The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-11
AN OLD SETTLER GONE!
MRS AMELIA REYNOLDS DIED
SATURDAY FROM APOPLEXY.
Had Been a Resident Here Sixty-One
Years-Moved Here When Town
Site Was a Wilderness.

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Amelia Reynolds, highly esteemed
lady and one of the first settlers in Reyn-
oldsvile, was stricken with apoplexy
and at 200 A. NJ. Saturday her heart
ceased its work and her spirit winged
its flight into the eternal world Al
though Mrs. Reynolds had been an in
valid for many years, yet her death was
sudden and unexpected, but she was
ready for the inevitable. She was in a
comatose condition from the time she
was stricken until she peacefully passed
from the shores of time. She recog-
nized the voices of some of her loved
ones and spoke two or three
times. Mrs. Reynolds would have been
eighty-two years old the 23rd Of this
month. She had lived at this place
sixty-one years and was the mother OF
the first white child born in this section.
The following lines would be applica-
BILE to the deceased:
Life! We've been long together,
Through pleasant and through cloudy
,Tis hard to part when friends are dear,
Perhaps Twill cost n sigh, a tear;
Then steal away, give little warning,
Choose thine own time;
Say not Goodnight, but In some brighter
cline
Bid me CONDITIONING"
Mrs. Amelia Ross Reynolds, daughter
OF John Ross, was born in Philadelphia
January 23rd 1917. When two years
old her parents moved to Worthington,
Armstrong county, Pa, where she re-
sided until married to Woodward Reyn-
olds, of Kittanning, March 3lst, 1888.
David Reynolds, father of Woodward,
gave the young couple wedding pres
ent OF three hundred acres Of land in
the wilderness-where Reynoldsville
now stands. The next morning after
the wedding Woodward Reynolds and
bride started out to find and locate on
their wedding present. After two days
OF weary travelling on horseback they
arrived at their destination and found
one little log house and a small patch Of
cleared land on their three hundred
acres. The log house stood whore AL
bert Reynolds dwelling now stands.
They found the place to be a veritable
wilderness. A few Redmen still roam
ed this section, and bears, panthers,
wolves, wildcats and deer were numer-
Gus. The only road was the Waterford
turnpike, although there were paths
through the forest that had been made
by the Indians. The postoffice was locat-
ed at Luthersburg, eight miles distant,
and the grocery store was a four-horse
wagon from Philadelphia that made
periodical trips through this section,
The young couple were not nonplused nor
discouraged by their environments, but
went to work with determination to
overcome all obstacles and make home
for themselves. Mr.. Reynolds soon
bought eight hundred acres more of
timber land, making his possession in
| the wilderness eleven hundred acres.
| Mrs Reynolds was great help to her
husband and was not afraid TO perform
the work that fell to her TO do.
Gradually the forest yielded TO the
woodsman's axe and Mrs. Reynolds lived
to see the wilderness transformed into
the present thriving town OF Reynolds
vile.
In 1850 Mr.. Reynolds built the brick
hotel now known as Franks Tavern, al
corner of Main and Third streets. II
was a magnificent building for this sec
tion in those days. Mr.. Reynolds dice
in 1861, leaving his widow with foul
sons and eight daughters to look after
She who, uncomplainingly, had facet
the hardships and tribulations of build
ing and clearing home in the wilder
ness, proved equal to the task of carin.
for large family when left a widow
Four OF the children preceded tn
mother to that bourne from whenc
} no traveller e'er returns" and the fol
lowing children still live to revere tn
name Of mother and call her blessed
, David Reynolds, Albert Reynolds, Mrs
5 G. G, Gibson, Mrs. j. S. Morrow, Mrs
: Frank Miller and Miss Ida Reynold,
| of this place, Mrs. Charles Montgomery
3 Of Sligo, and Mrs. l.. l.. Seeley, {
t Spivey, Kan.
Six and half years ago Mrs. Reyl