Thomas J. Reynolds (1796 GA - 1869 MS)
To date, I have found no significant errors in the Henry Johnson Reynolds May 5 1904 journal and in it he only refers to his father as Thomas J., not Thomas Jefferson. So far, I have found no evidence that TJR's middle name was Jefferson. I think it's possible the J. stood for James because his maternal grandfather's name was Thomas James Kennerly and the name of TJR's father may have been James Reynolds. In addition, TJR's maternal grandmother's maiden name was Elizabeth Winston James.

In the journal, Henry Johnson Reynolds states, I (HJR) learned from my father (TJR) that he (TJR) had a good recollection of his (TJR) grandfather (John), as my father (TJR) was born in the year 1796 and his grandfather (John) made his home with his father (James) in his (John) declining years. Note: I've added the names in parenthesis for clarification. To me, this indicates that TJR remembers living with his grandfather when TJR was a boy. This is a good indication that his grandfather probably moved with the family from GA to KY to TN and then to AL. The Reynolds family was probably in Madison Co, AL in 1809 when TJR was about 15 years old and his grandfather (John) was about 60-70 years old. TJR's father (James) would be about 33-35 years old.

Gale Fuller indicated she found a John Reynolds and Thomas Kennerly living next to each other in the late 1700's in Wilkes Co, GA but they moved a few years later to TN. This correlates with HJR's journal because TJR said that because his family moved when he was around 5 years old, he never knew who his grandfather's brothers and sisters were, although TJR spoke often about one of his father's cousins, Harmon Runnels, who had a son that became governor of MS, Hiram G. Runnels and and one another son that became governor of TX, Hardin R. Runnels (actually, Hardin was Harmon's grandson).

Apparently, TJR's father moved his family, along with the Kennerly's, first to Kentucky and then to Desherd, TN because TJR's brother George Kennerly was born in Kentucky and Thomas Kennerly's military pension papers indicated he moved to Kentucky for a short period of time. The source for Kennerly's pension papers comes from Gale Fuller 12/4/98 email to me.

John Reynolds (ca 1750 England - ca 1825 AL)
A John Reynolds was found living next door to Thomas Kennerly in Wilkes Co, GA (later to become Oglethorpe Co.) in the late 1700's. Because Thomas' daughter Elizabeth married a Reynolds, it could be assumed that the Reynolds who owned the property next door could have been TJR's father. However, I think John Reynolds was TJR's grandfather becuause the HJR journal indicates TJR's grandfather moved to GA at the close of the Rev War (about 1784) when TJR's father would have been around 10 years old. It seems quite possible that John Reynolds and Thomas Kennerly were Rev War soldiers together (they both lived in VA during the war) and when it was over, they and their families moved together to GA. Thomas Kennerly stated that he lived in the Wilkes Co area for 19 years (until approx 1803, the HJR journal indicates about 1801) and then went to KY for a few years and then finally settled in Desherd, Franklin Co, TN for 19 years (1813 - 1832). It is my feeling that TJR lived next door to Elizabeth Kennerly from the time he was about 10 years old and married her when he was 18-20 years old. TJR's father probably didn't own property at that time, so it seems fair to conclude that Elizbeth's father-in-law (John Reynolds) owned the farm next door. I think that John Reynolds and Thomas Kennerly again moved their families, together, to Kentucky where they stayed for a few years and then the Kennerly family moved to Desherd, Franklin Co, TN and the the John Reynolds family moved to Limestone Co, AL. It's also possible the Reynolds family first moved to Desherd with the Kennerlys and then went to Limestone Co AL. The Reynolds family shows up in Madison Co, AL in the early 1800's but it is probable that Limestone Co AL did not exist at that time but was part of Madison Co, AL.

Reynolds Timeline
In order to give context to the Reynolds family genealogy I have tried to include dates of historical events that ocurred during the genealogy period, hoping that those events might give clues as to why the Reynolds migration ocurred as it did.

1734
Daniel Boone born in Berks Co, PA

1747
The Ohio Company was chartered in 1747 by groups in London and Virginia with the mission to subdivide and sell a half-million arcres in the upper Ohio River valley area, based on a grant acquired form King George II of England. See: Early U.S. History

1748
In order to allow for western expansion of the English colonies, Britain entered into a the Treaty of Logston with the leaders of the Delaware, Shawnee, Iroquois and Wyandot (Huron). This treaty would allow claims to the region south of the Ohio River. Logstown was near present day Pittsburgh. The treaty led to serious conflict with ther French because they were concerned about losing the Ohio River for tranportation of their fur trade with the interior indians. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p5

1748 Jul
A conference took place at Logstown, near present day Pittsburgh, between British colonial officials and the huge Indian population in the area. Some of the Ohio tribes had grown dissatisfied with the quality of French trade goods and resented the restrictions the French had palced on their trade with the English, who were beginning to offer better goods at a a more generous rate of exhcange. A treaty resulted that allowed the Virginia colony to assert its claims to the region south of the Ohio River. This was a prelude to the British Colonies' first territorial expansion west of the Appalachians.

1748
Benjamin B. Hubert married Mary Brooks Williams in Frederick Co, VA. Re: Ann Burch Runnels/Don Runnels

1749
When Daniel Boone was 15 years old, his family moved from PA to the Yadkin River in Rowan Co, NC. Re: OneGreatFamily - Daniel Boone OGFN 508836408

1752 Jul
The British 1748 Logtown treaty with the local Indian population led to the French attacking an English trading post on the Miami River in the Ohio territory. The French were especially concerned that the strategic Forks of the Ohio would fall under British control, cuttinf off France's eastern access to the Ohio/Mississipi River system, so vital to their fur trade.

1753 Apr
After the French built a series of forts in the Ohio territory, the British sent 21 year old, Major George Washington to remind the French miliary that the Ohio territory belonged to the Virginia colony. The French dismissed his claims.

1753
In order to protect the Ohio River for their fur trade industry, France built several forts in British territory near Pennsylvania so British Major George Washington was sent to demand the French leave British Territory. Washton returned to report the French refusal. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p5

1754
Benjamin B. Hubert moved his family to from Frederick Co. VA to Caswell Co, NC where his daughter, Fanny Hubert was born. She later married Dudley Runnels. Note that Frederick Co. VA is near Augusta Co where our ancestor, John Reynolds, probably moved from when he moved his family to Georgia in about 1784. Frederic Co, VA is also where our ancestor, James Trussell originally came from. Re: Ann Burch Runnels/Don Runnels

1755 Spring
British General Edward Braddock, along with George Washington who was in charge of 500 Virginia Militia volunteers, was defeated near Fort Duquesne. This was the beginning of what became known as the "Seven Years War" between Britain and France. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p5

1756
Daniel Boone marries Rebecca Bryan in Rowan Co, NC. Re: OneGreatFamily - Daniel Boone OGFN 508836408

1756
Approximate birthdate of John Reynolds, Sr. who came to VA from England just before the Rev. War. Re: HJR Journal p1

1758 Nov
The British finally removed the French military from the Ohio River territory. As the British moved on Fort Duquesne, the French left without a fight. However, they burned the fort so it couldn't be used by the British. The British rebuilt it as Fort Pitt and the area later became the city of Pittsburgh. See: Early U.S. History

1759 Sep
The British win complete control over the French including Canada and the borders of the English colonies. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p6

1763
Britain conquers France and the Treaty of Paris is signed and in Oct King George III issued a proclamation forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian mountains in order to keep peace with the indians.. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p8

1769
Daniel Boone passes through Cumberland Gap and explores Kentucky. Re: OneGreatFamily - Daniel Boone OGFN 508836408

1770
Many treaties were signed by Britain and the indians to allow migration west of the Appalachain mountains. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p8

1773 Sep 25
Daniel Boone moved his family and five other families from Rowan Co, NC to Kentucky via the Cumberland Gap.
Re: http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/boone/chapt1/index.html

1775
Benjamin Franklin was named the first Postmaster General of the United States. See: U.S. Post Office History

1776 Jul 4
The Colonies declare their independence from Great Britain and Britain gets help from most of the indian tribes. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p12

1777
The Land Act of 1777 created the "head-right" system that allowed the head of the family to select up to 200 acres of unoccupied land for himself and 50 acres for each family member and slave. Second, those who were loyal during the Revolutionary War or served in the military were given "bounty" land as a method of land disbursement. By 1808, property was also being distributed through land lotteries. Many people were unable to take adantage of this act until after the Rev War in 1784.

1777
Wilkes County was created in 1777 as one of the original 11 counties of Georgia. The original Wilkes (in some old records Wilks) County included all of the area now in Lincoln, Elbert, and Wilkes Counties; most of Oglethorpe,, Madison, Taliaferro and Warren Counties; half of Hart County, and parts of Clarke, Glascock, Greene Hancock , and McDuffie Counties, and of course present day Wilkes County.

1779
Harmon Reynolds married Hester Hubert.

1783
With U.S. independence, the nation's western territorial boundary was designated as the Mississippi River, with Spanish Louisiana bordering its western frontier, Spanish control of the lower Mississippi, and especially of New Orleans, became a problem for western settlers when the Spanish would often close that port to American shipping.

There were then few roads connecting the Trans-Appalachian West with the East. Consequently, the southern Ohio Valley regions of Kentucky and western Tennesse, and the Ameican settlements of the lower Mississippi Valley relied on the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans as a trade route to markets in the eastern U.S., the West Indies and Europe. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995, p25

1784
After the close of the Revolutionary War, TJR's grandfather, John Reynolds, Sr, moved to Georgia and had a very large connection there. Re: HJR Journal p11

1786
Benjamin B. Hubert and his family, including his son-in-laws Dudley Runnels and Harmon Runnels moved from Caswell Co, NC to Wilkes Co, GA. Re: Ann Burch Runnels/Don Runnels

1789
North Carolina ceded its rights to the the lands in the Tennessee area and the US Congress created the Southwest Territory which included all land south of the Ohio River, which included what is now Kentucky and Tennessee. President George Washington appointed William Blount as governor. Blount was a wealthy land owner in North Carolina and Tennessee.
Re:www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/online/section6/territory.pdf

1790
Gale Fuller and Kelly Parks indicate that there is a 1790 Census which indicates that Thomas Kennerly lived next door to a John Reynolds and 11 houses away from Spencer Reynolds.

1793
In order to accommodate population growth, Oglethorpe County was created from a portion of Wilkes County in 1793. A part of Greene County was added to Oglethorpe County in 1794. Parts of Oglethorpe County were added to Greene County in exchange for parts of Greene in 1799. In 1811, parts of Oglethorpe County were given to Madison County. In 1813, a portion of land was taken from Clarke. In 1825, a part of Oglethorpe County was given to Taliaferro County and in 1831 another part was added to Madison County. Source: Oglethorpe Co

1796 Jun 1
Tennessee becomes the 16th state. John Sevier is elected governor, William Blount is Senator and a young lawyer, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) becomes Tennessee's first U.S. Representative. Jackson was born in South Carolina and moved to Nashville, TN in the early 1790's where he married Rachel Donelson who was the daughter of one of the original founders of Nashville, John Donelson. Jackson built the Hermitage on Donelson land.
Re:www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/online/section6/territory.pdf

1796
TJR is born in Georgia. Re: HJR Journal p1

1798
James Trussell II married Elizabeth Lyles and their first child, John, is born in Chester Co, SC in 1798. Re: SAK p99

1799
Minutes of Inferior Court for Wilkes County Georgia dated July 10, 1799 states the following: "Levi Reynolds, orphan of Dudley Reynolds, bound to Phillip Henry to learn Carpenters trade." Levi was fourteen years of age when this took place.

1799
Daniel Boone moves his family from Kentucky to near St. Louis Mo. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p12

1801
Passport through Creek Nation to MS granted to Harmon Runnels.
Re: Don Runnels Sep 7 1999

1801
John Reynolds, Jr moved TJR and his family from Georgia to Tennesse. Re: HJR Journal p1

There are indications through the Kennerly history that they went to KY first.

1801
John Pell Kennerly's first child, Malinda was probably born in Ky.

1802
Georgia ceded the land that became the eastern part of the Mississippi Territory but is now Alabama. Source: Madison County

1802 Feb 27
John Reynolds with his family consisting of eighteen white persons an 2 negroes has permission to pass from hence to the Ohio River with a large flat bottomed Boat laden with provisions and Household furniture on his way to the Natchez in the Mississippi Territory. Source: TN Intruders Settlements

1803 Jun 7
William Johnson having in charge two large flatbottomed boats bound to the Natchez in the Mississippi Territory laden with Cotton, Iron Barr & Castings, navigated by six men has permission to descent the Tennessee River in prosecution of his voyage. TN Intruders Settlements

1803 Sep 1
Thomas Kennerly & Son Thomas Kennerly Junr having lawfull business to transact in the State of Georgia have permission to pass thro the Cherokee Nation to Jackson County in the State of Georgia aforesaid & return the same route. . . 21 Sept 1803 TN Intruders Settlements

1803 Approximate
TJK stated in his Rev War pension papers that he lived in Georgia for 19 years and then moved to Overton Co, TN. The Reynolds family probably moved at the same time. See: Rev War Pension Papers

1803
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisana Territory from France.
See: Atlas of Westward Expansion, c1995 p26

1804 Approximate
TJK stated in his Rev War pension papers that he lived in Overton Co, TN for a short while but then moved to Cumberland Co, KY where he lived for several years before moving to Franklin Co, TN. See: Rev War Pension Papers

1805
TJR's brother, George Kennerly Reynolds, is born in Kentucky. This date is supported by the 1850 Pickens Co, AL census. HJR confirms that George raised his family in Pickens Co while everyone else moved to MS. This is interesting because Thomas Kennerly, TJR's maternal grandfather said that the Kennerly family moved to Overton, TN about 1803 for a short time and then moved to Cumberland Co, Kentucky where they lived for about 7 years. TJR's grandfather applied for a passport to take his family by flatboat to Natchesz MS in 1803. 1850 Pickens Co AL Census

1805
Pioneer, John Hunt, occupied a cabin along side a spring in Huntsville, AL. A town developed around him and by 1819, it was the largest in the Alabama Territory. See: Huntsville

1806 Jan 07
The U.S. completed a treaty with the Cherokee Indians which ceded Indian land east of a line drawn from the Chickasaw Old Fields, near Huntsville AL, to the head of the Duck River in Tennesse. At that time, everyone thought that would include all land along the Elk River. On Sep 7 1807 and agreement was made with the Cherokee to include all of the Elk River. Most of this land was parceled out to Revolutionary War vetrans. See: Indian Land Cessions

1808
James Trussell II moves his family to Franklin Co, TN where his son, James Madison Trussell is born. Re: SAK p88

1809
John Reynolds, Freeman Jones and Thomas Speaks show up in the Madison Co, AL 1809 Census but they probably lived in what is now Limestone Co AL. For some reason James Reynolds did not show up in this census although he was one settlers listed in the Intruders Settlement in what is now Limestone Co AL. However, when you compare the 1809 Census list to the 1809 Intruders Settlement list, there are a lot of people that are not in the census. Source: 1809 Census

1809
On this date John Reynolds, Jr appears in the Madison Co, AL census.
Re: Gale Fuller's email to me.

1809
John Reynolds and James Reynolds are included on the 1809 TN Intruders Settlement list. This could be TJR's father and grandfather. Source: TN Intruders Settlements

1810 Approximate
TJK stated in his Rev War pension papers that he moved to Franklin Co, TN 22-23 years before he applied for his Rev War pension. See: Rev War Pension Papers

1810
Harmon Runnels moves his family from Hancock Co, GA to Lawrence Co, MS. His son Hiram G. Runnels became governor of MS. Re: Dudley Runnels 1/23/1999 Genealogy.com

1812 June
British infringement on the rights of American ships to freely navigate the high seas, aslong with teh impressment of American seamen into the Brithish navy were, ostensibly, the primary issues prompting President James Madison to declare war on Great Britain. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p44

1813 Oct
General Andrew Jackson, a judge from Tennessee, headed from Nashville, TN to Alabama with his Tennessee Militia troops in order to quell a Creek Indian uprising near the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. After having fortified Huntsville, AL Jackson and his army advanced into the Creek homelands destroying their villages on the Tallapoosa River. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p47

1813
On this date John Reynolds, Jr appears in another Madison Co, AL census.
Re: Gale Fuller's email to me.

1813 Oct
General Andrew Jackson, a judge from Tennessee, headed from Nashville, TN to Alabama with his Tennessee Militia troops in order to quell a Creek Indian uprising near the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. After having fortified Huntsville, AL Jackson and his army advanced into the Creek homelands destroying their villages on the Tallapoosa River. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p47

1814 Aug
British soldiers moved up the Potamac, burned the Capitol and the White House and captured Washington, D.C. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p48

1815 Jan 08
General Andrew Jackson wins the final battle of the War of 1812 at New Oleans. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p48

1815
In the fall, James Trussell II moved his family to the head of the Cahawba River in St. Clair Co, AL. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p5

1816
In the spring, James Trussell II moved his family to Tuscaloosa Co, AL, eight miles below the falls of the Black Warrior River. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p5

1817 Aug 15
Mississippi became a state and Albama was separated from the Mississippi Territory. Source: Madison County

1817
Harmon Runnels was a delagate to the MS Constitutional Convention and was a MS state representative from 1817-1820. He was a MS State Senator from 1837-1838. Re: Dudley Runnels 1/23/1999 Genealogy.com

1818 Mar 18
The first Revolutionary War Pension Act was passed for vetrans who had served at least 9 months in the war but in 1820 it was changed to only include those who could prove they were needy. See: Pension Discussion

1818
James Trussell II moved his family one mile away from their home on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa Co, AL. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p5

1819 Dec 14
Alabama officially became a state. Source: Madison County

1819
The "Panic of 1819" was a financial crisis that affected most everyon in th U.S. and it a had a significant impact on U.S. migration. See Atlas of Westward Expansion c1995 p52

1819
Leaders of the Alabama Territory met in Huntsville to petition the U.S. Congress to grant Alabama statehood. See: Huntsville

1819
James Trussell II moved his family east from the Black Warrior River to near the Tombigbee River in Greene Co, AL. RE: James Madison Trussell Journal p5

1820
TJR marries Nancy Johnson Oyler in St. Clair, AL.
Source: St Clair Marriages

1822
Andrew Jackson Trussell is the first child of James Trussell II and Elizabeth Lyles to be born in Franklin Co, TN. Re: SAK p90

1825
TJR's 2nd child, Rachel, is born in Pickens Co, AL.

1832 Jun 7
A Revolutionary War Pension Act was finally passed that most vetrans could access. Unfortunately, most vetrans were 75-80 years old by this time so many had not lived to access the their pension. However, if the vetran did apply for a pension, there was a lot of valuable historical information recorded about the vetran's life. See: Pension Discussion

1833
Harmon Runnels' son became governor of MS 1833-1835. Re: Dudley Runnels 1/23/1999 Genealogy.com

1834
James Madison Trussell marries Susanah Parks in Sumpter Co, AL and they moved to nearby Kemper Co, MS. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p7

1837
The stock market crash of 1837 created a depression lasting into the 1840's. The depression created bank failures and plummeting crop prices. Source: Oglethorpe Co

1836 Feb 05
Lucinda Reynolds is the first child of Thomas J. Reynolds to be born in Newton Co, MS. All previous children had been born in Pickens Co, AL.
Re: FTW

1838 Jan
James Madison Trussell was elected to the Mississippi state legislature. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p7

1838 Nov
James Madison Trussell resigned from the Mississippi state legislature and moved to Lauderdale Co, MS where he lived for 28 years. This would mean he probably moved from Lauderdale Co, MS to Kingland, Llano Co, TX in 1875. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p7

1843 Dec
Olivia Ophelia Trussell is born in Lauderdale Co, MS.

1850
Pat Garrett (Billy the Kid fame) is born in Chambers Co, AL. His parents move to Claiborne Parish, LA in 1873.
Re: Pat Garrett Term Paper

1850 Census
Thomas J. Reynolds family
Newton Co, MS
*156  27  27 Thomas 54 GA, Nancy 45 TN, Henry 18 MS, Wm 21, Walter 16, Thomas 12, Freeman 10, Lucinda 15, Nancy 4, Richard 6, Margaret 4/12
Source: Kelly Parks - Reynolds-Runnells.htm

1850 Census
George Kennerly Reynolds family
Thomas J. Reynolds' brother, George Kennerly Reynolds had a large family that stayed in Pickens Co, AL when Thomas moved his family to MS. See: 1850 Pickens Co, AL Census

1857
Hardin Richard Runnels, son of Harmon Runnels, became governor of Texas in 1857. He was the only person to ever beat Sam Houston in an election. Re: Dudley Runnels 1/23/1999 Genealogy.com

1859 Jan
James Madison Trussell's first wife Susannah Parks dies at age 40.

1859 Jul
Olivia Ophelia Trussell marries Jesse Fremont Kennedy in Meridian, Lauderdale Co, MS.

1860 Jul
After the death of his first wife, James Madison Trussel marries Mary Ann Poole. There is no marriage record known, to date, but they show up in the Jul 1860 census records for Lauderdale Co, MS. Re: SAK p117

1860 Census
Thomas J. Reynolds family
145/965/976   Thomas J Reynolds 64 GA, Nancy 53 TN, Freeman 20, Richard 17
Thomas J. Reynolds, Jr.
965   Thomas
William Johnson Reynolds family
145/977/977   Willliam 30 MS, Leoresia 19 MS, Charles 1/12
Henry Johnson Reynolds family
978   Henry 28 AL, Jane 25 AL, Benjamin 3 MS,  Levy 8/12

1861 Jan 9
Mississippi seceded from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War.

1861 Apr 12
The newly formed Confederate soldiers fire on Fort Sumpter in Mississipi and the Civil War begins. Re: Infoplease Civil War

1865 Apr 9
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox and the Civil War comes to an end. Re: Infoplease Civil War

1866 Fall
After the Civil War, HJR and his 1st wife, Rebecca Jane, and family move back to Texas. Re: HJR Journal p12

1866 Fall
HJR moves his family back to Hill Country, Texas for three years.
Re: HJR Journal p12

1869 Feb 18
William Henry Altman and Amanda Trussell are married in Lauderdale Co, MS.

1869 Jul 27
HJR's father, Thomas J. Reynolds, dies in Newton Co, MS.
Re: FTW

1869 Fall
After living for 3 years in Hill Co, TX HJR moves his family back to MS because his 1st wife is critically ill. Re: HJR Journal p12

1869
At age 19, Pat Garrett goe to Texas to be a buffalo hunter.
Re: Pat Garrett

1869 Feb 18
WHA married Amanda Trussell in Lauderdale Co, MS. They had been living together as step-brother and step-sister since about 1860. Re: FTW

1870 Feb 3
HJR's wife, Rebecca Jane Johnson Reynolds dies in Newton Co, MS at age 36. Rebecca’s grandfather is HJR’s great grandfather and all but two of her ten children died at a very early age and she died at age 36, probably during the delivery of twins.

1870 Aug 24
HJR marries Olivia Ophelia Trussell in Pickens Co, AL. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1870 Census
MS Newton
Henry Johnson Reynolds family
4/ 4 Henry 38 AL, Benjamin F 12 MS
Thomas J. Reynolds, Jr. family
487 57/57 Thomas 30 MS, Louisa 25 MS, Virgina 9, Robert 4, Andrew 2, Francis 2/12
William Johnson Reynolds family
487 54/54 William J 40 MS, Louisa (Rowzee/Johnson) 35 GA, Charles 10, Lucy 8, Laura  Johnson  11, Thomas Johnson 9, Frank 1

1871
William Henry Altman and Amanda move from Lauderdale Co, MS to Texas, probably to Osage, Coryell Co, TX because that is where their daughter Mary Victoria is born in 1873. Also there is a gravestone in Evant, Coryell Co, Tx that indicates his mother, Mary Ann Poole, died there in 1902. Re: 1934 Quanah Newspaper Clipping

1874 Fall
HJR and his 2nd wife, Olivia Trussell, and family move to Hill Country, TX and went from there to Coryell County and from there to Llano Co, TX where they lived for 15 years. Re: HJR Journal p12

1875 Jan
The SAK Journal indicates that HJR's son, James Madison Reynolds, died in Llano Co, TX in Jan 27 and that his son, George Lee Reynolds, was born in Llano Co, TX on Jan 06. (I think it's more likely that it should be Coryell Co, TX rather than Llano Co, TX because there was no Reynolds in the Kingsland graveyard, although someone should look in the Wolf's Crossing graveyard). Re: SAK Journal p148

1875 Mar 25
HJR writes a letter to the editor of the Newton Weekly Ledger in Newton, MS while residing in Peoria, TX. He indicates in the letter that he expects to make an extended tour of the West that summer but that he will return to Peoria. (I suspect that when he arrived in Kingsland, TX he found that area to be even better). Re: Newton Weekly Ledger Letter

1875
According to his journal, James Madison Trussell said he moved to Lauderdale Co, MS in 1838 and lived their for 28 years. This would mean he probably moved from Lauderdale Co, MS to Kingland, Llano Co, TX in 1875. Although he may have first moved to Coryell Co, TX because he wrote a letter from there in 1877. Re: James Madison Trussell Journal p7

1877 Sep 10
Nancy Trussell Kings wrote a letter from Sandy Mountain, Llano Co, TX to JMT Jr stating that the whole family (Kings, Reynolds & Altmans) were moving to the new land at the fork of the Llano and Colorado Rivers and were busy building houses and gathering crops. Re: UTA Folder 20 Sept-Nov 1877

1878
Pat Garrett settles down in Fort Sumner, NM where he meets Billy the Kid when Pat is a bartender.
Re: Pat Garrett

1880 Nov
Pat Garrett is elected sheriff of Lincoln Co, NM after the Lincoln Co Range Wars.
Re: Pat Garrett

1881 Jul
Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid
Re: Pat Garrett

1882 Jul 16
HJR shot and killed his step daughter's (Susan Alice Trussell Kennedy Edwards) husband because he was using a gun to try to force the daughter to go with him. This was the daughter of Olivia Trussell Reynolds and the grand daughter of JMT Sr. Re: Page 20 SAK Journal Note: There are not Trussell letters available between May-Sep 1882.

1884 Nov
William Westley Cochran, cowboy, marries Susan Alice Kennedy. WHR and his step-brother William Newton Kennedy are 18 years old.

1885 Jun 21
Victoria McAlister wrote a letter from Meridian, MS to her sisters, Olivia Trussell Reynolds and Amanda Trussell Altman in Wolf's Crossing, TX describing family news.
Re: UTA Folder 22 Feb-Jun 1885

1891 Mar 8
William Henry Reynolds and Mary Victoria Altman were married in Kingsland, Llano Co, Tx. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1891 Nov 19
Willie Lee Cochran, the daughter of William Westley Cochran was born in Eldorado, Greer Co, OK which means William Westley had moved from Kingsland, TX before this time. Re: FTW

1891
WHR's step-brother, William Newton Kennedy, marries Ida Bragge (from White Oaks, NM) in Kingsland, Llano Co, TX. In his journal, HJR stated he and Olivia moved from Kingsland about 1890 but it's unlikely they would have moved before their sons, William Newton Kennedy and William Henry Reynolds, had been married in Kingsland during 1891.

1892 Apr 22
Allie Rebbeca was the first child born to WHR. Born Kingsland, TX.

1893 April 22
In March, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation that at noon on April 22 unassigned land in Oklahoma's Indian Territory would be open to settlement. This may have been why so many of our ancestors left Kingsland, TX for Oklahoma between 1890 and 1900. See: Atlas of Westward Expansion p210

1893 Dec
This is about the time HJR and Olivia Trussell Reynolds moved to Greer Co, OK. Hershel is 20, George is 18, Ada is 15, Charles is 12, Paris is 8, and Celestina is 6.
Re: HJR Journal p12

1894 Sep 09
Olivia Trussell Reynolds wrote a letter from Quanah, TX to JMT Jr regarding Indians who came to town to buy supplies. Re: UTA Folder 8 Sep 1894

1894
WHR's step-brother, William Newton Kennedy moves his family to White Oaks, NM where he ran cattle and worked the silver and gold mines in the area. Re: SAK p19

1896
HJR's daughter, Ada Reynolds, married Riley Spears in Quanah, TX
Re: FTW

1898 Aug 10
Olivia Trussell Reynolds wrote a letter from Quanah, TX to JMT Jr about family and general news. Re: UTA Folder 13 Oct 1898

1899 Mar 01
Olivia Trussell Reynolds wrote a letter from Quanah, TX to JMT Jr stating he promise to give him her share of the old place is still good. Re: UTA Folder 14 Feb-Mar 1899

1899 Mar 21
Olivia Ophelia Trussell Reynolds dies in Quanah, TX. Hershel is 26, George is 24, Ada is 21, Charles is 18, Paris is 14, and Celestina is 12.
Re: FTW

1899 Mar 28
HJR writes a letter from Quanah, TX to JMT Jr indicating that Olivia Trussell Reynolds had died suddently of menengitis. Re: UTA Folder 14 Feb-Mar 1899

1899 Apr 06
HJR writes a letter from Quanah, TX to JMT Jr and says that their children will sign over deed to property that Olivia promised to her brother. Re: UTA Folder 14 Feb-Mar 1899

1902 Jul
WHR and Mary Victoria move from Kingsland, TX to Martha, Jackson County, OK to what was then Oklahoma Territory. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

Uncle Riley Spears owned a farm in Martha, OK. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript.

This is probably when HJR came to live with his son's (William Henry Reynolds) family because Jewell Reynolds Trammell said that Grandpa Reynolds and Uncle Ben lived with her family while she was growing up. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1903 Dec 6
WHR's fourth daughter is born in Martha OK.

1904 May 5
HJR writes the Reynolds Journal while visiting his youngest sons, Paris and Lee, in San Antonio, TX. Paris, who wrote the last words of the journal was only 19 years old. HJR was 66 years old. Re: HJR Journal Preface

1906
William Henry Altman and Amanda move from Kingsland, TX to Quanah, TX. Re: 1934 Quanah Newspaper Clipping

1907 Nov 16
This was Aunt Jewel's first day of school and they were still living in Martha, OK because she remembers being driven to nearby Altus, OK to buy school shoes. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1912 Jan 5
At this date WHR and his family moved to Hollis, Harmon Co, OK in a covered wagon. They had rented a farm from Grandpa Altman (he lived across the Texas border in Quanah, TX) 8 miles southeast of Hollis. Grandpa Reynolds and his brother, Uncle Ben, rented a farm nearby. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1913 Aug 21
WHR's first child, Allie, is married to Jess McGee in Hollis, OK. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1916 Jul 21
HJR passed away in Hollis, OK at age 84.

1923 Feb 16
WHR's brother, Benjamin Reynolds, passed away in Hollis, OK at age 66.

1924 Fall
WHR and his family moved to Amherst, TX because they heard that a large ranch was being divided into 170 acre sections for farming. All of the girls except for Aunt Jewel were married at the time, so they didnt move. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1934 Feb 18
William Henry Altman and Amanda celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary in Quanah, TX. Re: 1934 Quanah Newspaper Clipping

1936 Fall
WHR and his wife, Mary Victoria, rented out the farm so they could move to Los Angeles, CA where the three older boys and the oldest sister, Allie lived. Glen was still living at home, so he moved to Los Angeles with them.

They spent the winter in Los Angeles and were planning to return to Texas in July, but on June 30, 1936 WHR had a massive heart attack and passed away.

Mary Victoria and her son, Glen, returned to Texas and Glen farmed the place the following year. Glen married Maedean Kimmel the following year and they moved to Los Angeles so Mary Victoria rented the farm out again. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1937 Jun 30
William Henry Reynolds passed away while visiting Los Angeles.
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1938 Jan 4
Grandma Amanda Altman passed away in Quanah, TX at age 87.

1938 Apr 1
Grandpa W.H. Altman passed away in Quanah, TX at age 92.

1939 Jan
Mary Victoria Altman Reynolds' son married so she rented the farm to her son, Vic, and moved to Los Angeles. Re: Jewel Reynolds Trammel Manuscript

1966 Oct
Mary Victoria had moved to Plainview, TX and lived with her brother, Uncle Will, until he died.

1967
Mary Victoria could no longer live by herself and moved into a nursing home in Littlefield, TX which her son, Vic, and his wife, Vera operated until Uncle Vic died.

1971 Mar 21
Mary Victora Reynolds passed away.

1993 Aug 26
Mary Victoria's son, Vic, died in Littlefield, TX.

1998 Mar
Rick Reynolds visited Kingsland, TX for the first time, during a business trip to Austin.