AULD JAMES

1824 - 1901  (76 years)

• Name	AULD JAMES
  Born	28 Jun 1824	Virginia; of New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1901	Died very suddenly in his sleep at home of daughter Mrs. Jane Boyd.
  Person ID	I05930	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	AULD JOHN,   b. 22 Feb 1783, Grew up in Rockbridge Co. Va. ,   d. 9 Nov 1842  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	FORSYTHE MARY,   b. 28 Mar 1782, Date may be 3/8/1782; Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Apr 1862  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1807
  Family ID	F02064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	REYNOLDS SARAH,   b. 21 Mar 1829, Date may be 9/12/1829; Ohio ,   d. 1 Feb 1890, At their home west of Oakdale.  (Age 60 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1848	Married by Rev. J. Henderson
  Children	+ 1. AULD MARY CELESTA (LESSIE),   b. 12 Sep 1850,   d. 4 Jun 1888  (Age 37 years) + 2. AULD SARAH JANE,   b. 6 Mar 1852,   d. 12 Apr 1932  (Age 80 years) + 3. AULD WILLIAM REYNOLDS,   b. 21 Nov 1853,   d. 14 Mar 1939, Suddenly at his home.  (Age 85 years) + 4. AULD JOHN (CALVIN) CAMERON CARGILL,   b. 14 Oct 1858,   d. 29 Sep 1919, Anna, Illinois, Hospital  (Age 60 years)   5. AULD JAMES OLIVER,   b. 24 Feb 1868,   d. 17 Aug 1885, Overheated putting hay in the barn.  (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F02078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Auld of New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio (b. 6/28/1824 d. 1/1/1901) was a farmer and a carpet weaver. He m. 2/17/1848 Sarah Reynolds b. 3/21/1829 in Ohio, whosse grandfather was Col. John Reynolds in the revolutionary War. James came to Illinois on the train from Ohio, with his wife, 2 daughters Lessie and Jane, his mother and a sister Ann in 1858. They then lived on the old Auld homestead north of where Harold Auld now lives. There his mother Mary d. 4/1/1962. In May 1865, he bought from Andrew Todd a farm about 1/2 mile south of where they lived. There his wife Sarah d. 2/1/1890. Sarah was well known and appreciated for her assistance to other families in times of sickness and grief. In April 1890, he sold the farm to his son John C. and his wife Isabelle. He continued to live with them after the deaath of his wife and continued as a weaver. He made an overnight visit with his daughter Jane and her family and died quietly in his sleep that night. Their children were: Mary Celesta (Lessie) Auld (See James McKnight Torrens); Sarah Jane Auld b. 3/6/1852, d. 4/12/1932, m. 3/10/1870 Richard Boyd; William Reynolds Auld (See William R. Auld); John C. Auld (See John C. Auld); James Oliver Auld b. 2/14/1868, d. 8/17/1885 aged 17 years 6 months 3 days. He was overheated putting hay in the barn. He is buried in Oakdale, Illinois Cemetery. By Maxine Musselman From1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORY Per Narratives of Randolph County, James was a farmer and a weaver of cloth, as bedspreads, etc. He in his late years wore a paisley shawl over his shoulders when in church. He was tall and erect.