Ruben Sidney Reynolds^[1]

1900 - 1973  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Ruben Sidney Reynolds
  Born	May 1900	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jul 1973	Martinsville, Virginia
  Person ID	I8303	My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Keene Johnson Reynolds,   b. 30 Nov 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Jan 1926, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Susan "Molly" Brumfield,   b. 21 Apr 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 25 Nov 1951, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1883	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	On November 14, 1883 when Daddy was nearly 22 and Mother was sixteen, they were married at her home, "The Elms" near what is now Renan. Mother's family had moved from the Greenpond-Hollywood neighborhood to Renan in 1882. The first year of their marriage, Daddy and Mother lived with his mother, Betsy Blair Reynolds, and farmed with her. The next year, they moved to the land Grandfather Brumfield had given them at Renan. The home they built was located below what later became the highway. Mother had wanted to be on high ground, however, the house was placed just a few yards from one of the best springs anywhere around and, in the days when water was brought in by bucketsful and a springhouse was the only means of cooling food, having a spring nearby was a real asset. Published family history by Christine Reynolds Stone, daughter of Keene Johnson Reynolds, s/o William Garrett Reynolds; can be seen at Danville Public Library 2nd floor, genealogy room, Danville, Virginia Christine Reynolds [Stone]
  Family ID	F2774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Bassett,   b. Abt 1900, Virginia
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F3904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Reuben Sidney Reynolds
  		Ruben Sidney Reynolds in his Uniform p8303RubenSidneyRey.JPG
  		Family of Keene Johnson Reynolds KeeneFamily.JPG

  
  

  Documents		Obituary of Robert Henry Reynolds 8304RobertHenryReynoldsTheDanvilleRegisterMay28__1967.jpg
  		Obituary of Posey Daniel Reynolds 8300ReynoldsPoseyDanielObitTheBeeSep28,1939.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Reuben and I were the last in the family to marry, so he and I had a few years at home together after the other siblings had gone. When I was a child, I wanted to be a boy, and Reuben would help me in this dream by dressing me in Floyd's clothes. Later in years we would occasionally go horseback riding or swimming together. In a sense, it was Reuben who made it possible for me to meet my Sam, and it was I who made it possible for him to meet his Alice. One summer day Sam came to my home to play tennis with Reuben. I had seen Sam twice before - once when he was in a play at Renan School and once when we both were on a picnic at Owen's Mill. But this time, after the tennis game, Sam ate supper at our home. He and Reuben went to church at Riceville that night. The next day Sam called me and asked me to go with him to church. My first date! As for how Reuben met Alice: Alice's sister Mary was my friend at UVA She invited me to visit her during our Christmas break, and Reuben took me to her home. There he met Alice, and within a year, they were married. He attended Hargrave Military Academy and UVA. Christine Reynolds Stone, daughter of Keene Johnson Reynolds s/o William Garrett Reynolds !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary Frances Reynolds !BIRTH:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary Frances Reynolds

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Obituary, Robert Henry Reynolds 28 May 1967. Brother