JEAN BAPTISTE (JOHN B.) REYNAL (18141201)
Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal, the second son and child of Antoine Reynal, Jr. and Louise Saucier, was born at Portage des Sioux, Missouri on December 1, 1814. He was baptized at St. Francis Catholic Church in the same village on March 12, 1815. His baptismal sponsor was Therese Saucier. His early life and education is not known, however, he did live most of his entire life in Portage des Sioux, it is believed. He was first married to Virginia A. Sherman on March 1, 1843, according to the Marriage Records of St. Charles County, Missouri 1804-1844. The 1850 U.S. Census of St. Charles County, Missouri, lists a John B. Reynal family living in that county. It states that John B. Reynal was 34 years of age and wife Virginia was 26 years of age. Living with this family was William G. Reynal (18331100), age 16, who was the brother of John B. Reynal, born in 1833. Other members of the family listed were; Antoine (William Anthony), age 3 and Henriette, age 3 months. Also listed was Antoine, age 37 years and it is not clear who he was.
Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal was married for a second time on June 21, 1852, to his third cousin, Catherine Saucier. They were married at St. Francis Catholic Church in Portage des Sioux by the Rev. Vereyde, S.R. The records of the church indicate that the impediment of marrying a cousin had been removed. It is not known what happened to Jean Baptiste's first wife, Virginia Sherman. Virginia and their child, Henriette, do not appear in the 1850 U.S. Census, and with his second marriage to Catherine Saucier in the Catholic Church, it may be assumed that Virginia Sherman and possibly the child Henriette, had died prior to Jean Baptiste's second marriage.
The 1860 U.S. Census shows that the Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal family was still living in Portage des Sioux Township. Jean Baptiste was listed as 44 years of age, indicating he was born in Missouri, was a farmer and had a personal wealth of $1,000. His wife was listed as Catherine, 37 years of age and also born in Missouri. The other family members shown were; William Antoine, age 14, Jean Baptiste's son by his first marriage to Virginia Sherman; a son John, age 6; Thomas J., age 3 and Virginia (Mary Virginia), age 1. The younger children of the Jean Baptiste (John B.) and Catherine Saucier Reynal family had not yet been born by the year 1860. These included: Augustine Beauregard, born in 1861; Louis Bertrand, born in 1864. Also living with Jean Baptiste Reynal family, according to the 1860 U.S. Census were: Mary Louisa, age 68, born in Illinois; Louis LePage, age 56, born in Illinois and Angeline LaFaivre, age 16, born in Iowa.
The 68 year old Mary Louisa (Reynal) shown in the census, may or may not have been Louise Saucier Reynal, the mother of Jean Baptiste Reynal and wife of Antoine Reynal, Jr. This would put her birth date in 1792. The 1850 U.S. Census lists Louise Reynal, wife of Antoine Reynal, Jr., as being 50 years of age. If this age was correct, she would have been only 12 years of age at the birth of her first son, Francois Reynal in 1812. This Mary Louisa living with the Jean Baptiste Reynal family in 1860, may have also been Mary Louisa LaBelle, who was a sponsor at a later Reynal infant baptism. The Louis LePage living with the family was also a sponsor at another later baptism. Nothing appears later regarding the young girl, Angeline LeFaivre, who may have been a servant girl living with the family.
At this writing, the place and date of death of Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal and Catherine Saucier Reynal is not known, nor is a record found of the date and place of death of the mother of Jean Baptiste, Louise Saucier Reynal. His father and her husband, Antoine Reynal, Jr., had died in 1859 and Louise was most probably was living with her son or other family members, unless she also had died prior to 1860.
The Patrons of Atlas 1875 of St. Charles County, Missouri, lists John B. Reynal of Portage des Sioux, born in St. Charles County in 1814, still living in that year and his occupation being a farmer. He would have been 61 years of age in 1875. His son, W.A. (William Antoine) Reynal, was also listed in the Atlas of that year, which stated he was born in St. Charles County in 1846, living in 1875 in Portage des Sioux and was also a farmer. The place and date of death of both Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal and his son, William Antoine Reynal, is not known, but most likely are buried in Portage des Sioux. Jump up to parent
THE CHILDREN OF JEAN BAPTISTE (JOHN B.) REYNAL (18141201) AND VIRGINIA A. SHERMAN
(18460312) WILLIAM ANTOINE REYNAL, b. March 12, 1846 in St. Charles County, Missouri, baptized on April 8, 1846, m. Coralie Agnes Saucier, date unknown. The place and date of death of William Antoine Reynal is not known, however he was still living in St. Charles County in 1875. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18490000) HENREITTE REYNAL, b. in 1849 or 1850 in St. Charles County, Missouri, being listed 3 months of age in the 1850 U.S. Census. Was listed in 1860 U.S. Census as living with the Jean Baptiste (John B.) Reynal family. The date and place of death of Henreitte Reynal not known.
THE CHILDREN OF JEAN BAPTISTE (JOHN B.) REYNAL (18141201) AND CATHERINE SAUCIER
(18530725) CHARLES MATTHEW REYNAL, b. July 25, 1853 in Portage des Sioux, Missouri, baptized July 30, 1853 at St. Francis Catholic Church in same village by Father Verregdt, S. J., sponsors were Francois Reynal (uncle) and Elizabeth Saucier. Charles Matthew Reynal not listed in the 1860 U.S. Census living with the Jean Baptiste Reynal family. Date and place of death not known. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18541100) JOHN E. REYNAL, b. November, 1854 at Portage des Sioux, Missouri, single, d. March 14, 1922 at Talty, Texas, bu. in Oakland Cemetery, Terrell, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18570406) THOMAS J. REYNAL, b. April 6, 1857 in Portage des Sioux, Missouri, m. Louise Werner on November 25, 1885 at St. John Catholic Church in Terrell, Texas. d. December 27, 1912 at Talty, Texas and bu. in Oakland Cemetery, Terrell, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18590206) MARY VIRGINIA REYNAL, b. February 6, 1859 at Portage des Sioux, Missouri. Date and place of death unknown. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18610927) AUGUSTINE BEAUREGARD REYNAL, b. September 27, 1861 at Portage des Sioux, Missouri. Date and place of death unknown. Jump down to biography and offspring
(18641118) LOUIS BERTRAND REYNAL, b. November 18, 1864 at Portage des Sioux, Missouri, m. Catherine Bolte, date unknown, d. August 14, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. Burial place unknown. Jump down to biography and offspring