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LEONARD A. McREYNOLDS, Justice of the Peace and carpenter and builder, Stanford; was born in Posey Co., Ind., April 14, 1844; moved to Woodford Co., Ill in the fall of 1851 and, two years later, to Allin Township. He married Sarah J. McReynolds, of Posey Co Ind., Sept. 19, 1865. They have two children, viz., Alcieona B., born Oct. 11, 1866; and Oliver A., born Oct. 13, 1876. In September, 1862, Mr. McReynolds enlisted in the 19th Regt. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, at Abingdon, Jefferson Co., Iowa, for three years. They were immediately mustered into service, and were engaged in action at Prairie Grove Ark with Price’s rebel force. He was there wounded with a minie-ball through his thigh. His brother William was killed, and 196 others of his regiment. He was at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., thirty days; soon after, at the capture of Yazoo City, and at the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, in April, 1865. On their return for discharge at Davenport, Iowa, in September, 1865 there were left out of their regiment only about one hundred of the original enlistment. He then returned to Allin Township (Stanford), and resumed his business of carpenter and builder, which he has since followed; has been Tax Collector and Clerk of Village Trustees and Trustee, and in April, 1879, was elected Justice of the Peace.