Confederate Soldier Samuel Morehead Reynolds^{[1, 2, 3]}

1830 - 1862  (31 years)

• Name	Samuel Morehead Reynolds
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	6 Dec 1830	Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1862	Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MO
  	Died in the Civil War at the battle of Lone Jack
  Buried	Lone Jack Battlefield Cemetery, Jackson County, Missouri
  Person ID	I9606	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Reynolds of Surry County, VA
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Pryor Reynolds,   b. 30 Sep 1783, Henry Co., Virginia ,   d. 5 Oct 1858, Draper, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Prudence Motley Morehead,   b. 30 Dec 1792, Rockingham Co., North Carolina ,   d. 21 Feb 1860, Rockingham Co., North Carolina  (Age 67 years)
  Married	11 May 1809
  	Pryor Reynolds, son of Geo. and Susanna Reynolds, moved to TN in 1809, living in Williamson County until 1819. He then moved to Lawrence County, Alabama, where he resided until 1827, when he moved to Rockingham County, NC. near his childhood home. Two children, Elizabeth and Martha died in childhood. Pryor lived near the town of Draper, where he died 5 Oct 1858. He was buried in the family graveyard, alongside his wife Prudence. Pryor's name is (Catherine Pryor) his grandmother's maiden name.
  Family ID	F3117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elvira Amanda Fewell,   b. 16 Jul 1833, Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Jul 1921, Leeton, Johnson County, Missouri  (Age 87 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1853	Rockingham County, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. William Fewell Reynolds,   b. 28 Jul 1854, Lafayette, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jan 1945, Henry County, Missouri  (Age 90 years) + 2. Samuel Morehead Reynolds, Jr,   b. 11 Sep 1859, Henry County, Missouri ,   d. 26 Feb 1947, Pettis, Missouri  (Age 87 years)   3. Anna Louise Reynolds,   b. 22 Sep 1861, Henry County, Missouri ,   d. 11 Mar 1951, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2014
  Family ID	F518495922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Soldiers Cemetery-Burial place of Samuel Morehead Reynolds soldiers cemetery.jpg
  		Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Pryor Reynolds Article
  		Reynolds Pryor Article
  		Elvira Fewell Reynolds Wilson-In Memoriam The Clinton, MO Eye Aug 12, 1921

  
  

• Notes

  Pryor Reynolds, A Traveling Family by Donna Stowe: Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, VA: Samuel Morehead Reynolds was born in North Carolina on 6 Dec 1830 and died on 16 Aug 1862 in the Battle at Lone Jack, Missouri while serving in the Confederate Army. !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary Frances Reynolds

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] DAR. http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=431766&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=431766 Samuel Morehead Reynolds born on 6 - Dec - 1830 at NC died at in battle at Lone Jack MO on 16 - Aug - 1862 and his (1st) wife Elvira A Fewel born on 16 - Jul - 1833 at NC died at Leeton MO on 7 - Jul - 1921 married on 19 - Apr - 1853 4. The Said Samuel Morehead Reynolds was the child of Pryor Reynolds born on 30 - Sep - 1783 at Henry Co VA died at Rockingham Co NC on 5 - Oct - 1858 and his (1st) wife Prudence Morehead born on 30 - Dec - 1792 at VA died at Rockingham Co NC on 21 - Feb - 1860 married on 11 May 1809 5. The Said Pryor Reynolds was the child of George Reynolds born on (a) - 1754 at PA died at Williamson Co TN on (c) 1813 and his (1st) wife Susanna Lansford born on at Pittsylvania Co VA died at ___ on - married on 12 Jun 1779 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34233029. Samuel Morehead Reynolds, Sr. Birth: 6 Dec 1830, Leaksville, Rockingham Co., NC Death: 16 Aug 1862, Lone Jack, Jackson Co., MI Sam was born in N.C. and he married Elvira Amanda Fewell in Rockingham County, N.C. on 15 April. 1853 1860 Census Tebo Township, Calhoun, Missouri REYNOLDS, Samuel M. w,m,29,Farmer, $4400 - $10788, b.NC Elvira A. w,f,26, b.1834 NC William Fewell, 6, w,m, b.1854 NC Pryor Morehead, 8 months, w,m, b.1860 MO. === They had a son named Samuel Morehead Reynolds, Jr. He was born 11 Sept. 1859. I don't know why he wasn't listed on the 1860 Census above ? They also had a daughter named Alma Louise Reynolds who was born 22 Sept. 1861 and died 11 Mar. 1951. She married William Henry Dorman. She is buried at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri Samuel enlisted in the Confederate Army in Henry County, Missouri. He was in Cockrells' Company (CO D) and died at the Battle of Lone Jack, MO. on Aug.16th 1862. He is buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery on the Lone Jack Battlefield in the Confederate Trench along with others who died in this battle. Lone Jack is in Jackson County about 12 miles from Independence, Missouri Spouse: Elvira Amanda Fewell Wilson (1833 - 1921) Children: William Fewell Reynolds (1854 - 1945) Samuel Morehead Reynolds (1859 - 1947) Annie Louise Reynolds Dorman (1861 - 1951) [S147] Genealogical Sketches of the Reynolds, Fenwells, Walls, http://reynoldspatova.org/histories/Genealogical%20sketches%20of%20Reynolds%2C%20Fewells%2C%20Walls%20and%20kindred%20families.pdf. II - CHILDREN OF PRYOR REYNOLDS AND PRUDENCE MOREHEAD REYNOLDS John M., George, Susan, James T., a daughter who died young, Thomas, Pryor, a daughter died in infancy; Annie, Samuel, Mary.http://reynoldspatova.org/histories/Genealogical%20sketches%20of%20Reynolds%2C%20Fewells%2C%20Walls%20and%20kindred%20families.pdf