Civil War Veteran James LeFevre Reynolds^{[1, 2]}

1822 - 1880  (58 years)

• Name	James LeFevre Reynolds
  Title	Civil War Veteran
  Born	5 Mar 1822	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Apr 1880	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Buried	Lancaster Cemetery Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I7121	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	John "Lancaster" Reynolds,   b. 30 Mar 1787, Lancaster, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 May 1853, Baltimore City, Maryland  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lydia Moore,   b. 24 Jan 1794, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Aug 1843, Lancaster, Pennsylvania  (Age 49 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1813	Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F4317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S100] Internet Source, http://lodge43.org/lodge-no-43-history/ Masons. http://lodge43.org/lodge-no-43-history/ Masons - A John Reynolds of Lancaster *********** * * * 1772, Lancaster Co, PA * * * John and Elizabeth (Harris) Fulton came to America from [Northern] Ireland around 1772. They settled somewhere (?) near Lancaster Towne, Lancaster Co, PA. Elizabeth (Harris) Fulton ran a "select school" for young ladies. The Fultons brought five children to America: 1. Samuel Fulton 2. Sarah Fulton 3. Elizabeth Fulton 4. Margaret Fulton 5. Jane Fulton Jane Fulton, the youngest daughter, was born Aug 1768 at Rathmelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland, and she grew up in Lancaster Towne. Jane Fulton married 1 Sep 1791 at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Capt. Samuel Moore, and their daughter, Lydia Moore, b 24 Jan 1794 at Lancaster, married 17 June 1813, John Reynolds of Lancaster. John Reynolds was the proprietor and editor of the "Lancaster Journal" (1820-1834) and, later took over as manager of the Cornwall Furnace. John and Lydia (Moore) Reynolds were parents to 13 children -- here are the distinctive names of four sons: Samuel Moore Reynolds, 1814-1888 William Reynolds, 1815-1879 John Fulton Reynolds, 1820-1863 (d Gettysburg) James LeFevre Reynolds, b 8 Mar 1822, d 5 Apr 1880 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30503025&ref=acom. James Lefevre Reynolds Birth 8 Mar 1822, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pa Death 5 Apr 1880 (aged 58) Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pa Buria: Lancaster Cemetery Lancaster County, Pennsylvania CIVIL WAR VETERAN. Pennsylvania Volunteers Staff. Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania for the duration of the war. Suggested edit: James L. Reynolds was born in March, 1822. Parents John Reynolds, 1787?1853 Lydia Reynolds, 1782?1857 Siblings Samuel Moore Reynolds, 1814?1888 William Reynolds, 1815?1879 Jane Moore Reynolds, 1817?1817 Lydia Moore Reynolds Evans, 1818?1896 John Fulton Reynolds, 1820?1863 Catharine Ferree Reynolds Landis, 1825?1905 Edward C. Reynolds, 1827?1828 Anne Elizabeth Reynolds, 1827?1832 Edward B. Reynolds, 1829?1829 Harriet Sumner Reynolds, 1832?1898 Eleanor Reynolds, 1835?1923 Inscription JAMES LEFEVRE REYNOLDS. BORN MARCH 8, 1822. - DIED APRIL 5, 1880. MEMBER OF THE LANCASTER BAR. QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA. NOV. 8, 1863. TO JAN'RY 14, 1867. MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1872. CIVIL WAR VETERAN. Pennsylvania Volunteers Staff. Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania for the duration of the war. After a collegiate course at Marshall College, Mercersburg, James entered as a student-at-law in the office of John R. Montgomery, Esq., Lancaster, but completed his studies with John Weidman, Lebanon, Pa. He was admitted to the Lancaster bar Nov. 22, 1844. In 1854, Governor Packer offered him a position on the Supreme Bench, but he did not accept. In 1862 he was appointed superintendent of the draft. On Nov. 6, 1863, Governor Curtin appointed him quartermaster-general for Pennsylvania, and he served in that capacity until the end of the war. In 1872 he was elected on the Republican ticket a member at large of the Convention which framed the Constitution of 1874. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men Chapter XXI. The Bench and Bar of Lancaster County 1841 - graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, PA 1844 - admitted to the bar, Lancaster, PA 1862 - appointed Superintendent of the Union Army draft for Lancaster County, PA 1863 - appointed Quarter-Master General for the State of Pennsylvania. 1872 - elected member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania. Trustee. Franklin & Marshall College, 1852-53; 1855 - 1880