Major Abram David Reynolds^{[1, 2, 3]}

1847 - 1925  (78 years)

• Name	Abram David Reynolds
  Prefix	Major
  Born	13 Aug 1847	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Sep 1925	Bristol, Tennessee
  Buried	Shelby Hills Cemetery Bristol, Tennessee
  Person ID	I3742	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Hardin William Reynolds,   b. 20 Apr 1810, Patrick County, Virginia ,   d. 30 May 1882, Winston Salem, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Cox,   b. 31 Mar 1825, Brown Mountain, Stokes Co., NC ,   d. 7 Mar 1903, Winston-Salem, North Carolina  (Age 77 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1843	Stokes, North Caroline
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Abram David Reynolds adreynolds.jpg
  		Reynolds Brothers, Richard Joshua, Hardin, reynoldsharbour.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate A.D. Reynolds
  		Major Abram Davis Reynolds-Death Notice The Index-Journal Sep 23, 1925
  		Sarah Hoge Reynolds-Death Notice Kingsport Times Oct 7, 1925
  		Major Abram D Reynolds-Obit Daily Press Sep 24, 1925

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Major Abram David Reynolds-Salvation Army Donation The Times Dispatch Sep 29, 1903
  		Major A D Reynolds-Quits Tobacco Business The Progressive Farmer Jul 27, 1897
  		Major A D Reynolds-Retires from Business because of Religious Convictions The Western Sentinel Jul 22, 1897

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories, http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/rjrh.htm. Abram D. Reynolds began seven months at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in the summer of 1863, but appeared unannounced at home in March 1864 saying he had been dismissed. Reynolds, now 17, qualified for service in the ever-expanding age ranges for Confederate soldiers. He rode to Taylorsville, gave a rousing speech and in an election as company captain defeated a John Stovall, who campaigned with a ten-gallon jug of apple brandy. Reynolds entered Company I, Fifth Battalion Virginia Reserves. By September, Reynolds (recently promoted to major) commanded 66 men. On the night of March 27, 1865, Abram Reynolds assisted William T. Akers, former Major of the 51st Virginia Infantry, in handling some ?very dangerous characters? on Shooting Creek near the border with Franklin County. Reynolds approached the home of the suspects with Samuel A. Penn, formerly of the 42nd Virginia Infantry, and Thompson Washburn, formerly of the 51st Virginia Infantry. Reynolds and Washburn entered the home in front with Penn directly behind. At that moment Sheriff Turner, not recognizing them, encountered the party attempting to take the same prisoners and ordered them to halt. When Reynolds and Penn raised their arms, Turner mistakenly fired at the party wounding Reynolds in the shoulder. ?Poor Sam Penn? took the entire load of buckshot in the chest and yelled ?Oh Lord, I am killed by one of my friends.? Reynolds lost the use of his right arm for many years. After the close of the war, officials in Richmond appointed Sheriff Turner as Provost Marshall. Turner organized two companies under command of Reynolds and Penn with ?authority to organize a military court to try these marauders and execute or imprison them.? The county ordered the sheriff to organize militia ?for the purpose of suppressing the lawless outrages now being committed. The county stipulated, however, that this militia was ?not intended to interfere in any manner with the authority of the United States or any other legitimate state of Federal Government.? Abram Reynolds gathered men to break up the camp of ?Major? Scott and 300 men at Martha Brown?s home. Scott had raided the home of Mrs. George Hylton, who had just delivered twins. Reynolds?s memoir states: [S150] Photograph. Abram David Reynolds [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7706072.