04/21/2026
Mormon Nephi Reynolds (1851-1917)
Mormon was the second of four children born to David Owen and Mary Ann (Jenkins) Reynolds. He grew up near Cardiff, in South Wales and was baptized into the LDS church in 1868. At age 19 he emigrated to Utah, arriving in 1870. Mormon married Mary Ann Jones in 1873, and the couple became the parents of ten children including five boys and five girls. Their first child was born in Salt Lake City and the remainder in North Ogden. They lived in their home on a road known as "Reynold's Lane" at 2716 N. 850 E.
Mormon was a hard-working Welshman and provided well for his large family. He homesteaded his land, made possible by the “Homestead Act” enacted during the Civil War in 1862. As each family at the time provided most of their own food, he planted orchards, gardens and berry patches. The family raised chickens, beef, and hogs. Horses were kept for transportation and for working the land. He also helped heal the sick and brought comfort to those in need.
Mormon was a stone-cutter by trade and was kept busy in that profession. He carved headstones for many graves in the Ben Lomond Cemetery, including a beautiful statue for Martha Jane Alvord and a headstone with an anchor for Richard Jones. He also carved many small lambs for children’s headstones and a stone figure of a young boy. He worked on the stone-cutting for the Salt Lake Temple and the Deseret News Building. Mormon died from a stroke at age 66, and was buried in the Ben Lomond Cemetery next to his wife who died 9 years later in 1926.
