Image: 1953
Image: 1953
Edward Werner Reynal was born February 15, 1896, in Forney, Texas, the son of Thomas J. Reynal and Louise Werner Reynal. He moved with the family to Terrell in 1900 and again to the Talty community in 1902. He attended St. Martin Academy with his brothers and sisters and entered the U.S. Army in World War I, serving in Co. E of the 29th Infantry in France. He remained in Germany after the war, helping to rebuild that destroyed country. He returned to the U.S. and home in 1919 and due to his training, became a building contractor after the war. He built a number of Talty area homes, including the S.K. Adams home in 1924 and the St. Martin Academy Convent around 1929. He was married to Ruth Davis of Forney on January 10, 1924 at St. Martin church at Talty, living there until moving to Tyler around 1930. The couple moved to Bay City, Texas from Tyler in 1936, where Ed continued in the construction business, building many homes in Matagorda County over the years. Edward Werner Reynal died in Bay City, Texas on January 17, 1972 and is buried in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas. Ruth Davis Reynal died on March 9, 1974 in Bay City, Texas and is buried next to E.W. Reynal. Jump up to parent
THE CHILDREN OF EDWARD WERNER REYNAL (18960215) AND RUTH DAVIS
(19241022) EDWARD WERNER REYNAL, JR., b. October 22, 1924 in Forney, Texas, m. Billie Jean Harris on April 20, 1951 in Bay City, Texas, d. December 7, 2013 at Bay City, Texas. bu. Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(19301115) THOMAS JEFFERSON REYNAL, b. November 15, 1930 in Tyler, Texas, m. Dolores Wactor on July 26, 1952 in Slidell, Louisiana. d. June 11, 2015, Houston, Texas. bu. Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring