Life History

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• Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
  W P Reno
  Marriage 26 Dec 1866 Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
  Registered 8 February 1867 Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
  Lafayette County Marriage Record, p 298
  Spouse Sarah Jenkins
  
  Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940
  W P Reno
  Age 52, Birth abt 1844 Evansville, Indiana
  Residence McPherson, Kansas
  Mustered in 15 June 1861, Private, Co C, 11th Indiana Infantry,
  Mustered out 1 June 1865, Private, Co M, 11th Indiana Cavalry, close of war
  J B McPherson Post, Post #87
  Added to Grand Army of the Republic 31 Dec 1896
  
  1900 Federal Census, McPherson County, Kansas, 16 June, McPherson, District 142, page 2B, South Elm St, Hse #39, Fam #40
  Reno, William Head W M  Aug 1844 55 Married 34 yrs IL IN TN farmer Owns
  Reno, Sarah E Wife W F Nov 1839  60 Married 34 yrs 7 children/5 living KY KY KY
  Poston, Lulu B Dau W F Nov 1879  20 Single MO IL KY
  
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  W P Reno
  Birth Aug 15, 1843
  Death May 10, 1917
  
  THE KREMLIN JOURNAL, May 24, 1917
  
  OBITUARY
  
  W.P. Reno was born in Indiana, Aug. 15, 1843, and died May 10th, 1917, aged 73 years, 8 months and 25 days.
  
  He joined the 6th Indiana cavalry and served throughout the war. Moved to Missouri in 1865. Was married to Sarah Jenkins Nov. 18th, 1866, to which union was born 7 children, 3 boys and 4 girls; two boys died in infancy. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1893. His wife died Feb. 5th, 1912.
  
  Funeral services were held at the M.E. church, Kremlin, on Saturday, May 12, conducted by Rev. M.O. Swan, assisted by Rev. O.W. Williams, and the body laid to rest in the Kremlin cemetery, to await the Judgment day.
  
  "Daddy" Reno, one of our earliest citizens, died last week, at the home of his son, Clarence, at Peabody, Kansas, and was brought here for burial beside his wife, who preceded him in 1912.
  "Daddy," as we all knew him, was a veteran of the Civil War and always loved the old flag for which he fought four long bloody years.
  
  I remember, as a kid, "Daddy" Reno's reminiscences of Sherman's March to the Sea and many other historic events of that time, in which he saw active service. His description of the battles and the long marches without food, only that which was foraged; of the charges and retreats, the slumberless nights and the prison life, were so vivid that their impression will never cease to exist in our memory.
  
  The first threshing machine that we can remember in this country was run by "Daddy" Reno, and he always did good work, fed and paid his men well and was a good, law-abiding citizen. The first thing in his esteem and affection was his good wife, whom he always reverently and loving mentioned as "mother." Together they raised a family of seven children, five of whom are living, the other two having died in infancy. The second was his love for the old Red, White and Blue.
  
  "Daddy" was usually the prime mover on arrangements for Decoration and Memorial Days. Only a few of the old soldiers remain so we must continue the custom which they cherished so dear. --Bill Gumerson
  
  Burial Kremlin Cemetery, Kremlin, Garfield County, Oklahoma
  
  Created by shirley tauer Jul 01, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #27974688, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27974688
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Sources

• 1. Obituary of W P Reno
• 2. Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940
• 3. 1900 Federal Census, McPherson County, Kansas
  • 16 June, McPherson, District 142, page 2B, South Elm St, Hse #39, Fam #40
• 4. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry