News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

Devin descendant, Stanley Wayne Devin, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2014. He was the last living child of Ira & Oleta Devin.
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    Rufus Myrtle Reynolds[1]

    Female 1907 - 2008  (101 years)


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    • Name Rufus Myrtle Reynolds 
      Born 1907  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Died 10 Oct 2008  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried Mountain View Cemetery Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • The following information was submitted, by Rufus Myrtle Reynolds and written by E. Ben Barbour, 944 Sugar Barbour Road Axton, Va, for the Heritage Series of County Books and may be seen at Bassett Historical Society, Bassett, Virginia. Article 1098 (Paraphrased).
        (Rufus 'Myrtle' Reynolds, born near Callands, September 6, 1907 to parents, Rufus Edward Reynolds and Willie Myrtle Barbour, was the only daughter. After the death of her father, the family lived with her mother's parents, James William and Excy Clay Wells Barbour. Her brothers, Paul DeLeon, Silas Barbour and Luke Hill Reynolds completed the family. She retired from C&P Telephone Company, after working from the age of 17 years. She also returned to school and graduated from the Danville Adult Evening High School in 1962. An enthusiastic genealogist, she shared a tremendous knowledge of family history with family and friends throughout the United States. She made her home with her extended family, nephew, Gordon Francis Reynolds and sister-in-law, Myrtle Francis Reynolds, of Danville, Virginia.
      Person ID I7547  Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny, Margret Devin Reynolds Descendants
      Last Modified 8 Aug 2012 

      Father Rufus Edward Reynolds,   b. 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
      Mother Willie Myrtle Barbour,   b. 19 Sep 1874,   d. 12 Dec 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
      Married 12 Dec 1899  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F2614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Obituary of Rufus Myrtle Barbour Reynolds age 101 of Danville, Va died 10 Oct 2008 at Roamn Eagle Memorial Home. She retired from C & P Telephone Co. with fifty years of service. She is survived by her Danville family; Gordon F. Reynolds Sr. of the residence, Gordon F. Reynolds II of Greensboro, NC Hope Leigh Reynolds McKay of Knoxville, TN and Jonathan Paige Reynolds of Chicago, IL; Interment at Mountain View Cemetery Reverend Daryl Joyce officiating.