 William Franklin Raynolds was born on March 17 , 1820 in Canton , Ohio , the fourth of six children to William Raynolds ( November 2 , 1789 – September 20 , 1829 ) and Elizabeth Seabury ( née Fisk 1796 – April 13 , 1853 ) . William F. Raynolds 's grandfather was also named William Raynolds ( 1764 – 1814 ) and had been a veteran of the War of 1812 , serving as a company captain from April 12 , 1812 until April 13 , 1813 . During the War of 1812 , the grandfather Raynolds rose to the rank of major while serving under Lewis Cass . 
