Husband Hon. William Reynolds 1 2
Born: May 1820 1 2
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Father: John Reynolds, Esq. (1782-1871) 3 4 5
Mother: Jane Judith Ellicott (1778-1845) 6
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• Residence: : Meadville, Crawford Co, PA.
Wife Julia Eliza Thorpe 7
AKA: Julia Thorp 1 8
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1 F Frances Reynolds 8
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Spouse: Maj. A. C. Huidekoper ( - ) 8
2 F Julia Reynolds 8
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Spouse: H. H. Fuller ( - ) 8
3 M H. W. Reynolds 1 8
Born: 26 Aug 1852 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 1
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Spouse: Cora A. Mosier ( - ) 1
Marr: 1876 1
4 M John Earle Reynolds 7 8
Born: 25 Feb 1864 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 7
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Spouse: Katherine A. Shryock ( - ) 9
Marr: 20 May 1911 9
General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Reynolds
He was born in April. [HCC 1899, 753]
He received his education in Meadville, attending Alle-gheny College, at which institution he was graduated in 1837. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841, but devoted most of his attention to business enterprises. In 1850-1 he was a director in the Meadville, Alle-gheny & Brokenstraw and in the Meadville & Edinboro Plank Road Compan-ies. In 1852 Mr. Reynolds became interested in the project of bringing a line of railway through Crawford county, connecting the railroads of New York and Ohio. In October of that year he represented the interests of the Meadville citizens in a meeting of railroad presidents which investigated the practicability of running a line through Pennsylvania. Various negotiations were carried on during the next five years, but without any material result, until in May, 1857, the Meadville Railroad Company was incorporated, and the work and franchises owned by the Pittsburg & Erie Company were transferred to it. In all these negotiations Mr. Reynolds had taken a promi-nent part, and he was elected president of the company. Not being able to make satisfactory connections with the Erie Railroad in New York state, they decided to secure an independent line and commenced the work of con-struction. They changed the name to the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Company, and purchased the Erie & New York City Railroad. The track was completed to Meadville in October, 1862, connecting Meadville by rail with the cities of the east. This enterprise was largely due to the energy of Mr. Reynolds, and greatly aided the development of Meadville. In 1865 Mr. Reynolds was elected burgess of the town, and upon its incorporation in 1866 was elected the first mayor of Meadville. In 1867, in partnership with Will-iam Thorp, he started the Athens Mills Company, an enterprise which for many years was one of Meadville's chief industries, furnishing employment to thirty or forty employes. In March, 1877, Mr. Thorp withdrew, and Mr. Reynolds continued the business several years, afterward associating with his son, H. W. Reynolds.
Mr. Reynolds was president of the Meadville Gas & Water Company, a director of the Meadville Water Company, and was for many years a director of the Merchants' National Bank, in all of which he was a large stockholder. He was one of the incorporators of the Greendale cemetery, and was for many years president of the Meadville Library, Art and Historical Asso-ciation. He was a member of the Park Avenue Congregational church, which he was served many years as a trustee. [HCC 1899, 753]
General Notes: Wife - Julia Eliza Thorpe
from New York City