The Life of Warren Ford Reynolds
Many descendants have written short sketches about the life of this great pioneer ancestor, but no detailed treatise yet exists. This page is dedicated to the images and writings created by great-grandson Robert N. Reynolds. Included here are documents that capture some of the paternal history and chronological periods that framed Warren Ford Reynolds' life as well as that of his immediate family. Please click on the respective image or titles to access a PDF document.
1836 -- Leaving The Genesee
For two decades Warren's Family lived and prospered in the Genesee Valley of Upper New York State. From this gathering spot, like waters flowing to the Sea, the Reynolds family grew in volume, then scattered - spreading out across the country.
Leaving New York - Moving to Michigan - Scattering of the Family....._ |
Death of Betsy Artlip ReynoldsClick to enlarge the fan chart on the left. This chart represents the descendants of Asa and Betsy Reynolds eleven children. The portion shaded in yellow are descendants of Warren Ford Reynolds, exceeding in number the total of the other ten siblings combined. |
Warren's Courtship and Marriage to Edna Merrell..... |
Farmington, Iowa -- not many miles from Nauvoo. It was here that Warren said: "I was left in Nauvoo with but one horse and wagon & had my
wagon robed at farmington and I was turned out - as the huskers would say to eat root little pig or die but I have had plenty to eat & to ware & I am out of the reache of mobers & mobicrats & devlish men who seak to destroy the kingdom of God and take the preasthood from the earth."
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1846 - The Consequential Year..... |