Reynolds - Samuel
Source: Weekly Argus News, June 1, 1895, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
After a long illness Samuel Reynolds died this morning at 3 o'clock at the age of 81 years. The funeral services will be held at the house at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to which the immediate friends of the family are invited. The casket will be open from 2-3 o'clock in the afternoon. Services by Rev. Greene. Interment at Oak Hill - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 31 May 1895
Samuel Reynolds, one of our honored and respected citizens, died yesterday at 4 o’clock a.m. at his home on East Wabash Avenue. He was 81 years old and Bright’s disease was the cause of his death. The funeral will be from the house this afternoon at three o’clock, conducted by Dr. J. W. Greene.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 June 1895
Samuel Reynolds was born in Adams County, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1815. He was twice married, first to Rebecca McComas, Sept. 28th, 1837. To this union were born eight children, two of whom only survive, H. S., whose home is in Iowa, and William S., whose home is in Kokomo. The second marriage was to Mrs. Sarah Kendall, Dec. 16, 1857, who still survives. To them were born three children, A. E., P. S., and Mrs. Lida Waters, all of this city. Mr. Reynolds was born of Irish-Scotch parentage, from which source he obtained that wonderful physical strength which carried him through more than eighty years of active and arduous labor, and which did not desert him until almost the last moment.
With this physical strength as his only heritage he began the struggle for earthly existence in trackless forest of southern Ohio, and there laid the foundation for a modest little fortune, which by frugal use enabled him to spend the closing years of his life without care as to temporal affairs.
He came to Indiana in 1852 and settled on Shawnee Prairie, where he lived until 1880 when he moved to Crawfordsville, where he has since resided. He joined the Methodist Church in 1855, in which communion he died. As a Bible student he had few equals, and for the past fifteen years until recent failing eyesight made it impossible, his chief delight was in reading and discussing the scriptures. Besides his sturdy pioneer manhood, two particular traits of character stand out with marked prominence. He was scrupulously honest in every transaction of his long and busy life.
He would always prefer to lose dollars in a business transaction rather than take one dishonestly. He was strictly and American of the old type. He loved his country second only to his Bible.
His eighty years have witnessed some of the most important events in American history, in all of which he had decided opinions, and always for the right and loyal to the country he loved. The grandson of a Revolutionary soldier, the son of a hero of 1812 and himself twice offered for service in the late war, and refused only on account of age, it seems particularly fitting that the discharge should come on the day when all the land joins in doing honor to Americanism, loyalty and patriotism.
Mr. Reynolds’ domestic loves, his home and his family are witnesses in his care to provide for them in temporal things, and also in his solicitude for their honor here and their happiness in the world to come. No father’s heart would have been more grieved at their misfortunes, or more rejoiced at their success, and as the return of tribute love his entire family, did all that sympathy or affection could do, even to the verge of Jordan. His neighborhood will miss his pleasant greeting and his calm quiet movement as he passed them in his almost daily walks along the street. As above stated he united with the church in 1855, forty years ago, though he belonged to the church in Ohio, joining in 1838, making fifty seven years. His piety was not of the loud or demonstrative type, but rather he walked by faith. He loved to talk of the Bible and religion, but never expressed any doubts. He suffered greatly to the last, was clear in his mind, gave specific directions about worldly affairs and to his funeral.
He desired no funeral, only a plain decent burial, such as becomes a good citizen, an honest man, and a faithful servant of God. He expressed perfect faith in God, met death calmly, like one wraps the drapery of his couch about him. Servant of God, well done. - thanks sooo much to "S" - one great typist