Draper B. Reynolds came from New York State in 1837, made his claim and went back in the fall. In the spring of 1838 he returned with his family and goods, taking the water route by the way of the Alleghany, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers, landing at Fulton, from which place he came to Lyndon by wagon and remained a number of years, and then moved to Iowa, where he now resides.
He married Harriet L. Smith; children - Julia, Anna, Harrison,
Warren, Jasper, Leonora, and Lotta.
Bent & Wilson History 1877
