REYNOLDS, Mary Esther (Morton) died 1895

REYNOLDS, MORTON, NORTON

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 9/13/2012 at 22:09:45

From our Up Medland Correspondent - Mrs. Esther Reynolds, wife of the late "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, died at her home at McGregor, Iowa, Friday last. She was the daughter of the late James Morton, of Rockland, and sister of Jay Morton, of the same place, who was summoned to the bedside of his dying sister. It was feared that he did not reach there until life had fled.

~Middletown Daily Argus, Middletown, NY; August 6, 1895

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Added by Joy Moore 3/31/2021:

Source: Decorah Republican Aug. 8, 1895 P 3 C 2

Diamond Jo's Wife Dead.
Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 3.—Mrs. Mary Norton Reynolds, widow of Diamond Jo Reynolds, died to-day at her home in McGregor, Iowa.

Diamond Jo died without making a will and the death of the widow leaves E. M. Dickey solo ad­ministrator of the estate, which is administered under the jurisdiction of a Chicago court.

Mrs. Reynolds is child­less, her son Blake having died three years ago. Her heirs-at-law are two brothers, one of whom is Jay Morton, of Chicago.

The estate is worth sev­eral millions, the most valuable asset being the Hot Springs railroad. It is not known whether Mrs. Reynolds left a will.

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Added by S. Ferrall 3/31/2021:

Mary Esther was d/o James & Mehitabel (Crary) Morton of Rockland, NY.

Joseph 'Diamond Jo' Reynolds, Mary Esther & their son Blake are buried at Mount Hope cemetery, Chicago. Joseph died in 1891 and Blake in 1889 or 1890.