[p. 684] who carries on a large grocery business at No. 315 Sixth Street, Ellwood City, was born at New Castle, Pa., February 14, 1877, and is a son of Albert W. and Carrie E. (Coombs) Reynolds.
John F. Reynolds, the paternal grandfather, was born in Germany and was a very early settler in this section. He cultivated the very land on which now stands a large part of the beautiful city of New Castle, and he died in that place when it was little more than a village. The maternal grandfather of Harry H. Reynolds was Moses Coombs, who died in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Albert W. Reynolds, father of Harry H., is a substantial citizen of New Castle. Formerly he owned the old homestead farm and now has large realty interests in New Castle city. He was born in Lawrence County in 1847. He married Carrie E. Coombs, who was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1850. Their children were six in number, namely: Ella M., who is the wife of George T. Gillette, of New Castle; Chester P., who is in the employ of Cooper & Butler, clothiers at New Castle; Harry H., of Ellwood City; Fred C., who is a student in Boston, and Edna and Carrie, residing at home.
Harry H. Reynolds completed his public school education when nineteen years of age, and then became a clerk in a grocery store and continued in that line for about eight years, first at New Castle and later at Sharon. In 1902 he came, in the same capacity, to Ellwood City, and in 1905, after this long experience in the grocery trade, embarked in the same on his own account, establishing himself first on Lawrence Avenue, but later moving to his present very desirable location. He carries a large stock of staple and fancy groceries and enjoys generous patronage.
On November 17, 1903, Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Lenora Allen, of New Castle, Pa., and they have two children: Margaret and Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In his political views he is liberal, demanding only good government and just public officials.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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