Reynolds, Francis M. Home

1904 tax roll lists the owner as F.M. Reynolds, Lot 4 & 5, Orig. DC, value $420. It is located at 4th & A Streets. It was last occupied by the Victor Dolpher family. The house was demolished circa 1950s-60s and replaced with a new home at 386 A Street. Francis M. Reynolds History: F.M. Reynolds was born in 1849 in Indiana. He was named after "The Swamp Fox", a hero of the Revolutionary War. Francis moved to Iowa in 1852 with his parents. Francis, known as Frank, became a photographer. He opened his first photography studio in Harlan, Iowa, where he met his wife, Jessie Fremont Cobb. They were married in 1883. In 1886, Frank Reynolds and his family moved to David City, where he opened the Reynolds Studio. He sold his studio to Harvey Boston 1897 and later retired to Kansas City, MO.