S. W. Reynolds, contractor and builder, has his residence at No. 419 North Eighth street, and his office at the corner of Sixteenth street and Eighth avenue.

Mr. Reynolds was born in Brighton, Northumberland County, Canada, in May, 1840, son of Silas and Maria (Potter) Reynolds, of English extraction and natives of New York State. Both are deceased. Mr. Reynolds lived in Canada until he was seventeen. He was reared on a farm, and at the age of fourteen entered upon an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade. In 1857 he went to New York, and soon afterward, as first mate of a vessel, he sailed on the lakes, remaining thus employed for six years. From 1863 until 1868 he was in Saginaw, Michigan, engaged in the lumbering and carpentering business.

In 1868 he came to Council Bluffs and continued work at his trade. The next year he began to take contracts and since then has been engaged in contracting and building. He has also been interested in other enterprises. From 1872 until 1877 he dealt largely in lumber. He afterward erected buildings and placed a plant for sash, doors, blinds, etc., the establishment located on E avenue, between Seventh and Eighth streets. This he conducted some three years.

Mr. Reynolds has erected a number of buildings in Council Bluffs, Omaha and vicinity, and has furnished a vast amount of employment for others, at some times having as many as seventy men in his employ. He is also an architect and drafts many of the buildings he constructs. In addition to seeing after the many details of his various enterprises, Mr. Reynolds also finds time to devote to journalistic work. He is a regular correspondent of the St. Louis Trade Journal, and occasionally writes for other papers. His political views are in harmony with Republican principles. He is a member of the V. A. S.

Mr. Reynolds was married in April, 1868, to Ellen I. Hollenbeck, who was born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1846. They have had seven children: John H., Edith E., May, Arthur C., Wilbur G., Ethel L. and Warren W. May and Warren W. are deceased. The other children are at home. The family are associated with the First Baptist Church.

Contributed By: Mona Sarratt-Knight