AULD JAMES

Male 1824 - 1901  (76 years)


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  • Name AULD JAMES 
    Born 28 Jun 1824  Virginia; of New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jan 1901  Died very suddenly in his sleep at home of daughter Mrs. Jane Boyd. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1842  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother FORSYTHE MARY,   b. 28 Mar 1782, Date may be 3/8/1782; Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1890, At their home west of Oakdale. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1848  Married by Rev. J. Henderson Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +4. AULD JOHN (CALVIN) CAMERON CARGILL,   b. 14 Oct 1858,   d. 29 Sep 1919, Anna, Illinois, Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. AULD JAMES OLIVER,   b. 24 Feb 1868,   d. 17 Aug 1885, Overheated putting hay in the barn. Find all individuals with events at this location  (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.


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