Henderson County Texas
Reynolds Home Page
Descendants of Joseph REYNOLDS
First Generation
1. Joseph REYNOLDS was born 17 Jun 1841 in Clarke County,
Mississippi. He died 20 Aug 1930 in Payne Springs, Henderson County,
Texas and was buried in Payne Springs Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas.
Son of Matthew B. Reynolds and Elander Loper.
Joseph married (1) Martha GRIFFITH. Martha was born 21 Sep 1869.
She died 11 Feb 1903 in Henderson County, Texas.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i. Starling William REYNOLDS.
+ 3 F ii. Mattie REYNOLDS.
+ 4 M iii. Boxie E REYNOLDS was born 10 Mar 1890
and died 31 Oct 1937.
+ 5 F iv. Cora Ella REYNOLDS was born 28 Mar 1896
and died 4 Mar 1957.
+ 6 M v. Frank REYNOLDS.
7 F vi. Jo Anna REYNOLDS.
8 F vii. Manervia REYNOLDS.
9 F viii. Betty Viola REYNOLDS.
Second Generation
2. Starling William REYNOLDS.
Starling married (1) Eva ALLBRITTON.
They had the following children:
10 F i. Dorothy Lee REYNOLDS.
Dorothy married (1) HAZELIP.
11 F ii. Genieva Mae REYNOLDS.
+ 12 F iii. Marie REYNOLDS.
13 F iv. HELEN REYNOLDS.
HELEN married (1) MC COY.
14 F v. Hazel REYNOLDS.
Hazel married (1) ROSE.
15 F vi. Daisy Pearl REYNOLDS.
Daisy married (1) PUDIFIN.
16 F vii. Mildred REYNOLDS.
Mildred married (1) WILSON.
(Notes for Starling William Reynolds:
This is the letter which belonged to Alice McCreary Caples. She was my
gr-grandmothers sister. This letter was written by Starling Reynolds, who
was the son of Joseph Reynolds and his wife Martha Griffith.
Joe Reynolds note as told to his son Starling Reynolds.
"My dad told me that everyone called him Uncle Joe every since he was a
small boy. Everyone did call him Uncle Joe, and that old familar fiddle
music they call "Don't you want to go to heaven." It was commonly known
that my dad did make three trips to Texas from Mississippi. He moved and
found what he wanted in Henderson County, Texas on Dry Creek Community
where there was four families that settled joining each other as which was
Joe and John Reynolds, Tom Johnston-their brother-in-law, and Dan Griffith
who later became my Grand Dad. Joe Reynolds was a confederate soldier from
Mississippi. He was with the Tennessee Regment and he fought in that
noteable Battle at Gettingburg. He told me a snake bit his dad (my Grand
Dad Mathew Reynolds) and he went blind of its cause and died in
Mississippi. My dad was 12 years old at the time. Dad lived with his
mother and sister (Mary Davis whom husband got killed in the war). After
settling on Dry Creek they both died, one on the 14th and the other on the
15th in 1880, and was buried together at Payne Spring Cemetary side by
side. Then my dad married Martha Griffith (my mom). He told me that there
was a name change from Runnells to Reynolds earlier in life. He resented
this and would still sign his name Runnells at times. During his trips
from Mississippi to Texas he had many narrow escapes. He said as he was
traveling along a road about night he saw a very large house. He stopped
and asked about the chance to stay over night and a job working. They ask
him in and was awful nice and offered him a job. About 10a.m. they took
him to a cabin in the back yard and said this is your cabin. They locked
the door on him as they left. He smelled a bad odor so he became
frightened and crawled under the bed. He found a dead man under the bed so
he pulled him out and put him in the bed and stayed under the bed himself.
About 3 a.m. the door opened and in rushed some men who started beating on
the dead man. He scooted out from under the bed and down the road. They
shot at him several time but he got away. Joe Reynolds cleared and fenced
102 acres of timber land by himself with an ax. He then split rails and
fenced all 102 acres with a crooked rail fence. He rived his own boards to
cover his home with a tool known as a froe. The tool was dull so it
wouldn't rough up the roofing board. The old saying goes "Dull as a fro".
The first year he and Martha was married they lived on $12.50 as they had
wild hogs, deer, turkey, and etc. He raised a garden, made his syrup and
raised bees. There were not many places to go, to church mostly. The
chief sports were foot racing, jumping, swimming, and wrestling. Later on
came baseball and buggys. About 1905 came gas buggys. Joe Reynolds was a
camlilite or Church of Chrit, but he did like a lot of self control. Like
most people today he was set in his ways. He did some wrongs but the last
few years of his life he was an awful sweet humble old man, more like a
baby. The word of God says "the old will be set in their ways but must
become as a little baby to be saved. It was common for neighbors to borrow
fire from one another. It was an art in striking two flint rocks together
to make a spark that caught on to punk wood. This he blew with his breath
until it caught fire. They all kept their own fires with large back log in
fire place covered up with live coal and ashes and etc. "
"Friends may come and friends may go and we do remember the present and the
past but the most important thing is how we redeem our life in the future
is our supreme task."
Starling Reynolds)
3. Mattie REYNOLDS.
Mattie married (1) Arthur RASCO.
They had the following children:
+ 17 M i. Arvie Cleophus RASCO.
18 M ii. Lenie RASCO.
Lenie married (1) GREEN.
19 M iii. AUGUSTA RASCO.
4. Boxie E REYNOLDS was born 10 Mar 1890. He died 31 Oct 1937
and was buried in Payne Springs, Henderson, TX.
Boxie married (1) Eula ELLEN REYNOLDS. Eula was born 28 Mar 1893
in Alba, WOOD, TX. She died 17 Apr 1956.
They had the following children:
20 F i. Ola Bee REYNOLDS.
Ola married (1) R L ANDREWS.
+ 21 M ii. Jesse D REYNOLDS was born 29 Jan 1912
and died 20 Nov 1968.
22 M iii. Joe Bob REYNOLDS.
23 F iv. Ruthie REYNOLDS.
Ruthie married (1) MC CLENDON.
5. Cora Ella REYNOLDS was born 28 Mar 1896. She died 4 Mar 1957
and was buried in Payne Springs, Henderson, TX.
Cora married (1) Willie PIERCE BONSAL, son of Collins Caleb
BONSAL and Mamie PIERCE EDGAR on 8 Feb 1914 in Henderson, TX.
Willie was born 14 Dec 1893 in Dallas, Dallas, TX. He died 4 Mar
1957.
They had the following children:
24 M i. Herbert James BONSAL was born 14 Feb
1918 in Eustace, Henderson, TX. He died 6 Mar 1931 and was buried
in Payne Springs, Henderson, TX.
+ 25 M ii. Irvin E. BONSAL was born 18 Oct 1915 and
died Jun 1983.
+ 26 F iii. Mattie Opal BONSAL was born 6 Mar 1920.
+ 27 F iv. Lessie Elander BONSAL was born 9 Jan
1924.
28 F v. Maggie Lee BONSAL.
Maggie married (1) Jesse Joyce WEAVER on 15 Jul 1939.
29 F vi. Martha Ann BONSAL was born 19 May 1931.
She died 25 Jun 1931 and was buried in Payne Springs, Henderson,
TX.
+ 30 M vii. Billy Gene BONSAL was born 24 Apr 1934
and died 3 May 1982.
6. Frank REYNOLDS.
Frank married (1) Ruth WILES.
They had the following children:
31 M i. Nimrod REYNOLDS.
32 F ii. Evelyn REYNOLDS.
Evelyn married (1) HALL.
Third Generation
12. Marie REYNOLDS.
Marie married (1) Leon James HARRISON.
They had the following children:
+ 33 M i. John William HARRISON.
17. Arvie Cleophus RASCO.
Arvie married (1) Anna Lee WILES.
They had the following children:
+ 34 M i. Billy Mayophus RASCO was born 8 Nov
1932.
21. Jesse D REYNOLDS was born 29 Jan 1912. He died 20 Nov 1968
and was buried Nov 1968 in Payne Springs, Henderson, TX.
He had the following children:
35 F i. Darlene REYNOLDS.
36 M ii. Robert REYNOLDS.
37 M iii. Dewey REYNOLDS.
Jesse also married (2) Retha L. Retha was born 24 Apr 1921.
25. Irvin E. BONSAL was born 18 Oct 1915 in TX. He died Jun 1983
in CA 93305.
He had the following children:
38 M i. Irvin E. BONSAL Jr..
26. Mattie Opal BONSAL was born 6 Mar 1920 in Eustace,
Henderson, TX.
Mattie married (1) Madison David TRAMMEL on 15 Oct 1937 in
Henderson, TX. Madison was born 16 Aug 1915. He died 3 Apr 1962.
They had the following children:
39 M i. Bobby TRAMMEL.
40 M ii. Eddie Lynn TRAMMEL.
41 M iii. Dwayne TRAMMEL.
27. Lessie Elander BONSAL was born 9 Jan 1924 in Eustace,
Henderson, TX.
Lessie married (1) Jack SMITH on 15 Oct 1937 in Henderson, TX.
They had the following children:
42 M i. Jerry Wayne BONSAL SMITH was born 15 Dec
1943 in Henderson, TX.
30. Billy Gene BONSAL was born 24 Apr 1934 in Eustace,
Henderson, TX. He died 3 May 1982 in TX and was buried May 1982
in Payne Sprgs Cem, Henderson, TX.
Billy married (1) Theresa Joan on 8 Dec 1952. Theresa was born 16
May 1936.
They had the following children:
43 M i. Wendell Gene BONSAL was born 8 Nov 1957.
He died 7 Apr 1971 and was buried in Payne Springs, Henderson,
TX.
44 M ii. James Lloyd BONSAL was born 2 Jan 1962.
He died 3 Jan 1962 in Henderson, TX and was buried Jan 1962 in
Payne Springs, Henderson, TX.
Fourth Generation
33. John William HARRISON.
John married (1) Connie BROCKMAN.
They had the following children:
45 M i. Stephen W HARRISON was born 2 Feb 1960
in Houston, Harris, TX.
46 M ii. Michael W HARRISON was born 26 Aug 1964
in Houston, Harris, TX.
34. Billy Mayophus RASCO was born 8 Nov 1932 in Tarrant, TX.
He had the following children:
47 M i. Franklin Dean RASCO was born 26 Oct 1952
in Athens, Henderson, TX.
48 F ii. Billie Anita RASCO was born 25 Jan 1955
in Athens, Henderson, TX.
49 M iii. Rickey Lynn RASCO was born 17 Jan 1957
in Athens, Henderson, TX.
50 F iv. Beverly Diane RASCO was born 15 Sep 1960
in Athens, Henderson, TX.
51 F v. CHARLOTTE Davina RASCO was born 3 Dec
1965 in Athens, Henderson, TX.
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