John married Hazel Linney Biddy on 26 Dec 1931 in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Hazel (daughter of Henry Biddy and Minnie) was born on 26 Aug 1904 in McKinney, Collins, Texas; died on 19 Sep 1990 in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoam; was buried on 21 Sep 1990 in Warren Cemetery, Jackson Co, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living McDoniel
2. John Damon McDoniel was born on 30 Mar 1933 in Warren, Jackson, Oklahoma; died on 14 Apr 1997 in Blair, Jackson, Oklahoma; was buried on 16 Apr 1997 in Warren Cemetery, Jackson Co, Oklahoma.

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( information received from alicecash@itlnet.net)

William married Iva Mae Reynolds on 18 Nov 1902 in Headrick, Greer County, Oklahoma. Iva (daughter of James Reynolds and Mary L. Bowden) was born on 25 Aug 1878 in Arkansas, USA; died on 10 Mar 1960 in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma; was buried in Warren Cemetery, Jackson Co, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The grave stone has her name as Iva May, marriage application has name as May. ( information received from alicecash@itlnet.net)

James married Mary L. Bowden on 2 Jul 1868 in Pope, Arkansas, USA. Mary was born about Feb 1847 in Arkansas, USA; died after 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FROM POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS HISTORY: Andrew and Martha Reynolds came to Arkansas in 1856 and settled in Moreland Township, Pope County. Andrew was born in 1804, in Kentucky and Martha was born in Tennessee in 1814. Andrew and Martha with their children are listed in 1850 census of McNairy County, Tennessee. Her maiden name was Jeanes. They were the parents of fifteen children. Their fourteenth child was William Joh Reynolds, Born in 1856, in Mississippi. In 1882, William John married Nancy Alice George, daughter of Francis Smith and Tom George. John and Alice (as they were called) had four children: Clarence, Maud, Claud and Garrett. Claud was their third child, born in 1895. He married Audra Patton the first time and they had three daughters. After Audra's death, Claud married Thelma Rhead Talkington, daughter of Steve and Dora Brown Talkington. Claud passed away in 1960, and is buried in St. Paul Cemetery on Gravel Hill. He was a charter member of the Moreland Methodist Church and was also superintendent from the time it was organized until his death. Claud retired from the State Highway Department in early 1960. Thelma was born in 1906 and she married Claud in 1926. They had four children: Betty Jane, b. 1928; John Edward, b. 1930; Twyla Rhea, b. 1939 and Judith Elaine, b. 1947. All were born in Pope County. In 1964, Thelma married Bervie C. Hurley of Hector. They live at Oak Grove and attend the Moreland Methodist Church where Thelma is a member. They also attend the Hector Cumberland Presbyterian Church where Bervie is a member. Betty married James Johnston in 1946 and they have two sons: John Emmett, b. 1946 and James Michael (Mike) b. 1953. Betty and James own and operate a grocery store at Oak Grove. They are active members of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church. John is married to Jan Duvall and they have two sons and live in Konawo, Okla. Mike lives with his parents and works for the state highway department. John Edward died in 1945, after surgery, in Conway County Hospital. Twyla Rhea married Daniel Devoy Bench in 1957, in Yell County. He is the son of Mary Phelps and Herman Gordon Bench, Sr. They moved to Pope County in 1948 from California when Devoy was eight years old. Twyla and Devoy graduated from Dover High School. They have two sons, Tony Daniel, b. 1958 and Clinton Devoy, b. 1963. Tony graduated from Russellville High School in 1977. He was a member of the Cyclone football team. He is now a freshman at Arkansas Tech. Clinton is in the ninth grade at Gardner Junior High School where he is captain of the band and a member of the National Honor Society. Judith married Leon Hottinger in 1964 and they have two children. Brenton, b. 1967 and Angela Rhea, b. 1969. Judy and her children live in Russellville where she is employed by the Continental Telephone Company of Arkansas. by Mrs. Devoy Bench Andrew was a Wagon Maker and a Merherchie.

Andrew married Martha Jeanes Group in 1843 in Tennessee, United States. Martha (daughter of Jeanes and Zilpha) was born in Feb 1814 in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA; died in 1860 in Pope, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]