Searching for the parents of my great grandfather Allen Reynolds: Allen Reynolds was born in 1832. He was a Confederate soldier and a member of Co. H.,34th infantry, Mississippi Volunteers. He died as a soldier in1863 and was buried in Myrtle hill cemetery Rome, Georgia. Allen Reynolds married Martha Whittington from Jefferson County, Alabama. Martha was born March 5, 1837 the daughter of Wilburn Whittington and Mary Goolsby. Allen and Martha had two sons Jacob Allen born April 1862 and John Francis born December 2, 1859. The sons were born in Tippah County, Mississippi. Martha and the two sons moved to Van Zandt County ,Texas in 1873. Martha later married Mr. Harrington . There was also a daughter of Martha's, Mary Sanders . Martha Whittington Reynolds Harrington died October 24, 1922 and is buried in Liberty Cemetery on FM2339 about 5 miles west of Callender Lake in Van Zandt County. Allen Reynolds is listed in the Tippah Co ,MS 1860 census record as being born in NC.