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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 143



MRS. NANNIE S. REYNOLDS.

	Colorado has occupied a position of leadership on many important 
public questions. She was among the first states to give the right of 
public franchise to women and call them to her public offices, -where 
they have in many instances most acceptably and capably served. The 
interests of Larimer county have been most efficiently promoted through 
the efforts of Miss Nannie S. Murchison in her position as county clerk 
and recorder, to which she was called by appointment in October, 1910, 
and since the expiration of her first term election has kept her in the 
position.

	Miss Nannie S. Murchison was born in Kewanee, Illinois, and is a 
daughter of Duncan L. and Maria (North) Murchison, the former a native 
of Scotland, while the latter was born in Illinois and was of English 
lineage. Duncan L. Murchison came to America when a little lad of but 
six years in company with his parents, his father being one of the 
first settlers of Henry county, Illinois. He invested there in land and 
at one time owned about halt of the county and extensively engaged in 
farming in that section of the state throughout his remaining days. His 
son, Duncan L., also became an agriculturist. He was reared and 
educated in Henry county and when old enough to assume the 
responsibility began farming on his own account. He purchased land, 
which he developed and improved, and as the years passed he won a very 
substantial measure of success through his intelligently directed 
agricultural interests. He finally retired from active business, rented 
his farm and in 1904 removed to Greeley, Colorado, with the intention 
of locating permanently there, but after a very short illness passed 
away in March, 1905, when fifty-nine years of age. He had for a 
considerable period survived his wife, whose death occurred in 
November, 1889.

	Their daughter, Nannie S. Murchison, was reared and educated in 
Henry county, Illinois, and for three years in early womanhood taught 
music in Des Moines and in Adel, Iowa. She then went to Chicago for the 
further study of piano music, to which she gave her attention for some 
time, but was called to Colorado on account of the death of her father 
in 1905 and has always remained in this state. In that year she took up 
her abode in Fort Collins, where she entered the employ of the Fort 
Collins Abstract Company, with which she continued until October. 1910, 
save that during that period she was absent for a year in Europe, where 
she was studying music in 1906-7. In connection with her duties as an 
employe of the Abstract Company she also taught piano, being recognized 
as one of the leading music instructors of the county. In October, 
1910, she was appointed deputy county clerk and recorder of Larimer 
county and after occupying the position for four years was elected to 
the office and has since served, most efficiently discharging the 
duties of the position.

	On the 22d of August, 1917, Miss Nannie S. Murchison became the 
bride of. Howard S. Reynolds, a well known violinist and teacher in the 
Conservatory of Music, a department of the Colorado Agricultural 
College. Mr. Reynolds is a native son of Colorado, his parents being 
William and Hattie (Nash) Reynolds, who were pioneer settlers of this 
state and now reside at Boulder. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are very 
prominent in the social and musical circles of Fort Collins. Her 
political allegiance is given to the democratic party. She is the only 
representative of the party who has held the office of county clerk and 
recorder in Larimer county in thirty years and her efficiency is 
indicated by her reelection to the position which she is now filling.