaa.  Mary Katherine Bishop, born 1 June 1946.

          f.  James Julian Reynolds, born 4 October 1893, married Eugenia
              Meyers.

              aa.  Jack Reynolds

              bb.  Rosana Reynolds married Daniel Duff.

              cc.  Marjorie Reynolds married Lloyd C. Shelby.

              dd.  Bobby Hart Reynolds

              ee.  Andrew Eli Reynolds

              ff.  James Edward Reynolds

          g.  Edward Ellsworth Reynolds, born 4 October 1893 (Twin of 
              James J.) married  Kate Renfro.
    
              aa.  Chandler Reynolds

          h.  Effe Glenn Reynolds, born 24 July 1899, Texas, married Saul
              Harberg, 10 February 1936, settled in Taos, New Mexico.

      H.  Sarah (Sallie) Ann Reynolds, born 23 May 1861, Palo Pinto County,
          Texas, died 14 Sep 1938, married John Alexander Matthews, 21 
          November 1877.  John was the son of Joseph Beck Matthews.  
          Sallie was the author of Interwoven, A Pioneer 
          Chronicle, 1936.

              Sallie Reynolds Matthews
          
          From the collection of Jennifer Hoy Orton



          a.  Annie Caroline Matthews, died 24 May 1881.

          b.  Mary Louise Matthews, born 14 May 1880, died 25 Sep 
              1962, married Thomas Lindsey Blanton 27 September 1899.  
              Blanton was first elected to the U. S. House of 
              Representatives in 1916.  He was born 25 Oct 1872, died 11 
              Aug 1957.

              aa.  Thomas Lindsey Blanton Jr., born 30 Oct 1900, died 23 
                   Sept 1969, married Edna Diller, born 16 Nov 1903, died 
                   1 Dec 1987.

              bb.  John Matthews Blanton, born 1 Nov 1902, died 26 July
                   1975.

              cc.  Ann Matthews Blanton

              dd.  Joseph Edwin Blanton, born 8 March 1908, died 9 Apr 
                   1995

              ee.  William W Blanton, born 1 Sep 1910, died 10 June 1998
  
          c.  Joseph Beck Matthews, Jr., born 12 September 1882, married
              Louise Webb.

          d.  Susette Matthews, born 15 October 1884, married Arthur Burns.

          e.  Lucille Matthews, born 2 July 1890, married Harold H. 
              Brittingham.

          f.  Sallie Matthews, born 10 June 1893, married Arden B. Judd.

          g.  John Alexander Matthews Jr. born 15 December 1894.

          h.  Watkins Reynolds Matthews, born 1 February 1899, graduated 
              from Princeton in 1921, died in the 1990s, never married.

          

          i.  Ethel Matthews, married Lister Casey.

          Thomas Lindsay Blanton
   
          Sallie Reynolds Matthews
   
          George Thomas Reynolds

          William David Reynolds

          Susan Emily Reynolds Bartholomew

          Samuel Pierce Newcomb

          Reynolds Cattle Company

          Reynolds Presbyterian College

          Old Stone Ranch

          Lambshead Ranch

          Sallie Reynolds Matthews tombstone

          John Alexander Matthews tombstone

          Joseph Beck Matthews tombstone

          Mary L. Matthews Blanton tombstone

          Thomas Lindsay Blanton tombstone

          Thomas Lindsay Blanton Jr tombstone

          Joseph Edwin Blanton tombstone

          William Matthews Blanton tombstone

          Benjamin Franklin Reynolds tombstone

          Many Tombstones in Albany Texas of the Reynolds/Matthews Family

                             ***********

Barber Watkins Reynolds

Barber Watkins Reynolds house as it was built in 1876

Drawing by E. M. Schiewetz, From Interwoven, 1982 edition

Two books, Interwoven, A Pioneer Chronicle by Sallie Reynolds Matthews, published in 1936, and Rennolds-Reynolds Family Roster by Stephen F. Tillman, published in 1959, state that the parents of Barber Watkins Reynolds were Benjamin Franklin Reynolds -- Sarah Barber.

The will of George Barber, Sr., and his wife Margaret (Watkins) Barber, on pages 8-11 of this genealogy, prove that the parents of Barber Watkins Reynolds were George Reynolds and Sarah Barber, not Benjamin Franklin Reynolds.

Sallie Reynolds Matthews was the daughter of Barber Watkins Reynolds. She states in Interwoven that her father and Sam R. Barber of Weatherford, Texas were double first cousins. Samuel Reynolds Barber was the son of George Barber Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Reynolds. George Barber and Sarah Barber were brother and sister, and George Reynolds and Elizabeth Reynolds were brother and sister. "Watt" Reynolds and Sam R. Barber were double first cousins, but Watt's father was George Reynolds, and not Benjamin Franklin Reynolds. In 1975, before my book was published, I called Watkins Reynolds Matthews and asked him if he had a Bible record stating that his ancestors were Benjamin Franklin Reynolds and Sallie Barber. He did not. I had no idea at the time that he was a prominent rancher.

Barber Watkins Reynolds was the first commissioner of Buchanan County, Texas (now Stephens County)

The Reynolds-Matthews family founded the first Presbyterian Church in Albany, Texas, also a Presbyterian Orphanage.

George Thomas Reynolds and William David Reynolds were among the founders of the first National Bank of Albany, Texas, and George was the founder of First National Bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He also was a Confederate Civil War veteran.

Glenn Reynolds was the first sheriff of Throckmorton County, Texas, later was sheriff of Gila County, Arizona. He was killed by his prisoners while he was transporting them to another place. One of his prisoners was the Apache Kid.

Samuel Pierce Newcomb was the first clerk of Buchanan County, Texas, was also a school teacher and surveyor.

John Alexander Matthews, commissioner of Shackelford County, Texas, became Judge in Throckmorton County in 1894.

Matthews Family60

    John Matthews married Anna Beck.  Some of their children:

  1.  Joseph Beck Matthews married Carolina Spears, daughter of Alexander
      and Lucinda (Maynor) Spears.

      A.  Lucinda Elizabeth Matthews married George Thomas Reynolds, son of
          Barber Watkins Reynolds.

      B.  John Alexander Matthews married Salie Ann Reynolds, daughter of
          Barber Watkins Reynolds

      C.  Mary Jane Matthews married (1) John M. Larn 28 Nov 1872, (2) 
          Rev. John Brown in 1880, divorced in 1895.  John M. Larn was a 
          sheriff, a cattle rustler and a horse thief. He was killed 24 
          June 1878 in the Albany, Texas jail by a vigilante committe, 
          believed to be led by some of the Reynolds brothers.61 One rumor 
          also named John A. Matthews, the husband of Sallie Reynolds 
          Matthews and a brother-in-law of Larn, which Matthews denied. 
          Another rumor named Mart Hoover, another brother-in-law of Larn. 
          His last name was spelled Laren on the 1860 census of Alabama.  
          John Brown was a Presbyterian minister in Albany and later Fall 
          River, Massachusetts. Mary was not happy in Massachusetts or 
          with John Brown, and they were divorced by 1895.  Rev Brown 
          published a book in 1896 called "Twenty-Five Years a Parson in 
          the Wild West" a thinly disguised autobiography.  One chapter is 
          entitled "The Unlucky Ranch" dealing with the John Larn 
          property.

          

Mary Jane has been quoted as remarking of her two husbands: "I married a 
cow thief the first time, and a preacher the second, and I do believe the 
cow thief was the best man."

          

"Fearing that Selman might collect a party large enough to rescue Larn,     
Glenn Reynolds, with Bill Howsley and his posse, started to Albany, making 
the trip in less than three hours.  Here they joined the vigilante chief, 
the sheriff, his deputies, and other members of the possse that had 
brought in Larn. Around midnight, nine men left the rendezvous, quietly 
approaching the jail from behind, unseen by Mary, who kept watch from the 
second-floor window of the rooming house. The men crept up to the picket 
house in which twelve men were chained through their manacles from wall to 
wall, with iron shackles on their ankles, lyingon blanket pallets, side by 
side. Hurricane Bill, strangely enough, lay next to John Larn. Alert to 
the familier tramp of approaching vigilantes and afraid it was he who 
would be shot, he turned his face to the wall, as did the man on Larn's 
other side. The nine vigilantes chosen to enter the jail (one had cast a 
dissenting vote but nonetheless went in) had placed bandanas over the 
lower part of their faces and wore long, yellow range slickers so as not 
be be recognized by the other prisoners or by the four guards, who they 
disarmed and sent away. They strode through the door, and John Larn stood 
up to face them. The masked leader, very tall and straight, said, "In 
recognition of your better qualities, we are not going to hang yu."  Larn 
called them cowards and lifted his chin in defiance. A fusillade rang out 
and Larn fell to the floor. 

........

"The identities of the men who appeared at the jail are not known, 
though it is reasonable to assume that most of them, at least, had been 
with the posses who seized Larn and went after Selman. Bill Howsley, a 
Reynolds hand, admitted to Phin Reynolds that he was there and hinted as 
to the identity of the leader. "Bill Howsley told me that there were nine 
men in the bunch that killed Larn and that he was with them. He said they 
wore slickers and bandanas around their forheard.He said the leader was a 
tall man, and I said 'I Guess that he was Tom Merrill, who worked for the 
Horse Shoes on the Double Fountain Fork.' He said, 'No, it was not him,' and 
left the impression it was one of my brothers."

From the book, "Lambshead Before Interwoven: A Texas Range Chronicle 1848-1878"
Chapter 14, pages 153-155

          a.  William Alexander Larn, born 17 Dec 1873, TX, died 3 June
              1937, Douglas, Cochise Co AZ.

          b.  Joseph Beck Larn, born 24 March 1875, Cooper, Delta Co TX
              died 17 Sep 1875 in Camp Cooper, TX.

      D.  Martha Ann Matthews married Martin Van Buren Hoover.

      E.  Susan Alice Matthews married William David Reynolds, son of
          Barber Watkins Reynolds.

      F.  Rose Ella Matthews married Frank Eben Conrad.  Frank was one of
          the founders of First National Bank, Albany, Texas.

  2.  Frank Baker Matthews married Sarah Jane Wood.  They had several
      children, including:

      A.  Minnie Matthews married Samuel Augustus Newcomb, grandson of
          Barber Watkins Reynolds.

      B.  Lulu Matthews married Frazier Cantelou, 1892.  Frazier was the
          nephew of Anna Maria (Campbell) Reynolds.

          a.  Betty Cantelou, adopted by George Thomas and Lucinda Elizabeth
              (Matthews) Reynolds.

  3.  Andrew Jackson Matthews married Caroline Golson Walton, several 
      children including:

      A.  Florence Rebecca Matthews married Benjamin Franklin Reynolds,
          son of Barber Watkins Reynolds.

      B.  Roseannah Marion Matthews married Phineas Watkins Reynolds,
          son of Barber Watkins Reynolds.