Samuel Reginald James

1836 - 1908  (72 years)

• Name	Samuel Reginald James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	6 Apr 1836	Chepstow, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Biography	According to Alice Ayer Williams and Clementine Ayer Morse he would have become the Earl of Carmarthen had the family stayed in England. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted and was discharged in Washington, DC in 1st NY Artillery as a 1st Lt. in 1862. He was captured and held prisoner in Libby Prison. From there he was able to escape and find his way home. After the war he lived in Ashland and Richmond for a few years until about 1876 when he moved to Schenectady, NY. When he enlisted he described himself as 5' 7'', complexion medium, and dark brown eyes and hair. In 1904, he described himself as 5' 7", 235 lb., dark brown eyes, and gray balding hair. He had several scars and a stiff toe wounded by a bullet.
  Died	14 Jun 1908	home at "Coldbrook", Rotterdam, New York
  Buried	Viewland Cemetery, Rotterdam, New York
  Person ID	I549	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	William James,   b. Abt 1806, England ,   d. 28 Feb 1873, Ashland, Virginia  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Jane Francis,   b. Abt 1811, Wales ,   d. 17 Apr 1883, 124 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, New York  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Wallace Campbell,   b. 11 Apr 1850, Albany, New York ,   d. 13 Sep 1927  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1876	Rotterdam, New York
  	The ceremony was performed at her father's house.
  Children	1. Clemens Campbell James,   b. 1 Feb 1878, Rotterdam, Schenectaday County, New York ,   d. 30 May 1926  (Age 48 years)   2. Reginald Spencer James,   b. 9 Nov 1881, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York ,   d. 29 Jan 1931, Manhattan, New York  (Age 49 years)   3. Grace Francis James,   b. 30 May 1886, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York ,   d. Aft 1940  (Age > 55 years)   4. Virginia Margarite James,   b. 23 Oct 1892, Roterdam, Schenctady County, New York ,   d. 16 Feb 1961  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Apr 1836 - Chepstow, Wales Died - 14 Jun 1908 - home at "Coldbrook", Rotterdam, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Sameuel Reginald James

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
  		Ayer vs. James Lawsuit to settle the estates of Jane Francis James and Clemens James: The Ayers were not suing the James family, just going to court to hold of the creditors until the estate could be disposed of properly.
  		The James Family 1810 to 1900 by Bill Scholtz The story of the James family from their origin in Wales, through their moves to New Brunswick, Canada, Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC during the Civil War, back to Virginia until the family scatters toward the end of the century.
  		James Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Williams, Alice Ayer, Ayer, Bradley, etc. (Reliability: 0). [S35] Descendant chart, James, . (Reliability: 0). [S85] James, Samuel R, Pension Applications (Reliability: 0). [S245] James, William 1841 Newport, Wales. [S246] James, William Juliet Boston 9 Nov 1850. [S247] James, William, New Brunswick, 1851.