Trent Reznor's Family Tree
Trent and his direct relatives are underlined.
Descendants of John I Reznor
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN I1 REZNOR was born Abt. 1745 in Germany, and died September 20, 1801 in West Buffalo Twp, Northumberland, County, PA. He married REBECCA.
Children of JOHN REZNOR and REBECCA are:
- 2. i. DAVID2 REZNOR, d. November 17, 1812.
- 3. ii. HUGH REZNOR, d. August 09, 1808, Gorham, Ontario Co, New York.
- iii. SUSANNA REZNOR.
- iv. SAMUEL REZNOR.
4. v. GEORGE REZNOR, b. 1769, Union Co, PA; d. February 26, 1838, Mercer Co, PA.
5. vi. JOHN II REZNOR, b. 1774, Northumberland C, PA; d. November 11, 1836, Union Co, PA.
Generation No. 2
2. DAVID2 REZNOR (JOHN I1) died November 17, 1812. He married JEAN.
Child of DAVID REZNOR and JEAN is:
- i. ISABELA3 REZNOR.
3. HUGH2 REZNOR (JOHN I1) died August 09, 1808 in Gorham, Ontario Co, New York. He married POLLY JOHNSTON.
Children of HUGH REZNOR and POLLY JOHNSTON are:
- 6. i. JOHN3 REZNOR, b. 1803.
- ii. SUSANNAH REZNOR, b. Abt. 1807.
4. GEORGE2 REZNOR (JOHN I1) was born 1769 in Union Co, PA, and died Feb. 26, 1838 in Mercer Co, PA. He married ELIZABETH IRWIN, daughter of RICHARD IRWIN and ANN STEELE.
More About GEORGE REZNOR:
Buried: Old Salem Cem, Mercer, PA
Children of GEORGE REZNOR and ELIZABETH IRWIN are:
- i. JOHN3 REZNOR, b. June 03, 1808, Union Co, PA; d. December 22, 1827, Mercer Co, PA.
- ii. ANN STEELE REZNOR, b. September 15, 1809, Union Co, PA; d. February 23, 1841, Mercer, PA.
7. iii. DAVID REZNOR, b. March 10, 1811, Union Co, PA; d. September 18, 1893, Mercer, PA.
8. iv. RICHARD IRWIN REZNOR, b. February 25, 1813, Union Co, PA; d. February 21, 1890, Delaware Twp, Merecr Co, PA.
9. v. REBECCA REZNOR, b. February 25, 1815, Mercer Co, PA; d. January 25, 1847, Mercer Co, PA.
10. vi. ELIZA CLARK REZNOR, b. July 03, 1823; d. April 12, 1858.
5. JOHN II2 REZNOR (JOHN I1) was born 1774 in Northumberland C, PA, and died November 11, 1836 in Union Co, PA. He married ANN MURRAY.
Child of JOHN REZNOR and ANN MURRAY is:
- 11. i. JOHN III3 REZNOR, b. May 1796; d. July 26, 1860.
Generation No. 3
6. JOHN3 REZNOR (HUGH2, JOHN I1) was born 1803. He married (1) SARAH CORSON. He married (2) JANE BOYD. He married (3) CYNTHIA EAGLE August 13, 1859.
Children of JOHN REZNOR and SARAH CORSON are:
- i. SALLY4 REZNOR, d. March 27, 1837.
- More About SALLY REZNOR:
- Buried: Corson Family, Plot
- ii. CHARITY REZNOR, b. 1827; d. 1907; m. LEVI BLOOD, July 12, 1865.
- iii. JAMES REZNOR, b. 1835.
- iv. LOT REZNOR, b. 1838.
- v. ESTHER REZNOR, b. 1839.
- vi. MARY REZNOR, b. 1840.
- vii. REZNOR JOHN, b. 1842; d. 1911; m. CATHERINE C. TOWNSEND, November 08, 1875, Torrey, New York.
- viii. HUGH REZNOR, b. 1844.
7. DAVID3 REZNOR (GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born March 10, 1811 in Union Co, PA, and died September 18, 1893 in Mercer Co, PA. He married (1) PRUDENCE KELLY. He married (2) ELIZA JANE BEAN. He married (3) JANE MOORE April 05, 1838.
Children of DAVID REZNOR and JANE MOORE are:
- i. JOHN4 REZNOR, b. March 19, 1839; d. January 12, 1841.
- ii. GEORGE W. REZNOR, b. April 03, 1841; d. February 07, 1929; m. LIZZIE LUNDY.
- 12. iii. RICHARD M. REZNOR, b. July 08, 1843.
- iv. WILSON G. REZNOR, b. August 30, 1846; d. March 14, 1897.
- v. ALEXANDER REZNOR, b. June 21, 1851; d. September 02, 1851.
8. RICHARD IRWIN3 REZNOR (GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born February 25, 1813 in Union Co, PA, and died February 21, 1890 in Delaware Twp, Merecr Co, PA. He married ELIZA MANN, daughter of ROBERT MANN and UNKNOWN.
Children of RICHARD REZNOR and ELIZA MANN are:
- 13. i. ROBERT IRWIN4 REZNOR, b. September 22, 1836; d. October 30, 1898.
- ii. HARRIET JANE REZNOR, b. June 04, 1838, Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA; d. June 12, 1839, Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA.
- iii. ANNE ELIZA REZNOR, b. November 26, 1839, Clarksville, Mercer Co, PA; d. November 02, 1892, Clarksville, Mercer Co, PA.
- iv. JAMES MANN REZNOR, b. April 18, 1841; d. September 21, 1862, Episcopal Hosp, Philadelphia, PA.
- More About JAMES MANN REZNOR:
Buried: Nat'l Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- v. JOHN NEWTON REZNOR, b. July 02, 1843; d. July 06, 1889, Youngstown, Ohio.
- vi. JULIUS SYLVESTER REZNOR, b. July 20, 1845, Clarksville, Mercer Co, PA; d. July 14, 1902, Mercer County, PA.
- vii. ADALINE IRWIN REZNOR, b. January 28, 1847, Clarksville, Mercer Co, PA; d. October 05, 1919.
- 14. viii. MILTON BRUCE REZNOR, b. October 13, 1848, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. February 20, 1930, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
- 15. ix. THOMAS JOHNSON REZNOR, b. July 09, 1852, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. January 09, 1936, Pickering, MO.
- x. GEORGE HARNETT REZNOR, b. June 04, 1855, Clarksville, Mercer Co, PA; d. October 20, 1939.
- 16. xi. WILBERT DAVID REZNOR, b. October 06, 1858, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. August 18, 1938, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
- xii. MARY E. REZNOR, b. April 12, 1854; d. September 04, 1854.
9. REBECCA3 REZNOR (GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born February 25, 1815 in Mercer Co, PA, and died January 25, 1847 in Mercer Co, PA. She married JOHN WHITE.
Children of REBECCA REZNOR and JOHN WHITE are:
- 17. i. ELIZA J.4 WHITE.
- 18. ii. SARAH A. WHITE.
10. ELIZA CLARK3 REZNOR (GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born July 03, 1823, and died April 12, 1858. She married ROBERT IRWIN.
Children of ELIZA REZNOR and ROBERT IRWIN are:
- i. JOHN WILSON4 IRWIN, b. August 23, 1839; d. 1886, Brazil, Ind.
- ii. JAMES NEWTON IRWIN, b. August 17, 1841; d. March 29, 1848, Cherrytree, PA.
- iii. INFANT, b. October 03, 1846; d. in infancy.
- iv. INFANT, b. June 19, 1848; d. in infancy.
- 19. v. ROBERT HAMPSON IRWIN, b. March 03, 1850.
- vi. EDWIN E. IRWIN, b. August 03, 1853; d. March 22, 1855.
11. JOHN III3 REZNOR (JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born May 1796, and died July 26, 1860. He married (1) MARY BOAL. He married (2) MARY BOAL, daughter of JOHN BOAL and SOPHIA SAWYER.
More About MARY BOAL:
Buried: Greenville, Mercer Co, PA
Children of JOHN REZNOR and MARY BOAL are:
- i. ANNA4 REZNOR.
- ii. MARY JANE REZNOR, d. 1838.
- iii. THOMAS M. REZNOR, b. 1823; d. 1893.
- 20. iv. WILLIAM B. REZNOR, b. 1825, Union Co, PA; d. July 21, 1884, Cleveland, Ohio.
- 21. v. MARGARET REZNOR, b. November 09, 1831, Union County, PA; d. November 27, 1910, Mercer County, PA.
- vi. JOHN L. REZNOR, b. 1832; d. 1902.
- 22. vii. GEORGE REZNOR, b. November 09, 1835, Union County, PA; d. September 25, 1911, Mercer, Mercer County, PA.
Generation No. 4
12. RICHARD M.4 REZNOR (DAVID3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born July 08, 1843. He married LAVINIA BRAM.
Children of RICHARD REZNOR and LAVINIA BRAM are:
- i. FRANK5 REZNOR.
- ii. ELSIE REZNOR.
- iii. IRENE REZNOR.
- iv. JENNY IDELLA REZNOR, b. March 11, 1873, Mercer Co, PA.
- v. PERCIVAL KING REZNOR, b. 1883; d. 1967.
13. ROBERT IRWIN4 REZNOR (RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born September 22, 1836, and died October 30, 1898. He married BELINDA RHODES.
Children of ROBERT REZNOR and BELINDA RHODES are:
- i. JAMES C5 REZNOR.
- ii. BLANCHE DORA REZNOR, b. 1866.
- 23. iii. LAMONT ERNEST REZNOR, b. October 20, 1878, Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA; d. July 13, 1962, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
14. MILTON BRUCE4 REZNOR (RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born October 13, 1848 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA, and died February 20, 1930 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA. He married MARY ELEANOR SLOAN.
Children of MILTON REZNOR and MARY SLOAN are:
- i. RICHARD KARL5 REZNOR, m. LUCY BLACK.
- ii. EARL REZNOR, b. 1882; d. 1882.
- 24. iii. SARAH IRENE REZNOR, b. 1886; d. 1967.
- iv. LENA REZNOR, b. 1891; d. 1892.
15. THOMAS JOHNSON4 REZNOR (RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born July 09, 1852 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA, and died January 09, 1936 in Pickering, MO. He married MARY MARILLA WILEY, daughter of JAMES WILEY and ELLA ALLEN.
Children of THOMAS REZNOR and MARY WILEY are:
- i. LIDA5 REZNOR, d. infancy, Pickering, MO.
- 25. ii. FREDERICK IRWIN REZNOR, b. November 26, 1882, Guilford, MO; d. March 03, 1953, Laguna Beach, CA.
- 26. iii. ANNA PEARL REZNOR, b. November 25, 1885; d. January 12, 1973, Elliot, IA.
- 27. iv. JESSIE MAY REZNOR, b. February 09, 1886, Pickering, MO; d. July 25, 1965.
- 28. v. WILBERT EDWARD REZNOR, b. November 20, 1888, Wilcox, MO; d. November 18, 1978, Albion, NE.
- 29. vi. CHARLES OREN REZNOR, b. November 16, 1891; d. May 1951, Santa Rosa, CA.
- 30. vii. CLELA BLANEY REZNOR, b. November 17, 1895.
16. WILBERT DAVID4 REZNOR (RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born October 06, 1858 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA, and died August 18, 1938 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA. He married (1) MILLIE ETTA STEWART. He married (2) MILLIE E. STEWART.
Children of WILBERT REZNOR and MILLIE STEWART are:
- i. MARY ELIZABETH5 REZNOR, b. July 01, 1895, Greenville, Merecr Co, PA; d. June 12, 1923, Syracuse, Kansas.
- More About MARY ELIZABETH REZNOR:
Buried: Greenville, Mercer Co, PA
- ii. HELEN ELIZABETH REZNOR, b. May 30, 1899; d. Abt. 1913, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
- 31. iii. GLENN STEWART REZNOR, b. January 07, 1907, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. May 10, 1983, Fishtail, Montana.
- 32. iv. JOHN W. REZNOR, b. October 26, 1893, Greenville, Mercer County, PA; d. July 18, 1975, Greenville, Mercer County, PA.
Child of WILBERT REZNOR and MILLIE STEWART is:
- v. GRACE5 REZNOR, m. SAMUEL C. STEWART.
17. ELIZA J.4 WHITE (REBECCA3 REZNOR, GEORGE2, JOHN I1). She married JOHN JEWELL.
Children of ELIZA WHITE and JOHN JEWELL are:
- i. BERTUS5 JEWELL.
- ii. PEAR JEWELL.
- iii. FRANK JEWELL.
- iv. GERTRUDE JEWELL.
18. SARAH A.4 WHITE (REBECCA3 REZNOR, GEORGE2, JOHN I1). She married J. M. CHRISTY.
Children of SARAH WHITE and J. CHRISTY are:
- i. GEORGE5 CHRISTY.
- ii. ADDA CHRISTY.
- iii. BENJAMIN CHRISTY.
- iv. JEFFERSON CHRISTY.
- v. GERTRUDE CHRISTY.
19. ROBERT HAMPSON4 IRWIN (ELIZA CLARK3 REZNOR, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born March 03, 1850. He married SUE KILMER.
Children of ROBERT IRWIN and SUE KILMER are:
- i. VELERA5 IRWIN.
-
ii. MABEL IRWIN.
- iii. GUY IRWIN.
20. WILLIAM B.4 REZNOR (JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born 1825 in Union Co, PA, and died July 21, 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio. He married ADALINE P. TRACEY July 26, 1848.
Children of WILLIAM REZNOR and ADALINE TRACEY are:
- i. WILLIAM C.5 REZNOR, b. 1849, Trumbull Co, Ohio; d. February 18, 1916, Pasadena, CA.
- ii. ANNA BELL REZNOR, b. 1851, Trumbull Co, Ohio; d. November 01, 1904, Cleveland, Ohio.
- iii. ADALINE T. REZNOR, b. 1853, Trumbull Co, Ohio; d. March 27, 1927, Pasadena, CA.
- iv. IDA MAY REZNOR, b. 1856, Cleveland, Ohio; d. November 26, 1884, Cleveland, Ohio.
21. MARGARET4 REZNOR (JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born November 09, 1831 in Union County, PA, and died November 27, 1910 in Mercer County, PA. She married THOMAS LEECH.
Notes for THOMAS LEECH:
Thomas Leech was born at Leech's Corners June 10, 1828, and died in the spring of 1884. Thomas was both farmer and merchant and one of the first to sell goods at Leech's Corners. He served four years as a commissioner for Mercer County. His grandfather, Joseph Leech, was one of the pioneers
of Mercer County.
Leech's corners was founded by John Leech, a soldier in the War of 1812, a member of the state legislature, and for over thirty years a justice of the peace. A post office called Salem was established at this post office in March 1832. Its first postmaster was William Leech. A church, school, grist mill
and sawmill stood here, along with numerous businesses. An early map displayed in Mercer County Historical Society pinpoints the sites of Reznor residences and Hotel Reznor.
Margaret Reznor married Thomas Leech October 1848.
Son Ira Leech attended common schools and learned carpentry. He engaged in contracting and building at Greenville until 1902, when he became a partner with Joseph Riley in a lumber business. Ira was a councilman four years and served two terms on the school board, of which he was president.
He married Valzera Christy April 30 1884. She was born in Hempfield Twp 30 December 1858. Her parents were James W. and Mary (Thompson) Christy. The Christys were pioneers in Mercer County. A Christy ancestor served as a scout during the Revolutionary War. -- TWENTIETH CENTURY
HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY, vol. 1, 1909.
Children of MARGARET REZNOR and THOMAS LEECH are:
- i. ELLA5 LEECH, m. JOHN MCCRIGHT.
- ii. ZADA LEECH, m. JAMES C. CAMPBELL.
- iii. IRA LEECH.
- iv. C. R. LEECH, m. EVA BARRY.
22. GEORGE4 REZNOR (JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born November 09, 1835 in Union County, PA, and died September 25, 1911 in Mercer, Mercer County, PA. He married ALICE AMANDA MCKINNEY, daughter of JOHN MCKINNEY and ELIZABETH JONES.
Notes for GEORGE REZNOR:
More About GEORGE REZNOR:
Buried: Mausoleum, Citizen's Cem, Mercer, PA
More About ALICE AMANDA MCKINNEY:
Buried: Citizen's Cem, Mercer, PA
Children of GEORGE REZNOR and ALICE MCKINNEY are:
- 33. i. CLAUDE LORRAINE5 REZNOR, b. August 20, 1866, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. August 06, 1918, Mercer, Mercer County, PA.
- 34. ii. STELLA JANE REZNOR, b. October 30, 1869; d. 1943.
- 35. iii. JESSE THOMAS REZNOR, b. October 29, 1870, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. June 13, 1919, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA.
- 36. iv. NANCY ELIZABETH REZNOR, b. October 02, 1873; d. 1930.
- v. MARTHA H. REZNOR, b. October 07, 1877, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. August 26, 1918; m. EDWIN H. MOORE.
- 37. vi. GEORGE FOSTER REZNOR, b. September 11, 1884, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA; d. 1956.
Generation No. 5
23. LAMONT ERNEST5 REZNOR (ROBERT IRWIN4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born October 20, 1878 in Delaware Twp, Mercer Co, PA, and died July 13, 1962 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA. He married (1) RUTH LORRAINE RAY. He married (2) MINA MADGE MCQUISTON October 28, 1903.
More About LAMONT ERNEST REZNOR:
Buried: Franklin, PA
Children of LAMONT REZNOR and MINA MCQUISTON are:
- i. MARGARET6 REZNOR, b. July 03, 1905, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. August 09, 1905, Fredonia, Mercer Co, PA.
- ii. ROBERT H. REZNOR, b. November 28, 1906, Fredonia, Mercer Co, PA; d. February 06, 1907, Fredonia, Mercer Co, PA.
- 38. iii. IVAN MCQUISTON REZNOR, b. April 01, 1909, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
- 39. iv. ELIZABETH LOUISE REZNOR, b. December 17, 1919, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. January 27, 1990, New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA.
24. SARAH IRENE5 REZNOR (MILTON BRUCE4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born 1886, and died 1967. She married FRED PRESLEY REED.
Children of SARAH REZNOR and FRED REED are:
- i. CARL REZNOR6 REED.
- 40. ii. MADGE REED.
- iii. MARY ELOISE REED, b. 1913; d. 1984.
- 41. iv. ALBERTA JANE REED, b. May 07, 1919, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA; d. June 27, 1987, Greenville, Mercer Co, PA.
25. FREDERICK IRWIN5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born November 26, 1882 in Guilford, MO, and died March 03, 1953 in Laguna Beach, CA. He married VERNA VIOLA SKINNER.
Children of FREDERICK REZNOR and VERNA SKINNER are:
- i. ESTELLA MARILA6 REZNOR, b. December 29, 1911, Hunter, AR; d. December 13, 1954.
- ii. VERNA LUCILLE REZNOR, b. February 27, 1913, Wilsey, KS.
- iii. VIOLA LOIS REZNOR, b. February 27, 1913, Wilsey, KS.
- iv. INA MARIE REZNOR, b. March 16, 1914, Savannah, MD.
26. ANNA PEARL5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born November 25, 1885, and died January 12, 1973 in Elliot, IA. She married EDWARD ALLEN STENNETT.
Children of ANNA REZNOR and EDWARD STENNETT are:
- i. MARILYN6 STENNET, m. BILL HAMILTON.
- ii. JUDY STENNET.
- iii. PAUL STENNET, b. December 08, 1905; d. August 17, 1906.
- iv. DALE STENNET, b. July 16, 1907; d. November 17, 1971; m. JOYCE BOWERS.
- v. VERNON STENNET, b. June 28, 1911.
- vi. EDNA MARILLA STENNET, b. October 06, 1913; m. JOHN G. SHULTZ, April 27, 1934.
27. JESSIE MAY5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born February 09, 1886 in Pickering, MO, and died July 25, 1965. She married WREXFORD WILSON MORROW, son of JENNINGS MORROW and MARTHA HUBBARD.
Children of JESSIE REZNOR and WREXFORD MORROW are:
- i. THOMAS JENNINGS6 MORROW, b. October 14, 1915, Nodale, IA; m. VIRGINIA MAY BYBEE, September 04, 1942.
- ii. GLENN RUSSELL MORROW, b. March 09, 1918, Nodale, IA; m. VIRGINIA DELPHINE HAMMER, September 21, 1940.
- iii. DONALD LLOYD MORROW, b. November 10, 1926, Near Nodale, IA; m. CAROLYN JOY SHERWOOD, December 31, 1955.
28. WILBERT EDWARD5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born November 20, 1888 in Wilcox, MO, and died November 18, 1978 in Albion, NE. He married INEZ GRACE WHEELER, daughter of PERRY WHEELER and MARTHA.
Children of WILBERT REZNOR and INEZ WHEELER are:
- i. BERENICE GRACE6 REZNOR, b. April 05, 1911, Montgomery Co, IA; d. July 02, 1976, Red Oak, IA; m. FAY BUFFON.
- 42. ii. THAD WILBERT REZNOR, b. April 09, 1916, Red Oak, IA; d. January 09, 1991, Cheyenne, WYO.
29. CHARLES OREN5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born November 16, 1891, and died May 1951 in Santa Rosa, CA. He married BLANCHE HESTER SKINNER.
Children of CHARLES REZNOR and BLANCHE SKINNER are:
- i. CHARLENE6 REZNOR, d. infancy.
- ii. IRENE REZNOR, d. stillborn.
- iii. VIOLA LORRAINE REZNOR, b. October 23, 1914; m. JULIAN DAREL MACK.
- iv. RUBY CLARE REZNOR, b. March 12, 1918; m. JACK HOFFMAN, November 23, 1948.
- v. DONALD C. REZNOR, b. September 14, 1924; d. June 1935.
30. CLELA BLANEY5 REZNOR (THOMAS JOHNSON4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born November 17, 1895. She married (1) RAY NORTON. She married (2) MICHAEL IORR.
Child of CLELA REZNOR and RAY NORTON is:
- i. MARY COLLEEN6 NORTON, b. February 09, 1918.
31. GLENN STEWART5 REZNOR (WILBERT DAVID4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born January 07, 1907 in Greenville, Mercer Co, PA, and died May 10, 1983 in Fishtail, Montana. He married JANE THELEN.
More About GLENN STEWART REZNOR:
Buried: Greenville, Mercer Co, PA
Child of GLENN REZNOR and JANE THELEN is:
- i. JOHN THELEN6 REZNOR, b. 1946, adopted.
32. JOHN W.5 REZNOR (WILBERT DAVID4, RICHARD IRWIN3, GEORGE2, JOHN I1) was born October 26, 1893 in Greenville, Mercer County, PA, and died July 18, 1975 in Greenville, Mercer County, PA. He married MARY ELIZABETH VENDERLIN, daughter of JAMES VANDERLIN and HARRIET ATWELL.
Children of JOHN REZNOR and MARY VENDERLIN are:
- 43. i. BEVERLY ANN6 REZNOR.
- 44. ii. JOHN V. REZNOR.
33. CLAUDE LORRAINE5 REZNOR (GEORGE4, JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born August 20, 1866 in Mercer, Mercer County, PA, and died August 06, 1918 in Mercer, Mercer County, PA. He married ELIZA LUELLA HINDMAN, daughter of JOHN HINDMAN and EMELINE WOLFORD.
Notes for CLAUDE LORRAINE REZNOR:
Claude was the oldest of six children of George and Alice Amanda (McKinney) Reznor. He was born August 20, 1866. He was educated in Mercer and there learned the jeweler's trade. He moved to Sharon in 1899, after having lived in Oil City, and other towns in Pennsylvania. He owned and
operated jewelry and drug stores throughout the county and Hubbard, Ohio. His daughter Dorothy claimed he had the first cut rate drug store in the nation. He owned two drug stores in downtown Sharon. In the early 1900s, when the Shenango River overflowed its banks and flooded the
downtown area the stores were wiped out. Claude sold out and went to work for the Reznor Manufacturing Company, maker of gas-fired heaters, a business started by his father in 1888. He was factory representative in Chicago, but was back in Mercer with his family by the year 1914. In April 1918
his son Fred was inducted into the U.S. Army. Claude was seriously ill at the time, and when Fred left for France June 15 father and son knew they would never see each other again. Claude died two months later, without ever learning whether his son Fred returned safely from the war. His obituary
appeared in The Sharon Herald, August 6, 1918, three months before the Armistice.
Claude was known for his entrepreneurial spirit. About one of his ventures, The Sharon Herald reported September 23, 1914, under a headline reading "Claude Reznor buys the 'Hairless Horse'", the following account:
"The "hairless horse," one of the feature attractions at the Forest City Fair, North Randall, is be to exhibited at the Portage County Fair at Ravenna (Ohio), which opens today. The animal was purchased yesterday by Claud Reznor, Sharon, Pa., from "Sam" Strong, "Al" Bailey and Charles Clark,
Hermit Club members, and will remain at Ravenna until the fair closes Thursday evening. Strong purchased the horse, the only one of the kind in the world, from Thomas Cathan, a farmer living near Gates Mills. More than 8,000 persons saw the animal at the fair last week. Reznor paid $1,000 for the
animal."
Claude's daughter Dorothy Reznor was fond of recalling this story and telling how he displayed the horse, for profit, every time an opportunity arose. She couldn't remember how or when her father finally parted with it.
A drug store on East State Street in downtown Sharon, founded by him, but bought by the Ellovitch family of Sharon, bore the name Reznor Drug Store until the 1980's when it went out of business.
Eliza Luella Hindman was born February 22, 1869, in Butler County. She was one of thirteen children. Her father, John Foster Hindman, was an oil operator and hotel owner in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Her mother, Emeline Wolpart Hindman, was descended from a pioneer family, one of
whose sons, George Wolpart, was a Revolutionary War patriot, a private in Captain Joseph Gear's Company, 9th Battalion, Lancaster County. Eliza Luella died March 22, 1964, in Sharon, age ninety-five, having outlived two of her three children. The house where she lived the last thirty-four years
of her life, at 94 Flowers Avenue, was purchased by her when it was new. It has been in the family four generations and is now owned and occupied by her great grandson Christopher Smith and his wife Germaine.
The Sharon Herald, February 23, 1912
Reznor�s A Lucky Guy;
Nothing At All To Do
"Gee, but you�re a lucky guy," said an acquaintance to Claude Reznor, druggist, baker, hardware merchant, automobile agent, sales manager, jeweler, and candy manufacturer, when he drifted into one of the Reznor chain stores today.
All Claude has to do is open his drug store in the morning, fill any prescriptions that came in, arrange his jewelry cases, repair watches and engrave initials on spoons and other silverware, cross the street to his hardware store, where he opens a few kegs of nails and waits on customers. Going into
the next room he proceeds to bake a few cakes and pies and manufactures a batch of candy. In the meantime he drums up customers for automobiles and the Reznor gas stove, and when he has a few minutes to spare he goes to South Sharon (early name for Farrell) where he looks after his cut rate
drug store. When night comes he goes home happy in the thought that he will have nothing to do until tomorrow.
More About CLAUDE LORRAINE REZNOR:
Buried: Mausoleum, Citizen's Cem, Mercer, PA
More About ELIZA LUELLA HINDMAN:
Buried: Hillcrest, Hermitage, PA
Children of CLAUDE REZNOR and ELIZA HINDMAN are:
- 45. i. GEORGE F.6 REZNOR, b. November 24, 1892; d. 1949, Mercer, Mercer County, PA.
- 46. ii. FRED L. REZNOR, b. April 04, 1895, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. January 14, 1958, Bradenton, Florida.
- 47. iii. DOROTHY REZNOR, b. December 18, 1899, Oil City, PA; d. June 12, 1983, Sharon, Mercer County, PA.
34. STELLA JANE5 REZNOR (GEORGE4, JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born October 30, 1869, and died 1943. She married EDWIN WILLIS WEBSTER.
Child of STELLA REZNOR and EDWIN WEBSTER is:
- 48. i. DAVID REZNOR6 WEBSTER, b. October 24, 1903, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA; d. February 1971, Carefree, Arizona.
35. JESSE THOMAS5 REZNOR (GEORGE4, JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born October 29, 1870 in Mercer, Mercer County, PA, and died June 13, 1919 in Mercer, Mercer Co, PA. He married AGNES M. GRANDLE, daughter of JOHNSON GRANDLE and MARY VAIL.
Child of JESSE REZNOR and AGNES GRANDLE is:
- 49. i. JESSIE VIRGINIA6 REZNOR, b. July 09, 1902, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA; d. July 06, 1982, Santa Barbara, CA.
36. NANCY ELIZABETH5 REZNOR (GEORGE4, JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born October 02, 1873, and died 1930. She married JOSEPH L. BLATT.
Children of NANCY REZNOR and JOSEPH BLATT are:
- 50. i. ALICE ELIZABETH6 BLATT.
- 51. ii. SARAH J. BLATT.
37. GEORGE FOSTER5 REZNOR (GEORGE4, JOHN III3, JOHN II2, JOHN I1) was born September 11, 1884 in Mercer, Mercer Co, PA, and died 1956. He married (1) ANNA R. CLAWSON. He married (2) DOROTHY P. WATSON. He married (3) CLARE MCOMIE.
More About CLARE MCOMIE:
Buried: Crestview
Child of GEORGE REZNOR and ANNA CLAWSON is:
- 52. i. ANNA6 REZNOR, b. March 27, 1907, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. June 29, 1968.
Children of GEORGE REZNOR and DOROTHY WATSON are:
- 53. ii. GEORGE WATSON6 REZNOR, b. December 28, 1916, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA.
- 54. iii. CHARLOTTE JEAN REZNOR, b. February 18, 1918, Mercer, Mercer County, PA; d. February 03, 1983, Los Gatos, CA.
- 55. iv. JESSE BARKER REZNOR, b. October 12, 1919, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA.
- 56. v. PATRICIA A. REZNOR.
Children of GEORGE REZNOR and CLARE MCOMIE are:
- 57. vi. JOYCE MARIE6 REZNOR, b. October 21, 1931, Mercer, Mercer Co, PA.
- 58. vii. WILLIAM MCKINNEY REZNOR, b. September 09, 1942, New Castle, Lawrence County, PA.
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