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Generation No. 1
1. EDMUND2 HOGAN (GRIFFIN1) was born Abt. 1780 in Anson, County North Carolina, and died 31 May 1828 in Little Rock , Arkansas. He married FRANCES JANE GREEN. She was born Abt. 1780 in Georgia, and died Abt. 1815 in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Notes for EDUMUD HOGAN:
The Goodspeed, Pulaski County page 407/408
The following is the account, in-substance, of a fight which took place between Hogan and Scott in 1828, as given by J. R. Homer Scott; "A general election coming on, Colonel Ambrose H. Sevier, a Democrat, announced himself as a candidate for delegate to Congress, with Judge Andrew Scott, a Whig, and one of more opposing candidates. General Edmund Hogan, a Democrat, and others became candidates for the Territorial legislature. During the canvas a barbecue was given, which was at the time represented as given by Colonel Sevier, or his friends, for the purpose of influencing or buying votes; the report being circulated to injure the prospects of Sevier, being greatly incensed by the report, and believing Judge Scott, one of the opposing candidates, to be the author of it, and immediately went in search of him, and on May 31, 1828 found him in company with David E. McKinney and other friends in the store of John McLean, on the west side of Main Street, in Little Rock, and in a very hasty, haughty, imperious and altogether menacing matter, demanded of Scott an instant retraction, to which the letter very indignantly replied; "General Hogan, I have on several occasions stated in reports, that this report so circulated as emanating from me was most positively and infamously false in every particular, and I say to you here, sir, that your matter of approaching and addressing me on the subject, is very ungentlemanly and insulting.” Whereupon, Hogan struck Scott and felled him to the floor, partially upon some sacks of coffee. Scott, upon rising, drew the spear from his cane, and, thrusting his left arm around the large and corpulent form of Hogan, with right hand thrusts the spear three or four times into his body. Hogan being a large and muscular man, weighing from 250 to 300 pounds, wrenched the spear from the hand of Scott, who was a small man wearing about 130 pounds, and made one thrust at him without injury and then fell to the floor and expired. Scott then surrendered to the Marshall, was taken before a judge of court, where, upon examination and investigation of the matter, he was acquitted upon the grounds of self-defense.”
This, however, was not a duel, but it deserves mentioning along with the duels, as characteristic of bitter animosities that grew out of public controversies of the day. It seems, however, that much more honor was then exercise between bitter political enemies then at the present. In the pioneer days they met their antagonists face to face, openly and boldly.
Source of research {Pioneers and makers of Arkansas} Edmund Hogan Early Arkansas Settler
The Edmund Hogan family was a prominent well-known early pioneer who migrated to Georgia from North Carolina. Edmond’s father Griffin Hogan married Mary Gibson. The Hogan family was reputed to be wealthy and makers of early America. Both Griffin and his son Edmund were members of the Georgia Legislature. Edmund served during the War of 1812 and had a reputation for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy. In 1817 he moved to The Territory of Missouri and settled in what would later become Arkansas, making his home at Crystal Hill located in Pulaski County.
Edmund was the first justice of peace receiving his appointment from the Territory of Missouri, which encompassed what would later be the Arkansas Territory. President Monroe on March 24, 1821 appointed him to the ranked of Brigadier General of the Arkansas Militia. He was appointed to this post because of his reputation as a good soldier during the War of 1812. Edmonds reputation preceded him when he settled in what would later become the State of Arkansas. Hogan served in this capacity until 1825 and was succeeded by a regular army officer, Brigadier General Bradford who was stationed on the frontier at Fort Smith, Arkansas Territory. President Adams a pointed General Branford to replace Hogan. During his term he tried to bring the State Militia into a position of readiness. He worked to make the militia an effective force capable of defending the frontier. At that time Arkansas was a wilderness. The men serving under his command were veterans of the war of 1812 and had come to Arkansas to live a free-spirited life. General Hogan tried to organize these pioneer men, who were often outspoken, who held strong convictions into an effective fighting force that could arise to any occasion. General Taylor a regular army officer referred to the Arkansas man as rough and ready. They were frontier men that had proven themselves in combat, but it was a difficult task to bring them under one command. Edmund made every effort to do this and can be commended for his dedication to early Arkansas history.
Written and researched by, Robert Edward Reynolds
Children of EDMUND HOGAN and FRANCES GREEN are:
i. ELIZABETH3 HOGAN.
2. ii. WILLIAM GRIFFIN HOGAN, b. 1803 ; d.1858 Pulaski County.
Tom Ball a contributor and descendant of General Edmund Hogan > William Griffin > Edmund "Eddie" > George Washington > Emma Joy > Thomas E Ball writes, “that the G. middle initial for William G. Hogan 1803-1858, son of Gen. Edmund Hogan stands for "Griffin".
Most sources show the middle name as Green, his mother's maiden name. I interviewed Frauline Hogan, now deceased, several years ago. In her nineties and a life long Hogan genealogy follower, she told me the middle name was Griffin not Green. I told her all of the books said Green and I asked her how she knew it was Griffin. She replied, "My father named my brother after him and my father knew what his grandfather's name was."
Later researching the Clarkesville Arkansas land grand office transactions, I found where he signed his name William Griffin Hogan. This is the only place I have ever found where his middle name appears in an official document. I have never found it spelled out as Green except in a genealogy listing.” Posted March 17, 2007
iii. JAMES HOGAN, b. 1812; d. 1827.
3. iv. JOHN H. HOGAN, b. 1812, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
v. NANCY HOGAN, b. Abt. 1813, Pulaski County, Arkansas; d. 13 Jan 1824.
vi. FRANCES JANE HOGAN, b. 1813, Georgia; d. 1868.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM GRIFFIN3 HOGAN (EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born 1804 in Pulaski County, Georgia. He married MARY RANKIN 22 Mar 1825. She was born 1808 in North Carolina.
More About WILLIAM GREEN HOGAN:
Census: 1850, Lower Fourche Township, Yell County
Individual Note: 1840, Yell County was created in 1840 out of Pope and Scout Counties.
More About MARY RANKIN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1103
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Marriage: 22 Mar 1825
Children of WILLIAM HOGAN and MARY RANKIN are:
4. i. WILLIAM G.4 HOGAN, b. Abt. 1829, Pope County, Arkansas.
ii. ALLEN M. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1831, Pope County, Arkansas.
iii. JAMES W. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1833, Pope County, Arkansas.
5. iv. JOHN S. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1835, Pope County, Arkansas.
v. MARY A. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1837, Pope County, Arkansas.
vi. EDMUND HOGAN, b. Abt. 1839, Pope County, Arkansas.
More About EDMUND HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1103
vii. DAVID HOGAN, b. Abt. 1841, Yell County, Arkansas.
viii. FRANCES HOGAN, b. Abt. 1845, Yell County, Arkansas.
More About FRANCES HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1104
ix. WOODSON R. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1847, Yell County, Arkansas.
More About WOODSON R. HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1104
3. JOHN H.3 HOGAN (EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born 1812 in Pulaski County, Arkansas. He married ELVIRA PAIN 07 Nov 1832 in Pulaski Co. Arkansas. She was born 1813 in Tennessee.
More About JOHN H. HOGAN:
Census: 1850, Cadron Township, Conway, Arkansas
More About ELVIRA PAIN:
Census: 37 years Old 1850 Census
More About JOHN HOGAN and ELVIRA PAIN:
Marriage: 07 Nov 1832, Pulaski Co. Arkansas
Children of JOHN HOGAN and ELVIRA PAIN are:
6. i. RUDOLPH H.4 HOGAN, b. 1835, Arkansas.
ii. PELINA HOGAN, b. 1841, Arkansas.
iii. CASTER HOGAN, b. 1842, Arkansas.
iv. ELIZABETH HOGAN, b. 1845, Arkansas.
v. WILLIAM HOGAN, b. 1848, Arkansas.
Generation No. 3
4. WILLIAM G.4 HOGAN (WILLIAM GREEN3, EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born Abt. 1829 in Pope County, Arkansas. He married PENELOPE J.. She was born Abt. 1834 in Alabama.
More About WILLIAM G. HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1103
More About PENELOPE J.:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1103
Children of WILLIAM HOGAN and PENELOPE J. are:
i. MARTHA ANN5 HOGAN, b. Yell County, Arkansas.
ii. MARY JANE HOGAN, b. Yell County, Arkansas.
5. JOHN S.4 HOGAN (WILLIAM GREEN3, EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born Abt. 1835 in Pope County, Arkansas. He married NANCY JANE.
More About JOHN S. HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Lower Lafore, Yell, Arkansas, page 1104
Children of JOHN HOGAN and NANCY JANE are:
i. DORA FRANCES5 HOGAN, b. Abt. 1857, Yell County, Arkansas.
ii. NANCY ANN HOGAN, b. Abt. 1850, Yell County, Arkansas.
6. RUDOLPH H.4 HOGAN (JOHN H.3, EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born 1835 in Arkansas. He married MARY E.. She was born 1835 in Tennessee.
Notes for RUDOLPH H. HOGAN:
According to family tradition Randolph died sometimes during the Civil War. I have made every effort to search the military archives for a possible unit where Randolph might have served and still researching for . This research covered both the Confederate and Union Armies. So far my research has been unsuccessful in the attempt to link him to a military record. All I know is according to our family tradition Nancy and Leonidas B Reynolds became orphans during the Civil War. I do know from my research that Hartwell Stain Reynolds, L. B.. father died during the Civil War in 1862 in Franklin County of the flux.
Anna Elizabeth Heller told me this story about the orphans, which must have been passed down from Elizabeth Jane Heller. When she related this account to me, I detected in her tone certain sadness about this tragedy. I've never been interested in gathering data just for the sake of creating a dry genealogical record. It has always been my intention to search for the human element and try coming to understanding of who my ancestors were.
More About RUDOLPH H. HOGAN:
Census: 1860, Cadron Township Conway Ar. page 476
Census 3: Possibly died from circumstances related to the Civil War.
Children of RUDOLPH HOGAN and MARY E. are:
7. i. ELIZABETH JANE5 HOGAN, b. 1858, Cadron, Arkansas Conway Co.; d. 04 Jan 1923, Bismarck, Arkansas.
8. ii. NANCY A. HOGAN, b. 15 Oct 1860, Cadron, Faulkner County, Arkansas; d. 13 Nov 1921, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas.
Generation No. 4
7. ELIZABETH JANE5 HOGAN (RUDOLPH H.4, JOHN H.3, EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born 1858 in Cadron, Arkansas Conway Co., and died 04 Jan 1923 in Bismarck, Arkansas. She married FRANCIS (FRANK) XAVIER HELLER 08 Mar 1885 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born 03 Feb 1844 in Philadelphia, Pa., and died 15 May 1915 in Bismarck, Arkansas.
More About ELIZABETH JANE HOGAN:
Burial: Bismarck, Arkansas, Bismark Cemetery
Census: Source: 1860 Census Page No. 35
Notes for FRANCIS (FRANK) XAVIER HELLER:
Louis Heller was the son of Leonidas B. Reynolds, my great- grandfather. He was born at Magnet Cove, Arkansas to Elizabeth Jane Hogan. At the time Elizabeth was living with her sister, Nancy Ann Hogan. Leonidas B. Reynolds and Elizabeth Ann Hogan had an affair according to my father Aubery Edward Reynolds. Louis Heller was born out of this relationship. Later Elizabeth married Frances Heller.
Robert E Reynolds
FOOTNOTES Page16
Heller, D-42 Information furnished by Mrs. Johnny Wetzler
Phillip J. and Francis "Frank" Xavier Heller were brothers, born in Philadelphia, Pa., Philip being the older born ca. 1843 and Frank on Feb. 3, 1844. They both served in the Civil War for three years in the Union Army.
Philip was a member of Co. K., 193 Ohio Inf. and Frank enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio Aug. 3, 1864 as a Private in Co. M. 5th U.S. Cavalry and was assigned to the general mounted division.
With their mustering out pay of $1,000. each in August of 1867, they purchased a team of mules, some farm equipment and journeyed to an area that is now in the vicinity of Mt. Pine, Arkansas. Phillip had 80 acres of land and Frank lived on the adjoining 40 acres.
Phillip was the first to marry and at the age of 35 on July 24, 1878 in Hot Springs, Arkansas took as his bride Miss Lydia Arkansas McDaniels, who was age 21. They were married in the Catholic Church by the Priest P. H.. Garaghty. No children blessed this union but they reared an adopted son, Herman Vernon Culliver, known as "Charlie". Having no Catholic church in the area Mrs. Heller attended the New Salem Methodist Church and was active not only in the church but in community affairs, She is buried in the Godwin Cemetery.
Frank X. Heller (Feb. 3, 1844- May 15, 1915) m. at the age of 42 on March 8, 1885 Jane E. Hogan (1858-Jan. 4, 1923) in the Catholic Church by the Priest P. H. Garaghty. In 1910 Frank moved his family to Bismarck, Arkansas and settled on the Henry Diffie place near the Bismarck community. He and his wife are buried at the Bismarck Cemetery. Seven children blessed this union:
1.Willie Lewis Heller (1881-1958)
2.Frank P. Heller, b. Sept. 1, 1888 (Sexton of Hollywood Cemetery
3.Phillip James Heller, b. Aug. 12, 1891 now deceased
4.Helen Oliver Heller, b. Dec. 4, 1893
5.Leonidas Briton Heller, b. Aug. 11, 1895, now deceased
6. John Fredric Heeler, b, Arkansas 4, 1897
7.Anna Elizabeth Heller, b, July 2, 1899 the late that late that
It is interesting to take note that Elizabeth Jane Hogan and Frank Heller named their( 5) child after my great- grandfather Leonidas B. Reynolds. Our family tradition tells us there was a reconciliation between the two sisters, Elizabeth Jane( Hogan) Heller and Nancy (Hogan) Reynolds. The two families
were close and the children of both families grow up together.
More About FRANCIS (FRANK) XAVIER HELLER:
Burial: Bismark, Arkansas, Bismark Cemetery
More About FRANCIS HELLER and ELIZABETH HOGAN:
Marriage: 08 Mar 1885, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Children of ELIZABETH HOGAN and FRANCIS HELLER are:
i. LEWIS6 HELLER, b. 1881, Magnet Cove, Ar.; d. 18 Nov 1957, Hot Springs, Ar.; m. ALMA V. SWINDAL; b. 12 Apr 1889; d. 06 Jun 1940.
Notes for LEWIS HELLER:
Lewis Heller was the son of Leonidas B. Reynolds, born in Magnet Gove Arkansas
More About LEWIS HELLER:
Census: Garland Co. Marriage Records
ii. FRANK P. HELLER, b. 01 Sep 1888, Hot Springs, Ar.; d. 21 Sep 1972, Hot Springs, Ar.; m. IDA MAY HAMPTON, 13 Apr 1909, Hot Springs, Ar.; b. 31 Dec 1892, Arkansas; d. 19 Jan 1952, Hot Springs, Ar..
More About FRANK P. HELLER:
Burial: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Hot Springs Co.
Census: Garland Co. Marriage Records
More About IDA MAY HAMPTON:
Burial: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Hot Springs Co.
More About FRANK HELLER and IDA HAMPTON:
Marriage: 13 Apr 1909, Hot Springs, Ar.
iii. PHILLIP JAMES HELLER, b. 12 Aug 1891; d. 12 Jun 1956, Arkansas; m. ELIZABATH TERRY; b. 18 Jan 1885; d. 14 Apr 1979.
iv. HELEN OLVIRA HELLER, b. 04 Dec 1893.
v. LEONIDAS BRITON HELLER, b. 11 Aug 1895.
vi. JOHN FREDRICK HELLER, b. 04 Apr 1898, Hot Springs ,Ar.; d. 17 Oct 1975, Hot Springs ,Ar.; m. AUDREY HAZEL THOMAS, 24 May 1930, Garland Co.; b. 03 Jul 1913; d. 08 Oct 1982, Hot Springs ,Ar..
More About JOHN HELLER and AUDREY THOMAS:
Marriage: 24 May 1930, Garland Co.
vii. ANNA ELIZABETH HELLER, b. 02 Jul 1899, Hot Springs, Ar.; d. 12 Jun 1987, Hot Springs, Ar.; m. JAMES AMOS HAMPTON; b. 24 May 1886; d. 24 Jul 1971, Hot Springs, Ar..
8. NANCY A.5 HOGAN (RUDOLPH H.4, JOHN H.3, EDUMUD2, GRIFFIN1) was born 15 Oct 1860 in Cadron, Faulkner County, Arkansas, and died 13 Nov 1921 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas. She married LEONIDAS BASCOM REYNOLDS 10 Dec 1879 in Cadron, Faulkner County, Arkansas, son of HARTWELL REYNOLDS and ELIZABETH ISAACS. He was born 26 Jun 1856 in Bradley County, Arkansas, and died 16 Feb 1913 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas.
More About NANCY A. HOGAN:
Burial: Gorman Cemetery Eastland, County, Texas
Census: 1860, Page No. 35 Sheet No.477
Notes for LEONIDAS BASCOM REYNOLDS:
Source of Information researched and derived from the Hot Springs Record and Gus Reynolds as told to me.
In 1880 L. B. Reynolds and his family moved to Magnet Cove, Arkansas. He went to work for Diamond Joe Reynolds. "Diamond Joe" was a multi-millionaire from Chicago who built a railroad that ran from Malvern to Hot Springs. It was a one-of-a-kind railroad that was completed in1875. It was named the Hot Springs Railroad, but was known as the "Diamond Joe" line. It carried all the earmarks of the fabulous man from Chicago. The coaches had rosewood and mahogany furnishings, genuine leather upholstery, and velvet drapes. It was a far cry from the dusty, rickety stagecoach ride to Hot Springs from Malvern. Even the engine was dressed up - it had silk curtains. Now the suffering health seekers could ride to Hot Springs in comfort. The jolting stage ride had discouraged many from coming to Arkansas' Valley of Vapors. Now they were able to pour in by the hundreds. It was just a 55-minute ride from Malvern.
Passengers would come to Malvern on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, built in 1872. Then they would transfer to the waiting coaches of the "Diamond Joe". The first fare was the comparatively low sum of $2.50 each way. As business boomed, it was cut to $2, then to $1.50, and then to $1.10.
In the true tone of its creator, the "Diamond Joe" had a fabulous beginning. When the railroad was begun, a golden spike was driven to mark the start of a new progressive era.
After working for Diamond Joe, L. B. Reynolds moved to Hot Springs and opened a butcher shop located on Benton Street, which he operated for a number of years.
In the 1900 census of Garland Co., Hot Springs, Arkansas, L. B.. Reynolds was listed as a dairyman. Gus Reynolds, L. B.'s son, recalled that the dairy was located behind the Oakland Racetrack adjacent to the Hot Springs Creek. Gus confirmed that L. B.. operated a butcher shop also.
Researched By Robert E Reynolds Grandson of L. B. Reynolds, 192 Crabtree Road Hot Springs, Ar.
More About LEONIDAS BASCOM REYNOLDS:
Burial: 1909, Left Arkansas for Eastland, Co., Texas
Cause of Death: Cancer Of The Stomach
Census 2: 1860, Census Hurricane Township, Bradley Co., Ar.
Census 3: 1900, Census Hot Springs Township, Garland Co., Ar.
Census 4: 1890, Census Hot Springs Township, Garland Co., Ar.
Individual Note 2: 1913, Gorman Cemetery Eastland, County, Texas
Medical Information: Moved To Eastland Texas on advice of doctor because he had asthma. This part of Texas has a dryer climate. Left Hot Springs 1909.-
Occupation: 1910, He was a peanut farmer in Texas.
Property: Farm was located near Kokomo, Texas.
Record 1: Information provided by Velma Bennett
Record 2: Leonidas Bascom went by L .B. Reynolds.
More About LEONIDAS REYNOLDS and NANCY HOGAN:
Marriage: 10 Dec 1879, Cadron, Faulkner County, Arkansas
Children of NANCY HOGAN and LEONIDAS REYNOLDS are:
i. LEONIDAS ERASMUS6 REYNOLDS, b. 06 Oct 1880, Conway, Arkansas; d. 16 Apr 1957, Gorman, Texas; m. IVA JANE LEPATOUREL, 1902; b. 02 Mar 1887, Malvern, Arkansas; d. 25 Dec 1957, Denver, Colorado.
Notes for LEONIDAS ERASMUS REYNOLDS:
Lee Reynolds is listed in The Record of the Garland County Historical Society as operating a dairy located at Malvern and South Cedar Streets in Hot Springs, Arkansas. AMI hospital is located on the property where the dairy was. Part of the Reynolds dairy barn still exist on the original land which is located on Hollywood Lane. The barn was remodeled and made into a florist shop, The House of Flowers, and is in operation at the present time, Aug 12, 2000. The original house that Lee owned was destroyed in 1916 by a devastating tornado. Lee was injured when the storm drop down on the Reynolds' farm and was blown for over a mile.
Lee's father Leonidas Bascom Reynolds was a dairyman. His dairy was located in what is now the Tri vista area of Hot Springs. Henry (Gus) Reynolds, L. B's youngest son recalls that the property was located on Hot Springs Creek behind what is now Oakland Racetrack.
Leonidas Erasmus was named after his father and went by the name of Lee. He was married to Iva Jane Lepatourel. There is a plaque placed in the sidewalk next to the Mountain Valley Water Company located on Central Avenue and was place there by the City Of Hot Springs to mark the original site of the first opera house that was built in the city. My father Aubrey Reynolds said," Iva had a beautiful voice and sang at the opera house on Central Avenue."
Lee and Iva had four children: Aubrey Edward, Helen Blanche, Ralph Lee and Nannie Jane Reynolds.
More About LEONIDAS ERASMUS REYNOLDS:
Burial: 17 Apr 1957, Gorman Cemetery, Eastland Co., Texas
Census: 1910, Arkansas, Garland Co., Hot Springs T. S.
Census 3: 1930, Arkansas, Garland Co., Hot Springs T. S.
More About IVA JANE LEPATOUREL:
Burial: Fairmount Crematory Arapahoe County, Co.
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Census: Source of information Aubrey Edward Reynolds
More About LEONIDAS REYNOLDS and IVA LEPATOUREL:
Marriage: 1902
ii. MYRTLE EPHA REYNOLDS, b. 17 Sep 1882, Magnet Cove, Ar.; d. 13 Feb 1970, Gorman, Texas; m. BENJAMIN ELLERY WILSON, 28 Sep 1905, Hot Springs, Arkansas; b. 26 Nov 1882; d. 21 May 1962, Gorman ,Texas.
More About MYRTLE EPHA REYNOLDS:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
Census: Source of information Velma Bennett
More About BENJAMIN ELLERY WILSON:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
More About BENJAMIN WILSON and MYRTLE REYNOLDS:
Marriage: 28 Sep 1905, Hot Springs, Arkansas
iii. WILLIAM EDWARD REYNOLDS, b. 26 Jun 1885, Hot Springs, Arkansas; d. 06 Feb 1940, Gorman, Texas; m. DELLA BLANCHE STOCKTON, 26 Jan 1924, Eastland County ,Texas.; b. 26 Feb 1895, Grant Co. Arkansas; d. 10 Dec 1977, Gorman ,Texas.
More About WILLIAM EDWARD REYNOLDS:
Census: 1900, Census Garland County, Arkansas, Hot Springs T. S.
Record 1: Pauline Reynolds Buckle was very helpful in sharing her family history.
Record 2: Thanks to Velma Bennett for her contribution to my research.
More About DELLA BLANCHE STOCKTON:
Census: 1900, Census Grant Co., Ar. Darysaw Township E. D. No., 35 sheet 7 line 90
Census 3: 1910, Living with Mary C. Stockton 1910 Census
More About WILLIAM REYNOLDS and DELLA STOCKTON:
Marriage: 26 Jan 1924, Eastland County ,Texas.
iv. SILAS EUGENE REYNOLDS, b. 07 Aug 1887, Hot Springs, Arkansas; d. 09 May 1889, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
More About SILAS EUGENE REYNOLDS:
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Garland Co.
v. WALTER CARL REYNOLDS, b. 07 Aug 1889, Hot Springs, Arkansas; d. 22 Apr 1971, Eastland County, Texas; m. OLLIE MAE STOKES, 31 Dec 1911, Eastland ,County ,Texas.; b. 29 Dec 1891; d. 30 Oct 1976, Gorman, Texas.
Notes for WALTER CARL REYNOLDS:
Obituary submitted by: Ina Johnson Reynolds (Died April 25, 1971)
De Leon (RNS) - Walter Carl Reynolds, 81, of De Leon died at 7 A.M. Sunday in a Gorman hospital where he had been hospitalized for a few days.
Funeral will be at 2:30 P.M. Monday in Higginbotham Funeral Chapel with the Rev. T. W.. Chapman, pastor of Assembly of God Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. L.. Milner, pastor of First United Methodist Church.
Burial will be in Murry Memorial Cemetery of Carbon.
Born August 7, 1889, in Hot Springs, Ark., he had lived in Carbon 44 years before moving to De Leon four years ago. He worked as a dairyman and as a farmer. He married Ollie Mae Stokes Dec. 31, 1911, in Carbon.
Survivors include his wife of De Leon; a son, W. E.. Reynolds of Carbon; two daughters, Mrs. L.W. Hurst of Odessa and Mrs. A.D. Kennedy of De Leon; a brother, H.A. Reynolds of Stephenville; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Bennett of Gorman; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
More About WALTER CARL REYNOLDS:
Burial: Murry Memorial Cemetery, Eastland County, Texas
Notes for OLLIE MAE STOKES:
Obituary submitted by Ina Johnson Reynolds. (Died October 30, 1976)
Ollie Mae Reynolds of De Leon died at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the De Leon Municipal Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. in the De Leon Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles McClure, pastor of the First United Methodist Church officiating, assisted by Payne Hattox of the Church of Christ and Rev. T.W. Chapman, pastor of the Assembly of God Church.
Burial was in Murray Memorial Cemetery at Carbon.
Born December 29, 1891, in Carbon, she was the daughter of M.M. Stokes and Ora Palmer. With the exception of the past ten years, she had lived all of her life in Carbon.
She was converted and baptized at the age of fourteen in Carbon at the Methodist Church.
She married Walter Carl Reynolds December 31, 1911, in Carbon. He proceeded her in death April 25, 1971. Two brothers, Freddie and Walter, and one sister, Ruby Reese, preceded her in death.
Survivors include one son, W.E. Reynolds of Carbon, two daughters, Mrs. L.W. Hurst of Odessa and Mrs. A.B. Kennedy of De Leon, and one brother, Palmer Stokes of Carbon, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
More About OLLIE MAE STOKES:
Burial: Murry Memorial Cemetery Eastland County, Texas
Census: Source of information Ina Johnson Reynolds
More About WALTER REYNOLDS and OLLIE STOKES:
Marriage: 31 Dec 1911, Eastland ,County ,Texas.
vi. FLORENCE ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, b. 07 Nov 1891, Hot Springs ,Arkansas Garland County; d. 13 Aug 1892, Hot Springs ,Arkansas Buried Hollywood Cemetery.
vii. FRED ORANGE REYNOLDS, b. 05 Jul 1893, Hot Springs ,Arkansas; d. 22 Jan 1963, Gorman ,Texas; m. MYRTLE M. DOLBERRY, 23 Aug 1925, Eastland ,County ,Texas.; b. 19 Feb 1903; d. 19 Jan 1982, Gorman ,Texas.
Notes for FRED ORANGE REYNOLDS:
Fred O. Reynolds operated Crystal Dairy located in Eastland Co. Texas.
The source of this information was Betty Cross.
More About FRED ORANGE REYNOLDS:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
More About MYRTLE M. DOLBERRY:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
More About FRED REYNOLDS and MYRTLE DOLBERRY:
Marriage: 23 Aug 1925, Eastland ,County ,Texas.
viii. CONSTANTINO ISAAC REYNOLDS, b. 02 Mar 1896, Hot Springs ,Arkansas; d. 21 Mar 1959, Gorman ,Texas.
ix. HENRY AUGUSTUS REYNOLDS, b. 02 Nov 1897, Hot Springs, Arkansas; d. 30 Aug 1991, Stephenville, Texas; m. (1) RUBY MAE CRAWLEY, Eastland ,County Texas.; b. 14 Apr 1905; d. 14 May 1992, Stephenville, Texas; m. (2) RENA JONES, 08 May 1920, Eastland , County Texas.; b. 09 May 1899; d. 06 May 1933, Eastland, County.
Notes for HENRY AUGUSTUS REYNOLDS:
H. A. (Gus) was the only one of eight children to obtain an education beyond high school. He earned a bachelor of education degree from Howard Payne University in Brownwood and a Master of Education Degree from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. At seventeen, after attending Britton Training School in Cisco, Texas during the summer and passing an exam to obtain a two year teaching certificate, he began his teaching career spent the next 47 years in the teaching profession-not missing a year. He taught history and math, coached boys basketball, was a grade school principal, and was superintendent of schools from 1944-1959. All of his teaching was done in Texas except for four years spent in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after he retired in Texas.
He loved to sing and attended many singing schools where he learned to read music using shaped notes. He was choir director in many of the churches that he attended, and he sang in the choir until he was 82.
Gus never met a stranger. He enjoyed people and loved to talk-especially about history, sports, and politics. In his early years, he was a democrat, and Andrew Jackson was his hero. Later, he became a dedicated republican saying," The present republican party is the old democratic party."
Gus loved to read and was an avid reader until his death. He was always current on what was happening in the world. Politics, sports, and history were his main topics of interest. He loved to watch the Dallas Cowboys on television, and faithfully watched the six and ten news and the news commentaries. At times, he would become angry when the Cowboys were losing and would snap off the television.
H.A. had a strong Christian faith and was a steward and a lay-leader in the Methodist Church. He very seldom missed church, and made sure that his children attended, too.
Gus enjoyed each day of his life. He had little time for hobbies until retirement gave him time to enjoy gardening, fishing, playing 42, reading, and enjoying his grandchildren. He had a quick temper and said a bad word now and then, but he was a loving father, grand-dad, and husband, a loyal friend, and a very unique individual. His word was his bond, and he had no patience with those who did not live up to his trust. During his 92 years, he made a difference in many lives, and, certainly, the world is a better place for his having lived.
Other Information
1. In 1909, Gus moved from Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the Jewel Community near Gorman, Texas, in a spring wagon. He was in the 4th grade at Wheat Springs.
2. He was superintendent of schools in Morton Valley, Texas, Old Glory, Texas, and Bula, Texas, from 1944-1959 (11 years at Bula)
3. He retired in Stephenville, Texas in 1963, and lived there until his death, August 30, 1991. While in Stephenville, he tutored Tarlton State University students in math for a few years.
4. He married two of his students. His first wife, Rena Jones, died. He later married Ruby Crawley. Ruby died May 14, 1992, about 8 months after the death of Gus.
This article was written by Carolyn June Reynolds (Harding) on July 29, 1995.
More About HENRY AUGUSTUS REYNOLDS:
Census: 1900, Census Garland Co. Hot Springs Township
More About HENRY REYNOLDS and RUBY CRAWLEY:
Marriage: Eastland ,County Texas.
More About RENA JONES:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
More About HENRY REYNOLDS and RENA JONES:
Marriage: 08 May 1920, Eastland , County Texas.
x. JEWELL REYNOLDS, b. 31 Aug 1900, Hot Springs, Arkansas Garland County; d. 04 Sep 1900, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
More About JEWELL REYNOLDS:
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Garland Co.
xi. RUBY NANNIE REYNOLDS, b. 31 Aug 1902, Hot Springs, Arkansas Garland County; d. 06 Feb 1986, Gorman, Texas; m. ARTHUR LAWSON BENNETT, 01 Jan 1922, Eastland ,County Texas; b. 20 Aug 1902; d. 03 Oct 1945, Gorman,Texas.
Notes for RUBY NANNIE REYNOLDS:
Ruby Nanny Bennett, services held Saturday.
Ruby nanny Bennett, 83, homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 1986 at Canterbury Villa in Gorman after a long illness.
Federal services were hailed apt 11 AM Saturday at Higginbotham Funeral Home with the Reverend Marion Dennis officiating. Burial of was in the Gorman Cemetery.
An Arkansas native, she was born August 31, 1902, and was married to Author Bennett on December 24, 1922 in the Fleetwood Community. The couple was in business in Gorman many years operating a grocery and station firm before entering the dairy business. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband and one, L A Bennett.
To serve hours include three sons Billy Ray of Weatherford; Freddie Lee Cleburne and Joe of Gorman; a brother, H. A. Gus Reynolds of Stephenville: 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons serving as pallbearers were Joe Lynn Bennett of Odessa, Gary, Mike and Mark Bennett of Cleburne, Charles Bennett of Dallas, and Ernest Bennett of Weatherford, and Lonnie Bennett of Gorman.
More About RUBY NANNIE REYNOLDS:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
Census: 1930, Gorman, Eastland, Texas
Notes for ARTHUR LAWSON BENNETT:
Herman Gale Bennett, age 69, of Gorman, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at a veterans hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado.
He was born May 14, 1931 in Gorman, Texas to Hubert Gale Bennett and Velma Ella Wilson Bennett. He married Mildred Bell Kirk on December 22, 1956 at Gorman, Texas. Herman was a veteran serving in the U. S. Air Force. Herman worked for the Gorman Progress as editor-office manager for 15 years before retiring. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a member of the Gorman Lions Club, serving as secretary for many years.
Herman Gale Bennett is survived by a daughter, Rita Salas of Grand Junction, Colorado; son, Ronald Edward Bennett also of Grand Junction, Colorado; one granddaughter, Kathleen Salas and one grandson, Nicolas Salas. He was proceeded in death by his wife Mildred and her parents.
More About ARTHUR LAWSON BENNETT:
Burial: Gorman, Cemetery, Eastland County
More About ARTHUR BENNETT and RUBY REYNOLDS:
Marriage: 01 Jan 1922, Eastland ,County Texas
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