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REICHEL, Charles Gotthold, Moravian bishop, was born in Hermsdorf, Silesia, July 14, 1751; son of the Rev. C. R. Reichel, a
Lutheran minister. He was educated in the Moravian college at Nisby, and in the theological seminary at Gradenfeld, Germany, and
came to the United States in 1784 to take charge of the boys' military boarding school at Nazareth, Pa., founded by Francis Christian
Lembke in 1759. Under Reichel's administration the school was greatly increased, and he resigned the principalship in 1801 to
receive consecration to the episcopacy of the Moravian church. He served as presiding bishop of the southern district, residing in
Salem, N.C., until 1811, when he was transferred to the northern district, and resided in Bethlehem, Pa. He was present at the
general synod at Herrnhut, Szxony, in 1818, after which he resigned his appointment and continued to live in Germany. He received
the honorary degree of D.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He died at Niesky, Prussia, April 18, 1825.
The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
REICHEL, Levin Theodore, Moravian bishop, was born in Bethlehem, Pa., March 4, 1812; son of Bishop Charles Gotthold Reichel
(q.v.). He went with his parents to Saxony in 1818; was educated in the Moravian college at Nisby and in the theological seminary in
Gradenfeld, Germany, and returned to the United States in 1834. He taught for three years at Nazareth Hall, Pa., and subsequently
in the theological seminary at Bethlehem; served as preacher in Schoeneck, Emmaus and Nazareth, and was principal of Nazareth
Hall, 1849–53. He was pastor at Lititz, Pa., 1853–54, and served as president of the provincial board of the southern district, 1854–
57, residing at Salem, N.C. He was president of the general synod at Herrnhut in 1858, and was made a member of the mission
board, which position he continued to hold throughout his life. He was consecrated bishop, July 7, 1869, and as such visited the West
Indies and Labrador. He was the founder and for several years editor of Das Bruder Blatt, the pioneer German Moravian publication
in the United States, and is the author of: History of Nazareth Hall (1855); The Moravians in North Carolina (1857); Missions-Atlas der
Brüder-Kirche (1860), and an unfinished history of the American branch of the Moravian church. He died near Herrnhut, Saxony, May
23, 1878. The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
REICHEL, William Cornelius, author, was born in Salem, N.C., May 9, 1824; son of the Rev. G. Benjamin Reichel, principal of the
Salem Female academy, and grandson of Bishop Charles Gotthold Reichel (q.v.). He attended Nazareth Hall, Pa., and was
graduated from the Moravian Theological seminary in 1844. He was tutor at Nazareth Hall, 1844–48; taught school in Bethlehem, Pa.,
1848–58; was professor in the Moravian Theological seminary, 1858–62; principal of Linden seminary, Lititz, Pa., 1862–68, and
professor of Latin and natural sciences in the Young Ladies' seminary, Bethlehem, Pa., 1868–76. He was ordained to the diaconate
in 1862, and to the priesthood in May, 1864. He is the author of many books on the early history of the Moravian church, including:
History of Nazareth Hall (1855); History of the Bethlehem Female Seminary 1785–1858 (1858); Moravianism in New York and
Connecticut (1860); Memorials of the Moravian Church (1870); Wyalusing and the Moravian Mission at Friedenshuetten (1871);
Names which the Lenni Lennapé or Delaware Indians give to Rivers, Streams and Localities within the States of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, with their Significations (1872); A Red Rose from the Olden Time (1872); The Crown Inn near
Bethlehem, Pa., 1745 (1872); The Old Sun Inn at Bethlehem, Pa., 1758 (1873); A Regisler of Members of the Moravian Church 1727
to 1754 (1873); and a revised edition of John Heckewelder's History of the Indian Nations (1876). He died in Bethlehem. Pa., Oct. 15,
1876.
The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
REICHEL, Charles Gotthold, Moravian bishop, was born in Hermsdorf, Silesia, July 14, 1751; son of the Rev. C. R. Reichel, a
Lutheran minister. He was educated in the Moravian college at Nisby, and in the theological seminary at Gradenfeld, Germany, and
came to the United States in 1784 to take charge of the boys' military boarding school at Nazareth, Pa., founded by Francis Christian
Lembke in 1759. Under Reichel's administration the school was greatly increased, and he resigned the principalship in 1801 to
receive consecration to the episcopacy of the Moravian church. He served as presiding bishop of the southern district, residing in
Salem, N.C., until 1811, when he was transferred to the northern district, and resided in Bethlehem, Pa. He was present at the
general synod at Herrnhut, Szxony, in 1818, after which he resigned his appointment and continued to live in Germany. He received
the honorary degree of D.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He died at Niesky, Prussia, April 18, 1825.
The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
REICHEL, Levin Theodore, Moravian bishop, was born in Bethlehem, Pa., March 4, 1812; son of Bishop Charles Gotthold Reichel
(q.v.). He went with his parents to Saxony in 1818; was educated in the Moravian college at Nisby and in the theological seminary in
Gradenfeld, Germany, and returned to the United States in 1834. He taught for three years at Nazareth Hall, Pa., and subsequently
in the theological seminary at Bethlehem; served as preacher in Schoeneck, Emmaus and Nazareth, and was principal of Nazareth
Hall, 1849–53. He was pastor at Lititz, Pa., 1853–54, and served as president of the provincial board of the southern district, 1854–
57, residing at Salem, N.C. He was president of the general synod at Herrnhut in 1858, and was made a member of the mission
board, which position he continued to hold throughout his life. He was consecrated bishop, July 7, 1869, and as such visited the West
Indies and Labrador. He was the founder and for several years editor of Das Bruder Blatt, the pioneer German Moravian publication
in the United States, and is the author of: History of Nazareth Hall (1855); The Moravians in North Carolina (1857); Missions-Atlas der
Brüder-Kirche (1860), and an unfinished history of the American branch of the Moravian church. He died near Herrnhut, Saxony, May
23, 1878. The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
REICHEL, William Cornelius, author, was born in Salem, N.C., May 9, 1824; son of the Rev. G. Benjamin Reichel, principal of the
Salem Female academy, and grandson of Bishop Charles Gotthold Reichel (q.v.). He attended Nazareth Hall, Pa., and was
graduated from the Moravian Theological seminary in 1844. He was tutor at Nazareth Hall, 1844–48; taught school in Bethlehem, Pa.,
1848–58; was professor in the Moravian Theological seminary, 1858–62; principal of Linden seminary, Lititz, Pa., 1862–68, and
professor of Latin and natural sciences in the Young Ladies' seminary, Bethlehem, Pa., 1868–76. He was ordained to the diaconate
in 1862, and to the priesthood in May, 1864. He is the author of many books on the early history of the Moravian church, including:
History of Nazareth Hall (1855); History of the Bethlehem Female Seminary 1785–1858 (1858); Moravianism in New York and
Connecticut (1860); Memorials of the Moravian Church (1870); Wyalusing and the Moravian Mission at Friedenshuetten (1871);
Names which the Lenni Lennapé or Delaware Indians give to Rivers, Streams and Localities within the States of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, with their Significations (1872); A Red Rose from the Olden Time (1872); The Crown Inn near
Bethlehem, Pa., 1745 (1872); The Old Sun Inn at Bethlehem, Pa., 1758 (1873); A Regisler of Members of the Moravian Church 1727
to 1754 (1873); and a revised edition of John Heckewelder's History of the Indian Nations (1876). He died in Bethlehem. Pa., Oct. 15,
1876.
The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 9, p.60
A Selection from the Family History Files of the North Carolina Room, Forsyth County Library, Winston-Salem, NC. Submitter- G.
Galloway Reynolds, 1988. Reproduced as found.
The Reynolds came of an old English family who settled near Charleston, South Carolina. The grandfather, Dr. Archabald Reynolds,
went north and married Sarah Clayton of John M. Clayton of Delaware. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and lost a leg in one of the
battles about Washington city. The father, David Nash Reynolds, was born in Philadelphia in 1800, came south with his father. He
married Nancy Taylor of Virginia in 1823. Settling near Winston, died 1844, leaving five sons all of whom were in the Southern Army.
Lamb Archabald Reynolds, the oldest son, was visiting in Indiana when the war commenced. He came south and joined the
Confederate Army and was captured by the enemy and put in the Penitentiary at Evansville where he died in 1868.
Elihu Fox Reynolds, the second son was a volunteer in P. 33 Regt., N. C. Brigade, Wilcox Division A. P. Hills____ A. N. Va. He was in
many battles and always at his post until wounded the same night Stonewall was wounded. He never recovered from the effects of the
wound but lingered until July 1875 when he died.
Columbus Lee Reynolds, third son, was a volunteer, Co. F, 21 N. C. Regt. He was promoted to Lt. Co. A 57 Regt. N. C. Troops. He
was captured at Gettysburg and died of wounds in Fort Delaware, January 19, 1864.
Tyre W. Reynolds, born 1839, was the youngest of the five. He volunteered in Co. F 57 N. C. Troops - Godwin's Brigade Trimbells
Division, Jackson's Corps. He was engaged in every battle the Brigade was in except when a prisoner at Point Lookout. He was
captured twice and spent two long dreary winters at that terrible prison. He was at home on parole at the time of the surrender. He was
one of the most _____ _____soldiers who ever wore the gray. He was the idol of his officers and always at his post of duty. He died
October 1896 leaving a widow and three sons. He was buried by the old soldiers.
The following is not intended as a history of the time mentioned in this work but merely events narrated as an individual as he traveled
from youth to old age. The ideas of things and the expressions are my own views as they seemed in my judgment to be correct. This is
written for the interest of my family and is not intended for the eyes of the general public. The work will be interesting to the present
generation on account of the remarkable changes that have taken place in the course of the last eighty years.
I was born September the 4th, 1834, the fifth child of David Nash Reynolds and Nancy Taylor Reynolds at the old Woolfolk place
nine miles west of Winston-Salem on the Shallowford Road, my father buying the place of the Woolfolk heirs after the death of their
father, Richard Woolfolk, about 1820, paying one thousand dollars for the two hundred acres. I had four brothers, three older, and
one younger than myself, and one sister Sarah Reynolds, dying at the age of six years, and buried at Olive Branch Church in Davie
County.
Lamb Archabald Reynolds, my oldest brother, went west and married at Fincastle, Indiana, Lucy Moss, and had two daughters,
Nancy Victoria and Augusta Breckinridge. Augusta died several years ago. Nancy is living at Roachdale, Indiana. She never married.
Brother was drafted two or three times, finally going south. He was captured at Greenville, Tennessee the time General Morgan was
killed, taken to Evansville and imprisoned on a gunboat until 1868, then when he was released. When he returned home to his family
broken in health he soon after died.
The second son, Elihu Fox was born ___ . At the beginning of the war he enlisted in Co. G, 33rd N. C. Infantry, ___Brigade and was
in several of the battles in Virginia and was badly wounded and disabled for life at the battle of Chancellorsville, the night Stonewall was
killed. He often told how the officers ____ the soldiers to cease firing as it was____ ____but too late, the fatal work was done. He
received a mini ball through the heel which never healed and after lingering two or three years it was the cause of his death in 18____.
The third brother, Columbus Legrand Reynolds, was born____ . He enlisted in the 21 N. C. Infantry in Co. F made up in Forsyth
County. He was in all the great battles in Virginia. He was in command of Co. from Rowan County when he was wounded and captured
at Gettysburg. He was imprisoned at Fort Delaware where he died from exposure January l9, 1866. He was buried there. He was a
brave and gallant soldier as ever trod the earth, a man who loved his beloved Southland.
Tyre Winchester Reynolds, the youngest brother was born in 1837. He enlisted in Co. 57, Regt. N. C. Infantry. He was in every
battle in Virginia after his Regt. joined General Lee's Army. He was an expert shot and was captured twice and imprisoned in Point
Lookout. He was a joyful, strong, healthy man but prison experience and hardship broke him down. He got home and lived a few years
and died, leaving three sons, Marshall, Gordon and Stokes Reynolds. He was the youngest of the five brothers and the last to leave
this writer alone by dying. He was buried with his mother and brother, Fox at Sharon Church. His widow, Martha Reynolds, dying later
was buried at his side. Thus the writer is left alone to await the call to fall in line and follow on to the life beyond, sad and lonely.
When I sit down and think of my generation passed and gone and but a very few of my friends to talk of old times and sorrows of
bygone days, no one of the younger generation can ever know the fearful and the terrible straits we were left to during the War
Between the States. It was war to the death and thousands who went forth to battle for their homes never returned. Yet no braver boys
ever lived in any land or who gave their lives more cheerfully for the cause, and the principles for which they fought and died.
I was____ a officer and would not have been liable to be sent to the Regular Confederate Army but the first conscription in March 186
_ the Company elected their commissioned officers of the Regt. John Nisson was elected Cap, myself a First Lt. and two others as
Second and for Second Lt. all of whom got out some way or other and did not go, but myself who took the Co. to Raleigh and turned it
over to Capt. Kirkman at Camp Morgan. When Gov. Clark offered me a commission as Captain, and to go back home to Forsyth
County and raise a Company of Cavalry for the First N. C. Regt. of Cavalry.
THE LONG AGO
To think of the remarkable changes that have taken place in this land since 1840 the time when I can remember things occurring. This
was a time of great excitement on account of the presidential campaign that year. The Whigs held a meeting at Bethania one day at
Clemmonsville. The procession passed our home. One four horse team hauled a log cabin, another a great red ball 30 feet high,
another a ship with all her rigging, and sails complete drawn by four horses. Harrison and Tyler too - Harrison and Tippecanoe was the
war cry. Many a Democrat got his head cracked by attending these wonderful Whig meetings. At the meeting at Clemmonsville a young
man from Wilkes County by the name of Tom Moody armed with a plow handle whipped a lot of noisy Democrats. This man Moody went
through the war and I met him in 1895.
At this time, 1840, there was not a railroad in this part of the State. Soon after was built the old Raleigh and Gaston Railroad and a few
years later the N. C. Railroad. They paid a man ten dollars per month and board. There were but few ferries on the Yadkin River.
Roads on both sides were led to the Shallowford, at this time the main crossing of the river. There was no steam mills then and but few
flour mills though there were corn mills in every section. Ben Hauser's mill on Muddy Creek below Bethania and Clauses Mill on the
Yadkin River below Clemmonsville. There was a year of a remarkable drought. Most all the creeks and branches went dry. People
would walk across the Yadkin River at the Shallowford on the rocks, and the people had to go to Danville, Virginia to get their grindings
as the mills here were without water. In 1844 there was not a cook stove in this county. There was less than forty buggies or carriages
in this county. In fact, the most of them were handmade. Nearly everybody rode horseback. Young ladies prided themselves on their
horsemanship and I remember some of the young girls could manage their horses much better than the boys. All the creeks and even
the little branches were full of fish, catfish, sun perch, suckers and eels. There were fishing flues on the Yadkin River where with a long
seine many fish were caught including many shad.
REYNOLDS BIBLE RECORDS
DNR died Aug. 1844 aged 44 yr.
David Nash Reynolds son of Archibald Reynolds was born 1800.
Ferdinand Lafayette fourth son of David Nash Reynolds was born Sept 4th 1834. Legrand Lillington son of Ferdinand Lafayette
Reynolds, grandson of David Nash and great grandson of Archibald Reynolds was born Dec. 12th 1868 .
Henrietta Celestia Reynolds consort of Ferdinand L. Reynolds was born April 27,1844.
Maud Rosamond Reynolds daughter of Ferdinand L. & Henrietta C. Reynolds was born Sept. the 8th 1870.
Lamb A. Reynolds second son of Ferdinand & Henrietta Reynolds grandson of David Nash Reynolds and great grandson of Lamb
Taylor was born Oct. the 11th 1874.
Mable Isey Reynolds second daughter of F. L. & H.C. Reynolds was born Oct. 30th 1878.
Ferdinand L. Reynolds and Henrietta Celestia his wife were married at Sulpher Springs Illinois by Rev. Milton Davenport Jan the 14th
1868.
Bayard Stanhope 3rd son of F.L. & H.C. Reynolds born Jan 17th 1881.
David Nash 4th son of F. L. & H.C. Reynolds born July 12th 1883.
Ferdinand fifth son of F.L. & H.C. Reynolds born Oct. 21st 1884.
Lillington Legrand Reynolds son of F.L. & H.C. Reynolds departed this life Sept. the 15th 1875 aged 6 years 9 months and 3 days.
Our mother Nancy Reynolds departed this life July 18th 1878 aged 78 years 2 months and 24 days - was born Oct. 6th 1799.
Maud R. Reynolds departed this life July the 17th 1904.
Richard F. Reynolds departed this life October the 23rd 1918.
Ferdinand Lafayette departed this life March 30th 1923 aged 88 years 6 months and 5 days.
Florence R. departed this life Dec. 16, 1923.
Henrietta Celestia Reynolds died Dec 4th 1926 aged 82 years 7 mo & 7 days.
Mable Grey Reynolds Marsh died Aug 17th 1954 aged 75 years 9 mo & 17 days.
Lamb A. Reynolds died March 1, 1958 aged 83 years 4 months and 14 days.
David N. Reynolds died March 19, 1972 aged 88 years 10 months 7 days.
Bayard S. Reynolds died Dec. 27, 1977 aged 95 years 11 mot & 19 days.
Lamb A. Reynolds and Bessie Binkley was married June 10, 1903.
Glenn Galloway Reynolds was born Aug 31, 1904.
Frank Taylor Reynolds was born Jan 1, 1906.
David Ferdinand Reynolds was born Oct 4, 1908.
Thomas Archable Reynolds was born March the 1, 1911.
Porter Graves Reynolds was born Nov. 19, 1912.
Herbert Reynolds was born Oct. 30, 1914.
Ruth Naorn Reynolds was born Dec 21, 1923.
Glenn G. Reynolds and Louise Virginia Moser were married Jan 28, 1928.
Frank T. Reynolds and Annie Laurie Siler were married May 20, 1927.
Daniel F. Reynolds and Rosemary Toner were married Sept. 18, 1937.
Herbert Reynolds and Dorothy Lowder were married Oct. 23, 1937.
Thomas A. Reynolds and Elizabeth Reece were married Aug 1, 1940.
Porter G. Reynolds and Patricia McManus Myers were married April 7, 1967.
Ruth N. Reynolds and Frank Odell Hartle were married Aug 5, 1967.
Lamb Archibald Reynolds died March 1, 1958.
Bessie Binkley Reynolds died July 27, 1961.
Frank Odell Hartle, husband of Ruth Reynolds Hartle died Jan 24, 1974.
Dorothy Lowder Reynolds wife of Herbert Reynolds died Nov. 18, 1978.
Thomas A. Reynolds died May 26, 1981.
Elizabeth Reece Reynolds wife of Thomas A. Reynolds died Jan. 19, 1982.
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