Third Generation

6. Benjamin Franklin Reynolds was born on 1 Mar 1858 in Jackson County, Ohio.⁴ He lived in Clinton County, Illinois in 1874.¹⁵ He owned Sec 30 - 23a about 1920 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.¹⁵ He appeared in the census on 4 Apr 1930 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.²⁴ He died on 18 Apr 1945 in Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois. He was buried on 21 Apr 1945 in Ebenezer (Morris) Cemetery, East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois. Row 9, 3rd from South From page 8 of the 18 Apr 1945 edition of some newspaper:

Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, well known aged resident of both Bond and Clinton counties, died at 7 p. m. Wednesday at the Home for the aged in Mulberry Grove, aged 87 years, one month, and 17 days. Complications and senility caused death.
The body was removed to the Runells Funeral Home to remain until the funeral at 1 p. m. Saturday, April 21st at the Methodist Church at Boulder, to be conducted by the Rev. R. C. Heflin. Burial will be made in the Eberneezer cemetery.
The deceased was born in Jackson county, Ohio, March 1, 1858, a son of Joel and Mary Reynolds. The family came to Clinton county when he was 15 years of age and he entered the Home for the aged at Mulberry Grove 14 months ago.
Mr. Reynolds first married Christina Faught, March 1, 1876 and four children were born. His second marriage was to Miss Hannah Ann Faught and two children survive this union, Homer Reynolds of Greenville and Mrs. Isabel Heingmann of Shattuc, nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Five children are deceased, together with his wife.

BF Reynolds' bible contained a newspaper clipping with a picture of a lady named Mrs P.P. Cothron and a baby named Josephine Cothron. The headline states "President elect's niece and little daughter, the "white house baby". The article reads:

Mrs. Perin P. Cothron is a niece of President-elect Wilson, and comes from north Carolina. She is to make her home with the Wilsons during the president's term. Her little daughter, Josephine, will be known as the "White House baby" the next four years. Little Josephine is a great favorite of her granduncle.

Carl F. Heinzmann reports that he remembers his mother Isabelle or possibly his Grandpa Frank talking about having relatives in Sciotoville, OH. It is also possible that when Frank moved from Ohio he settled for a short while in Vermillion County, IL before moving to Sorento in Bond County. Benjamin Franklin Reynolds and Hannah Anna Hicks were married on 8 Apr 1890.^4,25 1900 census lists both Anna and Frank as being married for 18 years. This is close to correct but they weren't married to each other those 18 years.

Christina FAUGHT married Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS in 1877. They started having children right away.

Five years later in 1882, James FAUGHT married Hannah Ann HICKS and they also had their child right away.

Two years after that in 1884, Christina died leaving Benjamin with 2 small children (2 of their 4 children had already died).

When James died in 1886, he left his widow with a 4 year old (Harley).

I don't know how they hooked up exactly but in 1890, Christina's widower, Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS married Annie, his brother's-in-law widow.

The state marriage records show Benjamin and Annie obtained their license from Macoupin County. They appeared in the census in 1910 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.²⁶

7. Hannah Anna Hicks²⁷ was born on 17 Mar 1861 in Marion County, Illinois.^4,28,29 1900 census lists birth year as 1862. Her marriage certificate to James Faught calculates to 1862. Her death certificate lists her birth year as Feb 17, 1864 She appeared in the census on 13 Jul 1870 in Township 3 Range 1, Clinton County, Illinois.³⁰ She appeared in the census on 8 Jun 1880 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.^31,32 She lived in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois in 1882.²⁸ She died on 8 Jan 1920 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.^19,29,33 She died at her home 5 miles north of Shattuc. She was buried in Ebenezer (Morris) Cemetery, East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois. Isabelle Reynolds Heinzmann's death certificate lists her name as Anna.

Anna's marriage record as transcribed by Dorothy Falk in August 2006, Book 1, Page 53, # 684 dated 14 Feb 1882. states:
Affidavit by Robert Morris.
Groom: James Faught, Farmer in East Fork. Age 23 next b'day. White. Born in Ohio. Father Abraham Faught. Mother Nancy Cauborn or Caulom or Caubom. His 1st marriage.
Bride: Anna Hicks lived in East Fork, age 20 next b'day. White. Born Marion Co. Father's name: W. Hicks, mother Mary Davidson. Her 1st marriage.
Married on 15 Feb 1882 at Sam'l Just. Witnesses: V. Speiser & G. W. Koch. Certified by Sam'l Just, JP. Date returned and registered 16 Feb 1882.

This is the first we have seen of the name, Mary Davidson. Interestingly enough, there is a Mary Davidson listed as neighbors of William and Sarah Hicks in the 1850 census. She would have been about the same age as William and Sarah.

A friend pointed a link to William H Hicks marriage to Sarah and her surname was Davidson.

Another friend pointed us to a book by Lillie Pauline White titled Jennings, Davidson, and Allied Families, originally published in 1944. This book lists Anna's name as Anne Davidson Hicks. Children were:

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Bessie Reynolds was born on 18 Mar 1891 in Illinois.³⁴ She died on 10 Sep 1893.
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Homer Reynolds was born on 16 Feb 1896 in Illinois.⁴ He appeared in the census in 1910 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.²⁶ He appeared in the census on 4 Apr 1930 in East Fork Township, Clinton County, Illinois.²⁴ He served in the military. He served in World War I He died on 24 Jan 1961.³⁵ He was buried in Harvey's Point Christian, Church Cemetery, Near Carrter & Salem, Illinois.
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Isabelle Reynolds.