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Elijah Reynolds

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hillsboro, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1877 (46)
Butler County, Alabama, United States
Place of Burial: Butler, Alabama, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jesse Reynolds and Frances Reynolds
Husband of Clarissa Carolyn Reynolds and Clarissa C. Reynolds
Father of Joana Fails; Dora L. Norman and Clara L. Reynolds
Brother of Sarah Ann Gunn and Eunice A. Reynolds
Half brother of John Wesly Reynolds

Occupation: 1st Lt./Captain, Company A, The Pelham Guard, 1st Tennessee infantry, Turney's Regiment, Confederate Soldiers Army, Civil War
Military Service: Capt. (CSA)
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About Elijah Reynolds

Birth: Feb. 24, 1830 Hillsboro Coffee County Tennessee, USA Death: Jan. 28, 1877 Butler County Alabama, USA

1st Lieutenant/Captain Company 'A' The Pelham Guard 1st Tennessee Infantry (Turney's Regiment)

Enrolled 29 April 1861 at Pelham, Tennessee as 1st Lieutenant. Elected Captain 17 August 1861. Resigned 27 June 1862 as being affected with a disease of his liver and rheumatism. During his twelve months service he received several different furloughs on account of disabilities. Also shows as Captain in the 28th Cavalry so it is presumed that he may have transferred out of this command.

Residence: Fort Deposit, Butler County, Alabama (post-war).

Civil War pension # D21699

Family links:

Spouse:
 Clarissa Carolyn Layne Reynolds (1836 - 1928)*

Children:

 Joana Reynolds Fail (1858 - 1932)*
 Dora L. Reynolds Norman (1866 - 1937)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Elijah Reynolds Born Feb. 24, 1830 Died Jan. 28, 1877

Gone but not forgotten

Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery Butler County Alabama, USA Plot: Interred in the Confederate section of the Bethel Cemetery

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Created by: Jerry Platz Record added: Mar 29, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 25606768 https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25606768


Enrolled in the Confederate Soldiers Army during the Civil War on April 29, 1861 at Pelham, Tennessee as 1st Lieutenant. Elected Captain August 17, 1861. Resigned June 27, 1862, as being affected with a disease of his liver and rheumatism. During his twelve months service he received several different furloughs on account of disabilities. Also shows as Captain in the 28th Cavalry so it is presumed that he may have transferred out of this command. Residence: Fort Deposit, Butler County, Alabama (post-war). Civil War pension # D21699.

SOURCE: Find A Grave.com

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Elijah Reynolds's Timeline

1830
February 24, 1830
Hillsboro, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States
1858
September 12, 1858
1866
1866
Tennessee, United States
1869
1869
1877
January 28, 1877
Age 46
Butler County, Alabama, United States
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Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Butler, Alabama, United States