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Elmore was a farmer and Blacksmith. He settled on Pea Ridge, North of Atkins.

Elmore married Mary Elizabeth Owens. Mary was born on 29 Jul 1880; died on 21 Apr 1957 in Pope, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Martha Ann about 1868 in Pope, Arkansas, USA. Martha was born about 1846 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FROM POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS HISTORY: Andrew and Martha Reynolds came to Arkansas in 1856 and settled in Moreland Township, Pope County. Andrew was born in 1804, in Kentucky and Martha was born in Tennessee in 1814. Andrew and Martha with their children are listed in 1850 census of McNairy County, Tennessee. Her maiden name was Jeanes. They were the parents of fifteen children. Their fourteenth child was William Joh Reynolds, Born in 1856, in Mississippi. In 1882, William John married Nancy Alice George, daughter of Francis Smith and Tom George. John and Alice (as they were called) had four children: Clarence, Maud, Claud and Garrett. Claud was their third child, born in 1895. He married Audra Patton the first time and they had three daughters. After Audra's death, Claud married Thelma Rhead Talkington, daughter of Steve and Dora Brown Talkington. Claud passed away in 1960, and is buried in St. Paul Cemetery on Gravel Hill. He was a charter member of the Moreland Methodist Church and was also superintendent from the time it was organized until his death. Claud retired from the State Highway Department in early 1960. Thelma was born in 1906 and she married Claud in 1926. They had four children: Betty Jane, b. 1928; John Edward, b. 1930; Twyla Rhea, b. 1939 and Judith Elaine, b. 1947. All were born in Pope County. In 1964, Thelma married Bervie C. Hurley of Hector. They live at Oak Grove and attend the Moreland Methodist Church where Thelma is a member. They also attend the Hector Cumberland Presbyterian Church where Bervie is a member. Betty married James Johnston in 1946 and they have two sons: John Emmett, b. 1946 and James Michael (Mike) b. 1953. Betty and James own and operate a grocery store at Oak Grove. They are active members of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church. John is married to Jan Duvall and they have two sons and live in Konawo, Okla. Mike lives with his parents and works for the state highway department. John Edward died in 1945, after surgery, in Conway County Hospital. Twyla Rhea married Daniel Devoy Bench in 1957, in Yell County. He is the son of Mary Phelps and Herman Gordon Bench, Sr. They moved to Pope County in 1948 from California when Devoy was eight years old. Twyla and Devoy graduated from Dover High School. They have two sons, Tony Daniel, b. 1958 and Clinton Devoy, b. 1963. Tony graduated from Russellville High School in 1977. He was a member of the Cyclone football team. He is now a freshman at Arkansas Tech. Clinton is in the ninth grade at Gardner Junior High School where he is captain of the band and a member of the National Honor Society. Judith married Leon Hottinger in 1964 and they have two children. Brenton, b. 1967 and Angela Rhea, b. 1969. Judy and her children live in Russellville where she is employed by the Continental Telephone Company of Arkansas. by Mrs. Devoy Bench Andrew was a Wagon Maker and a Merherchie.

Andrew married Martha Jeanes Group in 1843 in Tennessee, United States. Martha (daughter of Jeanes and Zilpha) was born in Feb 1814 in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA; died in 1860 in Pope, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]