Grand Traverse County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Reynolds, Hannah E. & James A. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harold & Linda Saffron lindaj50@charter.net March 30, 2006, 7:37 pm Cemetery: Oakwood Name: Hannah E. & James A. Reynolds Date Of Photograph: March 29, 2006 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/grandtraverse/photos/tombstones/oakwood/reynolds40513gph.jpg Image file size: 87.8 Kb Hannah E. Reynolds b. 2 Aug. 1852 d. 12 Jan. 1940 James A. REynolds b. 1848 d. 4 July 1938 Additional Comments: 5 Jan. 1938 - J. A. Reynolds Dies Monday - Pioneer of Region Taken by Death at Age of 90 --- James A. Reynolds, a resident of the Grand Traverse region since 1867, died at his home, 1215 Cass street, early Monday morning after an illness of five years. He was 90 years old. --- Mr. Reynolds came to the Grand Traverse region with his mother and brothers and sisters from New York state, where he was born July 23, 1848. For many years he was employed by Hannah & Lay Company in the pine woods. Here he married Hannah Vandervort, who survives him. --- Surviving, besides the widow, are a daughter, Minnie B. Smith of this city, a son, Edward of Honor, two sisters, Mrs. Anice Parmenter and Mrs. Josephine Monroe, both of this city, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren . --- The body was taken to the Sampson Funeral Home, where it will remain until time of services to be held there at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Wyma of the Free Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood. -------------------------------------- 12 Jan. 1940 - Pioneer Woman Taken by Death - Mrs. Hannah Reynolds, pioneer resident of the Grand Traverse region, died Thursday night at her home, 1215 Cass street, following a year's illness. She was 88 years old. --- Born in Illinois on August 2, 1852, she came to this region at the age of four, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vandervort, and has since lived in this community . She was united in marriage to James Reynolds on October 23, 1873 in Traverse City and to this union were born four children, Mrs. Minnie Smith of Traverse City and Edward of Honor. Albert and James preceded their mother in death. --- Left to mourn their loss besides her son and daughter are six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren , two sisters, Mrs. Frank Umlor of Traverse City and Mrs. Martha Smith of Central Lake, one brother, John B. Vandervort of this city, other relatives and a host of friends and neighbors. -- - The body was taken to the Sampson Funeral Home to remain until Monday, when services will be held at the funeral home at 2:30. Burial will be made in Oakwood cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/grandtraverse/photos/tombstones/oakwood/reynolds40513gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb