McReynolds, Logan

MCREYNOLDS

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 9/22/2019 at 17:34:29

Logan McReynolds

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.357)
LOGAN McREYNOLDS, one of the intelligent and successful farmers of Pottawattamie County, was born in Saline County, Missouri, November 28, 1842, the son of John M. McREYNOLDS, who was a son of Joseph McREYNOLDS, a native of Tennessee. He was married in Saline County, Missouri to Lucinda MEADOWS, a native of Virginia, and they were the parents of seven children, five now living. The mother is still living in Missouri, at the age of seventy-five years. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Our subject's father died when he was but thirteen years of age, and as he was the eldest son, he was obliged to take care of his mother and the younger children, and he therefore received but a limited education. In 1863, he went to Colorado, where he was engaged in freighting until 1865, when he returned to Missouri and remained until 1876. In that year, he came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, where he bought 100 acres of wild prairie land, but which he has since improved until he has now a fine, large farm. On this place, he has a good cottage 14 X 24 and 16 X 16 feet, which is surrounded by shade and ornamental trees and a fine grove of four acres. Mr. McREYNOLDS is engaged in general farming and stock raising.

He was married August 28, 1876, to Miss Lydia SCHAULL, who was born near Charleston, Jefferson County, Virginia, and is the daughter of John B. and Rebecca (BELL) SHAULL, who were also natives of Virginia. The parents came to Missouri and resided for a time in Fayette County, and then moved to Vernon County, where they still reside. Mr. And Mrs. McREYNOLDS have an adopted daughter named Katie. Mr. McREYNOLDS is a Democrat politically, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Oakland. Our subject is yet in the prime of life, is frank and honest in his manner, and is respected and esteemed by all who know him.