Son of Charles Reno and Elizabeth Tipton
Father of 14 children
Jonathan was commissioned as a captain in the 18th regiment of the Tennessee Militia on June 13, 1811 and went on to fight in the War of 1812. (Tennessee Historical Quarterly, June 1946, p. 186) He was believed to be one of the Tennessee Squirrel Hunters, so called because of their accurate firing with a rifle.
From History of Schuyler Co, IL: Jonathan Reno, native of Tennessee, came in the fall of 1825 to Schuyler county, and settled first in Bainbridge township, where he lived a year. He next settled on section 16 of Rushville township, and in the year 1830 moved to McDonough county. After the lapse of some time he returned to Schuyler county, and remained about three years. He finally went to Missouri, where he died.
In early 1838 Jonathan was stabbed in the throat and killed by during a fight instigated by a proprieter of a general store. Living in Greene County, MO, he went into the small town of Springfield one Saturday morning to the store, where liquor was sold. Someone accosted Jonathan on the street and told him four or five men were inside making a nuisance of themselves. Asked to help, Jonathan responded and the first man he seized plunged a knife into him, causing immediate death. He was 58 years old. The knife wielder was tried and sent to Missouri Penitentiary, but was released in a couple of years. (from History of Greene Co., MO, p. 189, 1883)
Father of 14 children
Jonathan was commissioned as a captain in the 18th regiment of the Tennessee Militia on June 13, 1811 and went on to fight in the War of 1812. (Tennessee Historical Quarterly, June 1946, p. 186) He was believed to be one of the Tennessee Squirrel Hunters, so called because of their accurate firing with a rifle.
From History of Schuyler Co, IL: Jonathan Reno, native of Tennessee, came in the fall of 1825 to Schuyler county, and settled first in Bainbridge township, where he lived a year. He next settled on section 16 of Rushville township, and in the year 1830 moved to McDonough county. After the lapse of some time he returned to Schuyler county, and remained about three years. He finally went to Missouri, where he died.
In early 1838 Jonathan was stabbed in the throat and killed by during a fight instigated by a proprieter of a general store. Living in Greene County, MO, he went into the small town of Springfield one Saturday morning to the store, where liquor was sold. Someone accosted Jonathan on the street and told him four or five men were inside making a nuisance of themselves. Asked to help, Jonathan responded and the first man he seized plunged a knife into him, causing immediate death. He was 58 years old. The knife wielder was tried and sent to Missouri Penitentiary, but was released in a couple of years. (from History of Greene Co., MO, p. 189, 1883)
Son of Charles Reno and Elizabeth Tipton
Father of 14 children
Jonathan was commissioned as a captain in the 18th regiment of the Tennessee Militia on June 13, 1811 and went on to fight in the War of 1812. (Tennessee Historical Quarterly, June 1946, p. 186) He was believed to be one of the Tennessee Squirrel Hunters, so called because of their accurate firing with a rifle.
From History of Schuyler Co, IL: Jonathan Reno, native of Tennessee, came in the fall of 1825 to Schuyler county, and settled first in Bainbridge township, where he lived a year. He next settled on section 16 of Rushville township, and in the year 1830 moved to McDonough county. After the lapse of some time he returned to Schuyler county, and remained about three years. He finally went to Missouri, where he died.
In early 1838 Jonathan was stabbed in the throat and killed by during a fight instigated by a proprieter of a general store. Living in Greene County, MO, he went into the small town of Springfield one Saturday morning to the store, where liquor was sold. Someone accosted Jonathan on the street and told him four or five men were inside making a nuisance of themselves. Asked to help, Jonathan responded and the first man he seized plunged a knife into him, causing immediate death. He was 58 years old. The knife wielder was tried and sent to Missouri Penitentiary, but was released in a couple of years. (from History of Greene Co., MO, p. 189, 1883)
Father of 14 children
Jonathan was commissioned as a captain in the 18th regiment of the Tennessee Militia on June 13, 1811 and went on to fight in the War of 1812. (Tennessee Historical Quarterly, June 1946, p. 186) He was believed to be one of the Tennessee Squirrel Hunters, so called because of their accurate firing with a rifle.
From History of Schuyler Co, IL: Jonathan Reno, native of Tennessee, came in the fall of 1825 to Schuyler county, and settled first in Bainbridge township, where he lived a year. He next settled on section 16 of Rushville township, and in the year 1830 moved to McDonough county. After the lapse of some time he returned to Schuyler county, and remained about three years. He finally went to Missouri, where he died.
In early 1838 Jonathan was stabbed in the throat and killed by during a fight instigated by a proprieter of a general store. Living in Greene County, MO, he went into the small town of Springfield one Saturday morning to the store, where liquor was sold. Someone accosted Jonathan on the street and told him four or five men were inside making a nuisance of themselves. Asked to help, Jonathan responded and the first man he seized plunged a knife into him, causing immediate death. He was 58 years old. The knife wielder was tried and sent to Missouri Penitentiary, but was released in a couple of years. (from History of Greene Co., MO, p. 189, 1883)
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