West Virginia Pioneers

Benjamin Franklin Reynolds

Male 1880 - 1948  (67 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Benjamin Franklin Reynolds 
    Nickname Frank 
    Born 11 Apr 1880  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Jan 1948  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Droddy-Canterbury Cemetery, Walton, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Benjamin Franklin Reynolds
      Birth Date: 11 Apr 1880
      Birth Place: Roane, West Virginia
      Residence: 103 Circle Ave, Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Age: 52
      Occupation: self
      Nearest Relative: Mrs Ernie Reynolds, wife
      Height/Build: 6'2" 165 lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: brown, gray

      Death Record
      Name: Benjamin Franklin/Reynolds
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 17 Jan 1948
      Death Place: Spencer, Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Note: 103 Circle Ave.
      Age at Death: 67y 9m 6d
      Burial Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia
      Burial Date: 19 Jan 1948
      Cemetery: Droddy Cemetery
      Birth Date: 11 Apr
      Birth Place: Spencer, Roane, W. Va.
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Ernie Hensley, age 63
      Occupation: Auto Salesman
      Address: 103 Circle Ave, Spencer
      Mother: Lucinda/Rose
      Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co., W. Va.
      Father: J T Reynolds
      Father's Birth Place: Roane Co., W. Va.
      Informant: Raymond Reynolds, S Charleston
    Person ID I50887  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2013 

    Father Joshua Thomas Reynolds,   b. 23 Aug 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1937, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Lucretia Rose,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1931, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1883  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • RCMR
      J T Reynolds 17 Roane
      Lucretia Rose 21 Greene Co, PA; Roane
      3/15/1883

      1900 Spencer, Roane, WV # 407-416
      Josh T Reynolds 8/1866 m 17y WVWVWV
      Lucrecia 7/1861 m 17y 3-2 children WVWVWV
      Frank son 4/1880

      1900 Santa Ana, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces
      Troop 'F' Forty-first Regiment Infantry 6/30/1900
      Reynolds, Joel Private residence: Spencer, WV white male Nov 1877 single WV WV PA
      [This doesn't make sense. Lucretia states she has 2 living children, and since she was born in PA, it does seem to link him to them. Joel married Flo, and the birth records for Eva and B. Lucy show them as parents. Since Flo is the daughter-in-law on the 1910 census, it would indicate that Joel is their son. His burial in Spencer Memorial shows he was born in 1877 and died 1907. Joshua was only 10 in 1877. Is Joshua the father? Was Joel born in 1877? Frank was born in 1880, so both boys were born before Joshua and Lucretia were married. ]

      1910 Spencer, Roane, WV # 40 all WV
      Reynolds, Joshua T 44 m1- 27y WVWVWV
      Lucretia 48 m1- 27y 2-2 children WV PA PA
      Flora A dil 25 wd 3-3 children WVWVWV
      Eva gd 7 WVWVWV
      Bridele gd 6 WVWVWV
      Joshua W gs 6 WVWVWV

      1920 Spencer, Roane, WV # 357
      Reynolds, Josrushe F 53 WV WV WV
      Lucretia 59 PA PA PA
      Joshua gs 16 WV WV WV

      1930 Spencer, Roane, WV # 35
      Reynolds, Josawha 63 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Lue 70 md age 22 PA PA PA
      Longfellow, Mable servant 20 s WV WV WV
      [daughter in law, Flo is next]
    Family ID F14104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Justice,   b. CA 1881, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1905 and 1910  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1902  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/3/1902 at the residence of Joshua Reinprolden
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      B F Reynolds, 22, Roane, Roane
      Emma Justice, 21, Roane, Roane

      1910 Spencer, Roane, WV # 40 all WV
      Reynolds, Joshua T 44 m1- 27y WVWVWV
      Lucretia 48 m1- 27y 2-2 children WV PA PA
      Flora A dil 25 wd 3-3 children WVWVWV
      Eva gd 7 WVWVWV
      Bridele gd 6 WVWVWV
      Joshua W gs 6 WVWVWV

      1920 Spencer, Roane, WV # 357
      Reynolds, Josrushe F 53 WV WV WV
      Lucretia 59 PA PA PA
      Joshua gs 16 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Joshua William Reynolds,   b. 1 Oct 1903, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1957, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F26108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ernie Hensley,   b. CA 1883, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Mar 1908  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 


    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/22/1908
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Benjamin F Reynolds, 27, Roane, Spencer
      Ernie Jones, 23, Roane, Walton

      1910 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Reynolds, Benjamine F 30 m2- 2y
      Ernie 24 m2- 2y 2-1 child
      Walter J son 6

      1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Reynolds, Benjamin 39
      Ernie 35
      Raymond F so 5 3/22/1914 Roane
      Jones, Walter ss 15

      1930 Spencer, Roane, WV
      Reynolds, Frank 49 WVWVWV
      Ernie wife 45 WVWVWV
      Raymond son 16 WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. Raymond F Reynolds
    Family ID F26109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Droddy-Canterbury Cemetery, Walton, Roane Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.