REYNOLDS, William R.

      William R. Reynolds

      and
      Lucy E. Holt

      William R. Reynolds was born on October 1, 1781 in Halifax, Virginia, the son of John Reynolds and Martha Gore. William married Lucy E. Holt, the daughter of Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers, on December 20, 1801, in Halifax, Virginia. In 1828, William and Lucy removed to Callaway County, Missouri. They lived 2 to 3 miles north of Holts summit on the old Paris Road that passes by Prospect Church. They had eight children: Elizabeth, John Payne, Martha B., Bedford, Lucy, Annie, James, and Frances. William died on June 6, 1837 and Lucy died on October 13, 1840. They are both buried in the Old Prospect Cemetery.

      The children of William R. Reynolds and Lucy E. Holt were:

      Elizabeth Reynolds b.1803

      John Payne Reynolds b. December 3, 1804 d. March 24, 1881

      Martha B. Reynolds b.June 30, 1806 d. June 1, 1831

      Bedford Reynoldsb. May 9, 1809 d. April 11, 1891
      Bedford married Elizabeth Callaway Holt on October 14, 1847
      She was the daughter of Abner Holt and Elizabeth Brooks
      They had the following children:
      Lucy Ann, Lavina J., William A., Susan E., Martha P., and Mary Ellen
      Bedford and Elizabeth are buried in Old Prospect Cemetery.

      Lucy Reynolds b.Sept 17, 1811 d. March 20, 1852
      Lucy married James B. Holt in 1833, the son of Abner Holt and Elizabeth Brooks.
      James was born Sept 17, 1811 d.March 20, 1852
      They had the following children:
      James, Timothy, William H.,
      Lucy Jane, Selinda C., Benjamin F., and Elizabeth Francis

      Annie Reynolds b. March 23 1813 d. June 21, 1872

      James Reynolds b. 1815 d. abt 1888

      Frances Reynolds b. 1817
      Frances married Daniel Waggoner.


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