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     Ferdinand "Fred" Reppert was born in Dec 1848 at Missouri.^2,3 He married Emma Olds, daughter of Lyman Whitney Olds and Sarah M. Curry, on 8 Sep 1875.^2,4 Ferdinand "Fred" Reppert died on 20 Jul 1903 at age 54.^5,6 He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.⁷
     Ferdinand "Fred" Reppert and Emma Reppert appeared on the census of 4 Jun 1900 at 413 Third Street, Muscatine City, Muscatine County, Iowa, as follows:
     125/145 Reppert, Fred, head, b. Dec. 1848, 51, marr. 23 yrs, b. Missouri, parents b. Germany, druggist
      , Emma O., wife, b. June 1849, 50, marr. 23 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. Vt.
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      Reppert, Lyell, son, b. Oct. 1877, 22, single, b. Iowa, father b. Missouri, mother b. Ohio, at school
      , Ella, dau., b. Oct 1885, 14, single, b. Iowa, father b. Missouri, mother b. Ohio, at school
      Reynolds, Hattie, servant, b. July 1881, 18, single, b. Iowa, parents b. Iowa, servant
      Platt, Mary E., boarder, b. Feb. 1866, 34, single, b. Iowa, father b. England, mother b. Ohio, school teacher.³

     Dr. Lyell Reppert was born on 16 Oct 1877 at Iowa.^1,2 He was the son of Ferdinand "Fred" Reppert and Emma Olds.¹ Dr. Lyell Reppert died on 30 May 1913 at age 35.¹ He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.³
     He was a physician.¹
     LYELL REPPERT, M. D. Dr. Lyell Reppert is one of the younger representatives of the medical profession in Muscatine, yet his age seems no bar to his ability nor to the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen, for he is accorded a liberal and growing practice. He was born in Muscatine, October 16, 1878, and is a son of Ferdinand and Emma (Olds) Reppert, the former a native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the latter of Muscatine. The mother was a daughter of Lyman Whitney Olds, a native of Ohio, who became one of the early settlers of this city. Coming here when it was but a small town, he engaged in the dry-goods business, in which he continued through the period of the Civil war. He was a very progressive, enterprising man, and his labors were an element in the substantial growth and upbuilding of this section of the state. He died at an advanced age in the year 1895. Unto him and his wife, Sarah Olds, there were born two children who lived to adult age, Emma and Ella. The former gave her hand in marriage to Ferdinand Reppert, who had become one of the early merchants of Muscatine, where he conducted a drug store. His death occurred here when he was fifty-six years of age, and his wife passed away in 1900 at the age of fifty-two. They were both members of the Congregational church and Mr. Reppert was for thirteen years a member of the school board. The cause of education found in him a stalwart champion and he took active and helpful interest in many movements relative to the public good.
Dr. Reppert was reared in Muscatine and in his youthful days attended the public schools, wherein he pursued the studies taught in successive grades until graduated from the high school with the class of 1896. Later he entered the University of Iowa, wherein he devoted one year to the study of dentistry and four years to medicine. He was graduated therefrom in 1902 and immediately afterward left for Europe, spending a year in Vienna, Austria, where he attended the clinics of some of the most eminent physicians and surgeons of that great center of medical science. He afterward worked in the slums of Dublin, Ireland, in connection with the Rotunda Hospital, and upon his return to Muscatine opened an office and has since engaged in practice here. He has proven his worth in the excellent results which have attended his efforts to check the ravages of disease and restore health. He belongs to Muscatine County Medical Society, Iowa State Medical Society and American National Medical Association, and keeps in touch with the advanced thought of the day through wide reading and research. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Congregational church and his political views are evidenced in the stalwart support which he gives to the republican party.⁴
     His obituary states: Muscatine Journal May 30, 1913
"Dr. Lysle Reppert, a well known Muscatine physician, was found dead in bed at the Broughton Sanitarium at Rockford, Illinois, last evening according to Muscatine friends. His death was very sudden and unexpected. During the day he suffered slight pain in his chest but this did not defer him from entering a game of baseball with other patients. In the evening, he attended the usual evening lecture and at it's conclusion he was taken to his room by one of the attendants. A few minutes later it was found that life was extinct.
"The announcement of the death of the local practitioner comes as a shock as it was not generally known that he was in failing health. Few knew that he was in a sanitarium.
"Dr. Lysle Reppert was one of Muscatine's best known residents. He was born in this city in a house at the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Reppert, both of whom passed away some time ago. He was about 37 years of age.
"Dr. Reppert was a graduate of the State University of Iowa, where he was affiliated with Pei[sic] Delta Theta fraternity. After receiving his degree from the state university, Dr. Reppert spent a short time attending medical college at Viena [sic], Austria. Later he took up post graduate work in hospitals at Dublin and London. During his practice, Dr. Reppert was very much interested in the research work and spent much time and large sums of money investigating tuberculosis serums.
"With the death of Lysle Reppert, the line of an old family is broken. Fred Reppert, father of Lysle Reppert passed away some ten years ago and his sister Ella died about eight years ago. The only surviving relative is an aunt, Mrs. Ella O. Payne of Warsaw, Kentucky. The remains, in all probability will be brought to Muscatine for interment. He was the grandson of the late L. W. Olds. Dr. Reppert never married.
"His death is attributed to heart failure. An inquest was held today and testimony was presented by various attendants at the institution where he died. Dr. Reppert went to the sanitarium about a week ago and appeared to be making rapid improvement since he began taking treatments there."⁵

     Ansel A. Reynolds was born c 1859 at Michigan.¹ He was the son of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Ansel E. Reynolds was born on 6 Aug 1826 at Canada.² He married Julia M. Olds, daughter of Ferdino Olds and Irene Cone, on 12 Nov 1855 at Van Buren County, Michigan.^1,3 Ansel E. Reynolds died on 10 Jun 1910 at age 83.⁴ He was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁵
     Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Reynolds appeared on the census of 10 Jul 1860 at Hartford Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     876/866 Ansel E. Reynolds, 34, farmer, b. Canada
      Julia M. ", 26, b. N. Y.
      Otto S. ", 2, b. Mich.
      Ansel A. H. ", 1, b. Mich.⁶
Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Reynolds appeared on the census of 12 Aug 1870 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     32/31 Reynolds, A. E., 49, Gen.[eral] Ret.[ail] Merchant, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
      , Julia, 37, keeping house, b N. Y.
      , Otten, 12, clerk in store, b. Mich.
      , Almado, 10, male, b. Mich.
      , Emma, 9, b. Mich.
      . Clara, 7, b. Mich.
      , Lincoln, 5, b. Mich.⁷
Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Reynolds appeared on the census of 19 Jun 1880 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     417/482 Reynolds, Ansel E., 54, merchant, b. Canada, father b. Vermont, mother b. N. Y.
      , Julia, 47, wife, keeping house, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y.
      , Ansel A., 21, son, laborerr, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Emer, 19, daughter, at school, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Clara, 17, daughter, at home, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Lincoln, 14, son, latorer, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.
      , Nina, 7, dau, b. Mich., father b. Canada, mother b. N. Y.⁸
     Yerington gives the children's names as Emma, Clara, Otto, Nina, Link (William), and "another child".⁹
Ansel E. Reynolds appeared on the census of 11 May 1910 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, as follows:
     326/344 Hinckley, Roy, head, 33, marr. once, 9 yrs, b. English Canada, father b. English Canada, mother b. Ohio, keeper of livery stable
      , Nina, wife, 37, marr. twice, 9 yrs this time, b. Mich., father b. Mich., mother b. N. Y.
      Hewitt, Harry R., step son, 17, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
      Reynolds, Ansel E., step father [sic], 83, widowed, b. English Canada, father b. Vermont, mother b. N. Y.¹⁰
     His obituary states:
     Obituary contributed by K. Clinard.
"ANOTHER PIONEER IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
"A E REYNOLDS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MERCHANTS OF HARTFORD AND WELL KNOWN
"The death of Ansel E Reynolds, which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Hinkley, on Maple Street last Sunday morning, removes one of the best known pioneers of this section and one of the first merchants of Hartford village.
' "Mr. Reynolds was born in Canada, August 6, 1826, and came to Michigan with his parents when twelve years of age, the family settling near Ypsilanti. When a young man he came to Hartford and took up a piece of land southwest of the village from which he cleared the virgin forest and developed a fertile farm, and which is still known as the Reynold's Place.
"In 1855, he was married to Julia Olds, a daughter of Ferdino Olds, who was the first white settler in Hartford Township. Mrs. Reynolds died fifteen years ago. Mr. Reynolds passed nearly his entire life in Hartford, assuming a prominent part in the early affairs of the community and contributing in no small degree to the development of the village during its early days. Erecting a small frame building just east of the present town hall, he established the first dry goods store and was one of the first merchants of Hartford.
"Later he erected the brick block now known as the Hartford town hall and continued in the mercantile trade, conducting one of the largest stores of which Hartford boasted during those years. During his whole career Mr. Reynolds took an active interest in all public affairs and matters of political movement, which coupled with his extensive commercial operations gained for him an extensive acquaintance all through this section of the county.
"Mr. Reynolds was active until about 10 years ago, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis and has since been in enfeebled health. But despite his 84 years, he retained good possession of his mental faculties, maintaining his interest in current events and being conversant with all the early history of this section of the state.
"He leaves two sons, Otto Reynolds of Chicago, and Will Reynolds, of whom no word has been received for more than a year, but is supposed to be in the west, and three daughters, Mrs. E. Hubbard of Chicago, Mrs. Kittie Nichols of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Nina Hinkley of this village. He also leaves one brother, Maylon Reynolds of Remus, Mich., and three sisters, one residing at Detroit, one at Duluth, and one in New York city.
"Funeral services for him were attended at the home of his daughter, Tuesday afternoon, Rev James A Brown officiating, and interment took place at Maple Hill."²

     Clara Reynolds was born c 1863 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Elbert E. Reynolds was born on 1 Mar 1909 at Arkansas.² He married Edna Catherine Olds, daughter of Isaac Edward Olds and Emma Grape, on 18 Oct 1954 at Humboldt County, California.³ Elbert E. Reynolds died on 9 Jun 1958 at Humboldt County, California, at age 49.²

     Emma Reynolds married William Betts, son of John B. Betts and Barbaraan Olds.¹

     Emma Reynolds married (?) Hubbard.³ Emma Reynolds was born c 1861 at Michigan.² She was the daughter of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Everetta A. Reynolds was born on 28 Aug 1871 at Bloomfield, California.¹ She was the daughter of Orrin M. Reynolds and Martha Ann Olds.¹ Everetta A. Reynolds married Clinton O. White on 26 Aug 1886.¹

     Florence B. Reynolds was born on 18 May 1868 at McGregor, Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Orrin M. Reynolds and Martha Ann Olds.¹ Florence B. Reynolds died on 18 Nov 1870 at Mankato, Minnesota, at age 2.¹

     Kittie Reynolds was the daughter of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹ Kittie Reynolds married (?) Nichols.²

     Levina Reynolds was born on 31 Jan 1700 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Reynolds and Sarah MacCubbin.¹

     Maccubin Reynolds was born on 13 May 1707 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of Thomas Reynolds and Sarah MacCubbin.¹

     Mannie Reynolds was the son of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Mary E. Reynolds was born on 15 Jan 1844 at Bloomfield, Indiana.³ She married LeRoy Hastings Bland.³ Mary E. Reynolds married Abel Ridgely, son of William Henry Ridgely and Hannah Reed Simmons, on 29 Oct 1882 at Richland County, Illinois.^4,5 Mary E. Reynolds married John Ibbotson on 9 Sep 1899 at Edwards County, Illinois.⁶ Mary E. Reynolds died on 31 May 1924 at Edwards County, Illinois, at age 80.³
     Mary E. Bland appeared on the census of 1880 at Shelby Precinct, Edwards County, Illinois. This record shows:
Mary Bland, age 36
Lloyd W., age 14
Bessie, age 12
Wade, age 8
Louella, age 3
The parents of these children and the children themselves were born in Indiana.⁷

     Nina Reynolds was born on 21 Jan 1873 at Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.² She was the daughter of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹ Nina Reynolds married (1) George H. Hewitt on 1 Sep 1892.³ Nina Reynolds married (2) Roy Hinckley on 27 Mar 1901 at Van Buren County, Michigan.^3,4 Nina Reynolds died in 1942.⁵ She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁵

     Orrin M. Reynolds married Martha Ann Olds, daughter of John Preston Olds and Mary Porter Burr, on 24 Oct 1865 at Swanton, Vermont.¹

     Otto Reynolds was born c 1858 at Michigan.² He was the son of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Sarah Reynolds was born on 9 Jun 1710 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Reynolds and Sarah MacCubbin.¹

     Thomas Reynolds married Sarah MacCubbin, daughter of John MacCubbin and Elinor (?), on 30 Nov 1699 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ Thomas Reynolds died in Jul 1719; "Thomas Reynolds of Robert late of county Fermanagh bur. 24 Jul 1719.²

     Thomas Reynolds was born on 25 Jan 1703 at St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ He was the son of Thomas Reynolds and Sarah MacCubbin.¹

     William Lincoln Reynolds was born c 1865 at Michigan.² He was the son of Ansel E. Reynolds and Julia M. Olds.¹

     Charles P. Rhodes was born c 1863 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Olds.¹
     About 1913, he was living in Missouri.²

     Evaline Rhodes was born c 1854 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Olds.¹
     "... two daughters [names not given], died young".²

     Ezekiel Rhodes was born c 1858 at Ohio.¹ He was the son of Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Olds.¹
     About 1913, he was living in Missouri.²

     Frances Rhodes was born c 1852 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Olds.¹
     "... two daughters [names not given], died young".²

     John Rhodes was born c 1856.¹ He was the son of Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Olds.¹
     About 1913, he was living in Missouri.²

     Sylvester G. Rhodes married Ruth Olds, daughter of Ezekiel Olds and Betsey Pitney.¹
     His name is also given as Sylvester Rhoads.³
Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Rhodes appeared on the census of Jun 1860 at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, as follows:
     Sylvester A[?]. Roads, 30, b. Pa.
     Ruth , 32, b. Ohio
     Frances , 8, female, b. Ohio
     Evaline , 6, b. Ohio
     John , 4, b. Ohio
     Ezekiel , 2, b. Ohio.⁴
Sylvester G. Rhodes and Ruth Rhodes appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1880 at Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, as follows:
     Rhoades, Sylvester G., 50, hand in barb wire factory, dispepsia, b. Penn., father b. Vt, mother b. don't know
      , Ruth, 43, wife, keeping house, b. Ohio, father b. Vt., mother b. Penn.
      , Ezekiel O., 22, son, teamster, b. Ohio, father b. Penn., mother b. Ohio
      , Charles P., 17, hand in barb wire factory, b. Ill., father b. Penn., mother b. Ohio.⁵
     About 1913, he was listed as a farmer of Conneaut, deceased.³

     Thomas Rhodes married Lucy Elvira Olds, daughter of Levi Olds and Emily Meacham.¹
     Thomas Rhodes and Lucy Elvira Rhodes had no children.¹

     Elias Rhudy was buried at Washington County, Tennessee. He was born on 12 Feb 1834 at Virginia. He was the son of Jacob Rudy and Ann Rosenbaum? Elias Rhudy married Caroline Hetha Morrison, daughter of James Morrison and Sarah West, on 14 Feb 1856 at Johnson County, Tennessee. Elias Rhudy died on 29 Nov 1909 at Tennessee at age 75.