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Charlie Wade "Challie" Reynolds

Charlie Wade "Challie" Reynolds[1, 2]

Male 1888 - 1958  (70 years)

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  • Name Charlie Wade "Challie" Reynolds 
    Born 16 Apr 1888  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Aug 1958  Danville Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried County Line Christian Church, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I7145  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2019 

    Father John Henry Reynolds,   b. 2 May 1855, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Sallie Frances Wells,   b. 19 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1885  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie Eliza Slaydon,   b. 16 Jan 1891, Sandy River, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1984, Danville Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1914  Henry Hotel, Martinsville, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Facebook Donna Hundley Martin
      Donna Hundley Martin
      January 16, 2015 · Atlanta, GA ·

      Today would have been my Grandma Reynolds' birthday. I have so many fond memories of her. Annie Eliza Slaydon Reynolds was one of the kindest women that I have ever known. When she was around 12 (maybe younger), her mother passed away and she quit school to stay at home to take care of the kids and the house. When her father remarried, her step-mother encouraged her to go back to school. Not sure how many more years of schooling she got. Her home was always open to us. I am sure that we probably drove her a little bit crazy because there were kids everywhere, all the time. I do not remember her ever raising her voice to any of us. Teresa probably could answer that question better since she lived with her. Grandma Reynolds had 9 children. She lost her second-born, Basil in World War II. I often think about what she and Grandpa must have felt like when they got the telegram that their oldest son was dead.

      To know Grandma was to love Grandma. Let's go down memory road: Sandra Reynolds Steve Bonnie Hundley Basil Hundley Andy Hundley Anita Amos Lori Irby Tonya Reynolds Myers Heather Turlington Moses Carl Turlington Jenifer Reynolds (Joey) Tony Coward Spencer Bullington Nancy Hundley Anna Rigney

      Deidre Reynolds Stone The Slaydon's. Grandma spelled it with a "d". Some others spell it with a "t". Uncle Kenneth for one. Cole's middle name is Slaydon and I labored over how to spell it. After talking to Mama (Sandra) and Nancy it was spelled with a "d". Now he tells me he wishes that was his first name. He loves it.

      Sandra Reynolds
      Sandra Reynolds Mother was the best person I have ever known. She always said, "If you can't say something good about someone , don't say anything at all. She followed this rule herself. I was her foot person, I took care of her feet for years and was happy to do it, she appreciated it so much. Glad to do a little something for her after all she did for me. I can remember her reading books to me when I was a little girl, guess that's where I got my love of reading. She never raised her voice to anyone, always so meek, still think of her every day. Wish I had kept all the wonderful informative letters that she wrote me while I lived in Newport News and NY. She wrote to me just about every week. Loved those letters. She told me about Teresa climbing the tree in the front yard in Feb., with only her panties on. It was sleeting out and she wouldn't come down. Mother though it was so funny. Will stop but I could write a book about our sweet grandma Annie.
    Children 
    +1. Edith Emolyn Reynolds,   b. 12 Apr 1916, In Her Grandfather Reynolds (John Henry) home Callands, Va Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2008, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Basil Irving Reynolds,   b. 23 Mar 1918, John Henry Reynolds home Callands, Va Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1943, Salus, New Guinea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     3. Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. 20 Nov 1919, On the Swanson Place, Callands, Va Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1992, Newport News, Va Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Stella Frances Reynolds,   b. 11 Jun 1921, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 2009, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Kenneth Slaydon Reynolds,   b. 20 Dec 1923, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2003, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Allen Wilbur Reynolds,   b. 13 Feb 1925, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1987, Grady, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     7. Living
    +8. Julius 'Nelson' Reynolds,   b. 22 Feb 1929, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 2002, New Orleans, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     9. Nancy Jean Reynolds,   b. 10 Apr 1933, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2017, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F2623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Macie/Macy McNeely,   b. 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1978, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F518495706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade and Annie Slaydon Reynolds
    Charlie Wade and Annie Slaydon Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds April 1888-Aug 1958; Taken on Charlie Wesley Wells Place, His Uncle
    Charlie Wade Reynolds April 1888-Aug 1958; Taken on Charlie Wesley Wells Place, His Uncle
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    Grady School Class of 1901-1902 Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Grady School Class of 1901-1902 Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds and wife, Annie Eliza Slaydon
    Charlie Wade Reynolds and wife, Annie Eliza Slaydon
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds and Russell Gregory in Grady Store
    Charlie Wade Reynolds and Russell Gregory in Grady Store
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds at His Store
    Charlie Wade Reynolds at His Store
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    Wesley's Grandmother Emma Reynolds and Sandra's Granddaddy Charlie Reynolds; They were double first cousins!
Wesley Holmes Reynolds and Sandra June Reynolds
    Wesley's Grandmother Emma Reynolds and Sandra's Granddaddy Charlie Reynolds; They were double first cousins! Wesley Holmes Reynolds and Sandra June Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Cabin - Bithplace of Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Cabin - Bithplace of Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds and Son, Kenneth Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds and Son, Kenneth Reynolds
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    Chollie Reynolds
    Chollie Reynolds
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    1900 Students at Fairview School in Callands, Virginia
    1900 Students at Fairview School in Callands, Virginia
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    Documents
    John Henry Reynolds Line-By Sandra June Reynolds
    John Henry Reynolds Line-By Sandra June Reynolds
    cwrey_FROM_SANDRAS.pdf
    Death Certificate-Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Death Certificate-Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    Names of 1901 Class at Grady School - Charlie W. Reynolds
    Names of 1901 Class at Grady School - Charlie W. Reynolds
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    Basil I Reynolds-Killed In Action
    Basil I Reynolds-Killed In Action
    The Danville Bee
    Jul 29, 1943
    Wells Info 3
    Wells Info 3
    J. Barber

    Headstones
    Charlie Reynolds Family Marker
    Charlie Reynolds Family Marker
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    Charlie Wade Reynolds
    Charlie Wade Reynolds
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    reynoldsCharlie-hs.jpg
    Plot: 7145

    Histories
    Basil I Reynolds-Purple Heart Awarded
    Basil I Reynolds-Purple Heart Awarded
    The Danville Bee
    Sep 15, 1943

  • Notes 
    • Was born in a cabin on John Reynolds Place, Callands, Va

      Charlie Wade Reynolds: From 1946 until his death he was a
      farmer, then a merchant who owned Charlie's Store in Grady,
      Va. From 1915-1945 (from the age of 27) he lived on the
      Swanson Place and Charlie Wells' Place.

      For a year or two after he was married he and Annie lived
      on his father's (John Henry Reynolds) farm, which was sold
      after his death. The cabin was very cold in the winter and
      in bad shape.

      Charlie, Annie, Basil & their baby Edith, Charlie's
      sisters, Callie & Tabbie and brothers Bogey & Silas then
      moved to the Swanson Place which was just across the road.
      Tabbie died from TB while living there. She was in her
      20's and was engaged to a man from Danville. She was
      buried on the Lee Reynolds place near her parents. They
      stayed there until about 1936. The rest of the children
      were born while they lived there (7). It was a beautiful
      place surrounded with Cherry Trees. The children played in
      the Turkeycock Creek and the woods.

      Uncle Allen and Aunt Charlotte lived on the place too.
      They were an old Black couple who had been slaves when they
      were children. Annie said that she couldn't have "done it"
      without Aunt Charlotte. Annie told many stories about Aunt
      Charlotte and how she helped care for the children. Aunt
      Charlotte lived in a cabin and cooked over a fireplace and
      carried water in a churn on top of her head up a hill from
      the spring. She also made ash bread, so called, because
      the dough was placed on a flat rock and covered with ashes
      and placed in the fire where it cooked. You then brushed
      or cut off the ashes and ate the bread. J. W. Swanson
      built his house where the cabin had stood (residence in
      1930).
    • Wilbur Reynolds Painting of Homestead; All of Charlie Wade and Annie Reynolds children were born here except Edith and Basil. The Swanson Place

  • Sources 
    1. [S128] Christine Bullock, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0009.html#CHILD146.
      Sally Frances8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born July 19, 1860 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died September 10, 1911. She married John Henry Reynolds December 29, 1886 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He was born May 02, 1855, and died July 27, 1918.

      Children of Sally Wells and John Reynolds are:
      211 i. Boggie Edward9 Reynolds. He married Algie Reynolds; born May 05, 1905; died April 20, 1982 in Martinsville, , Virginia.
      More About Algie Reynolds:
      Burial: Martinsville, , Virginia

      212 ii. Tabitha Wilson Reynolds.
      213 iii. Sally Arc Reynolds. She married (1) Andrew M. Throckmorton. She married (2) Homer James Reynolds March 20, 1918 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born September 15, 1895; died October 01, 1918.
      214 iv. Silas Henry Reynolds.
      + 215 v. Charlie Wade Reynolds, born April 16, 1888; died August 20, 1958.

    2. [S141] Sandra June Reynolds.
      Sandra June Reynolds Line
      Barn Road
      Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA

      Sandra June Reynolds is married to Wesley Holmes Reynolds

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=reynolds&GSfn=c&GSmn=w&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1958&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=60985409&df=all&.
      Charles Wade ?Charlie? Reynolds
      Birth 16 Apr 1888 [Pittsylvania Co., VA]
      Death 20 Aug 1958 (aged 70)[Pittsylvania Co., VA]
      Burial: County Line Christian Church Cemetery
      Axton, Henry County, Virginia

    4. [S141] Sandra June Reynolds.
      Re: Charlie Wade Reynolds: Sandra Reynolds I've wished so often that I had asked more questions while that generations was living. I found out after they were gone that my grandpa, Charlie and Sallie Fannie were first cousins and that he was also first cousin to Jim. Of course I knew he and Jim were great buddies because they would sometimes walk each other back and forth between the stores, stopping every now and then, lean on a fence post, chew tobacco and talk, and laugh. I have wonderful memories of Jim. He always tried to have a big fire going on the cold winter mornings for all of us that got on the school bus there. He also liked to see how close he could spit tobacco juice, without actually hitting you. I loved his laugh!