Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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WILLIAM E. REYNOLDS

A farmer of Little Sioux township, Harrison county, Iowa, who deserves a great deal of credit, is William E. REYNOLDS, who has been a resident of this township since 1899. He was thrown on his own resources when he was fourteen years of age and when he and his wife started in housekeeping they had practically no resources. They have worked and labored together and now he has an excellent farm of two hundred and forty acres in this county on which he has placed many extensive improvements. This has been accomplished by hard work and good management and shows that he has been a man of industry and unceasing devotion to duty.

William E. REYNOLDS, the son of John and Marian (MCCOULLEY) REYNOLDS, was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, May 18, 1871. His parents were natives of the same state, of Dutch and Irish descent, respectively. They reared a family of four children, all sons, of which William was the eldest.

The parents of William E. REYNOLDS died when he was fourteen years of age, both of them dying the same year. Finding it necessary to make his own way in the world, he went to Illinois, where he lived until about 1899. While living in that state, he married and rented a farm. He and his wife both worked hard, saved their money and came to Harrison county, Iowa, where they purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Little Sioux township. The next year, they added eighty acres more. The farm was poorly improved, when Mr. REYNOLDS bought it, but he has since erected a good barn, granaries and a garage. He divides his attention between stock raising and general farming in such a way as to get the maximum results from his labors. In addition to his large farm, in Little Sioux township, he owns a fine farm in Monona county, Iowa, which he rents out to a responsible tenant.

William E. REYNOLDS was married on January 18, 1895, to Albie MCKOWAN, who was born in Illinois, and is a daughter of Isaiah MCKOWAN. Mr. REYNOLDS and his wife are the parents of two children, Edward L. and Elsie M., both of whom are still living at home.

William E. REYNOLDS and his family are of the Christian faith and contribute of their means to the support of that church. He is a Democrat and has been one of his party's leaders in local affairs. He has served as trustee of Little Sioux township for four years, during which time he administered the duties of the office in a satisfactory manner. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. REYNOLDS has met with success in his life work for the reason that he has conscientiously devoted himself to his own interests. Nevertheless, he has been active in community life and ranks high among the representative men of his township and county.

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