R. O. Reynolds

[3] He was born October 9, 1832, in Columbia County, Georgia, to Reuben Young and Jane A. Pinkard Smith Reynolds.

[1] He later married Sarah Banks Young in 1865 with whom he had six children: George, Reuben (Ruben) Oscar, Hamelton, Janie, Beverly and Sallie.

[6] He wrote the Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Errors and Appeals for the State of Mississippi.

[7] He signed up early to serve with the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War enlisting as a Captain.

[9] He was wounded four times during his service and the final injury was on March 25, 1865, during his last battle in Petersburg, Virginia, causing his right arm to be amputated and he was captured whilst recovering.