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- note on Find a Grave:
Co B 5th Reg, Inf, Confederate
Elihu was a musician in the service (Fifer)
Lived in Owsley county and made Federally licensed moonshine and Whiskey
1907
Moonshiners on Way to Frankfort:
Deputy U.S. Marshall, W.M. Mays, the most noted foe of the moonshiner in Eastern KY, arrived here Sunday afternoon from Jackson with a gang of 18 "shiners" to take them to Frankfort where they will be tried in the Federal court which convened at the capital today. Marshal Mays has been capturing moonshiners for six years, and he has his first man yet to put under lock and key while on way to court, and there has never been one of his prisoners attempt to escape from him. When he arrived here with his men he remarked to them:
"Well boys, this is probably the last night that many of you will have an opportunity to have some jun for some time," and giving each man some money told him to get out and have some fun, but to report at the hotel at 11 o'clock last night. They were all in on time, and they were taken to Frankfort today.
" There's no use for them to run from me," said Marshall Mays, for they know that I will get them and there is not a man in the bunch that wouldn't fight for me. If you don't think they will just tackle me once when I am taking them to Frankfort. They haven't any guns and the lid is on here, so why should they be locked up in jail."
Among the prisoners are Mack Bowling, Elihu Reynolds, P. Barrett, John Sandlin, Sug Sandlin, Elijah Couch, Elijah Sandlin, Wm Morrris, Eli Couch and a number of others. All of them are charged with moonshining and bootlegging. Several of the men were captured last week by Marshall Mays on this raids on the mountain stills in Owsley and Breathitt.
Elihu owned and operated the only legal Moonshine business in Owsley County which was named the Elihu Reynolds Distillery. He employed John C. Woods as the head distiller. In 1876, after many years of friendly personal and business relations with the two had a falling out and a pistol and knife fight ensued. Elihu shot and killed John.
The Decatur Review
Decatur Illinois
April 17, 1907
Feb. 1,
Elihu Reynolds, the distiller and logger of Owsely County, who shot and killed John Woods a few weeks since at his log camp in Perry county, and in which fight he received severe
cuts in the face at the hands of Woods, has become a raving maniac and his life is despaired of.
I found this interesting story told by Stephen Arnold Gabbard who at the time was living in Richmond, KY with his second wife. Stephen was the son of Michael "Drunk Mike" Gabbard & Mary Ann McKinley Mangan. His youngest sister was Mary Belle (Gabbard) Cornett, w/o Sam Cornett. Mary Belle and Sam lived in a house on Cow Creek right beside the Richard Reynolds Cemetery. This house is where Stephen and Mary Belle grew up and it later became known as the Sam Cornett house. It still stands but is empty. Stephen ran a store out of the house in the early 1900's. The following is an excerpt from the book Early and modern history of Wolfe County, Campton, KY. The Club, 1958 pgs.19-20:
At hand is a leisurely report from S. A. Gabbard, Richmond, KY., upon a singular incident remembered from days of yore.
"Some 15 or 20 years after the Civil War," Mr. Gabbard begins, "a veteran of the Rebel Army built himself a distillery just across the creek from the farm where I grew up. He made corn whiskey under the supervision of a gauger appointed by the government. He'd boil his mash during the week, then make his run over the week end.
"He was visited upon an occasion of one week end run by Dick McIntosh, a veteran of the Union Army, and Zeke Rose, a veteran of the Rebel Army. Dick had lost a leg during the war. He heard Zeke say to Dick: 'Dick, I'm the one who shot off your leg. You're getting a pension now, so I think you aught to set up a quart of whiskey.'
"Dick set up the quart of whiskey as suggested, but it did not last long. After a while, I heard Zeke speak to him again and say: 'Dick, if you'll set up another quart, I'll shoot off your other leg.' "
Joel Meyers
information per Roots Web - Tom
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- Civil War soldier records and profiles
Name Elihu Reynolds
Enlistment Date 11 Sep 1862
Enlistment Place Jackson, Kentucky
Enlistment Rank Private
Muster Date 11 Sep 1862
Muster Place Kentucky
Muster Company B
Muster Regiment 5th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Rank Change Rank Musician
Casualty Date 31 Aug 1864
Casualty Place Jonesboro, Georgia
Type of Casualty Wounded
Side of War Confederacy
Title Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
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- Owsley
Sixteen indictments against Elihu Reynolds for selling whisky.
Three Forks Enterprise, Beattyville, Kentucky. Friday, 27 April 1888.
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- It is now probable that Ed Powell, the river pirate who escaped jail, is safe under lock and key. A letter was received from Elihu Reynolds, of Booneville, Ky., Thursday night, by Sheriff Hay, stating that he believed he had Powell in custody.
The Courier=Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday, 6 April 1889.
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- Jim Fox Again.
Arrested By United States Officers and Charged With Raising a Treasury Note.
Jim Fox is again in trouble. He has been arrested by the United State Secret Service agents at Beattyville on charges of raising a United States Treasury note. It is charged that he raised a dollar bill to ten dollars by cutting off a zero from a stamp of some sort and parting it on the dollar bill. It was a bungling job, and should not have deceived anybody. He went with the bill to Elihu Reynolds' distillery, in Perry county, and passed the bill on Reynolds' wife at night. He got $9.40 worth of whisky, and received sixty cents in change. The next morning Reynolds discovered the swindle. Fox was bound over in the Perry County Court in the sum of $1,900, and is now in jail. Fox's name is familiar from his connection with the French-Eversole feud. He was tried in the last term of the Federal Court at Frankfort, charged with killing a Deputy United States Marshal.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Tuesday, 20 August 1895.
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- Was Crazed By Drink.
Elihu Reynolds Found It Necessary to Kill Joseph Watts In Perry County.
Jackson, Ky., Jan. 18. - (Special.) - Travelers from Hazard to-day brought news of another killing in Perry county, the first in many months. They stated that day before yesterday Joseph Watts went to the house of E. Reynolds in the lower part of the county, where he obtained some whisky and became very drunk. He soon became engaged in a row with Reynolds, and drew his revolver on him. Reynolds took the revolver away from the enraged man and begged him to be quiet and behave himself, but instead of doing this he drew a large knife, and cut Reynolds in the face, leaving a horrible gash. Reynolds then shot him with the pistol four times and left him dead on the floor.
The two men had been lifetime friends, and Watts had worked for Reynolds constantly for the past fourteen years.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Sunday, 19 January 1896.
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- Raving Mad.
Jackson, Ky. Feb. 1, - Elihu Reynolds, the distiller and logger of Owsley county, who shot and killed John Woods a few weeks since at his log camp in Perry county, and in which fight he received severe cuts in the face at the hands of Woods, has become a raving maniac and his life is despaired of.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 2 February 1896.
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- Jackson
Was Running Over With Enthusiastic Democrats.
Met Goebel At The Train.
Rode on Houseback and Yelled Like Indians.
Nominee Defends Redwine
Ans Says He Has No Apologies To make For the Music Hall Convention
Preachers At the Speaking.
Jackson, Ky., Oct. 22 (Special) This little mountain town to-day was the rallying point for nearly two thousand as enthusiastic Democrats as live in Kentucky. This is the home of Judge David B. Redwine, and all the Democrats in Breathitt county seem to be just as strong for Goebel as in the chairman of the late State convention ...
. . .
In the crowd to-day were three ex-Confederates, Elihu Reynolds, of Owsley county; Rev. A.C. Cooper, of Magoffin, and Rev. G.S. Miller, of Breathitt. They served together in the Civil war, and met to-day for the first time since then.
The Twice-A-Week Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 25 October 1899, page 1.
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- Owsley County
Gabbard
There was a turkey shooting match at Elihu Reynolds' Saturday.
The Berea Citizen, Berea, Kentucky. Wednesday, 21 Mach 1900.
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- Owsley County
Eversole
The new residence of Elihu Reynolds is fast nearing completion.
The Berea Citizen, Berea, Kentucky. Thursday, 19 march 1903.
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- Notice to Claimants
On January 5th, 1906, for violations of internal revenue laws I seized on the distillery premises of distillery No.66, of Elihu Reynolds, 103 gallons of whisky, two copper stills and worms, 1 copper still cap, 11 fermenters and other distillery apparatus.
Any person or persons claiming any or all of this property are required to appear before the undersigned within 30 days from February 8th and make claim to same; if not the property will be advertised and sold under Section No.3460 R.S.U.S.
J.L. McCoy,
Deputy Collector 8th Dist.
Breathitt County News, Jackson, Kentucky. Thursday, 8 February 1906.
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- Distillery Plant Seized
Richmond, Ky., Jan. 12. - General Deputy Collector W.T. Short has just returned form Lee county, where he seized a registered distillery, the property of Elihu Reynolds. A few days previous to his going to Lee county, Capt. Short had information that the receiving cistern was being entered and whisky being taken out. When he arrived at the plant, Collector Short found the distillery running and the storekeeper seven miles away. The distiller, J.M. Smith, was immediately taken into custody and the distillery locked. Cap. Short also claims he has discovered that the distiller had taken out of the warehouse twenty-six gallons of whisky before the tax paid stamp had been placed on the package. Smith and Reynolds were both taken to Beattyville and tried before United States grand jury.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday, 13 January 1906.
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- Moonshiners Have Free Run Of City
Marshal Mays Arrives and Grants Prisoners Temporary Liberty.
Has No Fears Of Attempt To Escape
Famous "Old Granny" still Is At Last Located and Destroyed.
Moonshiners running at large in this city were plentiful last night. Deputy United States Marshal W.M. Mays, the most noted foe of the moonshiners in Eastern Kentucky, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Jackson with a gang of twelve "shiners" to take them to Frankfort, where they will be tried this week in the Federal Court which convenes at the capitol today. Marshal Mays has been capturing moonshiners for six years, and he has his first man yet to put under lock and key while on the way to court, and there has never been one of his prisoners to attempt to escape from him. When he arrived here with his men he remarked to them:
"Well, boys, this is probably the last night that many of you will have an opportunity to have some fun for some time," and giving each man some money told them to get out and have some fun, but to report at the hotel at 11 o'clock last night. They were all in on time and they will be taken to Frankfort today.
"There's no use for them to run from me," said Marshal Mays, "for they know that I will bet them and there is not a man in the bunch that wouldn't fight for me. If you don't think they will just tackle me once when I am taking them to Frankfort. They haven't any guns and the lid is on here, so why should they be locked up in jail."
Among the prisoners are Mack Bowling, Elihu Reynolds, P. Barrett, John Sandlin, Sug Sandlin, Elijah Couch, Elijah Sandlin, William Morris, Eli Couch and a number of others. All of them are charge either with moonshining or bootlegging. Several of the men were captured last week by Marshal Mays in his raids on the moonshine stills in Owsley and Breathitt counties.
[article continues with discovery of "Old Granny" still at the mouth of Jett creek in Breathitt county]
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 23 September 1907, page 1.
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- Eversole.
Uncle Elihu Reynolds of this place, killed a copperhead which was five feet four inches long.
The Berea Citizen, Berea, Kentucky. Thursday, 6 August 1908.
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