Dekalb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Reynolds, Anne 1827
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Anne Goodwin gene@agoodwin.us February 27, 2014, 7:42 am

Athenian, Mar. 2, 1827
Athenian, Mar. 2, 1827 -- page 3 column 1;  image presented online by the 
Digital Library of Georgia. Transcribed 2/26/2014 by Anne Goodwin

"[Communicated]
"Obituary
"Departed this life, at Decatur Court-House, DeKalb county, on Friday the 16th 
ult. Mrs. Ann Reynolds, a native of North-Carolina, but for several years past 
she has resided in this State, aged 76 years, 9 months, and 19 days.

"The tears that we shed o'er holy dust,
  Are the tribute of human sadness;
But the grave holds in trust, the remains of the just
  Till the day of eternal gladness.

"Obituary notices are but faint expression of the feelings, and in general 
contain but feeble portraitures of the character of the virtuous, the 
charitable, and religious dead; they but impart to distant friends and 
relatives, that in the executien [sic] of the decrees of Heaven, another victim 
has been taken from their circle. And in paying the last sad tribute of respect 
to the memory of the sincere christian, the writer only regrets that the tas 
has not [torn] on more adequate powers. To recapitulate [torn]able qualities of 
the deceased, would be to re-[torn] the history of a life spent in exercising 
all those generous and charitable feelings, which distinguish the human heart, 
and call for the homage of affection and friendship. While in the enjoyment of 
health, and all the comforts which this life can afford, she did not forget 
that which was due to Him who was the giver of all, but prosecuted with the 
utmost zeal and assiduity her devotional [torn] upon which all her hopes were 
built, and [torn] enabled her to bear with christian fortitude a painful and 
lingering disease, and leave the world with that tranquil resignation, which is 
the effect of morality, religion, and a good conscience. The kind, 
affectionate, and watchful solicitude of a daughter, assisted by a son, could 
not alleviate her sufferings, nor avert the decree of Heaven. Her work of 
probation has been closed, her spirit has entered eternity. "Blessed are the 
dead that die in the Lord henceforth, yea saith the spirit, that they may rest 
from their labors, and their works do follow them."



Additional Comments:
The self-guided tour flyer for the Decatur City Cemetery points out the 1827 
grave for Anne Reynolds as one of the earliest in the cemetery. Sadly, I don't 
see an entry for her grave at findagrave, just one for her son Ebzy Baker 
Reynolds, later the clerk of the county court. 
Anne's son-in-law George Tomlinson was the builder for the first county 
courthouse at Decatur Square. Therefore I think this obituary is significant 
for Dekalb County, Georgia history.


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