The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 907

WILLIAM M. REYNOLDS.

A well developed farm property is the ranch of William M. Reynolds, who now has
forty acres of land highly cultivated. He is actuated by the spirit of western
enterprise and progress that has been the dominant factor in the upbuilding of
this section of the country. He is a western man by birth, training and
preference. He was born in Union county, Oregon, October 10, 1877, a son of J.
W. and Susan E. (Garoutte) Reynolds, more extended mention of whom is made on
another page of this work in connection with the sketch of D. D. Reynolds, a
brother of our subject.

In his boyhood days William M. Reynolds was brought to Yakima county and
acquired his education in the public schools. When not busy with his textbooks
he engaged in ranching with his father, whom he assisted until he attained his
majority, after which he worked for wages for others for two years. On the
expiration of that period he rented his father's farm, which he continued to
cultivate for several years and at the end of that time bought a homestead right
on the bench between Ahtanum and Wide Hollow, called Ahtanum Heights. He
originally had one hundred and twenty-two acres of land but has since sold all
save forty acres, which constitutes his home property at the present time. He
built a good residence and large, substantial barns upon the place and he is
engaged in the raising of hay, grain and potatoes, annually harvesting good
crops of each. He also has an orchard for family use but does not raise fruit
for commercial purposes.

On the 28th of June, 1911, Mr. Reynolds was married to Miss Viola Loper, a
daughter of Charles and Catherine (Lefler) Loper, the former a native of
Germany, while the latter was born in Jefferson county, Wisconsin. Her father,
however, was brought to the United States when but four years of age. He devoted
his life to general farming during the years of his active career but is now
living retired. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have become parents of two children:
Bonnie Catherine, born April 6, 1912; and Wroten William, who was born October
22, 1915. The family are members of the Methodist church and guide their lives
according to its teachings. The sterling worth of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds is
recognized by all who know them, so that their circle of friends is almost
coextensive with the circle of their acquaintance. Mr. Reynolds votes with the
republican party but has never been ambitious to hold office. He is numbered
among the pioneer farmers of this section and in the conduct of his business
affairs he carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.