He was twice married. First he married Lucretia Worthington, daughter of Jus and Minerva Brow Worthington and by her had one child, Lucretia (Lori). Lucretia Worthington McReynolds died in 03 November 1866. On 26 November 1872, he married Martha J.Graham, born 1851 in Marion County, daughter of Hope Graham. They had three children: Hope McReynolds who married Iola Henry and remained at home and the twins, Joe and Jim.
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CAPTAIN JAMES W. MCREYNOLDS, one of the most prosperous and substantial farmers as well as one of the leading and highly respected citizens of the Eighth district of Marion county, is a native of Tennessee, born February 19, 1836, in Bledsoe county, three miles south of Pikeville, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Hale) McReynolds...
Captain McReynolds attended school at Pikeville, and completed his literary education at Burritt college in 1854. He then engaged in farming in Bledsoe county until 1861, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Tennessee Confederate Cavalry, being commissioned captain of his company, which was part of Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s command and was in many important engagements. He participated in the campaign in West Tennessee, was in the engagement at Parker’s Cross Roads, and the battle of Chickamauga, and the engagement at the Salt Works in Virginia. He was in the retreat from Chickamauga to Atlanta, and when the war was over returned home. During the siege of Knoxville he was taken prisoner, but a few hours later was recaptured by his own command, and for nearly a month he was one of President Davis’ escorts.
In the fall of 1865 captain McReynolds went to San Antonio, Texas, making that place his headquarters while engaged in the stock business for three years, and then began driving ponies overland from that state to East Tennessee, and as it proved a profitable business, he continued in the same for four years. At the end of that time he came to Marion county, where he now owns seven hundred acres of very fine farming land on the south side of the Tennessee river and the mountains on the opposite side help to make the prospect a most delightful one. Besides his valuable property the Captain owns other fine farms. Upon his home place is the entrance of the famous Nicojack Cave, which is probably as large as Mammoth cave of Kentucky, and during early days was a rendezvous of the Indians.
On November 26, 1872, Captain McReynolds was united in marriage with Miss Martha Graham, who was born in Marion county, in 1851, and is a daughter of Hope Graham. They have three children and the only son, Hope, still lives with his parents. Joe and Jim were twins, and the former is now the wife of J. P. Howard, but Miss Jim died in 1894. The parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in social circles occupy an enviable position. The Captain is a Democrat in politics, and for twelve years was a prominent member of the county court. Source: Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee (Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago 1898) pages 461-462
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CAPTAIN JAMES W. MCREYNOLDS, one of the most prosperous and substantial farmers as well as one of the leading and highly respected citizens of the Eighth district of Marion county, is a native of Tennessee, born February 19, 1836, in Bledsoe county, three miles south of Pikeville, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Hale) McReynolds...
Captain McReynolds attended school at Pikeville, and completed his literary education at Burritt college in 1854. He then engaged in farming in Bledsoe county until 1861, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Tennessee Confederate Cavalry, being commissioned captain of his company, which was part of Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s command and was in many important engagements. He participated in the campaign in West Tennessee, was in the engagement at Parker’s Cross Roads, and the battle of Chickamauga, and the engagement at the Salt Works in Virginia. He was in the retreat from Chickamauga to Atlanta, and when the war was over returned home. During the siege of Knoxville he was taken prisoner, but a few hours later was recaptured by his own command, and for nearly a month he was one of President Davis’ escorts.
In the fall of 1865 captain McReynolds went to San Antonio, Texas, making that place his headquarters while engaged in the stock business for three years, and then began driving ponies overland from that state to East Tennessee, and as it proved a profitable business, he continued in the same for four years. At the end of that time he came to Marion county, where he now owns seven hundred acres of very fine farming land on the south side of the Tennessee river and the mountains on the opposite side help to make the prospect a most delightful one. Besides his valuable property the Captain owns other fine farms. Upon his home place is the entrance of the famous Nicojack Cave, which is probably as large as Mammoth cave of Kentucky, and during early days was a rendezvous of the Indians.
On November 26, 1872, Captain McReynolds was united in marriage with Miss Martha Graham, who was born in Marion county, in 1851, and is a daughter of Hope Graham. They have three children and the only son, Hope, still lives with his parents. Joe and Jim were twins, and the former is now the wife of J. P. Howard, but Miss Jim died in 1894. The parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in social circles occupy an enviable position. The Captain is a Democrat in politics, and for twelve years was a prominent member of the county court. Source: Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee (Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago 1898) pages 461-462
He was twice married. First he married Lucretia Worthington, daughter of Jus and Minerva Brow Worthington and by her had one child, Lucretia (Lori). Lucretia Worthington McReynolds died in 03 November 1866. On 26 November 1872, he married Martha J.Graham, born 1851 in Marion County, daughter of Hope Graham. They had three children: Hope McReynolds who married Iola Henry and remained at home and the twins, Joe and Jim.
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CAPTAIN JAMES W. MCREYNOLDS, one of the most prosperous and substantial farmers as well as one of the leading and highly respected citizens of the Eighth district of Marion county, is a native of Tennessee, born February 19, 1836, in Bledsoe county, three miles south of Pikeville, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Hale) McReynolds...
Captain McReynolds attended school at Pikeville, and completed his literary education at Burritt college in 1854. He then engaged in farming in Bledsoe county until 1861, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Tennessee Confederate Cavalry, being commissioned captain of his company, which was part of Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s command and was in many important engagements. He participated in the campaign in West Tennessee, was in the engagement at Parker’s Cross Roads, and the battle of Chickamauga, and the engagement at the Salt Works in Virginia. He was in the retreat from Chickamauga to Atlanta, and when the war was over returned home. During the siege of Knoxville he was taken prisoner, but a few hours later was recaptured by his own command, and for nearly a month he was one of President Davis’ escorts.
In the fall of 1865 captain McReynolds went to San Antonio, Texas, making that place his headquarters while engaged in the stock business for three years, and then began driving ponies overland from that state to East Tennessee, and as it proved a profitable business, he continued in the same for four years. At the end of that time he came to Marion county, where he now owns seven hundred acres of very fine farming land on the south side of the Tennessee river and the mountains on the opposite side help to make the prospect a most delightful one. Besides his valuable property the Captain owns other fine farms. Upon his home place is the entrance of the famous Nicojack Cave, which is probably as large as Mammoth cave of Kentucky, and during early days was a rendezvous of the Indians.
On November 26, 1872, Captain McReynolds was united in marriage with Miss Martha Graham, who was born in Marion county, in 1851, and is a daughter of Hope Graham. They have three children and the only son, Hope, still lives with his parents. Joe and Jim were twins, and the former is now the wife of J. P. Howard, but Miss Jim died in 1894. The parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in social circles occupy an enviable position. The Captain is a Democrat in politics, and for twelve years was a prominent member of the county court. Source: Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee (Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago 1898) pages 461-462
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CAPTAIN JAMES W. MCREYNOLDS, one of the most prosperous and substantial farmers as well as one of the leading and highly respected citizens of the Eighth district of Marion county, is a native of Tennessee, born February 19, 1836, in Bledsoe county, three miles south of Pikeville, and is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Hale) McReynolds...
Captain McReynolds attended school at Pikeville, and completed his literary education at Burritt college in 1854. He then engaged in farming in Bledsoe county until 1861, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Tennessee Confederate Cavalry, being commissioned captain of his company, which was part of Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s command and was in many important engagements. He participated in the campaign in West Tennessee, was in the engagement at Parker’s Cross Roads, and the battle of Chickamauga, and the engagement at the Salt Works in Virginia. He was in the retreat from Chickamauga to Atlanta, and when the war was over returned home. During the siege of Knoxville he was taken prisoner, but a few hours later was recaptured by his own command, and for nearly a month he was one of President Davis’ escorts.
In the fall of 1865 captain McReynolds went to San Antonio, Texas, making that place his headquarters while engaged in the stock business for three years, and then began driving ponies overland from that state to East Tennessee, and as it proved a profitable business, he continued in the same for four years. At the end of that time he came to Marion county, where he now owns seven hundred acres of very fine farming land on the south side of the Tennessee river and the mountains on the opposite side help to make the prospect a most delightful one. Besides his valuable property the Captain owns other fine farms. Upon his home place is the entrance of the famous Nicojack Cave, which is probably as large as Mammoth cave of Kentucky, and during early days was a rendezvous of the Indians.
On November 26, 1872, Captain McReynolds was united in marriage with Miss Martha Graham, who was born in Marion county, in 1851, and is a daughter of Hope Graham. They have three children and the only son, Hope, still lives with his parents. Joe and Jim were twins, and the former is now the wife of J. P. Howard, but Miss Jim died in 1894. The parents hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and in social circles occupy an enviable position. The Captain is a Democrat in politics, and for twelve years was a prominent member of the county court. Source: Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee (Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago 1898) pages 461-462
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