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 Edward Reynolds

    Male 1878 - 1907  (29 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Rufus Edward Reynolds was born in 1878 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in 1907 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

      Rufus married Willie Myrtle Barbour on 12 Dec 1899 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Willie (daughter of James William Barbour and Excy Clay Wells) was born on 19 Sep 1874; died on 12 Dec 1899 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 2. Paul DeLeon Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1900.
      2. 3. Silas Barbour Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902.
      3. 4. Luke Hill Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905; died in 1998.
      4. 5. Rufus Myrtle Reynolds  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 10 Oct 2008 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery Danville, Virginia.


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Paul DeLeon Reynolds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born about 1900.

    2. 3.  Silas Barbour Reynolds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born about 1902.

    3. 4.  Luke Hill Reynolds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born about 1905; died in 1998.

    4. 5.  Rufus Myrtle Reynolds Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rufus1) was born in 1907 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 10 Oct 2008 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery Danville, Virginia.

      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.